22-02-12, 05:41 PM
I'm not playing anymore 'cos there are too many in "your" list :b
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famous / iconic / recogniseable bikes.
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22-02-12, 06:45 PM
When i was 17 we all lusted after the TZR250 and the RGV250. I had a TZR125 (with power valve kit fitted) and all my mates were damn jealous back in the day.
I think my personal fave is still the Yam RD350 that my mate had. Proper hooligan bike awesome noise and stank of 2 stroke lol
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22-02-12, 08:52 PM
Kawasaki Z1
Honda C50 Cub Har... sorry can't say it... HD Electra-Glide Kawasaki Mach III Yamaha RD250 Suzuki GT750 Honda St 50 Dax (monkey bike) BMW R90 Kawasaki H2 Ducati 1098/1198 Ducati 916 Brough Superior and Raliegh Chopper
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22-02-12, 09:23 PM
22-02-12, 10:00 PM
well if we go with famous meens non bikers would know it by sight it limits the list dramaticly
I think as said most of the worlds population would know a C90 and its brothers and sisters Ducati would i think be know as a ducati, they might not be able to spot the model but most ducati's do stand out from the rest the same with hardlys, ppl would know tham as a brand rather than a model. inc anything hardly looking like viragos. Iconic bikes that i beilve lots would reconise is the Early blades, BMW ewen bike and GPZ's but lets be honest, most non bikers judge a bike on its colour and rough shape, paint a blade green and see how many ppl will call it a kwaker give a blade a speed block design and the gen public would think it was a yam. there are few bikes that realy do stand out as a brand. and to me there fore are "famous" has to be ducati ![[Image: 82304.png]](http://mefi.us/images/fuelly/smallsig-uk/82304.png)
23-02-12, 09:28 AM
23-02-12, 10:19 AM
23-02-12, 03:24 PM
Honda 750 four
Honda Africa Twin Kawasaki z900 Kawasaki ZIR Kawasaki KH500 Suzuki GSIOOOS Yamaha RD250 aircooled Yamaha xs1100s midnight Triumph Trident BSA Goldstar Yamaha rd350lc Suzuki GSXR1000 Suzuki Hayabusa Honda Blackbird BMW GS12000 BMW S1000RR BMW Boxer cup Yamaha iT 465 Honda CBX1000 Kawasaki Z1300 Yamaha 500 LC Ariel square 4 Vincent Black Shadow Laverda Jota Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer Laverda Montjuic Ducati Darmah Honda 400/4 Benelli 900sei Yamaha FZS600 Benelli Tornado lightweight The whole point of biking is that once you own one..its an Icon for a while...In my list there's many I would have liked to own
The Frying Scotsman
23-02-12, 04:22 PM
(23-02-12, 03:24 PM)BIG MAC link Wrote: Honda 750 four But not many of those would be recognised but sub 35 year olds would they. The 900 sei wouldn't be recognised any more than the 750 sei, likelwise the SD900 and Montjuic etc. etc. FS1E might, 400/4 might, blackbird (I hope), and GS BM, but not many of the others if any. To us yes, to most nowadays no. REMEMBER THE MODERN RIDER MAY ONLY HAVE GOT AN INTEREST IN THE LAST X AMOUNT OF YEARS.
23-02-12, 04:58 PM
Think quite a few non bikers my age would recognise the Honda Goldwing but I reckon in a few years the same age group will probably say "a Honda Goldwhat?"
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23-02-12, 05:17 PM
23-02-12, 09:20 PM
'Iconic' to my mind in relation to the subject matter is where new ground is broken and contact is made with the human being ...an impression created. Many of these bikes may not be familiar to younger readers but I believe in many ways they defined the generation that spawned them and contributed to the development of today's icons.
