What bikes have you owned?

[n8MX]

I'm 17, been riding for about 3-4 years.

In order of ownership:

1976 YZ80 (way too small when I got it at 13)
1985 KX80 (first bike I ever rode actually - bigger, but still too small)
1980 CR125 (got it for 200 bucks (it even ran!) - flies in the powerband, but suspension is awful)

ride it like it's mine (actually my dads, but he hardly ever rides it): 1984 CR250 - I started riding it before I got the 125, and I couldn't really ride the 125 (dual shocks) after getting used to the 250 (monoshock). Even though it's old, it can still go faster and fly higher than I can (but I'm working on curing that :) ).

Since all of my bikes were purchased with money I earned, I haven't been able to get anything remotely new... but I still have fun! I'm also saving for something better...

 

[hapanese]

197? Yamaha GT 80
1978 Suzuki DS 80
Suzuki 125 (dont recall Yr or Model)
Suzuki 250 (dont recall Yr or Model)
1982 Honda XR 200 (Non-Prolink version)
1982 Honda XR 200R
1982 Honda XR 500R
3-1990 Honda CR 125's
1994 Kawasaki KX 250
1995 Kawasaki KX 125
1999 Kawasaki KX 250
1999 Honda CR 250
1990 Honda CR 250 (beater bike)
2000 Honda CR 250

 

[motometal]

CT 70 Honda '71?, 1st bike, I was 10 or 11, honda reliability!

JT1 60 Yamaha Mini Enduro, '71? my first 2 stroke, faster than the CT70, previously owned by a chubby kid so rear shockes were bent

TS185 Suzuki, way too big for me and had to push start- no kickstarter, removed one shock so the suspension would move:) , destroyed when I "took too much apart" trying to "fix" it

the above three I bought for under $100, and figured out how to fix them enough to ride.

KDX80 Kawasaki, '82, first Uni Trak in the neighborhood, my first "good" bike, put really big front sprocket on so I could keep up with neighbor's CR125 on top end

TM125 Suzuki, '74, highly modified, way narrow powerband, wasn't real impressed with this one

Some weird old Jap trials bike, great practice for balance

400 Enduro Yamaha, bad CDI or something caused this bike to go from sputtering to full power without warning! With the slick rear tire, it would sometimes dump me off! Scary fast top end, no suspension.

XL350 Honda, was junk when I bought it, I got it running, started on fire twice, frame was cracked in many places, sold for parts

PE175 Suzuki, '82, too tall for me, learned to climb hills with it, nice bike

RM125 Suzuki, '82, awesome bike, probably still running today, engine was still good when I sold it after years riding on the same top end!

495 KTM MX, '84?, monster motor, too heavy, poor suspension, learned respect for power, goofy left side kickstarter and no choke, ditched it after finding out a set of clutch plates was $375 :think

CR125 '88 Super bike in every way!!!

CR250 '88 Also a great bike!

CR250 '92 My first almost new bike, way better than the '88 but had terrible forks

CR250 '93 Basically the same great bike with the same terrible forks (did I mention the flamboyant pink plastic? Oh yea, pink was cool back then, I forgot...

RM250 '95 Tired of having weak suspension, I switched to Suzuki. I learned this was a step down in quality, but suspension WAS better...this was an ok bike with weird handling and super forks.

RM250 '96 Better handling and even better forks, loved this bike! Kept this one 3 or 4 seasons, modified everything including 300 kit!

KX 100 '99, supposed to be wife's bike, I modified and rode the stuff out of it, had to sell before I got hurt doing 70' tripples on the silly little thing:) (the temptation was too great)

RM125 '98, Bought as an experiment to see if I wanted to get a 125 again, yes I did want a 125 but this bike was a roach with good forks (bought from an A rider...never again!)

KX125 '00, Great bike with ho-hum engine, loved the bike, NO breakdowns whatsoever (great quality), sustained a rediculous hit when I overjumped a big jump with no apparent damage (except for me needing a change of underwear)

CR250 '01 Love it! Came with funky jetting, but no biggie...other than that, motor runs so good I haven't even THOUGHT of modifying it!

CR250 '00 Bought as a project...for sale!

also, 250 Honda racing 3 wheeler, why? I don't know. Ported the cylinder at work, kept running over my foot in turns, friends always wanted a turn, sold before someone got hurt!


I'm sure I forgot a few. I am in my early '30s now.

This is long already, so I won't go into street bikes, go carts, sleds, and personal jet-packs...

 

[kipmax]

Wow!

Great to see there are bigger geeks than myself! ;)

Saw a few 81' IT250s in the list. I forgot to mention mine is still parked in my father's garage in great condition. I start it up every time I go home for a visit.

