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My / Your biking test & bike history ??????

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HondaCBRrr06

Right guys & gals here,s my biking life - so what about u r s :devious
Passed my test age 16 as u could then in 1971 & it was a figure of eight round 2 housing blocks,,, as i neared the examiner i thought NO way is he gonna step out into the road to test my emergency stop so i began to accelerate,,, ***** he then stepped into my path ,,,, low & behold i went broadside but he still passed me :jack
My history of biking:-
1971 passed test on -wait for it - on a Lambretta LI 150
1972 Lambretta GP 125 (new)
1973 Suzuki GT380 middle cylinder piston kept burning thru top (ram air system)
1975 joined army so 10 YRS OUT OF 14 yrs without bike
Used to be in army moto-cross team (Rhine)
1986 Yamaha XT 175 trail bike when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Yamaha RD 250 LC when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Honda CB 500 four when stationed at RAF Odiham
1988 left army and bought Honda CX 500 for work
1990 first big bike "C" reg GSXR 750 to go to Isle of Man for first time :doug
1999 Kawasaki ZX9 - E1 (new)
2004 Honda Dylan 125 for work & still used daily (new)
2005 Honda CBR600RR (new)
2009 Aprilia RSVR 1000 (new) & lurve a "V" twin

So theres me then & now ,,,,,Beauty of it is once u put that helmet on u can be anybody :nana
 
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Had a 1983 dr125 at 17 in 2003, bought my bro's kmx a year later, 86 pre restriction model fitted with kmx200 piston and pot (whuppd all other l plated riders ***** on that :biggrin ) passed direct access test at 21 on an er-5. Saved up and bought a k6 sv650s in june 08. Loved that bike, used to ride with an sp1, early r1 and k6 gsxr750... they could never shake me off, i was often leading the pack! After a year i longed for more power and so part exd the lil zuke in for the ape in july this year... never looked back! Don't really ride any faster than on the sv but where the former was being ***** to keep up, the mille does the same thing so effortlessly, as well as tracking in twisties like its on rails :thumbup
 
Passed my CBT when I was 16, but didnt have the money to finish it off or buy a bike! Passed my car test a year later and had use of my folks car so sort of kept putting it off, although dreaming of the day when I'd get around to owning a bike. Finally did it 3 years ago, and bought a GSXR 600 K2 which was a great bike to "learn" on! After plenty of hints my wife bought my RSV Factory a few months ago for my birthday! :)
 
Had a bike since i was 6 pouch 50 kx60 kx80 kx100 kx250 old yz490 rm500 maico490 maico250 kx500 done my test in 1998 gp100 gpx750 gsxr600 gsxr750 zx7r and know the beast rsv100 in silver fast as fu_k
 
Ok mine is a little brief lol. Passed my car test when i was 17. Always wanted a Bike but wasn't allowed as I was bad enough in a car, then I just never seemed to get round to it until 10 years later. First bike Honda 600 CBRF FY model, nice learning machine. So 2 1/2 years later I've just bought my second bike, 03 reg Mille R :D
 
passed my test at 22.

VFR 400 ( high sided on new rear tyre )
Srad 600
Ducati 748sps ( engine blew up dealer fixed it, sold it , it blew up again! )
Rsv mille R ( lowsided on a grave covered corner :jack )
srad 600 ( track bike ) Sold to fix above.
srad 750 ( track bike ) never ridden just sold it on.
Ducati 748 bp ( big bored 853 )
RsvR factory :thumbup:thumbup
 
Who else started late? I always wanted a bike but could only afford it until after I got myself sorted. Anyway I passed in 02 at the age of 26.

First bike, GPZ900R (lot of work keeping it on the road)
2. ZZR1100C3 (loved it)
3. ZZR1100D2 (loved it more)
4. 1985 VMAX (not sure I would have got it if I knew how much work owning an old bike would be. But when it works its great still riding it now.)
5. 2001 RSVR (never knew bikes could be this good. Best handling bike I have ever known. Would love to know what modern bikes feel like, still might find out in 8 or 9 years.)
 
Started on CBt at 19, passed my test at 21.

2001 Cagiva Raptor 125 (blew this up twice)
2002 Peugeot Speedfight 2
2001 Aprilia SR125
1997 Cagiva Roadster 125
2000 Kawasaki ZX6R
1989 Honda VFR400 NC30
2005 Honda ANF Innova 125
1994 Kawasaki KLX650 Supermoto
1998 Yamaha DTR125
1992 Kawasaki ZXR400 SP (very rare bike this but couldn't get it to run smooth)
1998 Honda XR600 Supermoto
2001 Aprilia RSV Mille
2002 KTM 520 EXC

Thats it for me, Looking for another bike at the moment, just waiting for something to pop up.
 
Baronvonbomb said:
passed my test at 22.