Honda 750 four - First inline 4 readily available pinched Kawasakis thunder Honda Africa Twin - First of the real distance trailies Kawasaki z900- Best looking bike of a decade by a country mile Kawasaki ZIR- Warmed over and the recogniseable DNA still being built into the Z1200R Kawasaki KH500 - Manic..this was as animal a bike as was available at the time...not the fastest but scary at a standstill...hinged in the middle handling on plastic tyres...wooo hooo! Suzuki GSIOOOS - Got the Tee shirt for my Dunstall tribute red and black one...civilised mile muncher and longer than a shipping container Yamaha RD250 aircooled- This was the one they wanted pre abandonment of the 250 learner class...forgiving reliable and stylish...forget the 'ton up' X7 ...good Rds were already there...just not siezing while doing it. Yamaha xs1100s midnight - Black is black and they don't come much blacker...staid XS maid sexy by the blackness Triumph Trident - Start, stand back, listen to the music...never got the chance but if it had been promoted as well as the Japs....who knows what may have happened. BSA Goldstar- The original rocker ton up bruiser but sweet natured with it Yamaha rd350lc - Wheelies! yet in white and blue...stylish...Jekyll and a wobbly forked Mr Hyde but such a sweet thing Suzuki GSXR1000- If Carlsberg made licence eaters Suzuki Hayabusa - If Carlsberg made licence eaters for people called Gervais Honda Blackbird- As near a 'complete' bike as you are going to need BMW GS12000- I raise your Africa Twin a decade and a fop haired globe trotting Jock BMW S1000RR- Blitzkreig returns BMW Boxer cup- Effective art Yamaha iT 465- Faster 0 to 60 than the cbx1000 of the same era...The first really demonic crosser Honda CBX1000- Accross the frame 6 pot with engine as a stressed member...pretty and pretty awful...but awfully clever Kawasaki Z1300- Disappears over horizons quietly with very few gearchanges...ugly as a pig in knickers...but charming to drive Yamaha 500 LC- 2 Ariel square 4 Vincent Black Shadow Laverda Jota Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer Laverda Montjuic Ducati Darmah Honda 400/4 Benelli 900sei Yamaha FZS600 Benelli Tornado lightweight
The Frying Scotsman
23-02-12, 09:29 PM
Continued
Yamaha 500 LC- 2 into four goes 2 ...2 stroke four pot..clever and more civilised than the RG500 which was the prettier bike and also deserves a place Ariel square 4- Nothing new under the sun Mr Yamaha...Brits were doing it first Vincent Black Shadow- If Harley Davidson were ever to build a proper bike...they should start with one of these and develop it. Build quality makes quality builds Laverda Jota- Animal not for people with fillings, wrists or vertebrae Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer- Take a Boxer cup and meld it with a Goldstar and Z1...charming and soulful Laverda Montjuic- A streak of very very noisy orange...fragile but silly fun Ducati Darmah- Little Dukes can cut the rug and look pretty Honda 400/4 - Little Hondas but quality engineering if you havent ridden one...go try...it's one of the sweetest little engines ever Benelli 900sei- Six pots - what it lacked in substance it made up for in looks Yamaha FZS600 - A porsche turbo for beetle money...it's that good..maybe not pretty but pretty good at everything Benelli Tornado lightweight - Rearward fans do nothing for performance...neither does the engine ...but boy oh boy its pretty
The Frying Scotsman
24-02-12, 09:09 AM
the Darmah was the SD900 so not really a little ducati, are you getting it confused with the Pantah 500 and 600s?
I still think the RD500 was better looking than the RG500 but not as good but caught fire less. The 400/4 is now as it was then, absolutely beautiful and a jewel, much better than the 350 that spawned it. Jota tall, heavy, quick, bullworker clutch, Montjuic, tall, heavy (but lighter than the Alpina) fragile. MG 850 LM Mk1, a lovely but unreliable jewel but not the tractor of the later bikes. Fazer 600, a lovely commuter. Blackbird (carbed) one of the bestest bikes ever and as you say as near to a complete bike as likely to get, had mine over 10 years now. 350LC, boy racer of the time, trounced by a CB500 now sadly in all areas apart from character and kudos :lol And the list could go on, but very few people would recognise these unless of a certain age.
24-02-12, 09:33 AM
Correction....I thought Pantah...and wrote Darmah...how odd!
My brothers mate had Jota..strong as an ox..only fragility ever was electrics ...to see the thing wheelied for 1/2 a mileat a time was something..then again that guy could wheelie an RV 125 of the period ...which would have about 12hp and a front wheel weighing 25lbs. He also had a Le-mans..often misspelt that one..the correct spelling is 'Lemons' CB500 is the biking equivalent of a portaloo with pasta forks and charmless in every respect. I am of a certain age..point is the bikes talked about have helped shape the current one...and more than likely we will have swung a leg over a few..the same leg that swung over something else has created the Gixxer 6 riders of today.......
The Frying Scotsman
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