Hapanese, where are you in Japan? Hiroshima here.

One bike to add to my "Ridden" list. 01' TM400 4T. Spent the day yesterday trying to set it up for a demo event. I'll try to file a report in the Euro Bikes forum later.

 

[Jaybird]

That's a pretty awesome list. I'd like to know your age, and how long you've been riding.

LOL...I did some calculating from his list, and kip has to be about 158 yrs old. :p

My memory fades in and out, but I'll give it a try...

'69 Sears Minibike w/5hp B&S
'70 Kawasaki 80cc road rat (no idea what it was other than a box I put knobbies on and gave it hell)
'72 or '73 Hodaka Super Rat (quite a bike in it's day)
'75 Kaw 100 Trail King (5 off-road/5 on road gears)
Old Bultaco 500 I got to keep about 5 days....I was forced to get rid of it when the parents saw what a monster it was!
'75 Honda SL-125
Late '75 Kaw Z-1 900 :eek: (last of the Mohicans)
'79 Suzuki GS850
'99 Yamaha yz125
'00 Honda XR80
'00 Honda XR100
'00 KTM 125sx
'01 Honda Elite scooter

I'm sure I missed a few old "horse trades" .

 

[spanky250]

1970 Honda CB 100
1970 Kawasaki KE 100
1970 Honda CB 185
1970 Honda CB 350/4
19? Hodaka Combat Wombat 125
1973 Yamaha MX 100
1973 Yamaha GT 100
1978 Yamaha IT 175
1978 Suzuki GS 550
1979 Suzuki PE 250
1979 Yamaha DT 250
1980 Kawasaki KX 125
1981 Yamaha XJ 550 Seca
1986 Yamaha YZ 250
1989 Kawasaki KX 250
1992 Yamaha FZ 600
And currently 1992 Kawasaki KDX 250

 

[kipmax]

Ooops, forgot to answer that...

36 years young, riding since... Hmm, not sure. I think my first ride by myself was on the 90cc Cub at my Grandfather's farm. I remember the funky position (standing on the pegs in the step-through with the seat in the middle of my back and the handle bars like ape-hangers). I must have been around 7 or so. I got my first bike (cousin's used GT80) at 11 and went to the IT175 at 12.

 

[Jaybird]

Hey Spanky,
I'm curious what you remember about your Hodaka? When I had my Super Rat I had heard about the Combat Wombat's but had never seen one up close.
I do remember being one of the few who had a real dirt bike. I also remember never going too far without a plug in my pocket. :)

Jaybird

 

[MikeT]

Wow you guys have a awesome list of bikes. I thought I had a lot!

1976 Suzuki TS100 My first bike given to me by one of my lawn mowing customers. (I used to think that bike was fast :scream: )

1982 SUZUKI RM125 Split it with my friend and bought it with a blown shock (unknown to me)

1982 SUZUKI RM125 Parts bike for the one with the blown shock

1985 YAMAHA YZ250 Really nice, fast with poor rear suspension

1984 SUZUKI GS550ES My first streetbike. Very nice my first and only bike I ever bought brand new. Dropped it (lightly) in a parking lot 2 minutes after I got it :silly: I still can't believe it.

1987 HONDA CR250R Everyone else loved this bike, but I just thought it was so FAT around the gas tank.

1988 KAWASAKI KX125 Bought this bike with only about 3 hours on it. Best condition bike I ever bought. I LOVED that bike. Lots of power and GREAT suspension. I'd buy one again.

1988 KAWASAKI KX250 I bought this bike from TUF Racing. It was actually Keith Bowens Supercross bike, minus the works suspension. They gave me revalved stock suspension. It had "cut" gears that I could shift under full throttle without the clutch OR letting off the throttle. Fastest 250 I've ever ridden.

1989 HONDA CR250R Very thin bike really nice never gave me a problem.

Long span and two jetskis later

1996 YAMAHA YZ125 Best handling bike I've ever had. Unbelieveably fast for a 125. I LOVE IT!

 

[bsmith]

In order-

Artic Cat 50

Honda
84 XR80
84 XR100
84 XR200E
84 XR200R
83 XR500R

other-
Honda 83 ATC 200
Honda 95 Foreman 400
Honda 01 Rubicon 500
Yamaha, some late 80's GSX 250, wanna-be street bike, College transport.

 

[KDX220rm]

1964 Yamaha 55cc streetbike
1979 Suzuki TS400
1985 Honda XL350R
1993 Suzuki DR250S
1994 Suzuki DR350S
1997 Kawaski KDX220
2000 KTM 250exc
2001 Suzuki DRZ400s

1987 Suzuki 230 Quadrunner
1999 Artic Cat 400 4x4 atv

 

[hapanese]

Kipmax,
I'm in Tachikawa. Near Tokyo.

