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[edsfedup]

Shout it out.

[sbkmike]

Are you still with EDS, or have they exported your job to India?

[Madjohn]

Suzuki. SV650n All most as good as my Thou :rolleyes:

600 Bandit (had 2)
KMX200
400 Bandit
GS500
AR125
C50
FZ600
Z250 Scorpion
AR125
GS125S
GP100
YB100

[Kroakjr]

My last bike was a Suzuki VL1500 LC Intruder (big fat cruiser).
Then I had an Intruder 800
Then it was a Kawasaki Vulcan 750
Then it was a Honda Rebel 250 for the wife
Then it was a Yamaha Seca II
and I learned on a Suzuki GS 500

I guess I have owned from all four major Jap cumps.
Not a major problem with any of them. They were all my favorite at the time.

David

[BigThumpa]

Working backwards:
SV650S
Bandit 600S
GS500E
10 years passes.......
400 Superdream
250 Superdream
X5 200
FS1E DX

[Spudley]

Working backwards.........

Blue SV1000S
Yellow SV650S
Metallic Green Bandit 600 (followed by a year off riding after trashing it & my leg AGAIN :doh: )
Red Bandit 400 (followed by a year off riding after trashing it & my leg :oops: )
Blue/red/gold RG250 MKIII Walter Wolf Rep.. :ryan: EVIL little stroker
Lambretta SX200 Special :whistle: ( I went through a Mod phase! )
CZ125 :blush:

I cant belive ive just admitted the last one :blush: :blush:

[TornadoTRE]

Err, backwards, now let me think...

Triumph TT600
Bandit 1200 (at same time as above)
Triumph Thunderbird Sport
Bandit 1200
Suzuki DR350 (at same time as above)
Bandit 1200
GSXR600
GSX600F (Yuk, Teapot, Aargggh!)
Honda CG125 (Complete with Domino's Pizza delivery box on rear!)
Kawazaki KE100
and a couple of little 50cc'ers when I was 16.

That doesn't include the Honda ST1100 Pan Europeans I use at work, the ones that come with go faster flashing lights and horns!!!!

Andy

(w00t)

[Zunspec]

Going from the tender age of 16:

Lambetta LI150 (16, learnt how to fall off on this)
BSA Lighting Clubmans (17, after passing test)
BSA C15 Street Scrambler
Suzuki T500 Titan (18, 1st reliable bike)
Triumph T150 Trident (19, Had a howling Marving 3-1 pipe, fantastic noise)
BSA A10 based Chop (not completed)
Kawasaki Z900 A4 (20, 1st new bike)
Royal Enfield 250cc Trials
Piper Z900 (21, engine from above Z900, tuned by Piper, 155 mph in 1978)
Kawasaki Z1B (22, lester wheels, crap brakes even with the 2nd disc)
Zunspec (23, 250cc Starmaker engined Hill climb/racing special with Zundapp frame)
Seeley TR500 Suzuki (23-25), Racer, Sheen raced one, in fact I think he was the one that asked Colin Seeley to design the frame)
Suzuki T500 (24, road hack)
LC350 (26, 2nd new bike, mental, stolen by scumbags)
Yamaha RD250
2 x Honda CD175's (commuters, skint after getting mortage)
30 - 45 no bike.
Suzuki B1200 Bandit (45, 3rd new bike, mega torque)
2 x VFR400R NC30 (slowly being fettled/restored. Both road legal and ridable)
Suzuki SV1000S (47, 4th new bike, Well what can you say)

Sure wish I had held onto some of the above.

