[Edwljoseph]

Being semi-senile, I can't remember whether we did this topic before.

If we did, let me know, if not, let's go.

What did you ride/own on the way to the Burgman?

Me:

1966 Marusho 500 (Japanese BMW clone)
1969 Triumph Bonneville 650
1971 Yamaha DT1F 250
1972 Honda 350
1979 Suzuki 750
1982 Yamaha 650 Heritage
1982 Yamaha 920 Virago
1987 Yamaha Venture Royale
2001 Suzuki Bandit B6S
2003 Suzuki Burgman 650

I still have the Bandit. Enjoy both.

Eddie

 

[blueburgerbob]

How we got here...

Who cares if we did it before.... its interesting.

- 72 Honda CT-70
- 69 Honda 125
- 73 Suzuki GT 250...long time
- 81 honda PA-50 Moped
- 80 Honda PA- 50 moped ( Twins ) One blue One Red
- 83 Yamaha 180cc Scooter.... kinda rare
- 84 Yamaha Venture Royal... mint Cont.
- 02 Yamaha BWS 50.... just for fun
And finaly my much loved 03 Burgman 650... That puts a smile on this face every time I ride.....

 

[abm]

We dont need np stinkin bikes!!

I was giggin' six nights a week in a Disco band in 1977, about 19 yo, when my girl and I stumbled onto a honda 50cc scooter in my dads garage. Sandals, no helmet, no mc license, we got on....that was it..

Honda 50
honda 175
honda 400 4 cyl.
Yam 750 3 cyl Shaft dr. (Fond memories)
Suzy 1100 Tourer (remmember?)
HArley FXRS
HArley FXRT
HARLEY Ultra Classic FI
Kaw 1500 Nomad FI
Honda Shadow Ace tourer x2 ( I had two, long story)
A coupla Goldwings, a used 900 witha Vetter,a nd a latter 1992 1500 six.

The above was not in Chronalogical order. I may have left a few of the less memorable out....I think a very ratty BMW R1000 with a cracked frame I had for a coupla weeks.

I owned an electric inline scooter company, I have a bunch of high performance electrics I just sold.

And now, as soon as work permits, the BB will be going to my favorite destinations - the inn at the Mill Stream in Woodstock NY, and the Canadian Atlantic Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador.

 

[minnmax]

Limiting my response to two-wheeled motorized vehicles:

• 1985 Honda Elite 250 (Purchased used in 1997, sold in 2001.)[/*:m:2ks6sw2z]
• 2001 Honda Reflex 250 (My wife is going to try riding it this year.)[/*:m:2ks6sw2z]
• 2003 Suzuki Burgman 650 (Love Hondas, but the Burgie can't be beat!)

• [/*:m:2ks6sw2z]

 

[mactd83]

87 50cc suzuki scooter
94 50cc yamaha jog (still have in garage and works perfect)
94 yamaha FZR 600
00 yamaha R6
03 yamaha R6 (only kept it for 3 months till i saw the burgman)
03 blue burgman 650

all that and im only 26!

 

[mfa]

250 Honda single
350 Honda twin
400 Honda GB (cafe racer)
500 Honda GB (done up as cafe racer)
750 Honda four (cafe racer)
650 Yamaha turbo
800 Honda Pacific Coast
650 Burgman

 

[Greg]

Well here goes ...

Suzuki TS185 Road / trail single two stroke
Suzuki GT250 Road bike twin two stroke modified to 350cc, 750 carbies
(suzuki RE5 rotary) mag wheels, brakes and instruments
110mph top speed ... wheelies up to 4th gear (6 speed box)
Best bike for drag race anything up to 750cc
Suzuki GS1000E Best bike I ever owned - nobody wonted to drag anymore ...

Big brake from riding 2-3 years due to going insane with doing 100mph
every where I went ...

Yamaha XT500 Road / trail single 4 stroke - bucket o [email protected]
Yamaha XS850 Road bike triple shaft drive - another bucket
Honda Shadow 750 Cruiser ( owned for 5 years 120,000klms) almost
as good as GS1000E ...
Honda Hornet CB900 Road bike naked detuned Fireblade - Insane bike If
you like going 100mph without realising it ... only keep this for
12 months uncomfortable for me ...
Suzuki Burgman 650 well you know the answer to this very good up until It was stolen ...
Suzuki Burgman 250 like It better then 650 for my type of use - traffic
jams easy to hand through traffic ...

