no idea this thread was here, but need to do my bit ofc
1967: Honda Supercub C50 ofc. Not quite right for the summer of lurve, but I pulled on it. Once.
1970: BSA bantam D 14. 65 miles an hour of pure horror.
1974: Suzuki GT185. Little ram air twin. Worked this to death for 4 years, until...
1977: Kawasaki 500 twin, for a year's London couriering.
1978: Kawasaki KH 500. if you've ridden one you'll know why I'm still shaking too much to write about it.
1979: Honda CX 500 with Rickman Polaris full fairing. First new bike. Toured 10000 miles on this in 3 years. Slow but lovely.
1986: Suzuki GSX550EF. Yuk. Moving on.
there followed a slight break...
1996: New Triumph Sprint. My first 'big' bike...straight line heaven, now for some handling.
1999: Ducati ST2. This one heavily breathed on at Baines racing, silverstone. The perfect motorcycle. Barring Italian electrics.
2004: BMWR1150R. Well, if you're middle aged, you need to try a BM? Which logic produces...
2007: Piaggio X7, which left me early one morning on a mud slicked corner. brief spell mending broken bits and a stern wifely lecture about being near 60, so...
a short break (ho ho) followed.
2013: Triumph tiger 800XC, which is currently for sale.