My Other car is...a Bike!

i have a bike-shaped itch at the moment since i sold my last one a few years ago it's got worse and worse, despite the use of cream.

what have you got, what did you have? what would you get? :drive:

Before her illness took over we had these....




This is my wife looking like a hardened biker with the iridium visor......... And her teddy rucksack :nonod: women!!

This ones mine, 3.5k worth of engine mods by previous owner! Very very fast. :yesnod:
Ellesmere Port to Leeds in 40mins!!! :whistle: :broon:
It lives in Poland now.

I've got a Honda NT650V Deauville (aka Dullville to riders of almost any other bike !)
I bought it because I wanted a shaft drive, low maintenance, comfortable commuter, so if you 're looking for something more frivolous it's not the one to choose
I got it in 2001 when it was 3 months old and with 2000 miles on it, and it and it's now 13 years and 3 months old with 95,000 miles on it, and apart from tyres and pads all it's needed is new rear wheel bearings, new rear disc and a new pair of forks when the originals became pitted and started leaking damper oil, so I consider it a good workhorse, and despite its nickname it still out accelerates most things on 4 wheels (0-60 in a little over 6 secs). I ride it about 60 miles each way to London to work in summer, and to the train station when it's too cold in winter, and it's free to park (and easy to find a space) at both.
If I was replacing it I quite fancy the BMW F800ST although I've never ridden one.

This was my fleet until I got into the TFs.



Now I just have the KTM left and that has languished in the back of the garage for about 2 years now. It is a 2006 Supermoto, a nice bike, but when it is sunny we always go out in the TFs. It will see daylight again though.

...had this when I was 16.
50ccm, max. 35mph... :woo2:

I was trying to insert an image but I can't seem to manage it. I used to ride an MT5 to school when I was around 14/15. I would love to have a proper bike...maybe when I'm grown up.

My favorite bike was this one

Written off by a lane changing brummie.

my current bike is (just like) this one (please forgive the stock pic I couldnt link to a recent pic)

My one and only motorbike.

some nice bikes there, loving the his n hers CBRs
i found a pic of my last bike, scanned from a print in days of old :yesnod:

really? wrote: some nice bikes there, loving the his n hers CBRs
i found a pic of my last bike, scanned from a print in days of old :yesnod:

Very nice looking bike there!!

I used to have a blue ZZR600. But project Twins came along and those days are gone.

Maybe the twins have started a downwards spiral.

Before ahem.. "trying" I could buy pretty much nice things within reason then the following happened.
Bought MGF & wrote off the same day
Sold Motorbike
Bought TF
Sold TF
Bought another TF
Had twins
Nat reduced work hours
Had balls lopped
Moved House
Sold TF
Bought a ethnic minority *ki bus
Give Nat more pocket money

Had some good times though.

I now have a 21 speed super aluminum push iron

Had numerous bikes continuously since I was 16 (now 66 ) usually running a trail bike and tourer since I was 42 when money became more plentyful.Currently own a Honda Goldwing and a Kawasaki KLE 500