Motorbikes

[svlet]

So who rides bikes on or off road and what do you ride and what bikes have you had ?

[Trivs_Tom]

I used to have a Honda C90 before passing my driving test, fantastic little bike.

[saloon-mogz]

passed my bike test 2 years ago and had a few bike like gpz 500 honda c90 and a fazer 600 but i;ve now got a ccm 644 ds:d:d:d:d

[davidfox280585]

before my test
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/DSC00033.jpg

after my test
before
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/Photo076.jpg
after
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/06112009216.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/02082009041.jpg

then this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/blade.jpg

then this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/01082008171.jpg

then
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/22102010304.jpg

then this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/276.jpg
turned into this after i waved my wand and paint gun
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/08032011054.jpg

restored this with the father in law
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/Photo-0221.jpg

now i own this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/13072011374.jpg
soon to be painted etc but cant decide a colour yet

[grooge]

bet that ktm was a bit of an animal david!

i started out with a racetuned rm80 which was rapid but blew up twice.
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/rm80.jpg

wanted something bigger and more reliable so got a dt125 which did the job nicely, so reliable but missing the mental power
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/dirtbike.jpg

was after a wee bit more power and my mate wanted the yamaha so next up was a kmx200
cant find a pic just now

this was also nice and reliable and kept me content for a wee bit but obviously still not a proper mx bike so i started looking for a crosser

ended up getting a drz400 somehow which is totally different altogether.
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/drz400.jpg

i like it but a bit tall and heavy for me for offroad riding and i still want another crosser, so this summer hoping to pass my test and put supermoto wheels on the drz and finally pick up a 125 crosser, maybe even a 250. possibly look at a vfr400 aswell if i have the cash/room for 3 bikes

got a wee 90cc chinese bike aswell, got it off a farm near me after they were skipping it as it had sat for so many years, got it running again n it'll be gettin ridden off the local quarry this summer lol

[Connor]

restored this with the father in law
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/bikes/Photo-0221.jpg



Oh yes now we talking. :cool: I havent got my full test yet (got money waiting to book but uni stops me :( atm)
but i have had a sh1tload of field bikes. then had a 50'cc senda which was stolen a month before i was 16
As this old peach, bought it for 100 quid been sat in a shed for 12 years, new plug and fresh fuel and she started :thumb:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/217635_10150154426529926_637964925_6851941_6804729 _n.jpg
Wanting either a nc30 vfr400 or maybe a 2001 r6 for my first bike later on in the year, then saving for an old british bike to restore as i really want one and need to get one before they get out of my price range

[svlet]

For those of youu lookin to get a vfr 400 I wouldent I had one dident like it one bit they look nice but go test other 400 first but tbh they aren't that fast and use alot of fuel I'd go for a bigger bike.

[Connor]

ive ridden a vfr400 before and it was awesome, i love the handling, rode a gsxr400 equivalent and it was alot worse.
I have always thought the nc30 vfr400's were great lil handling bikes?

[svlet]

I just recon you would be more pleased by the smother power delivery of a bigger bike out of all the bikes iv had and been on Vfr was least favourite I preferred my ktm supermoto handled better only did about 110 wich isn't far off the Vfr but u dont need speed to have fun.

[grooge]

i'd try and have a shot of a mates before buying anyway but cheers for the heads up.

cant really compare a supermoto to a sportsbike. i mean doing 100 mph on a supermoto isnt exactly comfy. i agree that riding a supermoto is good fun though, and at lower speeds than you'd end up doing on a sportsbike. after riding a supermoto thats why i want the wheels for my drz

the only thing that puts me off a bigger engined sports bike is the speeds i'd end up doing on it. the likes of going up the west coast, loch lomond, fort william, skye etc you see speed traps everywhere now and am not sure i'd have the self control to avoid losing my license if am honest.

[Rich]

Passed my test in may with no previous experience, this was my first bike
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/7362.jpg

First ride day passed my test, great fun wish i had done it sooner!
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/DSC00325.jpg

Upgraded to this in october
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/new-1.jpg

Then added this :)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/IMG_0247.jpg

[svlet]

i'd try and have a shot of a mates before buying anyway but cheers for the heads up.

cant really compare a supermoto to a sportsbike. i mean doing 100 mph on a supermoto isnt exactly comfy. i agree that riding a supermoto is good fun though, and at lower speeds than you'd end up doing on a sportsbike. after riding a supermoto thats why i want the wheels for my drz

the only thing that puts me off a bigger engined sports bike is the speeds i'd end up doing on it. the likes of going up the west coast, loch lomond, fort william, skye etc you see speed traps everywhere now and am not sure i'd have the self control to avoid losing my license if am honest.