VFR 400 ( high sided on new rear tyre )
Srad 600
Ducati 748sps ( engine blew up dealer fixed it, sold it , it blew up again! )
Rsv mille R ( lowsided on a grave covered corner :jack )
srad 600 ( track bike ) Sold to fix above.
srad 750 ( track bike ) never ridden just sold it on.
Ducati 748 bp ( big bored 853 )
RsvR factory :thumbup:thumbup
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you lowsided into a GRAVE holy ****:biggrin
passed 98 rs125 to a thundercat to a 99r1 to a 996 to xj600 [dont ask] to a b1h zx6r [mental] to a [nother] 996 to a 04 r1 to a RSVR04 had a wobble a few weeks ago an nearly bought a 09r1 but i think i will never sell or use another bike, i'd wobble for a ktm rc8r or 1198r tho as a second
 
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Mine & the Mrs bikes:

1976 Raleigh Runabout (like a **** pushbike with a tiny engine):puke
1977 Honda C50 (field bike):laugh
Long break!!!!!!!!!
1998 Yam Fazer 600 (toured Frane 2 up):plain
1999 Honda VFR800 (toured France 2 up again):bigsmile
2000 Kawa ZX9R (written off in side of horse box!):eek:wned
2001 Kawa ZX6R:ninja6zonelove
2003 Susuki GSXR 750 (written off by **** doing U turn!):gixxer
2003 Honda XLR 250 (winter bike):whoop
2006 Yam 06 R1 (toured France with 6yr old son on pillion):satisfied
2008 RSV Factory 06 - best bike yet!:doug:doug
20-- RSV4? ? ? ? ? ?:inlove

Wifey:
2006 Yam Fazer 600:satisfied
2009 Honda VFR800:love
 
here`s mine

SUZUKI TS 125(seized up aged 15 striped down rebiult as best as i could and it bloody ran )

HONDA XL 250
HONDA MT 50
HONDA CB 200
SUZUKI X5
HONDA CB 100 N
PASSED TEST :biggrin

YAMAHA RD 350 YPVS LC 2 :inlove
YAMAHA RD 500 :inlove .............CRASH OOPPS
YAMAHA RD 350 F2
BIT OF A BREAK
YAMAHA R6
APRILIA RSV 02 :thumbup
YAMAHA R1
APRILIA RSV 03 ..............:doug
 
learned how to ride on my dads xj600n :doug aged 14
passed cbt at 16 in 2002 and got an aprilia rs50 :biggrin
did direct access restricted licence aged 17 but was limited to 33bhp for 2 years and bought a '94 zzr600 off a m8 whod crashed it, restricted it and did alot of work tidying it up only to lose it on a gravel covered bend, highsided on the grass and smashed it up agen! :jack also broke my collar bone in the process!

bought myself an '03 cbr600rr when i was 19, had it restricted for 2 months and after that it came off and my full licence was available!! kept for about a year and a half did a few trackdays on it then sold due to doing car test.

next was an '06 gsxr600k6 when i was 21, sounded fookin mental with the racefit mega on it!:biggrin:biggrin

then saw my latest baby up for sale, sold the gsxr asap and bought the rsv factory you see now! the rsvr had always always been my dream bike untill the rsv factory came along and i knew i had to have one one day, and luckily this was in the colours ive always wanted and alot cheaper than a nera!!
also had the pleasure to ride many other bikes including my dads old zx9r c1 with 141 rwhp! was a very special and fookin fast bike!
 
1984 I started out on an R reg FS1E (proper one with pedals)
Then a brand new Kawasaki AR125.
Had a couple of field bikes - air cooled Suzuki TS125, DT125LC
Passed test on the AR in 1986, chopped it in against a new RD350YPVS F2 :devious
Passed driving test in 88, sold the F2 to get a car (Mk2 Escort) as I couldn't afford both.
Couple of years off bikes, then bought a cheap RD125LC to do up. Rode it around for a while, then sold it for double what I paid for it :devious
Lost track of the years / dates but have since had:
Standard RD250LC
Built a special RD350LC (still got it)
85 FZ750
86 FZ750
Bought back the standard RD250LC when it came up for sale locally
RD 350 YPVS LC2
89 FZR1000 EXUP (still got it)
Built an RG250 MK3 Yamagamma (still got it)
Bought the 2000 RSV Mille R in August last year :inlove
 
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HondaCBRrr06 said:
Right guys & gals here,s my biking life - so what about u r s :devious
Passed my test age 16 as u could then in 1971 & it was a figure of eight round 2 housing blocks,,, as i neared the examiner i thought NO way is he gonna step out into the road to test my emergency stop so i began to accelerate,,, ***** he then stepped into my path ,,,, low & behold i went broadside but he still passed me :jack
My history of biking:-
1971 passed test on -wait for it - on a Lambretta LI 150
1972 Lambretta GP 125 (new)
1973 Suzuki GT380 middle cylinder piston kept burning thru top (ram air system)
1975 joined army so 10 YRS OUT OF 14 yrs without bike
Used to be in army moto-cross team (Rhine)
1986 Yamaha XT 175 trail bike when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Yamaha RD 250 LC when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Honda CB 500 four when stationed at RAF Odiham
1988 left army and bought Honda CX 500 for work
1990 first big bike "C" reg GSXR 750 to go to Isle of Man for first time :doug
1999 Kawasaki ZX9 - E1 (new)
2004 Honda Dylan 125 for work & still used daily (new)
2005 Honda CBR600RR (new)
2009 Aprilia RSVR 1000 (new) & lurve a "V" twin