Cheers Zunspec

[SV jimmy]

'02 Suzuki GSX-R750 (still own B) )
'92 Suzuki GSX-R750
'85 Honda VF500 Interceptor
'90 Suzuki VX800

Suzuki :wub:

[Scarface]

I am a new rider, next summer will be the second season of my riding experience, and my very first bike was/is my Silver SV 650S 2003. :niceone: (w00t)

[Andy.SP1]

Wel the SV is the wifes, bu8t as for me working backwards

Honda SP1 - Current (along with the SV)
Yamaha R1 - (Kawasaki ZX6R for the wife & a track ZX6R)
Honda Fireblade (x2) Not at the same time
Kawasaki zx10
Kawasaki GPZ 900R
Yamaha FZ750
Kawasaki GPZ 600R
Suzuki X7
Kawasaki Z650
Kawasaki KH500
Kawasaki KH250
Honda C90
Garelli Tiger Cub
Suzuki AP50

Raleigh Runabout (when I was 12 in a field)

[Edsuz]

Started with a kawa GPZ 500 S(sec hand)
Then the the marvelous Suz VX800(sec hand)
Then it was Suz Bandit 1200 N time(brand new)
Now I'm twinning again on my SV 1000 N

ed

[bigorange]

Started at 18 with a Kawasaki 454 LTD
Honda cb 750

Kawasaki GPZ 500, (Had it for a 1 1/2 years while my buddy was on lock down). Free bike :D

Yamaha radian 600

Now onto the big ol' NSV1K! :beer:

[Spudley]

Originally posted by Zunspec@Nov 29 2003, 04:11 PM<br /><br /> Lambretta LI150 (16, learnt how to fall off on this)

Good man! :niceone:

[SV1-guy35c]

1998 Firstorm vtr go figure ehhhh got the vtwin bug....

[Padraic]

1993 Honda Nighthawk 750.. I'll never go back to an in-line four. Well, I'll never PAY for an in-line four. If someone wants to give me one.. :whistle:

[smouer]

03 SV1000 N Bule
02 SV650 N Yellow

12 years.....

85 Yamaha Maxim X 700 - Great bike
84 Honda VT500 Ascot (perhaps the gayest name ever for a bike)
82 Suzuki RM125
82 Yamaha YZ80
81 Suzuki DS100
78 Yamaha TY80
76 Sears lawn mower engine bike

[one2many]

Working backwards from the SV..

CBR900RR
ZX-7R
FZR600
ZX-10( which I kept thru all the above)
Ninja 600R

[Zunspec]

Originally posted by Spudley+Nov 29 2003, 06:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Spudley @ Nov 29 2003, 06:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Zunspec@Nov 29 2003, 04:11 PM<br /><br /> Lambretta LI150 (16, learnt how to fall off on this)

Good man! :niceone:

[/quote]
Hi Spudley

I take it that you have similar experience, cornering on either the silencer/exhaust U-pipe and front wheel. Damn, wish I still had the reflexes, eyesight and no-brain I had then :D

Cheers Zunspec

[Spudley]

OH yes!! :niceone: sparks a flying alright, never fell off it tho suprisingly

[TLtoM2]

99 Buell Cyclone (still own)
99 TLS
96 YZF 600
79 GS750 (superb bike, will buy another and restore)

-pat

[Stevezuki]

Originally posted by Zunspec+Nov 30 2003, 12:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Zunspec @ Nov 30 2003, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Spudley+Nov 29 2003, 06:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Spudley @ Nov 29 2003, 06:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Zunspec@Nov 29 2003, 04:11 PM<br /><br /> Lambretta LI150 (16, learnt how to fall off on this)

Good man! :niceone:

[/quote]
Hi Spudley

I take it that you have similar experience, cornering on either the silencer/exhaust U-pipe and front wheel. Damn, wish I still had the reflexes, eyesight and no-brain I had then :D

Cheers Zunspec [/quote]
Spudley/Zunspec
Started with a Lambretta SX200 :wub: in '73 Properly buggered it up having it bored to 225, polished ports, 32mm carb etc Wasn't going to mention that one! spat me off many a time.
Honda CB250 '74
Norton 850 Commando MkIIA '75
Yamaha XS750 '77
No bike '80 to '03
Susuki SV1000s '03

Steve

[daytonajoker]

1967 Bultaco Metralla ..... 1968H/D Sprint.....1968Triumph 650 Bonneville.....1969Penton125....1970Husky400...197 1Husky400(5sp)....Then 4 Suzuki 400 MX bikes (TM's I think)-Kept breaking frames...then back to Husky...then retired to race flatrack....Bultaco Astro....Yamaha 750/Champion Frame....Then College---HondaCB750....Then Law School Suzuki500....then Marrige & Kids....Got a wrecked H/D Dresser for $100 @ Police Auction...Then several H/D Restoration Projects...Then Buell S-1 in 1996....Now an SV1000n....Best one of all !!....I'm an old Bastard,but still love riding on one wheel

[Andy.SP1]

Daytonajoker,
You must have one of the few SV's that don't have Norms Grills.