I see what you mean as the ride style is compleatly different on each bike but when your riding a supermoto you don't really want to go fast and my ktm was probs comftyer than my vfr my ktm was a 450exc tht I converted to supermoto honestly buy the wheels it's best thing you will ever do. I know what you mean about self control well I had none lol my fireblade was built for one purpose wheelies at speed so you can imagine what it was like on the road.

[grooge]

I see what you mean as the ride style is compleatly different on each bike but when your riding a supermoto you don't really want to go fast and my ktm was probs comftyer than my vfr my ktm was a 450exc tht I converted to supermoto honestly buy the wheels it's best thing you will ever do. I know what you mean about self control well I had none lol my fireblade was built for one purpose wheelies at speed so you can imagine what it was like on the road.

bet the ktm wasnt shy of popping the front wheel either lol

[svlet]

Lol I was alright on it wasent scared to try anything it was good for wheelies but at same time if you dident want it to it stayed down but my blade was different on an old farm track I managed to get up to 138 on the back wheel mate had it faster but he was really good at them tbh a bike is what you make it if you get on thinking your going to smash you most likly will i wasent scared of my blade even tho was only 17 when first got it I still have the dyno print for it's last run I'll look it out later

[Pistol Pete]

Used to ride MX back in my school/college days...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=48211888255&set=a.48211768255.57651.649093255&type=3&theater

Raced a KX100 prior to the YZ125...

Then did my bike test back in 2007...bought a Suzuki SV650..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Bikes/suzukibanana001.jpg

..but slight accident left it looking like this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Bike%20Accident/BikeAccident003.jpg

EDIT: bollox. why cant you link form FB anymore??

[grooge]

all this talk of bikes, thought ad go for a ride today

2nd ever highside, and some way worse than my first, knocked maself out, shock and concussion, wee chunk missing from finger, left shoulder is agony, as are both kness and my right hand aswell, then general soreness everywhere else, my leg hurts aswell lol

wats peoples opinion on replacing helmets? mine took a full front hit n the mouthguard bent into towards my face, paint missing and badly scratched, maybe a wee chip out it, seems ok to me, doesnt flex or anything, replace it or keep using it??

oh, and the bike'll be needing new bars, clutch lever and handguard. plastics are scratched up aswell but not too bad

[saloon-mogz]

buy a new helmet mate it's done it's job and save you face /life . you don't know what like the helmet is under the shell

[Nova-nation]

here is everyone saying they have had superbikes, and motorcross bikes, well i still have 4 mopeds unfortunatly! peugeot speedfights to be precise lol

[grooge]

buy a new helmet mate it's done it's job and save you face /life . you don't know what like the helmet is under the shell


aye think a will replace it. a reckon it probably will be ok but theres no tellin really until it gets used again (hopefully not anytime soon lol) last thing i want is the mouthgaurd caving in on me

[svlet]

here is everyone saying they have had superbikes, and motorcross bikes, well i still have 4 mopeds unfortunatly! peugeot speedfights to be precise lol
I started on a scooter when 2 years ago when I turned 16 thier great fun and have alot of tuning potential for such a small engine just don't be scared when getting on a bigger bike and youl be fine

[Nova-nation]

I started on a scooter when 2 years ago when I turned 16 thier great fun and have alot of tuning potential for such a small engine just don't be scared when getting on a bigger bike and youl be fine

staying away from bikes now i hope, get the nova on the road and im sorted!

