OK, just for fun, which bike do you feel most nostalgic for from your youth? For me it's the old 70s Honda Hawk which was my first ride on a real bike (and scared the hell out of me at the time LOL).

For me it was my old Norton 850, I got rid of it back in the late 70's,
That bike was awsome for steep cornering and turning.

Dennis

Had an old 125 Benilli back in 64, made lots of good memories on that old girl, wish I had all the bikes from years past in my garage now, oh well, dreams.

I really enjoyed my 82 920 Virago. Took my first ever road trip on that bike, 17 days 4600 miles 13 states.

Hello every one..
Most nostalgic bike for me is Harley Davidson motorcycle and some time it is also Royal Enfield.
Its depend on my mood..
Thanks!!

After starting out on a red framed 3.5 horse mini bike in early grade school I bout this Honda CL100 in 7th grade. In high school I graduated to the 1977 750 Super Sport (mine had a black Vetter fairing). I got married in 86 and was out of the motorcycle game until I retired and bought this 06 Roadstar this past fall. The Road Star is the only picture of a bike that I own. The CL100 and 750 I found pictures to use just for likeness....


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My most nostalgic bike was a white BMW R75 - the day I bought it from my brother's best friend, he asked me to help "time" the speedometer on his Triumph GT-6 that he had just installed a "full" race cam in! We went onto Rte 3 in Massachusetts from Rte 139 where Rte 3 has a long, descending hill. We were going SO fast that ALL the cars for a mile or so ahead of us shifted to the right lane at the same time!

Interestingly, after going back to his place for awhile and then leaving for my apartment at the time, the bike blew the front tire at 50 mph or so, while on Rte 3A, a two lane state road. Darn tire let go in the middle of a curve with traffic coming at me. The bike sashayed back and forth across both lanes and, between either becoming a Chevy hood ornament or going into the trees, I chose the trees and laid the bike down.

I did one somersault as I hit the ground and stopped, the bike's front end bounced off a tree stump and that was that. We were both okay and the Good Lord was watching out for this old gal on THAT day! Did it slow me down? Well, sorta - maybe... Didn't ride much after that, for the next 15 years (ex didn't like bikes, among other thangs). That incident, though, WAS about thirty-five years ago and I'm riding again... them's wuz the daze and that were a good ol' bike!

Glad you got back to the real world after a long layout. You were very fortunate in your accident, lots of folks would not be here to tell of it with a wreck like that, I think maybe THE BIG GUY was watchin over you pretty good!:D Memories are burned in our old brains forever, makes life great! Have fun, Ride safe!

The most nostalgic bike for me wasn't even one that I owned. When I was about 8 years old a kid in that lived a couple of houses away from me got a new YZ80(must have been 77 or 78) and he took me for a ride around the block. It turns out that my mother saw us and flipped her lid, and grounded me for a week(are you allowed to ground kids anymore?) It was worth it, all it took was that ride around the block and I was hooked. My first bike was a 1982 Yamaha maxim 750 that I found siting in a parking lot for years. I will always have fond memories of that bike but the YZ80 is the one that started it all.

The one I miss the most was a 1975 Kawaski S1 250 Triple. Got it used in the early 80's. Man was that one quick bike! Kept right up with my buddie's CB 550 four. Always wanting a bigger bike,I ended up trading it in towards an XS400. Currently there is an S2 350 sitting under a tarp waiting to be brought back to life(winter project maybe ?)

1948 Pan. Thirty four years ago. Turn the gas on, full choke the Linkert, kick it twice, open the choke, turn the ignition on, Retard the spark, kick it again and away she'd go, advance the spark and point it in the direction that you wanted to go.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk114/05feej/1948Pan1014.jpg

Fat Strat

1978 Yamaha 650 twin that was the vastly improved knock-off of the British twins. Still crude by today's standards, but absolutely bulletproof and gets 75 mpg!

Bought it new and still have it. Went through a lot of other bikes over the years, been riding since the early 60's, but could never part with the 650. When my Harley's were in the shop for the all too frequent rebuilds and the Wing's were too heavy for tooling around town, the old Yamaha would never miss a beat.

Now it is totally rebuilt with vastly improved progressive and re-valved suspension, Brembo brakes, clutch and control cable upgrade, manual fuel valves, carburetors brought up to the modern crap fuel standards and tuned, and old school off road handle bars similar to a Honda 450 Scrambler that I bought new as a kid - the Scrambler was junk though.

Crank it up, go for a spin, and it still puts a smile on my face!

Second is a Suzuki DRZ 400S. Light, fun, flexible, and economical, but completely disposable when its number is up!

Probably a Honda 305 Scrambler. When I was about 10 or so I saw one and got hold of a magazine that had a road test on one. I had no idea what most of the technical stuff meant but I thought this had to be the most wonderful machine ever.
Didn't actually own one for almost 40 years. Should have never owned one because of course it was a let down from the fantasies I had concocted about it. Sometimes I find its better not to try and go back.

There are 2 for me....1st is a 68 Triumph Bonneville, the bike I learned to ride on at the age of 14...someday I'll have another. 2nd is a Yami DT250....I had 3 through the years and would love to have another.