:huh:

[andyw]

....and backwards again:


SV1000s (SILVER)
BMW F650 (current day to day bike)
Fazer6
XL600R
SLR650
....break of nearly 9 years!!!
Maico 500 Enduro (off road)
....break of 10 years
XS250 Custom
DT100
Gilera 50 Trials
Gilera 50 'Moped'

...short and not ver celubrious list ( with the exception of the Sv of course)

[rogfog]

My list seems paltry - still I've enjoyed every minute !!! Tend to keep my bikes for quite a few years unlike you boys who change them more often than your underwear !!!

125cc Honda Benly - got me through the test

Honda VF 750 - yes the old one with all the problems - yes it died as 8 of its valves bounced neatly off the approaching piston when the pathetic camshaft tensioner spring broke.

Yamaha TZR 250 - great 2 stroke fun

CBR 600 - FJ the orginal teapot version

CBR 600 - FP - the slightly later version

Now - the SV, a 1916 BSA and a 1919 P&M.

[XS650]

There seems to be a trend, and my story seems to follow the same:
From the beginning:
1973 Yamaha AT3 125 - wish I still had this
1971 Honda CL 100- picked up for $100, sold a month later
1978 Yamaha XS 400 - toured the country on this one, to the dismay of friends.
College, Marriage, then divorce
1982 Yamaha XV 550 Vision - Fun but flawed
Marriage, mortgage, no money, broken Vision
1980 Yamaha XS 650 - bought in 1989, ridden, revised, restored, parked. Still occupying space in the garage.
1984 Yamaha XS 400 Seca bought for the wife in 2000, much better ride than the 650
2003 Suzuki SV1000S - Why did I wait so long?

[BlueTroll]

Over the past 29 years (I'm an old phart).....................
03 SV1000N (blue) 3800 miles, current favorite steed (love it madly)
97 Bandit 1200 (maroon) 36k miles, torquey! (still in the garage)
89 NT650 Hawk GT (red) 56K miles, mountain road bike (still in the garage)
87 Kawasaki Concours (maroon) 32k miles, trade-in for the B12 (miss the bags)
81 KZ750 (silver) 24k miles, great back-road scratcher
79 KZ650 (blue) 14K miles, great seat, smooth motor, but I crashed it! :-(

With the exception of the brick for the saddle, this is the liter v-twin I have been waiting for over the last 10 years! Can't wait to take it up to the mountains or to a track day.........yeeeeehaaawww!

Rick in Orlando

[Afterburner]

Chronological order:

1970: B&S motorized bike - burned a dirt ring around the back yard.

1972: Honda 50 street - jumped it and rode it into the ground. (They're bringing this one back, for nostalgia I guess.)

1974: Honda 350 Scrambler - street and dirt, totalled it and my leg. :(

1976: Kawasaki 500 Mach III 2 stroke - Cranky and dangerously fast!
1976: Suzuki 250 stroker (street/dirt) - Adequate but not enough gumption.

...27 years bikeless (marriage, kids, divorce, remarriage)

2003: '95 Suzuki GS500 - to re-learn on. Handles great, not much muscle. (Still have this one, it won't bring enough $ to be worth selling.)

2003: '00 Suzuki VS800 Intruder - Had to try a cruiser type. Tricky turning, hard ride, and not enough oomph.

2003: '03 SV1000n - Now THAT's what a bike SHOULD be. Good handling, plenty of power, I think I'll keep it. :niceone:

Next: DRZ400s? DL1000 for more upright ergos? FZ1 or Bandit 1200 to try an I4? FJR1300 or Aprillia Futura for touring? KTM Duke? Triumph Speed Triple? Geez there are a lot of great bikes out there! If only I had more time and more money.

