View Poll Results: Do you own more than 1 bike?
Yes
87
74.36%
No
30
25.64%
Voters: 117. You may not vote on this poll
how many 2 bike owners do we have?
El Cheapo
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 202
From: NW of Philly.
Current stable include:
1989 Honda CB-1
1987 BMW K75
2000 Honda XR650R Street legal Supermotard
2000 Honda VFR800
2003 Yamaha WR250F
Previously owned, 1989 Moto Guzzi Centauro, I miss her so.
2000 KTM 660 Rallye, a real raceprep moto for the Paris Dakar, bought it off showroom floor brand spankin' new.
1989 Honda CB-1
1987 BMW K75
2000 Honda XR650R Street legal Supermotard
2000 Honda VFR800
2003 Yamaha WR250F
Previously owned, 1989 Moto Guzzi Centauro, I miss her so.
2000 KTM 660 Rallye, a real raceprep moto for the Paris Dakar, bought it off showroom floor brand spankin' new.
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Squid
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 75
From: City By The Bay
Everyone should have 3. A roadbike, a play bike, and something for fun.
Me:
Roadbike - 98 Superhawk
Play - 01 CCM Supermoto
Fun - XX EX500 Racebike
When you get beyond 3 you start to have issues, sometimes lots of them.
I had 7 at one point ack!
I wouldn't mind have a dirt bike, and a chopper or classic project, but then I'd be at 5 and again with the headaches
Me:
Roadbike - 98 Superhawk
Play - 01 CCM Supermoto
Fun - XX EX500 Racebike
When you get beyond 3 you start to have issues, sometimes lots of them.
I had 7 at one point ack!
I wouldn't mind have a dirt bike, and a chopper or classic project, but then I'd be at 5 and again with the headaches
Sexual Daredevil
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 597
From: Mother Earth- orbiting around Charlotte, NC. But now over the border in S.C.
98 SH
95 Honda CR250R
02 Yamaha YZ426F
01 Kawasaki KLX300R
04 Honda CRF150
98 Honda XR200R
93 Honda XR200R
91 Honda XR200R
98 Honda XR100R
95 Honda XR100R
97 Honda XR80R
02 Honda XR70R
99 Honda XR70R
04 Honda CRF50
02 Honda XR50R
97 Honda Z50R
93 Honda Z50R
81 Honda Z50
Yes, they all run and are used quite a bit.
95 Honda CR250R
02 Yamaha YZ426F
01 Kawasaki KLX300R
04 Honda CRF150
98 Honda XR200R
93 Honda XR200R
91 Honda XR200R
98 Honda XR100R
95 Honda XR100R
97 Honda XR80R
02 Honda XR70R
99 Honda XR70R
04 Honda CRF50
02 Honda XR50R
97 Honda Z50R
93 Honda Z50R
81 Honda Z50
Yes, they all run and are used quite a bit.
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Squid
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 59
From: Howell, MI
I need to step up to the 2 bike world. My VTR has been working double duty, providing both a LOT of street riding along with serving as my trusty track steed too. The problem is that it is TOOOO perfect of a streetbike. I can easily put in 400+ plus mile days and carve up any twisties I've met from Northern MI all the way down to Deals Gap with ease. So when I think of mods to do to 'er for the track, a lot of times I pass because of the effect it will have on the streetability. I have come to accept that the only way to keep my nice shiny 'hawk still kicking it so well on the street (21k+ so far) is to step up to the two bike world. I have been looking at both baby v-twins like the SV 650's, as well as I-4's like an early CBR600RR or f4 or f3. If I stick with twins, I will stray from the Honda stable as I am looking for something smaller (the RC51 is amazing but not what I am looking for on the track, I want to go small, light, and very agile). If I go I-4 I want to stick with the big red H.
Senior Member
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 249
From: Utah
MBS is truly a pain in the a$$ sometimes, but also way fun.