So theres me then & now ,,,,,Beauty of it is once u put that helmet on u can be anybody :nana
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kenneth i do believe you have neglected to mention the honda melody you snapped in two on them speed humps near work..:jack

suzuki a100 1984
passed car test at 17 a year later so out of bikes for some time after ,then a bought a suzuki ts125 field bike about 1992 ish then when i smashed that up i got another for the road about 1995 then passed test in 97 and got a suzuki gsx600f then 1999 got a new zx6r then after that in 2003 honda blackbird (new)2005 kawasaki z1000 (new)didnt like the naked bike thing really so sold that with 1200 miles on it in 2006 and got the rsv also bought 125cc chinese scooter for work in 05(new) and recently bought a yammy diversion 900(1995) for some touring and wet days etc ...
 
passed my CBT in the May just gone then got my 2007 rs50 in the same May and thats it lol
 
HondaCBRrr06 said:
Right guys & gals here,s my biking life - so what about u r s :devious
Passed my test age 16 as u could then in 1971 & it was a figure of eight round 2 housing blocks,,, as i neared the examiner i thought NO way is he gonna step out into the road to test my emergency stop so i began to accelerate,,, ***** he then stepped into my path ,,,, low & behold i went broadside but he still passed me :jack
My history of biking:-
1971 passed test on -wait for it - on a Lambretta LI 150
1972 Lambretta GP 125 (new)
1973 Suzuki GT380 middle cylinder piston kept burning thru top (ram air system)
1975 joined army so 10 YRS OUT OF 14 yrs without bike
Used to be in army moto-cross team (Rhine)
1986 Yamaha XT 175 trail bike when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Yamaha RD 250 LC when stationed at Sandhurst
1987 Honda CB 500 four when stationed at RAF Odiham
1988 left army and bought Honda CX 500 for work
1990 first big bike "C" reg GSXR 750 to go to Isle of Man for first time :doug
1999 Kawasaki ZX9 - E1 (new)
2004 Honda Dylan 125 for work & still used daily (new)
2005 Honda CBR600RR (new)
2009 Aprilia RSVR 1000 (new) & lurve a "V" twin

So theres me then & now ,,,,,Beauty of it is once u put that helmet on u can be anybody :nana
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1995 whoops forgot my ZZR600 kept for trips to Manx GP etc etc & yes dave the Honda Melody !!!! :jack
 
Mines not the most impressive lists but ho hum here we go..

2005: Yammy dt50 field bike (learnt to ride on)

2006: passed cbt
2006: piaggio nrg 50cc scooter sold
2007: Completed full bike test aged 17 but Restricted to 33bhp for 2 years
2007: Brand new SV650 with bikini fairing sold
2008: 05 RSV100r Factory
2009: Restriction removed 2 weeks after my 19th birthday :thumbup
2009: Ktm 525 exc Supermoto conversion


Ollie :thumbup
 
thought i might aswell add a few pics of the previous bikes! soz, was just bored st at home.....
rs50.jpg

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bike.jpg

gsxr.jpg

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Always wanted a bike when I was younger but would probably have killed myself.

Took the direct access in 2000 and passed 1st time aged 35.

Suzuki RF900r (brand new) part exed it
Triumph T955i w plate bought in 2002 (fantastic bike) **** knocked me off it
Aprilia RSVR 05 (brand new) fookin hated it soz. It handled like a pig. Wrote it off but thats another story :eek:
CCM 604e supermoto (boring) sold it to fund the next bike
Aprilia RSVR 01 what a fantastic bike. It does everything I want it to do (well nearly ahem :devious) I can't see me ever selling it :thumbup

Most lusted after bike is the KTM RC8R :thumbup
 
mattblack said:
Always wanted a bike when I was younger but would probably have killed myself.

Took the direct access in 2000 and passed 1st time aged 35.

Suzuki RF900r (brand new) part exed it
Triumph T955i w plate bought in 2002 (fantastic bike) **** knocked me off it
Aprilia RSVR 05 (brand new) fookin hated it soz. It handled like a pig. Wrote it off but thats another story :eek:
CCM 604e supermoto (boring) sold it to fund the next bike
Aprilia RSVR 01 what a fantastic bike. It does everything I want it to do (well nearly ahem :devious) I can't see me ever selling it :thumbup

Most lusted after bike is the KTM RC8R :thumbup
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WOW it must have had some sort of problem mate as mine is 05 model rsvr and its the best handling bike i've ever had and as you can see i've had a few .
 

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