[skins]

Yamaha YZF 600R Thundercat
Before that
CB600F Hornet Yellow
Before that
Honda NSR 125R

when I was little I had a fizzy 50 !!!!!!

[RobE]

Suzuki SV1000s (BLUE)
Yamaha XV535
Kawasaki KLR 250
Honda CB 125T
MZ TS125 (Bought house no money)
Norton Comando 850
Yamaha RD400
Honda CD175
Yamaha FS1E DX

[Damage]

Current SV1000S (Blue!)
Fireblade
CB 750K
FZR1000 2nd
FZR1000 1st
Z1000R
X7 250
125LC
H100

[OmegaRed]

First bike (I'm 28) SV1kS in Orange.

I found I should have gotten a bike many, many years ago.

Bob

[GUAIO/USA]

Sv1000 aug03-present
Bandit 1200 mar03-aug03
Honda Rebel out02-aug03
TLR fev00-mar03
ZX6 mar98-fev00

[RO1747]

Yamaha RD50 :blink:
Honda 250 Superdream (Purchased off Mike Hailwood)
Honda CX500

a few years off

Kawasaki Z200
Yamaha XJ900
Moto Guzzi 750 Targa (mad decision that one) :doh:

a few years off again

Gillera runner 172cc (Mad scooter with Malossi race engine 100+mph)
SV1000s (Silver of course)

RO 1747

[2VORNOT2V]

HAVE NOW: 03 GSXR 1K
03 HAYABUSA
01 DR650

GOING BACKWARDS LAST--02-Vstrom
10 yrs 97-TL1000S
99-DUCATI 900ss
92-2 Yamaha TDM 850s
92-Doctor big DR800
97-BANDIT 1200
98-GSXR 750
95-GSXR 750
89-gsxr 750
81-Yamahe XV 920 RH custom race special
including half a dozen other 920s
NORTON Comandos whole bunch

[Finley]

my list,
Suzuki AP50 (better than a FS1E as the gears went the right way :whistle: )
Suzuki X5 200,
Suzuki GS 550 EC (had an Avon deathmaster on when I got it, and couldn't afford a new tyre at the time, took for ever to wear out)
Suzuki X7 250, hand me down from my brother after he got a GS750 (didn't like little bro having a bigger bike) still got it in the garage, so if any body got a 1978 blue tank and panels I will be interested!
Suzuki GSX 750 ES, (the one with the 16" front wheel, and they said TL,s were slappy)
Yamaha RD350 YPVS(first race bike)
Decorite framed Rotax 250 tandem twin (got my knee down for the first time on this but didn't know enough about high powered 2 strokes to make it work good)
Yamaha FZR 600 (ex Phil Borley(works on shakeys bikes) national winning bike, proved I wasn't going to be a star as I couldn't win club races on it :rolleyes: , F*****g fast for a 600 though, go past 1991 GSXR 750 down Snetterton back straight)
Yamaha FZR 1000 Genesis(back to the real world on the road, Marriage, mortgage, kids etc had this for 10 years)
And now Suzuki SV1000S
finally got away from I4s and haven't looked back, :msn-wink:

[Special Ed]

1970 Rockford 60 (Bought at local hardware store)
1971 Suzuki TC 125
1973 Suzuki TM 125
1977 Suzuki RM 370
1970? Honda CL350 1st streetbike
1977 Honda CB 750F Supersport
1981 Yamaha 850 Special
1985 Suzuki 1150ES
1991 Suzuki 750 Katana
1991 Suzuki 1100 Katana
1992 Suzuki 750 Katana
1973 Suzuki TS 185 (still runs too)
2003 Suzuki SV1000S (YAY!)
Looking through the list of bikes you guys have had some pretty cool bikes,especially Damage who had the Fireblade.

