raband
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posted July 30, 2007 01:33 AM
 Edited By: raband on 30 Jul 2007 02:33
Yamaha RD250-LC - 1974 watercooled 2 cyl 2 stroke. - Awesome learners machine
Followed by - CBR600 - CBR1100XX - VTR1000 - ZX14 (current)
  
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reggiegroober
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posted July 30, 2007 02:13 AM
1983 Honda XR 200 (the first year of the pro-link rear suspension)
1988 Yamaha FZR 250 (the Exup model)
Off bikes from 1998 - 2002
2002 Ducati 748 bip
2003 Ducati 998 bip
2007 Ducati 1098s
Reggie
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Ducati 1198S, Black as Satan's Heart and twice as fast....Fuck you Salsa
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dutchzx14
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posted July 30, 2007 02:18 AM
A kawasaki gpz750 from 1984 then a gpz900r 1984 a zl900 eliminator a yamaha 1000 thunderace now have a harley 1979 a honda xr500 and the zx14.
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slates
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posted July 30, 2007 03:56 AM
2003 CBR 954 RR
It was a great all around sportbike for the street...nothing was exceptional, but it just seemed to do everything well for the street.
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black zx14 - Brock's Gen3 Carbon, PCIII, no secondaries, Carrozzeria wheels, Sato rearsets, Pazzo levers, GPR V4 steering damper, Puig windscreen, Tiger Racing chain guard
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Kountry Kawboy
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posted July 30, 2007 04:35 AM
1984 Honda V65 Magna 1100. A larger version of the Nighthawk S with shaft drive. Steady as a rock, comfortable, plenty of power.
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'84 Honda V65 Magna
'87 Kawasaki 1000R
'96 Kawasaki ZX-11
Salivating for a ZX-14
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racinsnake
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posted July 30, 2007 05:03 AM
The early bits are embarrasing so I make it short
1983 Vespa 50 ( yep, 6'1")
1984 Lambretta 150
1985 Lambretta 200 chopper (4'long forks)
1990 Yamaha XT 250 (dog)
1992 Honda VF750 Sabre (lovely apart from the plastic electronic display casing snapping every 5000kms)
1994 Yamaha FZR 1000 (give the ZX14 a run for it's money)
1996 wife gave me so much grief I sold it
2005 got a new wife and a KawasakiZ1000
2006 ZX14 (absolute ducks nuts)
Tend to get bored with bikes and not keep them long, there's always something better. Been looking again with open mind. For the life of me, I can't find a better bike than my 14.
Power, looks, single or pillion comfort nothing comes close. The Hayabusa has it, but look at it. Can't make strawberry jam out of pigshit!
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serius blk
Zone Head
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posted July 30, 2007 05:18 AM
a 81 kz750 ltd which i bought for 500 bucks. Everyone made fun of this bike. They said i looked like prince in purple rain. It was a good bike to learn on. I rode the crap out of it. I sold it and a month latter. It was on the front page of the paper. A rookie rider hit a old bonnieville head on. The bike was stuck in the car. Thats something ill never forget seeing.
86 fj1200, 97cbr1100xx, and now my first new one zx14
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Guido
Parking Attendant
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posted July 30, 2007 06:52 AM
1968-69 Honda Z50A Mini Trail bike
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Guido
"Normal is a setting on my clothes dryer."
-Anonymous
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shawnski
Pro
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posted July 30, 2007 07:43 AM
mini honda 1968
man.. i used to do alot of power wheelies with that thing 
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da blk 1
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posted July 30, 2007 09:26 AM
my first was a 1982 Honda CB650 custom.
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dac
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posted July 30, 2007 09:39 AM
1968 3-1/2HP Rupp Mini-Bike.... First Street Legal Bike was 1971 Suzuki 250
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LeoVinceZX14
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Thankfully...its paid for...
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posted July 30, 2007 10:00 AM
1st bike...
1st bike, 5 hp minibike at age 10. 1st street bike Honda 450 in the '80's. After that all Kawi's until 1st new street bike which was a Honda VFR 800 in '02. 14 is the best all around bike I have ever ridden or owned. Others maybe do a particular thing better, but all around nothing better....for now.
Ride safe....
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'12 14R SE
PC V
Custom map
BMC filter
Leo Vince 4-2-1 w/ carbon can
Sato frame sliders
Supersprox 42T
Cox radiator guard
DID 530 X-ring chain.
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blackbullet76
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posted July 30, 2007 11:07 AM
Edited By: blackbullet76 on 30 Jul 2007 12:08
Here's my 1st bike. I probably don't need to mention what it is because most of you know by looking at it, but it's a 2001 ZX6R. It had 3800 miles on it when I got it and 20,000 miles on it when I got rid of it. I don't think they made many of the yellow ones. I got alot of complements when I rode it. I traded it in on my 14. I miss it, but the new one makes up for it 
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2007 ZX-14 black
Brocks s-meg exhaust
PCIII w/track map
BMC race filter
Flies removed
16 tooth front sprocket
Speedohealer
APE cam chain tensioner
Vortex rearsets
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Tool man
Needs a job
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posted July 30, 2007 11:38 AM
1973 Suzuki TC 125 2stroke... great little bike had a dual range trannie Lo-dirt / Hi-street.
I got into lots of trouble on that bike..... I grew up in a (then ) small Chicago burb. The city put in a bike trail through town. We kids on dirt bikes used it a super hwy out of town and a way to ditch cops in town :d
The next year they bought a 74 CB 750 as a cop bike (to patrol the bike trail) and such. One day after a week of solid rain we hit the trail to get out of town and go muddin... So here come Johnny Law on their brand new 750 on our ass. We could not lose him on the paved trail so off-road we went... It was real wet and muddy... he sank that thing to the floor boards :d .... and then had to suffer the roosting we all came back to give him. 