[TonySR]

Bought this in 2007 to learn on and pass my test.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/9433_176116076759_523856759_4232282_5355882_n.jpg

Passed my test August 2007 and bought this...
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/9433_176116161759_523856759_4232294_4245362_n.jpg

Sold that to a mate of mine and bought this...
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-ash1/v339/52/40/523856759/n523856759_1803479_471.jpg

Lent it to a mate of mine and he highsided it puling off his drive so got new plastics and painted them in a bmw (Azuritschwartz) colour.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2122/52/40/523856759/n523856759_2420976_4838.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2666/52/40/523856759/n523856759_2749483_229533.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/76013_497497536759_523856759_7620388_6263929_n.jpg

Fitted this...
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4721/52/40/523856759/n523856759_3155712_210192.jpg

Double Bubble screen and a carbon front mudguard.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/76114_498081396759_523856759_7626740_2688551_n.jpg

Then it was stolen early 2010 by a group of men in a van. Put me off getting another until I have a decent secure garage.

[DAFTJOHN]

^^^^
High sided going off his drive!

I started off with a wee 125 road bike, cant remember what it was I'll dig the pics out. First big bike was a VFR 750, then a ZX6 a1p, then another two VFR 750's then I've now got a R6

[TonySR]

Yep a combination of cold tyres and too much throttle, he backed off the throttle and it gripped and threw him off. He couldn't apologise enough.

[Mike]

Im going to look at an R6 tomorrow :) be my new summer toy :)

[stevie78]

like the drz m8 want a swap ha

[stevie78]

bet that ktm was a bit of an animal david!

i started out with a racetuned rm80 which was rapid but blew up twice.
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/rm80.jpg

wanted something bigger and more reliable so got a dt125 which did the job nicely, so reliable but missing the mental power
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/dirtbike.jpg

was after a wee bit more power and my mate wanted the yamaha so next up was a kmx200
cant find a pic just now

this was also nice and reliable and kept me content for a wee bit but obviously still not a proper mx bike so i started looking for a crosser

ended up getting a drz400 somehow which is totally different altogether.
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a438/grooge/drz400.jpg

i like it but a bit tall and heavy for me for offroad riding and i still want another crosser, so this summer hoping to pass my test and put supermoto wheels on the drz and finally pick up a 125 crosser, maybe even a 250. possibly look at a vfr400 aswell if i have the cash/room for 3 bikes

got a wee 90cc chinese bike aswell, got it off a farm near me after they were skipping it as it had sat for so many years, got it running again n it'll be gettin ridden off the local quarry this summer lol

like the drz m8 want a swap

[bazil]

I have a 1991 CR125r that I've been restoring from a bare frame, it's actually only been 6 years since I started so a lot faster than my gsi build lol

[Lewis.]

oh god I've had far too many, but I love nothing better than picture whoring, so here goes

I started my riding career at 14, and Balley taught me to ride on his TY80, then got a very tatty DT50 field bike,
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/DT.jpg

then a '98 DR125
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/dr.jpg

swapped that with some bloke for an '85 RM250 (worth twice the DR, couldn't believe he wanted a straight swap lol)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/RM250.jpg

was a bit big for me (15 y/o) so I sold that on and bought a 1997 CR125. I loved that bike, I wish I never sold it :cry:
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/CR2.jpg

Then had to sell it to buy my first road bike. 2001 Derbi Senda 50, bought it with a knackered top end and buggered crank seals, so completely stripped and rebuild the engine and the bike, was still a bag of sh*te so sold it after a month
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/Senda.jpg

Got a pretty nice '99 Aprillia RX50, This was my daily commuter for a year, doing over 250 miles a week. I do genuinely miss this bike, it really did earn it's keep.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/DSC00176-1.jpg

then did my full test at 17, so got a '91 NSR125 (Balley gets credit for the paint job)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/DSC00441-1.jpg

Then had cravings for the mud again, so bought an XLR250 baja. unfortunately it developed a habit of eating CDI's so spent more time in the shed than on the road.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/DSC00560.jpg

Then bought a bargain TZR250 as a winter hack.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/DSC00666-1.jpg

Sold the TZR to help pay the insurance for my first car. Then a few months later I came into some money so bought another bike.
got this beast: one of 2 built from new bikes in 1996, It's a CR250 frame, with ohlins shock and white power USD forks, and a XR250 engine, bored and stroked to 370cc, silly high compression, 2mm oversized valves, mental cam, big fin head, 2 huge oil coolers. impossible to start
turned out to be a ringer, so I sold it to a policeman. lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/right.jpg

Then bought the love of my life, who I've been with for over 2 years now. the rest only lasted a few months each.
1992 CBR400RR
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/bikes/DSC01222.jpg