[2VORNOT2V]

so why are you here?
As soon as the Busa goes SV will be replacing it. :beer: :beer:

[CLJ]

Here is the list i order not counting off-road...RD400, CB350,RZ350,FAZER(700), HD sportser sport(xr setup),VMAX,Royal Star,Valkyrie,Hyabusa,ZRX1200r,SV650N,SV1000N

Most favorite to least:VMAX(thrust factor was unmatched, not even busa)
RZ350(what can I say I loved smoking the big boys on that moped)
SV1000N(older now and like more thrust)
ZRX1200r(fast and even handled good in the right hands like mine)
Hyabusa(pig in the turns, but was fun on open roads/sweepers)
SV650N(a knife)
HD sportser sport(fun tweaking engine-expensive hobby to get it to handle though)
Valkyrie(great for long hauls with the wife)
FAZER(holeshot fun to a lesser degree than VMAX)
RD400(bad first bike, too fast and brakes sucked, but was fast)
Royal Star(comfortable, but slow and lame even for 2 up riding)
CB350(sucked period)

[Bigkid]

Hi Guys,

Mine was (still is untill Saturday :rolleyes: ) Yamaha Fazer 600 03

Bigkid

[SimonX]

2001 Honda VTR250. For those people outside of Australia, you may not know what this it......... Imagine a Ducati Monster, but shrink it until its a 250cc. Its a pretty cool little thing, especially with a decent can on it. I still have it and its actually louder than the SV.

I'll post a picture of it in the gallery for anyone interested.

[alan]

bandit
sv650
vtr1000f firestorm
sv1000s :D

[mr_apisto]

Looking back into the mists of time:
Ymaha YB100 - like an FSIE but with 100cc, called it my pogo stick on wheels, WOW was the suspension bad!
Honda CB250T, dog slow, heavy BORING, but then I didn't know any better. (25,000 miles)
Honda CB250N, basically the same but with the Kings New Clothes. (20,000 miles)
Honda CB250RS, possibly my fav. bike of all time: light, nimble, quick enough to blow LC 350 into the weeds if there were any corners. (36,000 miles)
Honda CBX550, Sebring pipe, F2 tune, GORGEOUS sound, could hear it all the way across town (5 miles away - I know cos some scum bag stole it and I could hear him riding around on it, bust the cases over-revving it. The police found it dumped 50m from their front door.) (15,000)
Honda CB250RS, yes another Honda, you'd think I'd learn! (45,000 miles)
Suzuki GS750 Suzuki UK at the time were less than useless, parts were a real prob. (100,000 miles)
Yamaha XJ650, Pantera fairing, sound system , the works (50,000 miles)
Kawaski GT550 for a shafty it handled and could blow off a lot more esoteric machinery on the twisties (120,000 miles)
Kawasaki GT550 (140,000 miles)
Kawasaki Gpz 550 A bit of a slug considering the rep.(100,000 miles)
Kawasaki Gpz 750 Looooong stretch over the bars, led to back probs. for ever more (120,000 miles)
Kawasaki Z550 Ltd Really wierd thing, fell into corners (55,000 miles)
Honda CB250/600RS Yes, I know another one - my brother has it now and it's still going, got an XR600 slotted in and produces lovely power, frame still up for it. (30,000 miles)
Kawasaki KR-1S OOOOOOOH Boy, this was serious fun but needed a new engine every 1,000 miles! (6,000 miles)
Yamaha FZR1000EXUP Hoooooooooooo Boy, the Daddy! Brilliant for long distances, great on high speed roads but just tooooo heavy for Spanish roads. (60,000 miles)
Suzuki DR 600S Off road slug, felt like the engine was full of snot. (46,000 miles)
KTM GS600 Nani Roma won the Baja Aragon on MY BIKE :bleh: . Semi factory engine, pulled my shoulder out first time I rode her. Absolutely the Dogs cojones. Still got her and you'll need a crow bar to prise her off me. God knows how many miles cos she doesn't have a trip meter.
And soon......
Suzuki SV1000S
I'm sure I've missed some out (quite a few - but they were as boring as hell and don't come to mind because of it)

[skins]

Suzuki SV1000S
I'm sure I've missed some out (quite a few - but they were as boring as hell and don't come to mind because of it)
Blimey !!!! did you ever get off a bike !!! you should be a seat tester for most of the manufactur's, :niceone:

[BJAM]

Blimey !!!! did you ever get off a bike !!! you should be a seat tester for most of the manufactur's, :niceone:
That needs to be rephrased - try chief seat tester for Suzuki - they need all the help and experience they can get. :whistle:

[Bish]

:no:

there's nothing wrong with the seat I tells ya!

