The bikes you own/Owned and would like to own( and what you liked about them! )...

Hehe, obvious thread coming from moi!

However to kick start discussions, will make a similar one for cars as well.

Starting off -

1) Yamaha RX 100 - For a brief period in 2004 I was the proud owner of a 1988 fully rebuilt RX100. Rode it like crazy for about a year, using it religiously to commute to college and back. And the fact that it gave 40kmpl no matter how you rode it!

Interesting tidbit - The missus asked me for a ride on it, rather than me offering one! ( bad bad )


2) Royal Enfield ThunderBird - Got this end 2004 as an upgrade ( i was considering a Honda Unicorn!!! ) - First bike I paid my family back for, and made sure that I did so for all the others that came along ( other than the RXZ in which my wifey is an equal/greater owner than I am ! )

- Rode it for over 70,000 kms over the next 4 years, in the rain, sun, highway, back lanes, even hilly terrain and over narrow hiking paths.

- Never failed me. The rear seat was the wifey's favourite on all my bikes. And some wonderful memories too.( Her favourite from all my bikes! )

3) Yamaha R15 - Had been bitten by this bike ever since its launch. However after putting out for the Kawasaki Ninja, dint think about it. However when there was nothing happening about the Ninja, in Feb 2009 got this as a valentine's day gift for myself! hehe. Enjoyed it for about 12,000 kms, and made a few trips here and there. It was a great everyday run about, and a great, nimble little performance beast!

- Did require complete attention and proper maintenance to extract the best, however was worth it.

4) Ninja 250 - Came in October 2009 ( yup ) The monster of a bike. However could not ride it much due to the oopmh factor, and everyone wanting to sit on it, or play with it the moment I parked it anywhere. So it became more of a weekend ride/occasional machine. However did a 300+ km trip with the Missus behind me, and after that she refused to sit on the bike for anything offered to her.

5) Yamaha RXZ 5-speed - Came early 2010, as a 10 year old, 30,000 kms done machine, and was painfully done up ( twice to be honest ) to the current state of tune/build it is in. Spent over twice what its worth. And to prove how special it is, the missus has some pictures of me and my friend trying to pull this bike up the stairs to the first floor living room where I used to stay.

Currently with a fully rebuilt engine ( all imported parts ), and everything new on the bike other than the frame and the swingarm, its parked in our living room, under the staircase.

6) KTM Duke 200 - After itching around ( literally ) for quite sometime, the missus gave in, and we went to buy the Duke 200. Done around 1700 kms, and loving each minute of it. Its as much fun as the Ninja 250, if not more, and much easier on the mind/pocket!!!! I am loving it!!!


Future Aspirations -


1) Though I am hooked to the Duke probably the KTM 690 when it comes out.

2) A decent sports 600 ( Honda CBR or similar )

3) A decent cruiser 600-1000cc ( Suzuki Intruder 800 )


Post away Buoyz!!!

 

owned: Hero puch sakti 3g? is that even a bike?
70cc, 3 gears, amazing pick up.
Rode: Pulsar gen1, gen2, gen 2, gen4: over 10k kms. All 150 cc, dtsi and other stuff.
aspire to acquire: Vmax, Norton, Indian chief

 

Hero Puch was any School Boy's wet dream in the early 90s. I remember seeing my cousin brother throwing a tantrum and rolling on the floor for a Puch! It could wheelie real well, and those steel alloys were hawt.


And see, even Shah Rukh Khan agrees!


--- Post Merged: Jul 9, 2012 at 6:37 PM ---
So technically before SRK was brand ambassador for Hyundai, He was doing Hero Puch!!

 

oh yeah, i remember him being the brand ambassador. not sure, if it was the time when i started hating him or not.

 

Lol!

 

never owned a bike. total two wheeler riding experience must be under 200 kms, if not 100.

would like to own a nice enfield classic 500 in matte military green colour. and a nimble liter class bike.

why i have such limited experience with two wheelers: i always knew i would be a mad man on the road. so even thought i was told to buy a pulsar 180 back in 03-04 for long haul college commute, i skipped. i get dangerous even on bicycles. tend to crouch and have fun. burned my fair share of puny bicycle brakes.

bad habit: calling every other motor vehicle on the road "luna cc".

 

Do bicycles count???
If yes, I had one when I was 6 or 7 years old. Avon. (Ma, dekho, A - 1 cycle )
What I liked about it - I learnt how to ride a bicycle on this white and blue chhutku..

Fast forward to present - partial ownership experience with the RXZ 5 speed that JD666 has.
My riding experience is a whole 10 inches of travel on his KTM Duke. I had reparked the parked bike

 

Thank you, thank you!!