Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

Ok, a walk down memory lane it is......

First new bike I owned, 1985 Honda VF500F Interceptor I put over 8k miles on it in just over my first year.



Traded that in on a 1987 Cagiva Allazura Super Sport 650. Ducati Pantah engine, gorgeous bike and paint but a total lemon. Not sure I even had it 6 months it spent more time at the dealership than under my ass.



Traded that one in on a leftover 1985 Yamaha FJ1100 in July of 1987. Bought it while I had a week off and got the 600 mile service done only 4 days after I picked it up. Kick myself for selling it to this day.



I put almost 60k miles on that bike and actually bought a second one as a parts bike that yielded some tasty upgrades including a later FJ1200 front end with 4 piston brakes. See below.



In the early 1990's I first started hearing about Erik Buell and his plans for an American sportbike. I liked the idea but the first models were way out of my range. By 1995 that had improved.




I even got to take it home to where it was born! And to meet the man who designed it.



I went on to add a second Buell to the fleet.



I sold the FJ1100 to purchase the bike above, a 1996 Buell S-2T their touring model.

Around 2010 I picked up the Honda CB400F that I own. Of course it wasn't this nice when I bought it.



One year just to get it running under it's own power. Another 18 months to where it looks like the pic above. In August of 2012 someone traded this in at the HD dealership so I gave it a new home.



My first FJR1300, a 2007 that had 8600 miles on it. This went on to be the bike that introduced me to the Iron Butt Association and long distance riding. I put almost 120k miles on it in roughly 7 years. Sadly some asshole in TN hit me head on and destroyed this beautiful machine. Exactly one week later I picked this up.



And finally last Thanksgiving added this to the garage.

 

No new pictures or great stories on my end, boring shot of bringing it home earlier this year though.

 

Seen this shot a few times now, composition and colors are great!

 

Yamaha bolt iirc

 

i had a couple other bikes that i dont have pictures of. 1972 yamaha dt125 was my first bike when i was 14, 2007 ninja 250 in highschool, and a yz250f before i bought the 450.

Sorry for the large pictures on desktop


2005 CBR 600rr (owned 2014-2016?)


2015 drz 400sm (2016-2017?). pretty fun bike after a 434 big bore, cams, fcr carb. it ripped.


2015 grom (2017-2019?). i wouldnt mind another tbh



2015 yz450f (2016-2020)


2017 KTM 690e (2017-2020)



2020 ktm 250xcw (2019-current)

 

Question for ya

My helmet Snell certification has aged out. I hate to just toss it...anything that I can do with it as far as a donation to somewhere?

 

its a yamaha bolt 950. mine is a 2014 and they still make them to this day.

haha thanks! its just a phone pic with a light edit to make it look a bit nicer actually! i want to go back and do one with my actual camera one day!

you are correct!

you have had a lot of super motos lol also how was a supermoto on a mx track? seems like it would slip around a bit ya?

 

always forget how many bikes you have owned lol

still a nice looking pic thou! sm or dual sport?

 

All my pics are phone these days, DSLR is too much effort for something that'll never get printed larger than a regular photograph.

 

SM if the tires from the other pics didn't give it away. Debating whether I should have gone with the dual sport, too late now though.

 

Here's my list from then till now. Didn't get my license until 2009 and bought my first street bike in 2012 I think. Rode dirtbikes and quads as a kid then was more into trucks/cars for the longest time, until a few friends got bikes and the rest is history...

2001 Suzuki GSX-R600



2008 Suzuki SV650S (currently owned by our friend @w.adventures)



2014 Yamaha Bolt



2014 Yamaha FZ-09



current two:

2022 Husqvarna 701 Supermoto
2018 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

 

Local track or groups around your area might be able to find it a home.

 

couple randoms...

Found this ad searching the interwebs the other day... the 70s Sears 5hp minibike pictured on the left was my first bike as a kid. It was a clunker and not taming any trails. I remember first time riding it I immediately whisky throttled and crashed lol



And one of my favorite roads/pics...

 

ah i see it now lol my bad! tbh having the sm isnt a terrible idea thou. yes you get less front travel but you already have the sm wheels which are expensive to go to if you want them later on... so now you just need to buy a set of dirt wheels and tires and go out and have fun!

lots of fun bikes it looks like!

like that pic! also i forgot but do you have different seats then the oem ones? are are they suppose to be that plushy lol

 

I've donated a couple of old helmets to fire departments or ambulance clubs for training purposes. Woman I used to work with was on a volunteer ambulance crew and she's the one who actually suggested it to me. Now whenever I have one that needs replaced that's what I do.

 

ive heard the same thing that chuck mentioned is to donate to fire departments and such not sure if all take them thou? me thou when my icon goes for its age out imma destroy that hunk of junk! tbh wont be to damn hard its already kinda falling apart...

yaaa i feel that i havent got my mirrorless out in a long while... i really want to but i dont want to carry it with me on my bike tbh... so it just sits in my office on the shelf lol

 

Thanks man! And those were stock seats on the Bolt, is looking pretty plush though ha

 

man my seats are so blown out then lmao they are basically flat!

 

Anyone finding any decent prime day deals? I just got a NOCO LiFePo4 battery for the CT90 20% off. Have one in the Grom already and a different brand of li-ion in the BMW, never going back to lead acid if I can avoid it.

 

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