View Full Version : If money was no object,what would you have?????????
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 16:17
Doesn`t really apply to me as money is an object,and there might be a thread like this somewhere else on the site,but I haven`t seen it.
I imagine some of us on here have our dream bikes,but if money was no object,what would you have?
Myself I like brutal and querky bikes,that`s why I had the 888,it`s the most brutal looking of all ducati sport bikes IMHO(I don`t go for sexy swoopy bikes ie 9*6/748 as great as they are,they`re just not my taste),and my Multistrada sure was querky:lol:
I also like different bikes,that`s why I bought a Ducati,when I got my first Duke all my mates where riding Fireblades,ZX`s and Gixers,now all my mates ride Ducatis!!
So what would you have if you could only have one bike and money was no object(let`s just keep to bikes,no cars,helicopters or lea jets please) and see if anyone comes up with the same as me:D
PS Dodgy,you can`t play:P
Mate,me and you spookily like the same things.:D
With that in mind,and money no object,it would have to be one of these;
im chuffed with my 749r.had a option to get a 999r with 300 miles on for £12000. bout 5 months ago.i passed as i find the power is useable on the 49r. mines for keeps,::D
service and a new set of tyres for the st2
Nigel C
26-Feb-2006, 16:53
new house and bike + car then i'd book a months holiday HERE (http://www.bonkingholidays.com/)
Nigel C
26-Feb-2006, 16:57
oops just read the first thread :lol:
YZR500 (i'd still go on the holiday though :lol: )
NSR500
http://www.europark.com/machines/ny-nsr500p1992.htm
[Edited on 27-2-2006 by keefer]
George Clooney....
and
and the one off hypermotard thingy - the new one at the continental bike shows, no others allowed to be made:P
A Range Rover Vogue, brand new, into showroom dressed like a scruff plenty fun.
RC30, 888SPS, 750SS bevel, GS1200, Bimota DB2.
got to be the 996R oh what a lovely bike:lol:
scooterbabe
26-Feb-2006, 19:39
a multistrada that has been lowered by about 12 iches so that this short arse can reach the floor:bouncy::bouncy:
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 21:09
Keefy,that is so close to what I would have,same engine configuration,one-off etc,but with my back and neck mines a bit more upright;)
Jasper,I`m sure you wouldn`t your 5 for any other road bike!
Sparkin',you are absolutely spot on there.Has yours gone to a good home yet?
:D I already have it..............
Actually, that's not strictly true, would prefer to have a Stretta motor in it.....
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 21:22
Not yet I`m afraid(I think:puzzled: ) All back to standard,went to it,started first touch after 5 months and no optimate,took it to my local dealer cos they said they`d give me a hand selling it,pulls just as strong, but quieter with standard pipes:lol:
Nigel C
26-Feb-2006, 21:23
Originally posted by Jasper
Kocinski's Cagiva!!
Well at least you know it would be clean ;);)
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 21:24
Yeti,I think that`s true for a lot of folks,they have what they want,but it`s not quite how they want it.
Carbon749
26-Feb-2006, 21:25
New V4 Ducati .... as and when it appears for sale.
Nattyboy
26-Feb-2006, 21:30
Road bike - 888SPS
Race bike for the conservatory - Cagiva C594 or foggys '97 WSB racer :D
Nat
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 21:30
Carbon,I reckon that`s why they cancelled WDW2006,can`t get the V4 ready in time to give to the first buyer......................
Er i have one of mine already, but next one has to be a RC45 just to see how it compares. Am sure it will be quicker but i suspect the 30 has the edge in rawness.