[brainsnova]

I have this lol but not legal yet

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Brain_missing/100_2465.jpg

[Balley]

Back in 2005

First bike, a KX80 and my dads WR
http://p1.bikepics.com/2007/01/14/bikepics-770973-800.jpg

I then got a TY80, Lewis learnt to ride on this and got gravel rash to prove it..
http://p1.bikepics.com/2007/04/29/bikepics-880329-full.jpg

I then Got a mighty XL125.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2006/10/24/bikepics-709002-full.jpg

Bigger and better, the first XR250, I was only 14 at the time :)

http://p1.bikepics.com/2006/10/24/bikepics-709013-800.jpg

Then 15 I got a CR250r

http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/10/06/bikepics-1440299-800.jpg

Then I bought this, a CRM50 for the road.. it had no documents and I never managed to get it on the road :(

http://p1.bikepics.com/2007/02/14/bikepics-801359-800.jpg

First road bike aged 16, Aprilia RX50

http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/01/27/bikepics-1162848-800.jpg

Relplaced with this..

http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/01/06/bikepics-1138951-800.jpg

Aged 17, second XL125

http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/08/02/bikepics-1373132-800.jpg

Still aged 17, the VFR400

https://fbcdn-photos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/26430_376207213774_718778774_3834950_2339519_a.jpg

18 I got my second XR250.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/387205_10150478778593775_718778774_8792984_3833548 82_n.jpg

and briefly owned this.
GSX-R750

https://fbcdn-photos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261841_10150227384508775_718778774_7409848_5718959 _a.jpg

XR is forsale as we speak so for the first time in 7 years I will be bike less :(

[Connor]

Then I bought this, a CRM50 for the road.. it had no documents and I never managed to get it on the road :(

http://p1.bikepics.com/2007/02/14/bikepics-801359-800.jpg



Wow that is cool, havent seen one of those in ages. Shame you never got it on the road :(
How comes you are sell your xr?

[ryansnova]

Last bike i had was a demon x 170 but got told by the police so meny times the next time thay see me driving it on the public road thay were going to take it of me so i ended up geting that took of me:(! My old man told me im not geting a bike again but i bought a 125 farm trike and stored it in a mates garage lol!

[brainsnova]

Ryan you fail, the cops warning was your last chance and lucky they gave you one.

[shed-on-wheels]

i dont have many pics to be honest but will dig some out
at 16 i had a nrg lc with alot spent on
17 rs125,yam dt 125 suzuki ts125r
18, gillera runner 125 with 180 head ect
19, honda vfr 400
20, gsxr 6,cb5 and now a saki ninja 6

[ryansnova]

Ryan you fail, the cops warning was your last chance and lucky they gave you one.

I had a fue warnings though then it got took of me?lol!

[Rickardo]

Peugeot Speedfight 50
Suzuki Gsxr 750
Kawasaki 200
Honda Vfr 400 x 2
Yamaha Tyz 250
Kawasaki Gpz 900
Yamaha Diversion 600
Kawasaki Zrx 1100
Suzuki Gsxr 600 K4 ( Best bike ever )
Yamaha R6
Honda Vf 750

[Southie]

A nice collection Rick lol

http://kaw.stb.s-msn.com/i/4A/D0F81881DDD53C91ADFCC5163B7F.jpg

[Rickardo]

A nice collection Rick lol

http://kaw.stb.s-msn.com/i/4A/D0F81881DDD53C91ADFCC5163B7F.jpg

Cheers Dave. Haha

[grooge]

like the drz m8 want a swap ha

think its a keeper, for the moment at least. you still got the trials bike? sherco?

[Balley]

Wow that is cool, havent seen one of those in ages. Shame you never got it on the road :(
How comes you are sell your xr?


Bent to valves connor :(

[Lewis.]

the CBR400 I posted a picture of has now gone :( sadface

and been replaced with this, 1992 DR350. I've not ridden a bike on dirt for 2 1/2 years now so need to get back on it :)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/230120121841.jpg

[novadave24]

I got a super super gilera runner :)

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/155204_145219152197595_100001285339812_265511_6633 946_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/35772_108455392540638_100001285339812_71174_395322 7_n.jpg
My runner 172 cc monster :)