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best motorcycle EVER! - 1ArmedBandit - 12-11-2009
Just watched a doco, ten best motorcycles,
10. Harley Knuckle Head
9. Moto Guzzi V8
8. Vespa
7. Brough Superior SS100
6. The Britten V1001
5. Triumph Bonneville
4. Y2K
3. Honda CB750
2. Ducati 916
Best Motorcycle Ever Was Declared the..........................
1. Honda Cub
40 million built
interested in your thoughts.................
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - ruffy jnr - 12-11-2009
still reckon the busa is the best..(y)
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - big kev - 12-11-2009
jenn i just recoreded that of discovery lol was good but they missed out on some other great bikes
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - 1ArmedBandit - 12-11-2009
(12-11-2009, 08:40pm)big kev Wrote: jenn i just recoreded that of discovery lol was good but they missed out on some other great bikes
Yeah I agree...............but what are they??? and what was the criteria used to create above said list.
The Mighty Busa wasn't even mentioned
So lets have your versions guys
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - big kev - 12-11-2009
jenn wright up a thread BEST TOP TEN BIKES and people can submit there lists
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - 1ArmedBandit - 12-11-2009
(12-11-2009, 08:50pm)big kev Wrote: jenn wright up a thread BEST TOP TEN BIKES and people can submit there lists
AwwwwwwwwwH Crap! Kev......................
I struggle to post up a post with an icon in it...................................
can't we just do it here!!!!!
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - Heidi1 - 12-11-2009
You can just do it here.
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - big kev - 12-11-2009
ok either way
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - 1ArmedBandit - 12-11-2009
(12-11-2009, 09:03pm)Heidi1 Wrote: You can just do it here.
Thanks Heidi and if I add the word "lesbian" that seems to get simmo to comment
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - richardo - 13-11-2009
(12-11-2009, 09:09pm)1ArmedBandit Wrote:(12-11-2009, 09:03pm)Heidi1 Wrote: You can just do it here.
Thanks Heidi and if I add the word "lesbian" that seems to get simmo to comment
Did someone say lesbian?
Was that a particular model of bike perhaps? As in the Honda Lezzo? Ok well I'll shut up now.
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - Rev - 13-11-2009
Brough Superior ss100
Vincent Black Shadow
Velocette Thruxton
BSA Gold Star
Matchless Silver Hawk
Bonneville
Harley Knuckle
Honda CB 750
Kawasaki z1
Hayabusa
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - Ward P - 13-11-2009
(13-11-2009, 10:11am)Rev Wrote: Brough Superior ss100
Vincent Black Shadow
Velocette Thruxton
BSA Gold Star
Matchless Silver Hawk
Bonneville
Harley Knuckle
Honda CB 750
Kawasaki z1
Hayabusa
I only know the last 5 - you must be VERY old
My old man had the Velcette and Vincent at different times - before I was around. He also had BSA Gold flash and various others. Lots of stories to tell. Only wish he still owned the Vincent. (Top of my wish list
) One sold at auction in Melb the other day for $45k - I'd a snapped it up had I known! Bit like rocking horse shit the days for sale.
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - Camel - 13-11-2009
Camel's Top Ten Motorcycles
For no other reason than because they stand out
Carl Neracher's Ner-A-Car, thousands built, only one and a half survive in Australia. Feet forward at its best.
![[Image: NER-A-CAR-350-ModelC-1925.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/NER-A-CAR-350-ModelC-1925.jpg)
Yamaha YZ465 G
Insane power, dubious handling (because it was really a unicycle), king of the sand dunes. Broke more of my bones than any other bike.
![[Image: 05_ym50_doc-17-YZ465.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/05_ym50_doc-17-YZ465.jpg)
Suzuki Re5
Suzuki's rotary engined experiment. Bald Hills TAFE had one in their motorcycle section. It had sat for years without being run. They let me wack a dealer plate on it and fog mossies along the SE highway after I got the cantankerous bitch going.
![[Image: 39_suzuki_re_5_rotary_jpg201000x671.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/39_suzuki_re_5_rotary_jpg201000x671.jpg)
Kawasaki Z1 900
As an apprentice I rebuilt heaps of them, raced them at drags and on the beach, could do the cams blindfolded. Gotta love that 4000 RPM buzz zone.
![[Image: 72.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/72.jpg)
Kawasaki GPZ 900
Revolutionary. And had a full fairing! Graham, if you're out there, I still remember that you owe me a head for one of these!
![[Image: Kawasaki-GPZ900R-1984.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/Kawasaki-GPZ900R-1984.jpg)
Kawasaki H2 750 Triple
How did Kawasaki hide the hinge in the middle of the frame? I know it's there somewhere.... and why did I agree to porting and running them on methanol?
![[Image: kaw_74_h2_broc.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/kaw_74_h2_broc.jpg)
Suzuki GT 750
The waterbottle or 'kettle'. Too close to the H2. But had a rubber frame instead of a hinge.
![[Image: gt750l_uk_brochure.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/gt750l_uk_brochure.jpg)
Honda CB750
Was rebuilding one a week for what seemed like a decade. This was a quantam leap in motorcycling. You've got to respect that. Even if it was out-accelerated by most cars. Didn't handle in the wet, that's why the rider is taking off his helmet. He'd rather walk home.
![[Image: cb750_k1_uk_brochure.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/cb750_k1_uk_brochure.jpg)
Kawasaki W2SS 750
I liked the W1 better, but couldn't find a decent photo, so I used this one. I could have used a photo of a BSA and photoshopped the badges, you'd never know. Japanese 'emulation' at it's best. Not long after everyone started copying the japs, (particularly Laverda), except the british. Who should have.
![[Image: W650SS.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/W650SS.jpg)
Honda CX650E
All Hail the CX. After the plastic CX 500's became commuter and courier's staple ride, the design reached it's zenith with the CX650 Turbo. I worked on too many CX500T's to appreciate them, so I bought not one, but two CX650E's. One day I'll finish the resto.
![[Image: CX650-min.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/CX650-min.jpg)
Honda CT110
Australia's best selling bike (thanks to you-know-who). Had a contract to service them. Tough as nails. Could be cartwheeled with barely any damage, run dry of oil and just keep on going (let the seized piston cool down first). Based on the Cub
![[Image: ct110.jpg]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/ct110.jpg)
Honda RC125M
Because they could and did.
![[Image: RC125Mdark.png]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/RC125Mdark.png)
Suzuki Hayabusa
Because it is the best bike ever made. And I can hack the ECU!
![[Image: Busa220081124.png]](http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t20/camel_geselle/Top%20Ten%20Bikes/Busa220081124.png)
Camel
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - Rev - 13-11-2009
Me old Ward ?
You're only as old as the woman you're feeling..........SHIT.......... I'm still ancient
Went for a ride with some Ulysses grumpster coots,they nicknamed me "The Kid"
RE: best motorcycle EVER! - simmo - 13-11-2009
(12-11-2009, 09:09pm)1ArmedBandit Wrote:(12-11-2009, 09:03pm)Heidi1 Wrote: You can just do it here.
Thanks Heidi and if I add the word "lesbian" that seems to get simmo to comment
Comment
The Lesobusa is the best Motorcycle ever
Nothing beasts a lovely lady wrapped in leather