I'm always interested to read about people's bike ownership history and the journey they have been on to arrive at their current bike or collection of bikes, so in the interest of discovering the sort of bikes us Fazer owners have previously owned I have started this thread.
A simple list from start to present is good, and if you want to expand with explanation/photos at any point, even better! Ok, I'll begin. Prepare for a rather unusual and somewhat repetative v twin onslaught ...
2004 - present
Honda NSR125 (92)
Kawasaki GPZ500 (02)
Honda Firestorm (98)
Yamaha R1 (99)
Honda Firestorm (02)
Aprilia RSV Mille (02) crashed
April RSV Mille (01)
Aprilia Falco (01)
Aprilia Falco (00) stolen :'(
Aprilia Falco (01)
Honda SP2 (03)
Aprilia Tuono (03)
Yamaha Fazer (04)
Had plenty of sports V twins so sticking with this lovely Fazer thou I have just purchased!
Feel free to post your bike ownership history below, the year you owned your first bike and the production year of each bike would helpful for readers.
Thanks in advance!
Mark
30-11-16, 10:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-12-16, 02:41 AM by tommyardin.)
1959 175cc BSA Bantam Red 2 stroke single 3 speed (£32) S/hand
1966 175cc BSA Bantam D7 Silver 2 stroke single 4 speed (£123-19 shillings) Brand new from Pascals of Guildford, Passed test 3 months after purchase, why oh why!
1953 500cc BSA Star Twin, plunger frame, single seat, handled like a ruptured camel.
1949 350cc BSA ZB32 Single (Brilliant Bike) [size=1em]plunger frame, single seat, handle OKish once used to it. (350 Goldie, wish I still had it, worth a Kings Ransom now)[/size]
1957 350cc BSA B31 Single. swinging arm rear, but swinging arm bushes were rubber sandwiched between two metal tubular sleeves, not good with chain oil about.
???? 250cc Ambassador 2T Twin Viliers engine, leading link front forks, swinging arm back end. was OK, went quite well about 82 MPH
1959 BSA Super Rocket 650 A10 Twin, great bike, handled OK, RRT2 close ratio gearbox, top speed 103-105mph, (Slower than the Bonnie)
1969 Honda SS 125cc, Bloody brilliant bike, died after hitting the back of a[size=1em] Austin Healey Sprite on the A3 at Stag Hill, I had few day in Guildford Hospital. [/size] :'(
1974 Honda 350 twin K4 (Shite) I have nothing to say.
1976 Honda 400cc 4F (Brilliant Bike)
???? Honda 250cc Single (Bought in the 70's dont recall the model number semi off road) Bit of fun.
I'm sure there are a couple more in there but it was along time ago and many dead brain cells since then.
Stopped riding in 1977
Then TADA
2003 FZS 600cc Fazer Foxeye. (Bought it three years ago £1900-00, 26K miles, after being out of the bike scene for 36 years) Woo woo! Old Bastard :eek
[size=1em]And I love it I, honestly believe my Fazer is the best all rounder that I have ever ridden, does all I ask of it, and more, and it is always willing to please.[/size] :lol
01-12-16, 02:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-12-16, 02:56 AM by tommyardin.)
Oh yes! I remember another but I am a little hesitant calling it a bike.
It was a Norman Nippy, we used to call it 'The Quick 50 RUNBESIDE' cos my mates could keep up with it by running, but I used to always win cos I never ran out of breath. 49cc twist and go with bicycle pedals. 15 or 16 mph on the flat about 25 down hill, had to pedal going up any hill or slight gradient. Battleship grey.
I had that little beaut when I was 14, the local Bobby was always threatening me, but, never actually did anything about it. Thank you PC Shopland XXX :rollin
2000-2001: 50cc Yamaha Bwizz (MY1980 something)
2000-2002: 100cc Yamaha YB100 (MY1980 something)
2002- 2015: stopped riding as life just took over (marrage, kid etc)
2015-2016: WK 125 Sport (MY 2015) after many years of nagging and begging the wife, she finally caved and agreed to let me ride again but I had to quit smoking and stay quit otherwise I would heve to sell whatever bike or bikes I have.
