Edugeekers and Their Motorcycles

[edie209]

Split from a topic in another section
ChrisH


Would that be a Motorcycle??

[ChrisH]

Yes too many hills round here for pedal power :P .

[CyberNerd]

what bike do you have ?

I have a VFR750 these days

[edie209]

I worked in bike industry before I got some sense and turned to IT. I was involved with Geoff Johnsons GPz900R production class win at the Isle of Man in 1984........ now that makes me feel old.

I have a mint GPz600R

[ChrisH]

I have a Kawasaki ER-5. Only had my licence 6 months. I quiete fancy a VFR next year though when I have a bit of money spare.

Ps will split this bit off

[CyberNerd]

I have a Kawasaki ER-5

Good all-rounder
I do find the VFR a bit expensive on tyres/fuel/maintenance. Especially doing 50mile per day all year round - so it's probably not in quite as good condition as edie's GPz.
Will get a car license on day...

[ChrisH]

Yup I got it as it was recommended as a good first 'big' bike. My dad has a few bikes as well he has :
Yamaha R1
Honda CBX
Harley Electra glide
Honda CB 900

R1 and CBX are for sale to good homes both mint .

[edie209]

God I have had a few not boasting but here goes

Yanmaha FSIE
BSA C15
Kawasaki Z250
Honda CB440F
Honda XL250R
Kawasaki Z650C
Kawasaki Z750L
Kawasaki GPz750zx
Kerker ZX750
Yamaha RD350YPVS
Suzuki X7
Yamaha RD350LC
Yamaha RD250LC
Honda CB250RS
Yamaha RD125LC
Yamaha RD400E (monoshock)
Kawasaki GPz600R

and if you a laugh here is me and the Z750 way back in the 80's here

[CyberNerd]

have to think about this...

TS50
RD125LC
TS125
RG250 Gamma X2
AR125
X5
RGV250
VFR400R Nc24
CX500
VFR400R Nc30
Transalp 600
VFR750

Almost had a 350LC, but just missed that era and went down the gamma/RGV path and then to the 400 greys.

[edie209]

CX500..... I blew one of them up good and proper only problem I was on my way to Newquay and I didn't get there, bike wasn't evan mine come to that. But that was the advantage of working in a bike shop.

[CyberNerd]

phreaky
The reason I came to owning the CX was because I borrowed it for a trip from kent to Newquay, Luckily I did get to Newquay but blew it up on the return trip! (via Bristol on the M4 IIRC)
Big end went, I bought it of the mate who lent me it, and had to rebuild it.
Particularly strange coincidence as they have a reputation of being bullet proof!

[edie209]

Guess what....... it was the big end on the one I was on, and yeh you are right normally they are bullet proof must be the Newquay air

[bossman]

Yammaha FSIE
Honda XL250R
Yamaha RD350LC
Kawasaki Z900
Honda VFR750
Honda RC30 fully race tuned (freddy merkel colours) good for 185mph (back from Knockhill, racing ducati and fireblade.
Then Mrs got wind of it and forced me to choose between bike or the her and the kids, really hard choice (miss the bike like crazy)

[CyberNerd]

RC30 or wife and kids... she must be something special

[edie209]

RC30.....drools, I rode one once what a machine.