For cornering, lack of brakes trying to stop the beast and the saddle being low so my knees were by my ears; my 2002 Yamaha VMax..........but what a great 7 years of butt clenching fun i had with her!
Joined Aug 2009
5K Posts | 62+
Sunderland
Gs850 heavier than a bulldozer , tyres were crap n the brakes well what can I say a pair ov single pots stopping a train is a no no , but overall engine was bulletproof and no chain as it was a shafty
Early CB 750, it conked out on a regular basis, must have pushed it over half the county.
It did not have a throttle - just volume control.
My mate bought it off me 20 years ago & still has it.
It did not have a throttle - just volume control.
My mate bought it off me 20 years ago & still has it.
Joined Oct 2010
2K Posts | 20+
The Fens.
Hmm,.... my old 1973 Yamaha XS2 was mebbe the worse.It was the forerunner to the XS650,so it had the flexy frame and the spindly forks.The handling was,....erm,....interesting.
The poor thing had suffered badly from bodging former owners and died on me not long after I bought it.The wiring loom had been hacked into by someone and a crude alarm wired in.All the connections were done with chocolate block connectors,....nice!Took me a weekend of repairing the wiring loom to get it up and running again.
The paintwork was a typical 1970's lurid metalflake nightmare.My mate and I stripped it down to the last nut and bolt and repainted it plain black.I got some good s/h parts from a local breakers and the old girl looked pretty good.My mate also rebuilt the engine top end,so it went pretty good too.
It must have been good as the bloke that bought it gave me almost double what I paid for it.
The poor thing had suffered badly from bodging former owners and died on me not long after I bought it.The wiring loom had been hacked into by someone and a crude alarm wired in.All the connections were done with chocolate block connectors,....nice!Took me a weekend of repairing the wiring loom to get it up and running again.
The paintwork was a typical 1970's lurid metalflake nightmare.My mate and I stripped it down to the last nut and bolt and repainted it plain black.I got some good s/h parts from a local breakers and the old girl looked pretty good.My mate also rebuilt the engine top end,so it went pretty good too.
It must have been good as the bloke that bought it gave me almost double what I paid for it.
I had an XS650B that was as you say KB, interesting in the wet / dry/ light / dark. Not so bad when you got used to it though.
Worse than that was a GT550 triple, scary at any time, I swapped it for a car.
Worse than that was a GT550 triple, scary at any time, I swapped it for a car.
Joined Dec 2008
6K Posts | 84+
Usually at the top of the apple tree.
I don't think I could single oot any one bike in particular as the worst, as with all machines I've owned or used they each have their own good and bad points.
The ugliest and worst handling bike I've owned and still do is ma Kawa ZG1300, it corners like it's hinged in the middle and wallows it's way roon a bend.
On the plus side it has a huge tank range and more importantly yer can ride it all day long withoot walkin intae yer hoose afterwards movin like Quasimodo.
The ugliest and worst handling bike I've owned and still do is ma Kawa ZG1300, it corners like it's hinged in the middle and wallows it's way roon a bend.
On the plus side it has a huge tank range and more importantly yer can ride it all day long withoot walkin intae yer hoose afterwards movin like Quasimodo.
Joined Jul 2012
118 Posts | 0+
Durham North East England
Worst bike girl called Sarah she was ......oops sorry ! Worst bike ever for shear rip off ham yam, northern folks my remember them. Hamilton's motorcycles produced fully faired ,expansion boxed rd 250s ,in Roberts or Baker colours, they looked good, but their "tuning" meant in reality they were slower than standard ,the fairing and exhausts ground out on corners and they were a pig to put right engine wise !
Joined Oct 2013
10 Posts | 0+
Peterborough
Without doubt it was a CBF1000F. A detuned Blade does not put any fire in your belly. Unlike my new Tuono which makes me feel young again!!!!
Joined Nov 2013
317 Posts | 16+
Washington State, USA