At the risk of getting shot, i also do actually use my RC30 too, here is a pic from a ride out today. It was worse after following a few wagons throwing mud and allsorts at me, but the following 40 miles of rain and road salt washed off the worst
*** ducks and runs for cover ***
RobB & Dibble, if you get the chance of one get it bought. not only is it a safe investment, but they are great fun to ride. I have ridden quite a bit of new stuff and still believe that 100 bhp on the road in a good chassis is more than enough and makes sound sense as a road bike. these are just superb fun and the best bit is, no one batts an eyelid at you, a real street sleeper as its just another 400 but it sure shocks a few people as you howl past playing the V4 orchestra. Beg or borrow if you have to, if you dont take to it you can sell it on easily and command your own price to a certain extent too
http://www.crm250.com/assorted_images/dirt1.jpg
[Edited on 26-2-2006 by crm250]
[Edited on 26-2-2006 by crm250]
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 23:08
Paul,that would be the dream bike for a lot of people,you`re a lucky man..enjoy
Sparkin, i know mate and i know how lucky i am. I dont earn vast sums of money, but i save and spend as much as poss on what gives me the most pleasure. I have wanted one for years and after all the NC30's it was the icing on the cake, i had the chance of one and took it. It put me 7k in the red, and still am 2.5k 12 months on but you only live once and it would probably be the only chance in my life to get one and i dont regret it for an instant. I feel quilty rabbiting on about them, but everyone who rides one / mine goes the same way. Its just one of those bikes that on paper is not exactly great, but in reality its superb. more than the sum of its parts, it just seems to work so well. I guess thats why they are so sought after even today.
I am a lucky git to have one, but i am paying the price though. 99% of people just couldnt commit to owing one, each to our own i guess
id have a Tamburini & Every Ducati model ever made in my big Garage.
/ian :ninja:
sparkin
26-Feb-2006, 23:42
Originally posted by weeian
id have a Tamburini & Every Ducati model ever made in my big Garage.
Well that`s brand loyalty for ya:)
Ducati supermono for me please.:D
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~peer/Duc/duc-supermono.html
Clint.
Twinfan
26-Feb-2006, 23:50
I'd have this please, my all time favourite bike :D
http://www.bikepaints.co.uk/bikes/hizzy-1.jpg
i porter
26-Feb-2006, 23:59
My 996R in a couple of weeks when its back from JHP after loads of engine work and other goodies. Cant wait.
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 00:02
Been waiting for someone to say Supermono....
kwikbitch
27-Feb-2006, 00:02
Just a nice 748...Matt black rebored to 853 , termi's and some titanium engine blingage that only I know is there;):smug:
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 00:04
Originally posted by kwikbitch
Just a nice 748...Matt black rebored to 853 , termi's and some titanium engine blingage that only I know is there;):smug:
Wandering `round to Nellys with an aerosol tonight by any chance????????:lol:
FiscusFish
27-Feb-2006, 00:04
A Britten for me too or p'raps a Honda RC166 (http://world.honda.com/goodwood/machines/rc166/) for those days when I fancy my eardrums being blown away...
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 00:06
You can tell the older members can`t you:lol:
Originally posted by sparkin
Keefy,that is so close to what I would have,same engine configuration,one-off etc,but with my back and neck mines a bit more upright;)
Hmm,me 'ol mate Bonzo from Lincoln was a Gixer riding madman untill he hurt his back.He now hoons round on one of these.Initially I scoffed at it,but he dont hang around on it.;)
Ah,just spotted your post on the Monster board.;)
[Edited on 27-2-2006 by KeefyB]
butch890
27-Feb-2006, 07:01
easy,a 749r with the full factory kit!:lol:
Butch
Steve M
27-Feb-2006, 13:46
road bike - it would have be the Monster S4RS
track bike - a Supermono, and if money was no object I'd get it looked after by John Hacket :)
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 13:54
Originally posted by KeefyB
Hmm,me 'ol mate Bonzo from Lincoln was a Gixer riding madman untill he hurt his back.He now hoons round on one of these.Initially I scoffed at it,but he dont hang around on it.;)
Ah,just spotted your post on the Monster board.;)
[Edited on 27-2-2006 by KeefyB]
getting closer to my "money no problem bike" mate but not there yet,monster might make a good substitute tho:eureka:
Originally posted by Twinfan
I'd have this please, my all time favourite bike :D
http://www.bikepaints.co.uk/bikes/hizzy-1.jpg
Funny that my mates owns that ex-Hizzy bike could be yours for about 16K!