My first bike when I was 17. A 1970's Triumph 500 hardtail chopper.
I learned how to ride on this bike, and alot of
other things too.

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz234/taboo365/Triumph500.jpg

I had a 650 BSA love it

I had a 650 BSA love it

Yeah, I had a 650 BSA back in 64 or 65 along in there somewhere, really loved that one too,it was a Thunderbolt, next step down from the Lightning, best I remember. What year and model did you have?

I've had 16 or17 bikes probably more , many brands. My favorite was a 1972 Triumph 750 Trident with a 1953 LS200 sidecar ( I still have the sidecar ). No bike that I ever owned handled like a Triumph in the dirt. A Honda was awful in the dirt. I made long trips with my BMW, but I was too young and It was too slow.

I think it was a lightning I do remeber it being really cold blooded had one heck of a recoil
but once started ran all day

My first bike ever was a 250 Yamaha it was the 2 stroke had to have a few extra plugs
if you went very far they fouled out something awful

2 absolute favorites...350 Matchless single dont know the year but was a brute...2nd was a 75 Honda 750 Supersport F2 first road bike i owned only had it 2 months got taken out by drunk driver(I wasent riding it).......

When I was 11 years old my brother bought a 1978 Yamaha Special 750 triple. I was in total awe. When I was 18 he sold it to me. I kept that baby until I was 32 then I sold it. That was ten years ago. Man I wish I had that bike back.

1978 Yamaha 650 twin that was the vastly improved knock-off of the British twins. Still crude by today's standards, but absolutely bulletproof and gets 75 mpg!



that is my most nostalgic bike also,, I had a 77, it was my first street bike (had dirt bikes and dual sports before) I was in California in the Navy and sold it when I got transferred to Hawaii, they would only ship one vehicle.

If I could find a used one to buy, I would.

For me it;s my first bike.A 1949 Harley I traded for in 1961 shortly after I got out of the Army. Had a foot clutch and gear shift on the left side of the gas tank. Traded my 1940 ford with a 283 Chevy engine in it. Even up trade.

Yamaha 360 YZ on old logging roads. To be young & stupid!

Probably this one:

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/fripuppy/48.jpg

Brand new 1981 400cc Special II. Rode it from Shelton, WA to Alameda, CA in one day. I still have the nerve damage:o

It has to be back when it all first began - sjsfire hit it perfectly, it's the 3.5HP mini-bike...hell I was even doing mods to that one before I sold it and moved up.

http://www.starbikeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=694&stc=1&d=1302440840

92 virago I bought new with my old man. I was intimidated as all hell in traffic and he drove the wheels right off it. My god could he ever ride. I miss those days.

Honda CB650. And that was only like four years ago :) Yea...slight youngin' over here

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/fripuppy/Babe1971Yamaha125cc2cycle.jpg


1971, 125cc

Carried a 6' Christmas Tree on it 5 miles from the Navy Exchange to our home. It's probably still running (the bike, not the Christmas tree...)

And yes, I bought it new...

Biggest bike allowed on the island except for the Bobby's Triumphs.

BSA or TRIUMPH they are both way cool in my book.

I owned a '68 750 Commando, but the HydraGlide or any old FL does it for me. 45's and w models, too

I still own (much to my wife's chagrin) this 1984 Kawi GPz 750 Turbo, had it since it was brand new, can't seem to part with it:
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff345/junkjacket/DSC01508.jpg?t=1267350524

Any other young guys let me tell you I had a 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille it was my first street bike and I loved it.


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i'm too young and haven't owned any other bikes before to be nostalgic about any bike, but if there was an older bike that i could have it would be the 1946 Indian Chief. this was the year Indian's new girder-style spring forks increased wheel travel from 2" to 5" giving it a much smoother ride over the previous leaf springs and became Indian's flagship bike for years to come.



http://www.allenmotorsports.com/images/motorcycles/Indian_Chief_1946.jpg

First bike was something with a Villiers engine in it, maybe the whole bike was Villiers, don't know what cc possibly 125 to 175, early to mid 50's vintage.
"Moved up" to a Eaton Allstate, 175 cc or so never did get that thing running right.
Next came a Honda 90, 1966, blew that up within a couple of weeks, dealer would not honor warranty, claimed abuse, he was right, don't think any one else ever blew up a Honda 90, they were indestructable. And I was a ...hole.
Onto a Honda 305, used, stripped that for bush riding, drowned and buried it in a slough one time, lots of fizzling and crackling, learned to respect bikes after that one.
Along came a used Yamaha 650 in about 1973, first "real" bike. Developed my biker grin on this scoot. :)
Long soujourn, back to riding in my old age, all bikes have their own character and peculiarities, my Ultra is my favourite everyday ride, but have only been across our continent on my VTX, also a good ride.
The V535 is an excellent scoot around town bike. My wife's.
The 950 Tourer goes to her for X-mas. Purchased after much 650-1000 cc all make research and owner reviews and comments. settled on the Yammie. Can't wait to give it a ride in the spring. If she lets me.
And I don't abuse like I did in the 60's anymore. :o
Nostalgic was the 650.