[skins]

:no:

there's nothing wrong with the seat I tells ya!
I tend to agree with ya on that one, I spent most of last Sunday in the saddle, on and off for about 10 hrs !!!! and didnt really find it that bad. My wrists found it difficult after a while but I was going through town alot.

[papaw]

Let's see if I can remember:
100cc Hodaka
250 BSA Star
Triumph Tiger 200
R69S BMW
CB350 Honda
SL350 Honda
BMW 250 Single R-27, Just wished I had it back as they were few and far between) http://www.tower.org/museum/bmw/bmw_1965_r27.html
400cc CZ
250cc CZ "Falta" Replica (some of you probably don't remember/know who he was, really great Chech rider.)
250 Cooper (Great Chasis, otherwise a flop)
Yamaha RD250
Yamaha CT175
R75 BMW
Honda CX500 Turbo
Honda V45 Sabre
2-Honda CR125's
3-Yamaha YZ125's
KTM 250
2-Kawasaki KX125's
2-Yamaha RZ350's
2-Yamaha FZ600's
Yamaha FZ750
3-Suzuki GSXR 750's
2-FZR1000's
Yamaha XV1000 Virago
Yamaha XVS1100 V-Star
Honda VFR800Fi
SV1000s
God, I wish I had my money back o some of these..... :disapint:

[abechu]

though SV1000S is my optimum bike
but DUCATI 998 and TL1000R equivalent is good :niceone:
and hopeGODgive me win a lottery :rofl:

[freddies bike]

hornet 900

[durtal]

Bandit 600

[Ben77]

I'm not sure why but I've always really liked Suzuki's and while I've owned several other makes they just haven't enthused me as much as my beloved Suzuki's. For me Suzuki seemed to have the most charisma out of the Jap manafactures and they also seem to have an in-bulit aspect of the hooligan in them that really appeals to me. I also find that Suzuki tend to be a little more innovative and daring in their designs which again gives their bikes a bit more personality and a more distinct identity than the other Japanese companies.

My last bike was a GSXR600WV and I'm 100% certain that my next bike will also be a Suzuki too, most likely either a next generation SV1000S or the newest shape GSXR750 I can afford (with my bank balance that means it'll be the original 20 year old launch model!). Suzuki brand loyalty for me all the way!

[Tracypillion]

Hmm, never owned a bike but my last few pillions before the SV were
Yamaha R1 , Ducati 996 (apparently there is a pillion seat), and Yamaha FJ1100. And yes I was pillioning whilst my Mum was 8 1/2 months pregnant with me, on whatever bike that was....... GS1000????

[DIVESLOB]

Just a few for me, but the SV is the best by a long way!
Triumph TT600
Suzuki Bandit 600
Honda VT500
Yamaha DT125
Honda XR75

[Slyboy]

Wow - some of these lists are huge, and make mine look quite feeble! My excuse is I like to use them and put lots of miles on them, rather than swop and change regularly (apart from the fact also that I'm always skint!!)

Here we go from latest to earliest covering the last 17 years:

SV1000S
VFR750
CBR600FM
CBR600FM (race bike)
SV650SY
CBR600FJ
KLR650
TZR250
XL125

[christianmoses]

95 MZ Skorpion sport (660 thumper) aw yeah... :niceone:

[llama_boy]

My sv1000n is my first bike. :shock:

[ywr969]

Let's see if I can remember:
100cc Hodaka fuckin'-a!
the hodaka super-rat was my first real MX bike!
i had about 6 bikes before that, but they were all minibikes, scooters, & wimpy japanese two-smokes. the super-rat ruled them all.

250 BSA Star
Triumph Tiger 200
R69S BMW bleah, bleah, bleah...

CB350 Honda my first streetbike...
what a PoS.

SL350 Honda thankfully, i couldn't talk my father into letting me have one...
what a PIG.

BMW 250 Single R-27, Just wished I had it back as they were few and far between) hurl.

400cc CZ i so wanted a maico 490...

