so every generation has its iconic bikes.Apartfrom the monster what are yours?

[Speeddog]

Considering it's bulk, all 714 lbs of it, and it's bountiful wheelbase.....

This was a pretty awesome scooter.
Had it for a year or so.
Once rolling, it was really easy to handle.
Carbs were a bit flaky, so leaving it on the sidestand was a bad idea.
It required my full 100% lift to get it up on the centerstand, until I chopped 3/4" or so out of the legs.
Then it was borderline reasonable.

Smooth, fast, not nimble, but OK.
Glad I had it.

[ungeheuer]

The two that held the most six appeal for me were these...





...lusted after them both.  Never was able to persuade either to let me ride 'em home.

[Scoober1103]

Like most I regret selling most bikes but here is a couple of my all time favorites.

1st one I restored and looked exactly like this, painted the same colour and same pin striping. Sold it to buy my first house!

1977-kawasaki-z1000-a1 by scoober11031, on Flickr

2nd one I had done extensive work to and the first week back on the road a 17yr old performed an illegal u-turn right in front of me and the bike was destroyed! I have been searching for one ever since!

Kawasaki KR-1S by scoober11031, on Flickr

3rdly I had an earlier one of these, pretty much the same minus the SSSA and mine was an SP with a dry clutch and one of the best handling bikes I have owned! This one pictured was available from Honda Australia as you see pictured and also one I have been searching for!

1996_NSR250R_SP_REPSOL by scoober11031, on Flickr

[Mhanis]

Here are just a few of my favorites:









I could go on and on................

Mark

[cross]

This is what i had purchased earlier this year. It is '82 Honda CBX with 21.5km on it. It was sitting in a garage for about 8 years and not started for about 5. It is in pristine condition.
It did take me few months to get it in ride able condition. Everything had to be rebuilt, brakes, forks, carbs (6 of them), valves adjusted (24) etc.
Bike is amazing! I cant get enough it, i have about 5km on it since.

Sasha

[Stabel1]

When I started riding bikes I was into dual purpose bikes (1985) and I wanted a Yamaha 600 xt Tenere (Poster on the wall) and I wanted the BMW
which won Paris Dakar back then. And the first one that was clocked at 200km/h in the desert...
Atleast I had the Tenere
(sold it and regret it)...
And since
the 851/888 and then in particular since 1994 it had to be the 916 ...

1994 SP mine since 2011
Until 2001 there were different Japanese bikes (Kawasaki GPZ 900R, Yamaha FZR 1000) and the Triumph Speed Triple which I had a soft spot for...not to forget the MV F4 and the Brutale...

Klaus

[the_Journeyman]

I have to mention the 916 again.  I was in college when the movie 'Fled' came out.  That movie had me drooling over the Ducati 916.  If I had disposable income, I might find one in the garage some day.  Up until I saw Fled, I didn't even know Ducati existed.

JM

[brad black]

Kawasaki KR-1S by scoober11031, on Flickr

yeah baby.

[Stuka Pilot]

For me the 1970's were all about the full power 180 degree Laverda Jota.

Way beyond my pocket at the time, but owned - and restored - one in later life, they were incredible machines.

If I knew how to upload a picture I would post one!!

[ducpainter]

For me the 1970's were all about the full power 180 degree Laverda Jota.

Way beyond my pocket at the time, but owned - and restored - one in later life, they were incredible machines.

If I knew how to upload a picture I would post one!!

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=109.0

[cross]

Laverda Jota, i forgot about that one!
I remember as a kid, maybe 10 or so, seeing one on the street corner, it looked amazing, orange color.
I've been looking for one for very long time and there are none at least in the states.

[thought]

Half a joke only... I still remember seeing this as a kid and thinking... I gotta get a motorcycle one day.

[Rudemouthsky]

I still remember seeing this as a kid and thinking... I gotta get a motorcycle one day.

Same here.