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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / September 2007Bikes you should have bought
I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents into slavery to buy one.  Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." > I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but > TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi > 750 S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both > parents into slavery to buy one. I should have bought the KTM 990 Adventure instead of the BMW 1200GS, that is a f.cking fact. Signature'Never get off the boat' Nige Land Rover Discovery Extreme (1995) Yamaha MT-03 (2006) Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994) >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I should have bought the KTM 990 Adventure instead of the BMW 1200GS, > that is a f.cking fact. Yes, I strongly believe you should have. The world would have lost a new term for punting out a bodged (whatever) to an unsuspecting punter though. Swings and roundabouts. SignatureSi - XV535 >>> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >>> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yes, I strongly believe you should have. The world would have lost a new > term for punting out a bodged (whatever) to an unsuspecting punter though. And the term is truly wonderful. > Swings and roundabouts. And bikes? SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> Yes, I strongly believe you should have. The world would have lost >> a new term for punting out a bodged (whatever) to an unsuspecting >> punter though. > > And the term is truly wonderful. I'm honourerd, i think. Signature'Never get off the boat' Nige Land Rover Discovery Extreme (1995) Yamaha MT-03 (2006) Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994) >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > >When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 >S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents >into slavery to buy one. Stood with cash in hand by a new GSX1100E Bought a used K100RS I can't help but think if I'd bought the Suzi I'd still have it... SignatureGyp Change to dotcom to reply >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I can't help but think if I'd bought the Suzi I'd still have it... ...sitting in the garage with about 50 miles on it. Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." >>> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >>> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >...sitting in the garage with about 50 miles on it. Distant chest infection (3,5) SignatureGyp Change to dotcom to reply > In message <mNUKi.21673$c_1.15...@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, platypus > <monotr...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Distant chest infection (3,5) <fx: whizz, tinkle, rurr-rurr-rurr, tonk.> Entered Times crossword mode, took 10 seconds. Nice. >> Distant chest infection (3,5) > ><fx: whizz, tinkle, rurr-rurr-rurr, tonk.> > >Entered Times crossword mode, took 10 seconds. Nice. Entered (!) think-like-ukrm mode, took .01 seconds. Try this one - I found it in some crossword or other last year, and I meant to post it (due to perceived relevance), but forgot all about it until now: Platypus keeps time, by arrangement (9). SignatureDarren GSF1200N K3 Sucking his keyboard for inspiration, DR typed: >>> Distant chest infection (3,5) >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Entered (!) think-like-ukrm mode, took .01 seconds. Ahem - you have the advantage of me, Sir. Not been here long enough, but I'm learning. > Try this one - I found it in some crossword or other last year, and I > meant to post it (due to perceived relevance), but forgot all about it > until now: > > Platypus keeps time, by arrangement (9). Tick, tick, tick ... SignatureRich B Bandit 1200S Take out the obvious to email me. > >> Distant chest infection (3,5) > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Platypus keeps time, by arrangement (9). I like that one. Years ago, when I was a horny teenager entertaining some burd in my bedroom, some so-called mates stuck one outside the bedroom door to see if we'd keep time. SignatureBMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... platypus says... > I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's > post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: Honda RC30 that my then wife-to-be talked me out of buying in favour of buying a house and getting married. At the time I was pretty well minted and could have paid cash for it. Without her knowledge I bought a Gixer 750L not long after the ink had dried on the mariage cert, and stashed it round at a friend's until she found out and forced me into selling it. SignatureLozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE Suzuki SV650 K3 Honda CBR600 F-W Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka > platypus says... >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > it round at a friend's until she found out and forced me into selling > it. Loz, I love you dearly, but I can't for the life of me understand how that works. I mean how can a wife force the husband to sell something/anything? SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 Beav says... > > platypus says... > >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Loz, I love you dearly, but I can't for the life of me understand how that > works. I mean how can a wife force the husband to sell something/anything? You had to be there to understand. SignatureLozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE Suzuki SV650 K3 Honda CBR600 F-W Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka > Beav says... > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > You had to be there to understand. You mean she had you strapped to a board with a pair of tin snips poised around your bollocks while she salivated madly with eyes rolling round in her head? SignatureCBR1000 FZ1-N Go-Ped BOMB#14 ibW#40 LotR#0 BOTAFOT#157 BotM#3 Whinging Courier says... > > Beav says... > > > Loz, I love you dearly, but I can't for the life of me understand how that > > > works. I mean how can a wife force the husband to sell something/anything? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > around your bollocks while she salivated madly with eyes rolling round > in her head? Only when she wanted kinky sex SignatureLozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE Suzuki SV650 K3 Honda CBR600 F-W Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka > Whinging Courier says... > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Only when she wanted kinky sex You mean she wouldn't wear marigolds? Mate, as Beav said, I love you dearly but it wouldn't have been alarm bells ringing, it'd have been huge f.cking Moroccan things SignatureCBR1000 FZ1-N Go-Ped BOMB#14 ibW#40 LotR#0 BOTAFOT#157 BotM#3 > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > S3, I liked them so much I've been trying to make my T3 look like one. SignatureSimon >> When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 >> S3, > > I liked them so much I've been trying to make my T3 look like one. <fiddles distractedly with ebay> Maybe next year, after the Elefant. Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." >>> When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi >>> 750 S3, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Maybe next year, after the Elefant. A self propelled gun? Signature'Never get off the boat' Nige Land Rover Discovery Extreme (1995) Yamaha MT-03 (2006) Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994) >>>> When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi >>>> 750 S3, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > A self propelled gun? A fine metaphor for a Guzzi. Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." > > A self propelled gun? > > A fine metaphor for a Guzzi. I was rather pleased when someone [1] described me overtaking them as like being passed by a Lancaster. All the more fun as I was mumbling "dagga, dagga, dagga" as I went past. [1] I think it was Dan L SignatureSimon > > > A self propelled gun? > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > [1] I think it was Dan L ISTR that was on a 'FOT and you were late so had to catch us up. All I recall (being a back marker), was a distant rumbling behind me, when I looked in the mirror there appeared to be a blurred SOB approaching at an indecent rate of knots, pilotted by what appeared to be just a large open face helmet with big staring be-goggled eyes. It went past me at around Mach 1, a deafening crescendo of many small italian parts being made to work a lot quicker than guiseppe envisaged they ever would. Upon catching up at Tescos, it was apparent that it was also spunking oil everywhere. Happy days. SignatureDan L Too much time to think, too little to do. dan.yodanet@gmail.com http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11 > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > > S3, > > I liked them so much I've been trying to make my T3 look like one. sh.t, I'd settle for a nice T3. NLM have one in at under 3k <fx: looks at bank statement and sobs> > I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's > post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 S3, I > should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents into slavery > to buy one. A mint 2000-mile KH400, back in 1981. I bought an SOHC CB750F1 instead. Huge mistake. SignatureBMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: 1980: RD400 in white wiv red stripes. Got the KH250 instead. 2002 to present: GL1800SE in black. Bikes I wish I hadn't bought: Blackbird. Signature| ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z |_\_____/_| ..93550../..25068.../..31928. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG* |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11 '^' RBR Clues: 69 Pts:0960 Miles:3899 > Bikes I wish I hadn't bought: Blackbird. Do tell.......... Mark >> Bikes I wish I hadn't bought: Blackbird. > >Do tell.......... Dull as ditchwater. A bit too big for the commute, too. Signature| ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z |_\_____/_| ..93550../..25068.../..31928. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG* |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11 '^' RBR Clues: 69 Pts:0960 Miles:3899 >>I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >>post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > >1980: RD400 in white wiv red stripes. Got the KH250 instead. > >2002 to present: GL1800SE in black. No surprise there then. Don't know why you just don't buy one. You want one and I'm sure Linda could be persuaded about the extra comfort, pace, luxury etc etc. >Bikes I wish I hadn't bought: Blackbird. Why? SignaturePaul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y) VFR800 | ZX6R | R1150GS BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09 Admits to working for London Underground! >>>I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >>>post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >one and I'm sure Linda could be persuaded about the extra comfort, pace, >luxury etc etc. I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. >>Bikes I wish I hadn't bought: Blackbird. > >Why? Spent far too much on too much bike, that I *thought* I wanted, and have spent eight years trying to justify it to myself. It's worth next to bugger all now, so I may as well commute on it till it dies. Signature| ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z |_\_____/_| ..93550../..25068.../..31928. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG* |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11 '^' RBR Clues: 69 Pts:0960 Miles:3899 > Spent far too much on too much bike, that I *thought* I wanted, and > have spent eight years trying to justify it to myself. It's worth next > to bugger all now, so I may as well commute on it till it dies. "You will go to Honda for ten years". <sob> SignatureBear > I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's > post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents > into slavery to buy one. Pair of Katana 1000's with flat-slide carbs. Mate had them, one as a race bike one as a road bike, he fell into some problem marriage and she made him get rid for about 1/3rd what they were worth, and I had the cash at the time. Can't remember what stopped me. My mate Kurt Langan won the Marlboro clubmans championship at Silverstone on an LC350 , er many years ago. I had spannered for him, swapping some Stan Stephens barrels etc the previous night and was offered his winning bike cheaply ... again didn't take it. :( SignaturePaul - xxx (mobile) In communiqué <jzUKi.21658$c_1.8464@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, platypus <monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: Possibly, I should have had faith in Lambertini and the Berti brothers that the Morini Corsaro 1200 would actually happen, rather than remain an MCN 'scoop' ibike, instead of buying the Voxan. Still not ruled it out, but I would have difficulty swapping the Tart for a Corsaro or 9 1/2 because: a) No dealer would give me a PX, b) No one would buy it privately, though I could try Nigeing it out on ebay.fr, c) I really do like it in an illogical way, d) It might be a reasonably rare collectors item one day ("never raced or rallied mate"), e) I might *just* be able to squeeze another bike in to the garage. Signature+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Gilera Nordwest Yamaha WR250Z | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: Thinking about it, when my local dealer was shifting new 350LCs for £675 OTR (IIRC) when the YPVS came out, I should have bought all of them SignatureGyp Change to dotcom to reply > >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but > >TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > Thinking about it, when my local dealer was shifting new 350LCs for £675 > OTR (IIRC) when the YPVS came out, I should have bought all of them If you mean the original one then yes, you should have. I can't believe what they're making, money-wise - like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-RD-350-LC-4l0-matching-frame-engine- vgc_W0QQitemZ260164286929QQihZ016QQcategoryZ9809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1Q QcmdZViewItem So that's no tax or MOT, no indication of mileage (never a good sign), and it's apparently worth £2,000! Then again, try finding a decent one these days ... the would appear to be on a par with rocking horse sh.t for rarity. Or a tidy 250LC that's reached £1,800 already?! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-YAMAHA-RD-250-LC-WHITE-RED-RD250LC-ORIGINAL- MINT_W0QQitemZ200155045625QQihZ010QQcategoryZ9809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem Or how about a ratty, non-UK 500 LC? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RD-500-LC- YPVS_W0QQitemZ330168433538QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem £2,500 and it's not even reached reserve yet! Although at least that one's got MOT. I'm trying to bring myself to say "who would want something like that in this day an age?" but again, if I had the room, it's the sort of thing that would tempt me [1] [1] until the sanity bus arrived and I realised I don't have the skills to look after one, at any rate SignatureBear > I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's > post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 S3, I > should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents into slavery > to buy one. AOL. Horniest looking bike ever. > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > > S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents > > into slavery to buy one. > > AOL. Horniest looking bike ever. pornogo! http://www.roadholder.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/750s.jpg SignatureSimon >>> When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi >>> 750 S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > pornogo! > http://www.roadholder.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/750s.jpg Swan-necks. Ooh. <fap, fap etc> Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." > > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > > > S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > pornogo! http://www.roadholder.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/750s.jpg <fx: desk rises, computer falls over, pens roll on floor, female colleagues stare, sound of ripping trouser-cloth ...> > > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi > > > 750 S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > pornogo! > http://www.roadholder.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/750s.jpg Hmmm, I do like that. SignatureDan L Too much time to think, too little to do. dan.yodanet@gmail.com http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11 > > > When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 > > > S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > pornogo!http://www.roadholder.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/750s.jpg I likze the bars dropped like this. http://www.guzzitech.dk/08/Niels.jpg P. Sucking his keyboard for inspiration, zymurgy@technologist.com typed: >>>> When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi >>>> 750 S3, I should have followed my original impulse and sold both [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://www.guzzitech.dk/08/Niels.jpg Looks great, but I bet it would be a bastard on the wrists. SignatureRich B Bandit 1200S Take out the obvious to email me. >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: 1998, was a little 'bored' with the ZZR11 (!) and the missus never went on the back anymore, so I really wanted an R1. But, they were effectively 1500 quid more than a ZX9R, so got one of those instead. Great tho the 9R was, I always regretted not having one of the first generation R1s. So, when the missus walked out a few years later, I didn't make the same mistake twice, and got a first generation GSX-R 1000 :-) SignatureChamp I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race) neal at champ dot org dot uk >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So, when the missus walked out a few years later, I didn't make the > same mistake twice, and got a first generation GSX-R 1000 :-) One of my brother's previous girlfriends (this was about 20 or so years ago) was complaining to one of his mates that David spent more time and attention on his bike[1] than he did on her. The mate pointed out that he'd paid £400 for the bike, whereas he'd picked her up off the street. [1]Honda CB500T in brown. Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: I should have bought a ZX10R a year earlier than I did. >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but >> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: >> > I should have bought a ZX10R a year earlier than I did. I should have done almost everything earlier than I did. Signatureplatypus "I had that Nigel in the air once." > >> I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but > >> TOG's post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > > > I should have bought a ZX10R a year earlier than I did. > > I should have done almost everything earlier than I did. <VBG> i'm with you on that one. P. "platypus" <monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message <jzUKi.21658$c_1.8464@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>: >I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's >post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought: > >When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 S3, I >should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents into slavery >to buy one. My only real bike regret is not having owned an H2 at some point. I suppose there's a lot of life left yet so it may yet happen though. Apart from that I've pretty much had most of the bikes I wanted or at least have been willing to live with. SignatureK75RT, K1100LT, ZXR750H1, 5TA, Z500/Velorex chair. "I'm the fear addicted, danger illustrated" > My only real bike regret is not having owned an H2 at some point. <AOL> That, and an original Mark One Jota. SignatureBMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... |
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