Greg ...

 

[BIG BAD JOHN]

1972 or 73? Honda QA50 - The little 2 speed, not the Mini Trail
1965 Honda S65
1973 Hodaka 125 Wombat
1974 Honda XL350
1970? Bridgestone 175 Twin
1969 Kawasaki H-1 500 - Fully Goosed, Scary Fast
1972 Kawasaki H-2 750 - See Above, Multiply Scary Fast by at least 5.
1973 Kawasaki Z-1
1974 Honda 125 Elsinore with FMF kit - Mucho Fasto
1974 Kawasaki H-1 500 - Not quite as fast as the 69, but still scary.
1978 Yamaha XS 650 Special
1979 Suzuki 450 Lowrider
1974 Honda CT-70
1982 Yamaha Virago 920

Too many others to list, some I only kept around for a few days, some a bit longer. The above are what I kept long enough to remember.

 

[pauljo]

1960 Ducati 200 Single (Used & Abused, very unreliable)
1958 Cushman Eagle Scooter (Even swap for the Ducati)
1967 Yamaha Big Bear 250 (Rode it from San Antonio, TX to Connecticut. I was young, crazy, and too poor to ship it home...)
19?? Honda 90 (From newspaper ad - never ran too good)
1971 Honda 175 twin (high pipes, smooth running bike)

--- Ahh... New Japanese motorcycles were cheap in the early 80's ---

1980 Suzuki GN400 (street single - kick start only)
1981 Suzuki GS750E (fairly fast 4 cyl)
1982 Kawasaki Spectre 750 (4 cyl, wide power band. Rode it from Connecticut to Florida & back)
1982 Kawasaki KZ440 (for wife to ride, vertical twin, belt drive)
1983 Suzuki Tempter (650 vertical twin, retro British bike clone)
1983 Suzuki GS650E (4 cyl, scary handling in windy conditions. Only bike I've been blown out of my lane on)
1983 Suzuki 450 twin (for wife to ride)
1985 Honda Goldwing 1200 (22,000 miles in one year)
1986 Honda Elite 250 Scooter (Similar to the modern Riva, pre-Helix)
1979 Honda Hawk 400 (Sweet running vertical twin, kick start only, found used with only 50 miles on it)
1987 Yamaha Venture (Sporty touring bike - awesome V-4 engine)
198? BMW R650 (Used, with side cases. Ran good. Did some touring on it)
1993 Honda Shadow 1100 (My only cruiser style bike. Had to try it once..)
1995 Kawasaki Concours (Rode it 60,000 miles in 6 years. Very good sport touring bike.)
2003 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 (currently own)
2003 Suzuki Burgman 650 (currently own)

 

[Roger Buente]

Here's my list of bikes I have owned. Started riding in 1965. The list is in order of purchase. The H1 Kawasaki triple 2 stroke was a restoration project as was the Yamaha RD400.
1. 1960 Harley Davidson 175cc Scat. A larger cc Hummer.
2. 1968 Yamaha Twin Jet 100cc 2 stroke twin.
3. 1968 Honda 90
4. 1969 Suzuki TS-100. 2 stroke twin. 200cc
5. 1970 Hodaka 90cc 2 stroke.
6. 1968 Yamaha250cc 2 stroke
7. 1974 Harley Davidson 350 Sprint.
8. 1979 Harley Davidson Spotster. AMF year.
9. 1976 Yamaha RD400 2 stroke twin.
10. 1982 Honda 250 Dual Purpose
11. 1979 Honda Gold Wing
12. 1988 Yamaha 250 street bike. Race Style.
13. 1991 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster. EVO engine.
14. 1991 Yamaha FZR 600 Crotch Rocket.
15. 1993 Yamaha V-max. Awesome
16. 1994 Kawasaki ZZX-11. 180 MPH at least that's what it showed on the speedo.
17. 1971 Kawasaki H1-500 2 stroke triple.
18. 1998 Ducati 748 Biposta. Beutiful but maintennance a nightmare and uncomfortable on the ole back.
19. 2001 Triumph Bonneville.
20. Suzuki AN650 Burgman.