250cc CZ "Falta" Replica (some of you probably don't remember/know who he was, really great Chech rider.)
250 Cooper (Great Chasis, otherwise a flop) bleah, bleah...

Yamaha RD250 buddy of mine had one...
what a vibrator. bleah.

Yamaha CT175 had one of those, too...
what a great bike! the original DP.

R75 BMW
Honda CX500 Turbo bleah, bleah...

Honda V45 Sabre another great bike...
buddy of mine had an original -- man, was that thing fast. i loved it.

2-Honda CR125's
3-Yamaha YZ125's great bikes.

KTM 250
2-Kawasaki KX125's dunno, never rode 'em.

2-Yamaha RZ350's
2-Yamaha FZ600's
Yamaha FZ750
3-Suzuki GSXR 750's
2-FZR1000's more great bikes.

Yamaha XV1000 Virago
Yamaha XVS1100 V-Star more shite bikes.

Honda VFR800Fi my wife put 60k miles on one...
would still pull power wheelies when we sold it -- what an excellent bike. loved it.

SV1000s nice bike, but the nekkid one is better. :)

God, I wish I had my money back o some of these..... :disapint: indeed. see above. :)

[tangledclown]

sv1000s 01zx6r 01zrx1200 98zx7r 95cb1000 96zx6e 86ninja600 85cb700sc 85fz750 84gpz550 83gs750e 82gs750e 81gs650e many many dirt bikes

[motormouse]

first to last...

Honda CL90
Honda SL100
Honda SL350
Kawasaki H2 750
Kawasaki KX125
Kawasaki KDX250
Honda CBX
Suzuki SV1000N (current)
Kawasaki S2 350 (current project bike)

[noahyzf1000]

2003 Suzuki SV1000n (Present) my first V twin sporty bike!
2000 BMW K1200LTc (Present)
1999 KTM640lc4 (Present)
2002 Yamaha Grizzly (Present)
2002 Yamaha R1
1997 Kawasaki KLR650
1998 Ultra cutom Softail 96"S&S cruiser
1998 Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace 1070 big bore
1987 Yamaha FZR1000
1987 Suzuki GSXR750
1986 Kawasaki Ninja 600
1979 Suzuki RM125
Some sort of homemade minibike!

My goal seems to be to try every manufacturer and engine configuration... Except Honda! Not that I don't like them I just haven't found the right one yet!

[spitfire]

03 SV1000N Silver
00 HD XL1200S Chrome Yellow
80 Honda CX500 Black- Advert read "Babe Magnet" So I had to buy it :cool:


All V twin, all the time.

[hsracer]

from first to last...

1. 1979 Kawasaki KE100 (dirt)
2. 1983 Kawasaki KD80 (dirt)
3. 1996 Honda XR100 (dirt)
4. 1995 Kawasaki KDX200 (dirt)
5. 2001 Honda CR125 (dirt)
6. 1999 Suzuki GSX-F600
7. 2001 Honda CBR600F4i
8. 2005 Suzuki SV1000s (when it arrives next week)

[Jonun]

previous bike was a Nija ZX6R with full Akrapovic race system.

[mainmansvman]

current me sv1000
urban tiger fire blade
yzf600r
cbr400rr
dt175mx
then a gap
rxs 100
yb100
ts 50
ap50
fizzy
and various field cubby 90 's'

[suzuker]

Since I'm only 20, my list is pretty short.

1. 1982 Honda 50 dirt bike. I LOVED that bike.
2. 1971 Honda SL100. Piece of shite.
3. 1999 Suzuki DR350. Could climb a wall.
4. 1986 Honda VF500F. Spent way way more time working on it than i did driving it. Fast as hell, but a piece of shite.
5. 2003 Kawasaki ninja EX250. With full Muzzys system, jet kit, and intake work I got it up to 113 mph and it weighed less than 300 pounds soaking wet. I even took it to the track once and the best I could get was 14.9 at about 90 mph. Loved that bike but sadly it got stolen. I have actually considered getting another one, but i won't until they put a new frame on it.
6. 2003 Kawasaki Ninja EX500. Faster than the 250, but almost 150 pounds heavier. Piece of shite (did get it to do 130 mph completely stock though)
7. 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S - This is my current bike and it is most certainly in a different category than all the other bikes I have owned. I leave on my trip to Alaska in 21 days so I am going to push my SV to its limits over the next 5 months. I will post updates and pictures whenever I can. Oh, and I am putting on a few more mods before i leave (TRE, Speedohealer, new tires, oil change, 520 chain conversion kit with gold chain and 2 teeth up in the rear, k&n filter, removal of airbox lid, and brisk spark plugs)