 

[Camstyn]

1980 Honda CT70 Mini-Trail
first bike
1993 Kawasaki KX80 MX
first race bike
1975 Honda TL250 trials
hand me down
1985 Honda XR250L dual-purpose
investment, rode once
1996 Yamaha Banshee quad
disappointment
1994 Kawasaki KX500 MX
the ultimate.. well, maybe not.
2000 Kawasaki KX250 MX
dream bike turned worst nightmare :think

 

[EZ]

This just looked too fun to resist. Was a great trip down memory lane making up this list.I didn't start till I was 9 years old, but I tried to make up 4 lost time later. I'm 38 now. While I had my shop, I "borrowed" the 4 sale bikes that I was interested in until I was sure that I wasn't interested anymore. A lot of them I never planned on making any big money on, I just wanted to try them out. Now you have a good idea of why I don't have a shop anymore, it was as much pleasure as business. But very few people ever have a chance to do something they love, even for a few years. I spent a lot of 12 to 16 hour days at the shop, but it had great side benifits !


60's model 3hp B&S Mini-bike
70's Rupp 5(or 7) hp Mini-bike
74 Honda XL70
73 Rockford Taka 100
78 Yamaha DT175
73 Honda SL350
79 Honda XR500
83 Honda XR200
83 Yamaha IT465 (still the best motor of all,Rick Sieman can keep all his Macio's)
Last year model of Yamaha IT490
85 XR200 (then added xr250 head,carb's,WB cam,WB pipe,Hi Flo filter,modified sleeve, modified Arias XR280 piston at 12.3 to 1,loved to outrun CR250's!)
85 Honda XR100 (wife)
89 Honda CR500 (still overall my favorite handling bike,susp was horrible though)
92 Suzuki RM250
92 Italijet 50 (son)
92 Honda CR500
85 Honda Z50 (son)
92 Honda CR500 (missed the 1st 1 so bad,I bought another)
91 Honda XR 80 (son)

Bikes owned "just for re-sale" or belonging to a family member or regular riding partners that I rode often enough to "feel" like I owned one.

74 Suzuki RM75
73 Honda Trail 70
72 Honda Trail 90
74 Suzuki TS125
73 Suzuki TS185
74 Yamaha TY80
74 Yamaha DT125
75 Yamaha DT100
76 Honda XL175
79 Yamaha IT175
83 Yamaha IT175
Several 71-73 Honda SL350's
Several Yamaha TT600's
Several Honda XR600's
85,86 Honda CR250
87? Yamaha BW200
88? Yamaha TT225
Every year Yamaha TT350
Every year Honda XR350
83,85,86,87,88,97 Honda XR250
86 Suzuki RM125
79,83,85,86,88,92 Yamaha YZ250
86 Kawasaki KX125
86,89,90 Honda XR200
89 Suzuki RMX250
92 Kawasaki KX250
94 Honda CR250
90 Honda CR500
91 Honda CR500
And after a few more trips with Mountian Rider, a 2001 KTM EXC200
And I'm sure I forgot several

4 Wheelers like the above
Several models of Honda TRX250's
Every year of Honda 250R's
Every year of Honda 250X's
Suzuki ultiities sizes 125,185,230,250
2 or 3 models of Honda 350 4x4's
Several Suzuki QuadRacer250's
86 Suzuki QuadSport 230 (it was fun)
88 Yamaha Blaster200 (I almost kept that one)
Almost every year of Yamaha Banshee350's
Too many Yamaha Warrior350's to count
And I know I forgot several

And I'll just leave the street bikes off

 

[SeanATK]

Personally Owned

Aprillia
98 RS 250 (two-stroke Grand Prix Replica)

ATK
00 605 EN/ES (Dual Purpose / Desert Racer / Super Motard Racer)

Ducati
97 916sp (Superbike)

Honda
76 "Express" (50cc minicycle)
79 XL-125s (Dual Purpose)
85 XL-350R (Dual Purpose)
96 XR-650L (Dual Purpose)
01 CR-500R (Motocross / Super Motard Racer/ Roadracer)
01 CBR 600 F4i (Supersport / Roadracer)

Red Baron
74 Mini Bike (5 H.P. Tecumseh)

Suzuki
86 GSX-R 750 (Superbike)

Triumph
99 Speed Triple (Streetfighter)

Yamaha
89 XT-350 (Dual Purpose)

 

[buffmaster]

I wasn't going to post until I saw Blackhawk and Ride Red's, so here goes:

(WATCH OUT, IT'S A LONG ONE!)

