Motorcyle evolution process

[Poprock]

@ 61, 82 Maxim 650
@ 62, 80 XS 11 SG The King of Kong is a keeper.

[skippy344]

My scoots

12 yrs old Yamaha YZ-80 (vice grip for a shift lever!)
13 yrs old Yamaha YZ-125 (this thing damn near killed me)
18 yrs old Yamaha XS-500 (1st street bike, no power!)
19 Yrs old Yamaha XS-850SG (My intro in the "Special" world)
36 Yrs old to today, Yamaha XS11SG (This bike kicks some serious butt!)

Does it look like I favor Yamahas?

greg

[randy]

I'll bet Fred wins!

[jimboreeno]

1972 Honda CT-70 trail around age 12 - 16
Then the XJ11 this year....
Sort of an upgrade huh?

(-guy that owns shop goes to same church, and only charged $25).

Hey John...This one goes in the file for future reference!

[woodbutcher]

evolution process

I started with a 650 honda
1100 Honda Had some health problems sold both of them.
Spring of 05 saw an ad for 80 Yamaha for $1200 had only
360000 mi. Also had all the Vetter trim. Fairing, hardbags. trunk.
That got me back into the ridin' thing. Couldn't leave them alone.
Went out and got an 06 VStar 1100. Flame painted the whole bit.

Look out world here I come.



The woodbutcher

[webbcraft2150]

Heres what missed adding to my list since I hit the wrong key and posted the orginal before I was finished.

79 Laverda Jota 1000
81 Kawasaki 1100 Spectre
And the permanent fixture, 80 XS11 Hardbagger.

It has been interesting to read what your guys have had. Brings back memories of setting points, filling the Autolube tank and popping another Zener diode in while on the side of the road

[GNEPIG]

.. ok, i wasn't going to go there but if every one else can remember all the bikes they've had i guess i'll give it a try.
..these are all the ones i have had since 1980 when i bought my first bike from my mom - when i was 17. i have never been without at least one motorcycle ever since
.. well this is the list in just about the order that i aquired them in up until now[at least all the ones that i can remember]
*the ones with stars are the ones that i have now*
1970 CB 100 moms bike
74 F9 350 big horn
70 CL 100 black
71 CB 100 flat black
69 AT1 125
75 CB 125
74 MR 125
80 YZ 125
81 XV 750 Virago
78 PE 175
2-84 Can Am 500 MXs
8? CM 200T
2-72 S2 350 Triples
73 CT 175
82 DR 250
70 SS 350 Sprint [a beautiful bike]
78 Husky 250 WR
84 V65 Magna
81 XS 650 Heritage
80 xs 650 black
*79 xs11 Standard /the Ugly [my first]
79 xs11 Special [black] a very nice one
83 XR 200
2-82 XJ 650 Maxims
96 VN 800 A1 Vulcan [hated it]
80 xs11 Special [the Drag Turd]
81 xs 650 gray
99 Buell M2
*79 xs11 Special the Red
82 XV 920RH [the Drag Turd II]
82 PE 185
82 KZ 750 LTD
81 xs 400
80 xs 650 bob
84 450 Night Hawk
79 xs11 Special yellow with purple flames[didnt keep it long]
400cc Snowmow Mini custom ,i include this one because it has a big motor an i rode it alot [100mph mini bike]
*70 SS350 Sprint [ugly bike]
*79 xs11 Standard black
*73 Norton 750 Commando high rider
*66 M50 Sport
.. these are are the ones that i have owned and ridden, these do not include any of the parts bikes or mini bikes that i have owned or own at present for which i have a big pile of
.. now i have a headache, my vision is blurry and my index finger hurts, whos idea was this thread anyway?

[mro]

No Harleys?????

guess they don't count, so can't post much but

67 honda 305 dream
80 somthing honda 450
60 something BSA 250
80 xs1100G


mro

ps: in 1964 My dad built a 5 HP tote-goat with a 2 speed lawn mower trans. Rode the thing when ever my mom/dad went out. Super blast for a 8 year old. top speed about 35 MPH

[GNEPIG]

look again
.. there are three harley's in my pile, just not any comon ones that every one else has

[mro]

GNEPIG

Thats XStremely XSive

Normally I only read books that long that have lota pictures.


mro

[bandet01]

well i have only owned one bike and it is my 1979 xs1100 standard

[GNEPIG]

.. there 4 harley's in my list, i forgot that harley owned Buell by 1999.. can anyone else find the other three?

[Ken Talbot]

The SS350 is one of them.

[Street_Rat78]

Smallest XS...

Seeing as the XS11 is (to date) my first and only bike, what was the smalled XS Yamaha made. I'm looking for one for SWMBO, and I'm not sure a XS650 would be small enough for her. She's only 5'3" and might weigh 115 lbs soaking wet. I'd really like to get her on a classic XS but I'm not really sure she'll be able to.

Any of you guys know of a smaller XS than the XS650 ... and how hard one might be to find???

[John]

Yamaha made a 400 Special back then. maybe you could find one of those.