[MazPillion]

previous bike was a Nija ZX6R with full Akrapovic race system.
And I wish on you severe indigestion - trying to eat a female brain!!!

[skynet]

20003 suzuki sv1000s
1996 suzuki rf600
1997 kawasaki zx9b4
1997 suzuki gsxr600
1994 suzuki gsxr1100wp

1991 suzuki dr650rse
1990 honda vfr4000
1989 suzuki gsxr750k...(first bike after passing test :headbang:)
1990 yamaha dt125
1987 suzuki ts50x ...(was only 16!!!)


SUZUKI MAN THROUGH AND THROUGH :beer:

[kitkat]

in the beginning there was :-

CD185 Benly
CB125 Superdream
CB100n
CD200 Benly
TZR125
GS500e
GT750p3 (kwak)
XJ650 with sidecar outfit
GSX750X (retro)
SV1000NK3 Work In Progress

[utah]

HAD a

Gixxer 750 '92
Gixxer 1100 '90
Gixxer 750 '94
Rf 900 rs 2 '97

[bangelo]

Well here's my list then.!?:-
Lambretta Li 150 I took my test on this one :(
Triton 650 - Triumph Bonneville motor Norton frame - built it myself
Norton Comando Interstate 750 combat motor
Honda CB 750 - the original
Ducati 860GT- red of course
Suzuki GS 750
Yamaha XT 500
Suzuki GS 1000
Suzuki RG 500 Gamma
Suzuki GT 750 - the kettle!
Suzuki SVS1K - K3 oh this's the one i've got now.
you could say that i'm A Suzuki man..

a few bikes a few years a few miles - fantastic :supsmiley

[gadge]

I had a
Fizzie
Yam RD125
2xSuzuki GT250X7s 1 with fairing K&Ns,Allspeeds,etc.-both blew up
Honda superdream 250N
2xSuzuki GS550s
Yam XJ650 Turbo-awful yet awesome
Suzuki RF900
SV1000S

[hkyglie]

1952 BMW R50
1981 GS550T Suzuki
1982 GS650E Suzuki
1983 KZ750L3 Kawasaki
1984 GPZ900 Kawasaki
1988 YSR250 Yamaha

[naked03]

first bike was suzuki marauder 800
second bike suzuki intruder 1400 (I still have it)
third bike suzuki sv1000 (I still have it)

[Yoshi]

drz400
SV 1000n
now I ride the SV1000S
I'm a good dog , brand loyal for the most part.

[Martino]

Before the SV I had a 99 GSXR which I guess technically I still have as it is sitting in my local bike shop looking for a new owner, before that was a Honda VFR 750, 10year gap before that a Yamaha Seca 750, Yamaha RZ500, Yamaha RZ 350, Honda 250 streetbike?, Bultaco Sherpa T250, Hodaka Dirt Squirt, Yamaha TY250, and Honda 100 enduro.

I guess I'm due for either a Kawi or some fine Italian import next, but I think the SV will have to stay no matter what!

[svtrev]

Yamaha R1,
Gixxer 1100,
Bandit 1200,
Fireblade
ZZR 600,
Gixxer7/12
CCM super moto 640
Gixxer 750
CBR 600
YZF 750R
Virago 1100

[Leon]

BSA C15
Ariel Sports Arrow
Norton Model 50
long break from bikes
Yamaha YAS1
Yamaha RD350
long break from bikes
Kawasaki GPZ900R
three year break from bikes
Suzuki SV1000S

Leon

[pat161]

03 SV1KN
00 Bandit 1200S
80 Suzuki GS1100
80 Yamaha XS1100
76 Yamaha 400 2 stroke Enduro