 

[migz123]

Wow - you guys have a world of experience on bikes! I'v only had:

1991 Honda Shadow 750
2000 Aprilia SR50 DiTech
2000 Suzuki GSXR-600
2003 Suzuki AN650 Burgman

The Burgman is by far the best all around bike, but I do miss the GSXR sometimes

 

[Edwljoseph]

There seems to be a common thread here. We have a group of riders that came off of large touring, cruisers and sport touring bikes. We have those that started with small scooters and moved up and we have those that came off of crotch rockets.

It is the latter catagory that amazes me as to how the Burgman was chosen to replace a street racer.

Eddie

 

[migz123]

It is the latter catagory that amazes me as to how the Burgman was chosen to replace a street racer.

Eddie

I came to my senses :lol:

 

[onacoli2000]

how we got here

do we end this now or go on ?

 

[halshak]

Well, dang. I'm probably the youngest member on this forum (22) and I've had no prior experience with motorcycles and the like.

Oh well, everyone's a newbie once in their life, right? :lol:

 

[lycheed]

Well:

1. 1994 RVF NC35 - best looking/sounding 400 ever produced
2. 2000 Aprilia SR125 - City of London commuter
3. 2001 Honda x11 - 143bhp at the rear tyre, Akrapovic twin pipes, HID front light, 33k kms over two years touring in tandem, - everything a naked musclebike should be, showroom condition
4. 2001 CPI Beak 100 - good looking Tokyo commuter
5. 1995 RVF RC45 - twin filler tank, HRC pipes, showroom condition
6. 2002 Honda NSS250 Forza (Reflex) - best & most fashionable way around the city, CBS/ABS means it's the best commuter, too.
7. 2002 Skywave 650 (Burgman 650) - sublime tandem touring bike

All still owned apart from the CPI Beak which I reluctantly sold to a colleague when I bought the Forza (Relfex) - to the dissappointment of the girlfriend.

 

[Arby]

Took awhile to remember them all - and there still may be one or two missing: :shock:
1966 Honda 160
1972 Honda 450
1974 Strauss? 50 cc Moped
1971 ?? another Moped - engine siezed
1976 Honda C70-step through
1977 Honda 750-4
1979 Yamaha 650 Special
1982 Yamaha Yama-hopper moped
1984 Honda Elite - 80
1985 Honda Elite - 150
1982 Honda Silverwing - 650
1986 Honda Helix - 250
1986 Yamaha 1300 Venture Royale

 

[sleibo24]

here goes a memory test

1963 Mini bike 6.5hp gocart racing eng, brake rubbed on tire to stop
1965 S90 Honda
1966 Sportster, quite a jump
1964 Rabbit Motor Scooter (Fuji Heavy Industries) now Subaru
70? 250 Honda Scrambler
1973 Yamaha 750 (leaked oil from behind the points, would stop running)
1990 Honda Pacific Coast
2003 Honda 1800 VTX
2003 Goldwing
2002 Suzuki 1500 Intruder
2004 650 Burgman :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[wasions]

My list:
'69 Suzuki TC120 'Cat'
'67 Suzuki T80
'71 Yamaha RD350
'72 Suzuki T500
'72 Suzuki TS250
'74 Suzuki RL250 Trials
'74 Penton 125 'Cafe Motocross'
'75 Suzuki GT380
'74 Suzuki GT185
'8? Honda Aero 80 Scooter
'85 Honda Reflex Trials

-Long, interminable pause-

'99 Suzuki DR350
'04 Suzuki Burgman 650
I may have missed one or two, too, but I don't think so.

 

[onacoli2000]

how we got here

hey HALSHAK ! don't feel out of place just because you're a NFG. we all started There. In fact, be glad that there's motorcycle/scooter forums now to help out. and our toys now are light-years away from the old.
riding has never been better..good wheels, good roads, good company..

anyhow, i too started about your age, back in 1962 and never looked back. ridin' is one of the few CONSTANT and remaining pleasures of my life.

here's a list of my ex-toys: Lambretta TV 175, Gilera 125, Bridgestone 175, Bianchi 50, Lilac 250, Honda 450, MV Agusta 125, BMW R50/2, BMW
R69S, Suzuki 90, Suzuki 550, Kawasaki 100, Virago 750, GSXR 1100, Voyager XII, another Virago 750, and now, ZX-12R.. (a Burg 400 soon).

the MAXI-SCOOTER is probably the MOST SENSIBLE (notice i used the word sensible; if the parameter is-the most powerful, one's in the wrong forum) form of two-wheeled vehicle there is.