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[AK]

1978 - 79 Suzuki AP50
1979 Honda CB125J
1980 - 81 Honda 250 Superdream
1980 Puch maxi (3 months commuting, when crashed the dream)
1981 - 1986 Suzuki 750 kettle - never broke down, ner ner the knockers!:P
in between, borrowed anything my brothers had (3 bruvs)mostly Kwaks, but had small daughter
2000 - 02 Kwak Zephyr 550
2002 - 04 Ducati Monster 750ie
2004 - Monster 1000sie

cant list AK's cos would take forever I think.................
He is now down to 3 'running legal' bikes at last tho

[Derek]

35 years and it's hard to remember them all now and in what order and sometimes I had 2 or 3 bikes at the same time, but roughly;

'60 Ariel Arrow Super Sports
'57 BSA Road Rocket
2 or 3 assorted '50's BSA A10s
'55 BSA DB34 Gold Star Tourer
'5? Norton Dominator 600
'50 BSA ZB32 Gold Star Clubmans
'60 Velocette Viper
'58 BSA DBD34 Goldstar Clubmans
'37 Norton 500 Manx
'55 Ariel VH 350
'76 Ducati 860GTS (The only bike I ever bought brand new)
'75 Honda 500F
'78 Ducati 900SS
'75 Honda SL125
another '75 Honda SL125
'81 Honda CB250RS
'79 Moto Guzzi V50II
'95 Ducati 900SS
'03 Ducati ST4s

Youll note that the early ones were nearly all british so I'm well used to getting my hands dirty. My bikeing slowed down a little through the '80s while the kids were growing up but I never stopped, I just kept the bikes a bit longer.

[Mad Dog Bianchi]

41 years

Suzuki KH80
Kawa A1SS 250
Kawa A7
Some box stuff like a 63 BSA Clubman
Suzuki GSX400E
Suzu GSX550E
Honda CBX400
Yamadog DX125
Yamadog DT125
Yamadog DT200
Gilera 500 Saturno
Gilera 500 Saturno (first one back ended)
Duck 93 750SS
Duck ST4Sabs

among others

[BDG]

30 years riding.

Last time i did a list of bikes i could remember it was about 70 i think.

everything from Honda CB125, CB250, Z250, Superdream.

3 Honda CX 500's 4 BMW's 2 Pan Euro's and numerous other despatch bikes over the last 25 years, (the worst being a Kwak GT550 and a Suzuki GN400, both of which were absolute crap).

Sportier bikes as they were at the time CB 750, CB900, GS 750, GS1000, Katana 1100, Kawa GPZ900.

Sports Tourers 3 VFR's 3 Triumphs, Firestorm, Yam FJ1200

Big Trail bikes, BM 1100GS. Varadero

20 real dirt bikes.

The odd pile of old British scrap.

5 Ducatis ST4, ST4s, Multi, 996SPS, 996R.

[Gizmo]

35 years,

memorable ones

C50 - first road bike ( not technically a moped but plod never noticed)
BSA Bantam D3 - first pit heap bike when I was 12
Triumph 500 T100SS - built it myself from bits when i was 16
Kawasaki Mach 111 500 - yeehah, first wheelie machine
Honda 400/4 - first bike i could rely on to get me where I wanted to be
Crooks Suzuki 500 - bike I lost my licence on
Laverda 650 Sport - first Italian bike I took to Italy

after that it blurs into various Jap IL4's, Gxr's, ZX7/9's with the usual gaps when houses/life etc interfered.

[nelly]

25 years plus (i'm only 38 tho )

started on various field bikes
FS1E's, AP50's, C50's, C70's and C90's, CB250G5 etc.

MT5 - first legal road bike
RD125LC
CG125 winter hack
RD350LC
then had a forced break.........me legs got broke!!

First Ducati was a 500 Pantah ex-race animal reverted to road use.
Ducati 750 Sport
then a dizzy moment on a VFR400NC30
another dizzy moment on a ZXR750R
then back to Ducati on my current 748BP

[TP]

Nearly 12 years or so on bikes.

1st: '91 Suzuki Across (GSX-250)
2nd: '81 Kawasaki Z1000
3rd: '5? BSA C12
4th: '96 Kawasaki ZZR-600
5th: '99 Honda VTR-1000 Firestorm
6th: '00 Ducati 996 (Is for sale)
7th: '03 Ducati Monster 620ie

[Paul996]

26yrs and rising

1st: Fantic GT moped
2nd: FS1E
3rd: Kwaka KH250
4th: Yam RD250
Government held on to my licence for a while
5th: House
6th: Wife
7th: Kids
8th: GPZ600
9th: Fazer 600
10th: Ducati 996 (I saw the light)
11th: Ducati S4R

[keith888]

26 years since I was 16;

Casal Phantom 5 moped (ate Fizzys for breakfast)
Honda CB175
MZ TS250
Honda 400F
Honda 750K6 (owned for 15 years, a total of near 100,000 miles and I still couldn't wear it out)
A couple of Honda C90s
Suzuki GT750
Suzuki RG500 (still got, have had to rebuild it twice but still mighty impressive for a 20 year old bike)
Honda CBX750 (still got but not ridden due to boredom overload)
Ducati 888 (at last!!)

Keith

[JR]

Pre M/C test (from age 16)
Honda CB50
Yamaha DT125
Post M/C Test (Feb 1991 - 14yrs+)
Numerous MTB's (Man Power)
Kawasaki GPZ305? (3mths)
Honda CBR600f (18mths) - 1 Breakdown (Fuel Pump)
Ducati 900ss (5yrs) - No Breakdowns
Yamaha 250 Trials - Lot's of Fun
Ducati 750ss (2yrs) - No Breakdowns
Ducati 900fe (Feb 1999 to Present) - Good old Friend "FOR SALE"
Ducati 748s (Aug 2003 to prsent) - Love it!
Possible future purchase - New Triumph ST for 2 up Sport touring and Triple Growl or Ducati 888sp4-5.
It's only Twins for me from now on, with the exception of the odd triple.
Ride Fast, Ride Often, but always Ride Safe!