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The banks are failing..
The banks are failing...
Invest in Ammo
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ZREXER
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posted July 30, 2007 11:40 AM
First bike was a Suzuki 50 - step through with leg shield, followed by:
Honda 50 Scrambler
Honda 65 Scrambler
Honda CB 100
Hodaka 100 Wombat
Honda CL 175 Scrambler
First new street bike was a '75 Honda 400 F as pictured below. Picture shows my friends '77 Yamaha RD 400 Daytona Special and my dad's Honda 550 F
1980 Suzuki GS 1000G - Lots of touring miles on this one - best seat of any bike I have ever owned
2002 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R - First bike after 12 years of being bikeless - kept busy with various sports cars during the 'bikeless' years.
2004 Suzuki SV 650 Naked - still have the SV - a great city/back road bike
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zxn4fun
Parking Attendant
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posted July 30, 2007 12:24 PM
my first bike was a benelli 65 enduro, first street bike was a '73 honda 750 got tired of that and owned kz's and other kawasaki's ever since
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Joe Cool
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posted July 30, 2007 05:18 PM
1978 1/2 KZ1000LTD.... Had it until two months ago. Rode it for 11 yrs, powder coated the frame, & other parts, new paint, 33mm Mikuni carbs, Dyna ignition system.
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icdumpeple
Novice Class
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posted July 30, 2007 06:20 PM
93' GSXR 600. Wrecked it in 2 weeks trying to keep up with ZX-7's, ZX-9's and CBR's. It was learn to keep up or go home.
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lietoome
Needs a job
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posted July 30, 2007 07:13 PM
2003 Lime Green ZX12. I went to the Zook dealer to buy a 2003 Copper busa...((with about $9K in my pocket...all $100 bills.))
They ignored me until I lifted it off the kickstand.
I showed him my wad of cash and told him to kiss my ass.
Fell in love with the Lime Green 12....shopped around for a better deal and came back about a week later and bought it.
I'd like to give a big "Thanks" to that Zook dealership in El Paso Texas. If it wasn't for them, I'd be one of the other dozen owners around here with a copper busa.
They still treat people like shit and sell a LOT of bikes...I just dont get it. Kinda like the harley dealership here that ass-rapes people on the cost of a new harley...and still walk out with a grin.
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Sticks_n_Stones
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posted July 31, 2007 09:08 AM
1987 250 Ninja. 2 great memories: Guy on a dualsport grabs my girls ass, talks smack to her then blasts down a dirt track when I confront him. I chased him for over a mile OFFROAD before he finally wrecks. Heh heh a most satisfying "lesson" was taught to him. 2nd memory: met the '88 California reigning SuperSport champion running around a traffic coned course the local Porsche club set up (really really tight 1/8mile), so i started chasing. lapped him after 15 laps. He accused me of cutting the course 'till his friends came to my rescue. He bought pizza and soda (I was 19 so no beer damn him lol). He was amazed at how a 6'5" 200 pound guy could flog that 250 Ninja so hard.
1984 GS550ES
1985 GS750E
1987 600 Ninja
2002 Suzuki TL1000R (still have)
2007 ZX14 200 miles and counting
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'06 zx14
Muzzy M10/M14
PCIII w/ Muzzy map
Flies out K&N in!
bits n pieces...
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oldkawboy
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posted July 31, 2007 09:21 AM
First new bike was a 1968 Honda 65...........$327 out the door!
Dan
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V2K_CCTX
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posted July 31, 2007 10:00 AM
1st bike: KX 250 motocross
1st street bike 1983 Honda 650 Nighthawk
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bigdtd
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Interceptors
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posted July 31, 2007 10:56 AM
1st bike: 1976 Honda Elsinore 125(red)
1st street bike: 1976 Honda 400 Four Supersport(red)
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2006 Black ZX-14,6 inches over,16/42, flies out,BMC Street Filter,Brock's Street Meg,Brock's Radial Mount Strap,PClll with Race map,Dynojet LCD w/Techmount, ZX-14 fender eliminator,Pilot Power2CTs,Speedohealer,Pazzo Levers,Cox Radiator Guard, Garmin Nuvi 265WT
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DrewZX-14
Zone Head
Andrew
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posted July 31, 2007 01:55 PM
first bike was a 2004 kawasaki 636r ninja. i miss her. very comfortable ride and strong as hell.
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2009 Yamaha R1-SOLD!
2013 Zx-14R Green ABS
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14black
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posted July 31, 2007 04:00 PM
First bike was a Sears-type automatic pile of junk with a squeeze lever throttle. It was probably a 3.5hp or 5hp Briggs engine, or maybe Tecumseh - I don't think it even had suspension! A year or two later my dad got me my first real bike - a brand-spanking new 1979 Suzuki DS80 from Brothers 3 Suzuki in Miwaukee (where I grew up). That was the start of a nasty little addiction known as moto-madness. My ZX-14 is my 27th motorcycle!
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