For me... maybe RCV211, Desmocedici GP6 maybe? I'd love Bayliss's F06 though
Twinfan
27-Feb-2006, 14:34
JPM - how many "ex-Hizzy" bikes are in existence then? There's one in the Hizzy exhibition in Hawick, and Paul Bird has/had one outside his hospitality unit last season. Does you rmate own one of them, or does he have a third? There can only be two, surely????
No idea, got his name on the yokes, and he had the forks rebuilt and Ken at K-Tech recognised them as being off his bike as he'd built them initially. Also engraved on the casings too, I know it's first owner was a certain Neil Hodgson before Hizzy got his hands on it.
weeksy2
27-Feb-2006, 14:42
999R would be my choice... if i could afford that, i could also afford to race it :)
Originally posted by weeksy2
999R would be my choice... if i could afford that, i could also afford to race it :)
...and give TP his £20 :lol:
...running away :P
weeksy2
27-Feb-2006, 14:49
LOL run all you like fatboy.
Are you serious? Money no object and only one bike, not a great big feck-off garage/workshop full?
Hmmmm.... it would have to do everything well wouldn't it. It would have to tour, be a good road bike, it would have to scratch and do trackdays. Well, it might be a boring choice but an ST4S (pre-barn door fairing) tuned and tastefully blinged would have to be close.
But I'll have an 888 SPS in the conservatory please and a 749R in the lounge and a Monster S2 1000 in the kitchen
Supermono, Millona NCR, RC30, 998R, Britten. If money really was no option then I'm sure I'd have at least 50 bikes, and probably the same number of cars.
I find it almost physically painful that I can't own and ride all those bikes, but I love the SL and racing is the best possible way to spend your time on two wheels, so I can live without them for the moment......
In my dreams OWO1
In the real world 888SPS....
Sparkin I am trying hard to win a few kk to buy your 888......
dickieducati
27-Feb-2006, 16:33
Desmocedici GP6
Ozz,GET IT BOUGHT!!! Everything about the bike is Superb!!Shame about it's current owner:frog:
Always one glitch with a perfect bike, eh?
Jasper wasn't ignoring your msn earlier. For a change my work involved getting off my backside!
996R
KTM 950 Adventure
KTM 640 Adventure
RC30
Gas Gas EC300 (that was relaible, so no chance there then)
Mint restored 350LC
Hyabusa Turbo
and a few false licences and ID's
:devil:
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 19:23
Originally posted by Jools
Are you serious? Money no object and only one bike, not a great big feck-off garage/workshop full?
Hmmmm.... it would have to do everything well wouldn't it. It would have to tour, be a good road bike, it would have to scratch and do trackdays. Well, it might be a boring choice but an ST4S (pre-barn door fairing) tuned and tastefully blinged would have to be close.
But I'll have an 888 SPS in the conservatory please and a 749R in the lounge and a Monster S2 1000 in the kitchen
You`re entering into the spirit of it now Jools me old mate,there`s lots of bikes we`d all like to have,but if you only had one to do all them things on, the ST4s would be a good choice,but not everyone has trackdays or commuting in there criteria for instance..................................
Hmm.good game this.
So,its brutal,quirky and a Vee twin.
Not the Britten or V Rod.
Mebbe not the Monster,...you had one of those and did'nt like it.
Hmmmmmmmm,.......
How about the Jesse James VTX1800,...or is that too wide of the mark?
Or mebbe summat like this;
A big boat with lots of ladeez:)
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 22:29
Keith my man,you are getting closer all the time,if this was a game of "Hot & Cold" you`d be boiling with that Jesse James bike;)
As for my monster,the main gripe was comfort,no ground clearence with standard footrests,ruddy uncomfortable with rearsets:(
Was plenty quick enough mind you,tried the newer framed ones S2r/S4r and they seem a lot more comfy.