'72 Yam. DT-250 that my cousin gave to me
(kilt it before I really got to appreciate the world o' dirt)
'98 KX250.

I rode a '86 RM250 of the inlaws until I had to repair a fragged piston, then decided it'd be best to get my own. :)

 

[Anssi]

I hope I can still reply even though my list is not very impressive. I rode a KTM 80 motocross bike (don't even know the designation), probably -84 or -85.

mid-eighties CR125

Then I took a ten-year break and returned with an

'97 CR500
'99 CR500
'01 YZ250
and from tomorrow
'02 520 SX (there's no replacement for displacement)

Fortunately, I have not been completely alienated from big-bores after trading in the last CR5, since my dad has had a Husaberg 501 and two KTM 380 SXs since then.

I only ever had one bike at a time, but I like to try different kinds.

 

[kipmax]

Time to update the list :)

Just added 3 more "projects" to the stable.

1984 Yamaha RZV 500
1989 Yamaha TZ250W
198? Yamaha PW50

Pictures at http://bikes.eikaiwamax.com under "Restoration"

 

[Fred T]

Here is my list.

1968 Honda 50 3 spd mini bike
1971 Kaw 125 F-6
1973 Kaw 175 F7
1976 Kaw KD 125
1977 Kaw KD 125
1978 Yam IT 175
1979 Yam IT 175
1980 Kaw KDX 175
1981 Kaw KDX 175
2000 Kaw KDX 220 (Current ride)

 

[86KDX200]

Wow! I gotta get in on this.
Late 70s model 2hp B&S minibike
Late 70s model 21/2hp B&S minibike
19?? Honda Z50
1978 Yamaha YZ80
1978 Yamaha IT175
1981 Yamaha IT250?
1981 Suzuki DR250
1985 Suzuki LT250r ****racer (still own)
1986 Kawasaki KDX200 (still own)
1987 Suzuki LT500r ****racer (still own)
1988 Kawasaki KX250
1993 Suzuki GS500E (street)
2001 Suzuki DRZ400e (still own)

I remember back in the day of riding all day with your buds and never reacall feeling tired. Now I am lucky to ride 3 hours without being sore and tired. So much fun back then!:)

 

[86KDX200]

Are you not allowed to say "****" on this site?! Just noticed the asteriks on the last post.
How about qwadracer?:D

 

[KDX200Biker]

Im only 15 but here is the list, alot are bikes my dad has but i basicly own them and take care of them.I still have about 3/4 of these! * = still have
1961 Yamaha 60*
1966 BSA Bantam*
1966 Vespa
1969 Honda CT90*
1969 Cotton 250*
1969 Kawisaki 90*
1969 Hadaka 100*
1971 Honda 70*
1972 Puch 175 MX*
1974 Puch 175 Street trail*
1974 Baltaco 250*
1974 Suzuki 185 Street trail*
1976 Baltaco 250*
1978 CZ 125*
1981 Husky WR250*
1981 Honda XR80
1981 Yamaha MX80
1984 Suzuki FA50
1987 Yamaha TT225
1996 Honda XR200 (dad's old ride)*
1996 Kawasaki KDX200 (my new ride:) )*
2000 Honda XR200 (my old ride, dad's new ride)*

 

[spanky250]

Originally posted by Jaybird
Hey Spanky,
I'm curious what you remember about your Hodaka? When I had my Super Rat I had heard about the Combat Wombat's but had never seen one up close.
I do remember being one of the few who had a real dirt bike. I also remember never going too far without a plug in my pocket. :)

Jaybird

Looking back, I realize what a piece of junk it was. It had zero damping, quirky handling, and since I knew nothing about jetting (or even what a jet was ;) ) it fouled plugs constantly. The tank had a crack near the top, so I could only fill it about half way full if I didn't want to wear gasoline. At the time, though, I thought it was the greatest thing! :)

 

[Boodac]

Junk?

Man I loved my Combat Wombat. But there sure werent a lot of them out there. Just about everyone who had a Hodaka rode the Super Rat. It was a great desert racing bike. As for the fouling of the plugs I have to agree. But it wasnt until a year after I bought the bike used, that I got a manual and learned that the Hodaka ran a much leaner mixture compared to the Hondas and Yamahas. I must have went through a hundred plugs that first year. Of course back then when you were a kid you cleaned the plugs and used them again and again.

 

[crkid]

this is kinda funny cause for a long time i had an RT180 (big piece of garbage) and it broke everytime i went riding and spent numerous hours walking out of the trails. then a couple weeks ago i got my money together and got a 2001 CR250 and i love it.