98 SH
01 FZ1
06 ZX10
91 VFR400
87 SRX-6
85 RZ350
Those are runners, afew projects as well, for when it snows. seems that the Honda contingent is getting more use lately, but the FZ1 is the main work horse.
slo1
98 SH
01 FZ1
06 ZX10
91 VFR400
87 SRX-6
85 RZ350
Those are runners, afew projects as well, for when it snows. seems that the Honda contingent is getting more use lately, but the FZ1 is the main work horse.
slo1
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 249
From: Utah
Originally Posted by prhenderson
98 Superhawk (Street and Track)
87 Ninja 250 (Track only)
93 Ninja 250 (Street only)
04 Ninja 250 (Street and Track)
97 Buell Cyclone (Track only)
87 Ninja 250 (Track only)
93 Ninja 250 (Street only)
04 Ninja 250 (Street and Track)
97 Buell Cyclone (Track only)
slo1
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Superstock
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 402
From: Florida
Originally Posted by EngineNoO9
lol why is my thread attracting so many spammers and bots 
I guess the former could cause the latter.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 20
From: Sydney, AUS
I had two bikes (VTR1000F3 and `95 ZXR400) until I sold the kwaka last weekend. 
So does having my bf's bike in same garage and being able to ride that whenever I want get classified as a second bike now?
So does having my bf's bike in same garage and being able to ride that whenever I want get classified as a second bike now?
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 28
From: Long Beach, CA
I had a Ducati ('95 SS900 CR) which I adored, but I hated the endless wtf hassles. Traded straight across for the Duke. Instantly fell in love with supermoto handling/braking/overall headbangerness, but when I rode it down to Laguna Seca for MotoGP I thought I was going to die. So sweet on the backroads, so incredibly wrong for the freeway. So tired of being teased by my crew for not having a 'serious' bike.
So, what to buy to fill out the stable? 4 cylinder 600s too peaky, 4 cylinder 1000s way way too mental. A 4 cylinder 750 might work, but I am so not Mr Gixx. Triple? Maybe but Triumphs are a little porky.
So if it's gonna be a twin, Superhawk just snapped into focus as the perfectly obvious choice. All the Ducati virtues (soundtrack, rideability, TORQUE) and none of the negatives. Less charisma, and none of the I-own-a-Ducati ethos, but unquestionably a superior execution of the same basic concept.
Backroads/In-Town hooligan insanity, and a refined, out-of-the-mainstream big twin sportbike, are just about ideal. Me so happy.
So, what to buy to fill out the stable? 4 cylinder 600s too peaky, 4 cylinder 1000s way way too mental. A 4 cylinder 750 might work, but I am so not Mr Gixx. Triple? Maybe but Triumphs are a little porky.
So if it's gonna be a twin, Superhawk just snapped into focus as the perfectly obvious choice. All the Ducati virtues (soundtrack, rideability, TORQUE) and none of the negatives. Less charisma, and none of the I-own-a-Ducati ethos, but unquestionably a superior execution of the same basic concept.
Backroads/In-Town hooligan insanity, and a refined, out-of-the-mainstream big twin sportbike, are just about ideal. Me so happy.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 63
From: Horley (Near Gatwick Airport) UK
As well as my Hawk (or as I'm in the UK - Firestorm) I also have a Yamaha TDM (Another BIG twin)
Can't see myself getting rid of the TDM as although it lacks some of the high end grunt of the Hawk/Storm (20 Bhp less) It's fantastically comfy, and loves to be thrown around corners
Can't see myself getting rid of the TDM as although it lacks some of the high end grunt of the Hawk/Storm (20 Bhp less) It's fantastically comfy, and loves to be thrown around corners
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Squid
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 16
From: Wisconsin
Originally Posted by Tempest
As well as my Hawk (or as I'm in the UK - Firestorm) I also have a Yamaha TDM (Another BIG twin)
Can't see myself getting rid of the TDM as although it lacks some of the high end grunt of the Hawk/Storm (20 Bhp less) It's fantastically comfy, and loves to be thrown around corners
Can't see myself getting rid of the TDM as although it lacks some of the high end grunt of the Hawk/Storm (20 Bhp less) It's fantastically comfy, and loves to be thrown around corners
Thanks for bringing back the memory, especially the picture.
