All Time Greatest Motorcycle

[speakerlust]

Owning several motorcycles over the years and reading about bikes
alot I have a few that are at the top in my book.
I will list them by link.
http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/exhibits/superbikes/Mach.asp
http://www.suzukicycles.org/RE5/RE5-Rotary.shtml
http://www.bosshoss.net/view_bike.asp?x=BHC3502

 

[Duffinator]

The 205-210 pound CL125? I put DOT knobbies on it and rode it year round, including in the snow.

Is that the one with the disc brake on the front? I rode one of those my senior year in high school. One of the many bikes I've owned over the years.

My old Keystone 50cc mini bike, with a two stroke engine and manual clutch, would kick the snot out of my neighbors Honda Trail 50. You still see trail 50's and 70's strapped to the back of people's motorhomes. I bet those bikes will run forever just like the cubs!

 

[speakerlust]

Okay,
You twisted my arm.
Here's the pics.

 

[Duffinator]

Owning several motorcycles over the years and reading about bikes
alot I have a few that are at the top in my book.
I will list them by link.
http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/exhibits/superbikes/Mach.asp
http://www.suzukicycles.org/RE5/RE5-Rotary.shtml
http://www.bosshoss.net/view_bike.asp?x=BHC3502

That is a way cool website. I had forgotten all about that Suzuki Rotary bike. I wonder how much they go for these days? $$$

I've always wanted one of these, just a bit faster than the Honda cub.

It's an 1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition. :thmbsp: I still have an original brochure from 1984 when I almost bought one.

 

[sleddogman]

Okay,
You twisted my arm.
Here's the pics.

Your center photo reminded me of this...

http://sameerkumar.blogspot.com/2006/08/remembering-rotary-norton-f1.html

"If only Norton had Honda's financial muscle, the world of very fast motorcycles might have been a different place today…"

 

[LBPete]

The RZ350 was a rocket ship in it's day. One of the last street legal two strokes.

- Pete

 

[speakerlust]

WOW!!!
Norton is the coolest bike I've ever seen
Here's a neat one.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bikes.html

 

[Twenty20Man]

1982 Yamaha 1100 Special, 4500bucks and man was this a sweet bike..smooth, fast as a thief, comfortable as hell, beautiful deep midnite blue metalflake.

 

[Duffinator]

I just finished watching the movie The World's Fastest Indian with Anthony Hopkins. I highly recommend it. :thmbsp:

 

[speakerlust]

I'll have to check that movie out....
Check this out!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efID00W3F7I

 

[LBPete]

I just finished watching the movie The World's Fastest Indian with Anthony Hopkins. I highly recommend it. :thmbsp:

Yep, two thums up :thmbsp: :thmbsp:

- Pete

 

[2DualsNotEnough]

I just finished watching the movie The World's Fastest Indian with Anthony Hopkins. I highly recommend it. :thmbsp:

I saw the movie at a special sneak preview in Scottsdale before it came out,and what a scene-the parking lot was full of vintage bikes,and the theatre was full of vintage leather jackets.
A very cool movie.
Jimmy

 

[Andyman]

The RZ350 was a rocket ship in it's day. One of the last street legal two strokes.

- Pete

All those Yamaha 350s really were something else. I had a 1972 350 and it was a great, fun bike. Lots of power, light weight and nice handling made it a real giant killer.

Sure, it's a Japanese two stroke, but I'm sure lots of other bigger bike riders out there were left watching the blue smoke from its tailpipes, if you kept the front wheel down.

Kenny Roberts seemed to like them too..........:lmao:

 

[bigstereo]

 

[1 Starr]

Yea

Kawasaki 1100 what a fast cycle. early 70's?. 750 Honda- dependable. I have a 1973 750-4. The Fatboy in the Terminator movies is my favorite. Harley Davidson. BSA rare and unique- Havent seen one in years since the mid seventies at least.

 

[Steve-H]

Is that the one with the disc brake on the front?

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No, Honda's of those times went like this:

CB - Road bike, 360's on up had single disc. Dual low pipes.
CL - Street 'Scrambler'. Drum front/rear, highline 'shotgun' pipes. (I own a CL that I put a CB front end on)
SL - Dual Purpose/Off Road - This had the same engine, albit with a slightly different cam (more low end grunt). Drum in the front with some goofy looking pipes.

All of them had the same motor (exception of the SL). The tanks were different slightly (although I think that the CL/SL had the same ?). Obviously the side covers were different on the CL to make adjustments for the pipes. The 360's had a 6 speed tranny as well. One of these days I would love to get a CL450.

-Steve

 

[timoteus]

I'll nominate the Crocker twin, the Duesenberg of American motorcycles.

or the 1949 supercharged Vincent Black Lightning.

 

[Duffinator]

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No, Honda's of those times went like this:

CB - Road bike, 360's on up had single disc. Dual low pipes.
CL - Street 'Scrambler'. Drum front/rear, highline 'shotgun' pipes. (I own a CL that I put a CB front end on)
SL - Dual Purpose/Off Road - This had the same engine, albit with a slightly different cam (more low end grunt). Drum in the front with some goofy looking pipes.

All of them had the same motor (exception of the SL). The tanks were different slightly (although I think that the CL/SL had the same ?). Obviously the side covers were different on the CL to make adjustments for the pipes. The 360's had a 6 speed tranny as well. One of these days I would love to get a CL450.

-Steve

You are probably correct but we were talking about the 125. I had a CB (although I thought it might have been a CL) 125 I rode in high school and it had a mechanical disc brake on the front. I also had a CB400F which was a nice little bike along with about 30 others. The Ital-Jet 50cc road racer was one of the coolest but the weirdest I owned was a Greeves 250cc trials bike with an aluminum I-beam down tube on the frame. Really weird bike but that sucker always ran good with virtually no maintenance.

 

[Crazy]

Brit Bikes Rock

Brough Superior with a 1000cc V-Twin JAP motor would be the tits of all bikes, EVER.
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

Crockers, Black Shadows, Panheads, Knucks, Indians, Ariel Square Fours, Norton 750 Commandos, 70's Ducati 900 SS & ALL pre-71 Triumph 650....... ALL FANTASTIC! ( I've owned some of these & rode all but a Crocker)

But--------> Back to the reality of what I could "actually own" and still do own..........

My vote goes to my 1970 Triumph TR-6 650 twin with a Bonneville 2 carb head on it. :thmbsp:

Had it almost 30 years now & still love it and ride it.
(matter of fact...it's parked in my lounge)

 

[timoteus]

I just couldn't resist the urge to throw in one more. A Brough Superior Golden Dream. Equisite engineering and definitely the rarest with 0 in existence.

http://jeffdean2.home.att.net/brough.htm