2016-2017: Yamaha FZR600 (MY1990)
2016-present: Yamaha FZS600 Fazer (MY1999)
RIP my beautiful red beast 1999 to 2017 ???
2001 - Aprilia Rs50 (1994) Black/Chrome
2003 - Aprilia Rs250 (1997) Black/red/silver
2005 - Honda VFR400 (1990) White/red/blue
2007 - Aprilia Rally 50 (2000) Blue/orange
2012 - Lexmoto XTRS125 (2012) White/black
2013 - Yamaha Thundercat (1996) Red/white
2016 - Yamaha Fz1n (2007) White/red/gold
Lots and lots and lots
Gen one fazer
A few more
Nuvver gen one fazer I won't be stupid enough to sell this time...
1978-RD 125;1982 RD 250;1984 RD 400;1988 RD 400 (again!) 2014-Honda CBF 600 (yawn) 2014 Foxeye 03 (brill)-still like another RD tho'!
Can't remember the years but
1983 RD50 MX
1984 RD125LC ( stolen)
1985 RD125LC
1985RD350LC ( stolen)
Then RD250 E
RD 500LC ( stolen )
Kwak Z750H write off
Kwak Z250 scorpion
RD 350LC (stolen)
RD 250LC
RD350 ypvs gauloise replica
Foxeye 600 current
Gen 1 thou current
Suzuki GS425e barn find been in garage for 25 years now rusting in my shed instead !!
Shed full of old 125lc parts that I'll probably never get round to turning into a bike
Like the previous post by red fox I'd love another RD but have you seen the foccing price of a 2stroke now, you can't beat the smell of a 2stroke or Castrol R
1998 - Honda MT50
1999 - Suzuki RGV125
2000 - Suzuki RF400
2003 - Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD
2005 - Kawasaki ZX9R C1 wrote this off
2007 - Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD again
2008 - Honda Blackbird
- Yamaha TDM850
- Honda Blackbird again
2012 - Kawasaki ZX9R E2
2014 - Fazer 1000
(02-12-16, 01:21 AM)Graham53 link Wrote: Can't remember the years but
1983 RD50 MX
1984 RD125LC ( stolen)
1985 RD125LC
1985RD350LC ( stolen)
Then RD250 E
RD 500LC ( stolen )
Kwak Z750H write off
Kwak Z250 scorpion
RD 350LC (stolen)
RD 250LC
RD350 ypvs gauloise replica
Foxeye 600 current
Gen 1 thou current
Suzuki GS425e barn find been in garage for 25 years now rusting in my shed instead !!
Shed full of old 125lc parts that I'll probably never get round to turning into a bike
Like the previous post by red fox I'd love another RD but have you seen the foccing price of a 2stroke now, you can't beat the smell of a 2stroke or Castrol R
Graham you will have to start taking the keys out of the ignition at night and in the car park during the day. :lol
1973 Honda CB125s Bought it new and put up 18000 mile on it
1975 Honda CB200 Bought it new put 36000 miles on it
1977 Honda CB400Four Bought new put 10000 miles on it in 5 months
1977 Suzuki GS550 Bought new and put 80000 mile on it in 5 years
1982 Took a Honda CD200 as a tradein for 550 and sold it 3 weeks later (piece of junk)
1981 Bought a new 1.6 Hatchback Corolla (Traded it)
1982 Bought a new 1.6 twin carb Corolla SR Kept it for 9 years and 146000 miles before trading it
1987 Honda XL125 ( was 2 years old) sold it
1991 Yamaha XJ500 (was 6 years old) Sold it
1998 Yamaha XJR400 (was 5 year old Jap import) traded it
2001 Yamaha Fazer 600 (6 months old R/B/S) traded it
2003 Yamaha Fazer 600 Foxeye bought new and now 87000 miles
2005 Serow (Was 9 year old Jap import) Sold it
2008 Serow (was 8 year old Jap import)
2012 Yamaha Fazer 1000 Gen 1 (was 6 years old with 32000 Km on it, belonged to my son)
Still have the 2000 Serow, the 2003 Fzs600 and the 2006 Fzs1000  and a petrol Mazda 6 (don't like diesel cars) :eek
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
cbr 125 while I was on L plates, then...