Still need to sell the T8 first.......but glad I`m keeping you amused :D
kwikbitch
27-Feb-2006, 22:44
Originally posted by sparkin
Originally posted by kwikbitch
Just a nice 748...Matt black rebored to 853 , termi's and some titanium engine blingage that only I know is there;):smug:
Wandering `round to Nellys with an aerosol tonight by any chance????????:lol:
Shhhhhhh!...:mad:
DONT TELL HIM!
Hmmmm....Jesse james getting close....a big streetfighter stylee....a big V-twin....more ground clearance than a Monster....Brutal and raw.
Anybody mention a Buell Lightning XB12S yet?
I'd have a harem :eureka:
Originally posted by phil_h
I'd have a harem :eureka:
Nah....Sparkins rules say you can only have one bike
And the thread seems to have gone from your dream bike thread to guess what Sparkin wants next
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 23:31
Originally posted by Jools
Hmmmm....Jesse james getting close....a big streetfighter stylee....a big V-twin....more ground clearance than a Monster....Brutal and raw.
Anybody mention a Buell Lightning XB12S yet?
Jools my man,what about the "money no object clause",do you think I`d settle for a Buell??
Maybe a GT380 and a good LC too
sparkin
27-Feb-2006, 23:35
Originally posted by Rob B
Maybe a GT380 and a good LC too
I had a GT380 in Gold,first bigish bike I had:(
At the start Jools I wondered if anyone would come up with the same as me,but Kieth has turned it into a guessing game,you know what them Fen men are like:lol::lol:
MARTIN H
27-Feb-2006, 23:38
Only one bike? Sounds a bit sad but it would have to be the Multistrada! I know it sounds a boring choice but for me I can do what I enjoy on it. Sure it would be nice to have a full on race bike sat there but thats exactly what it would be doing most of the time just sitting there. It would have to be able to be used as often as I wanted to use it. Its something I can get up on a Sunday morning and ride all day. Thats what its all about for me.
MARTIN H
27-Feb-2006, 23:39
Would change mine for the S version though. ;)
Henners
28-Feb-2006, 10:22
I'm old so I can afford mostly what I want so it would be someting exclusive, that money can't buy:
Troy Bayliss's 2001 WSB Championship winning 996R :D
rcgbob44
28-Feb-2006, 11:02
Egli Vincent with a black shadow engine and the tank painted in British Racing Green!
Also a 1974 Ducato 750SS
And a 1962 BSA Gold Star Clubmans with 1 1/2" GP Carb & RRT2 Gear Box.
;)
Now let me see,
I would have some sort of nasty 2 stroke. Such as a 500 GP bike, maybe the RGV500 or perhaps the NSR500.
I would really need some sort of mordern race bike such as the Ducati GP bike.:devil:
And then I would have a Vincent Black lightning. :devil::devil: The Britten V twin is another one I would like.
Oh a some nice little tricked up Ducati 996 or 998 just to pootle about on.;):devil:
DC.
Well id have to shoot for a red 749 or an S4Rs Testastretta i think.
I already have my other dream bike - my '59 Lambretta
Scooter916
28-Feb-2006, 12:19
I bet you only sit lookin at the lammy due to reliability probs.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Kirsty (Scooterbabe)
Iconic944ss
28-Feb-2006, 12:44
its funny, I was musing this type of theme the other day when a Buell brochure landed on the doormat....I couldnt help wondering how good a Buell with a proper Ducati engine would be :devil:
Originally posted by Scooter916
I bet you only sit lookin at the lammy due to reliability probs.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Kirsty (Scooterbabe)
hahahaha
Ironically....
Its been sitting in the corner of the shed since October now.
I will give it its due. It ran great for 18 months as a daily rider. but yeah, i know.
"money pit"
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
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