FZS600 fazer which I still own.
Not much of a journey... haha!
Chris
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It wouldn't be fun if it was easy, I just wish it wasn't this much fun.
I've had 115 bikes since starting riding nearly 30 years ago
First was a suzuki ts100, last being the fazer
In the middle are pretty much anything you can think of that came out since about 1986. Rd's fzr gpz gpx zzr bandit tdm klr kmx kdx kx cr ktm lc4 loads of gsxr's zxr zx vmax too too many to mention. A favourite bike would be impossible to choose,however my 1997 Tl 1000s with 147 bhp cdI and cut down carbon DEVIL sb2's comes somewhere close, or possibly my old 99 bandit 1216.
Always wanted a gsx 1100 efe (without fairing) and a suzuki Dr800 BIG 1989
Maybe we need another thread about bikes we aspire too
my momma always says, stupid is as stupid does.
that's all i gotta say about that
(03-12-16, 12:59 AM)tommyardin link Wrote: [quote author=Graham53 link=topic=21482.msg246840#msg246840 date=1480638111]
Can't remember the years but
1983 RD50 MX
1984 RD125LC ( stolen)
1985 RD125LC
1985RD350LC ( stolen)
Then RD250 E
RD 500LC ( stolen )
Kwak Z750H write off
Kwak Z250 scorpion
RD 350LC (stolen)
RD 250LC
RD350 ypvs gauloise replica
Foxeye 600 current
Gen 1 thou current
Suzuki GS425e barn find been in garage for 25 years now rusting in my shed instead !!
Shed full of old 125lc parts that I'll probably never get round to turning into a bike
Like the previous post by red fox I'd love another RD but have you seen the foccing price of a 2stroke now, you can't beat the smell of a 2stroke or Castrol R
Graham you will have to start taking the keys out of the ignition at night and in the car park during the day. :lol
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Either that or stop buying RD's ??
(03-12-16, 10:00 AM)TOADY link Wrote: I've had 115 bikes since starting riding nearly 30 years ago
First was a suzuki ts100, last being the fazer
In the middle are pretty much anything you can think of that came out since about 1986. Rd's fzr gpz gpx zzr bandit tdm klr kmx kdx kx cr ktm lc4 loads of gsxr's zxr zx vmax too too many to mention. A favourite bike would be impossible to choose,however my 1997 Tl 1000s with 147 bhp cdI and cut down carbon DEVIL sb2's comes somewhere close, or possibly my old 99 bandit 1216.
Always wanted a gsx 1100 efe (without fairing) and a suzuki Dr800 BIG 1989
Maybe we need another thread about bikes we aspire too
You ARE Exchange & Mart :lol
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
03-12-16, 08:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-16, 08:35 PM by MarkW.)
Crikey, some of you must have a seriously enlarged hippocampus to remember all those bikes and years! :lol
Thanks to all who posted so far
I'm with Chris above -
1976 - (K)CZ125 2 stroke single (separate oil tank!) good for about 55 with clouds of smoke behind.....
1979 - (P)RD200 teardrop tank, wish I still had it...... 79-81 daily across London, Leyton High Street to Gloucester Road, S.Kensington
1981 - (S)CB200
1982 - passed car test, gave bike away in bits as I couldn't put it back together.
2015 - FZS600 03 Foxeye, 4.8k miles
2016 - passed full bike test!!
must have done at least 300 miles this summer, will do at least double next year :lol :lol :lol :lol
Ex - FZS600 ‘03, now Versys 650 '14
Status S2, GB Shuttle 6.0,TC Helicon, Cubase an' other stuff
Congrats on passing yr test this year , you should have done it back in 76 it would have been a whole lot easier then :lol
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