Motorcycles: my fantasy garage (1 Viewer)

[Jack Briggs]

This assumes unlimited funds, a spacious and heated garage adjacent to a Malibu ranch house overlooking the Pacific, and superior contacts with whom to locate the specific machines. First off, I would have a stable of current-model machines because they're so damn good, and I don't want to be bested by other riders when tackling Mullholland Highway, Cornell Road, Highway 33, and other temples in tarmac.

Then I would have a fleet of classic bikes.

Here's what's in my fantasy garage:

* 2002 Suzuki GSX-R1000R

* 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1

* 2002 Honda CBR600F4i

* one of the new Triumphs--just don't know which one; maybe the 1200cc Four (for fun)

* 1998 Triumph Speed Triple (for fun)

* a custom knock-off machine built by Titan (even though I don't like H-Ds, these machines are stunning works of moto-art; of course I would want one)

* 2001 Aprilia RSV "Mille"

* 1996 or 1997 Ducati 916

* 2001 Honda VFR800 (for fun)

The classics:

* 1969 Honda CB750K0

* 1967 BSA Lightning 650

* 1971 Triumph T-120R Bonneville 650

* 1966 Honda CB77 Superhawk 305

* 1948 Indian Chief

* 1957 Vincent Black Shadow

* 1975 Kawasaki Z-1B "903"

* 1979 Honda CBX (the red one, not the silver)

And you?

 

[Philip_G]

aww hell

gsxr1000

2002 R1

2002 954RR

2002 interceptor

ducatti 998

MV agusta (all of them)

aprilia futura

aprilia mille R

triumph daytona 955

might as well have an R6 too

and probably some others I forgot

 

[Scott Hayes]

Buell Lightning X1
Buell Fireball XB9r
Harley Fatboy
Harley Nighttrain
Harley Springer Softail
Kawasaki Vulcan
Honda Magna
Honda VTX
As you can see I am more of a cruiser fan. I really want the Honda VTX. I love that bike. Be a while before I can afford it though.:frowning:

 

[Chuck_C]

I rode a new VTX last June. It's fast for a cruiser. I came back with a smile from ear to ear. They put some cheap plastic parts on it but it would be great with a little customizing.

 

[Shawn C]

Let's see, since I already own my favorite motorcycle , let's add some friends to it:
Buell Firebolt XB9R
http://www.buell.com/products/xb9rgallery.asp
Honda CB1300 (From Japan)
http://www.honda.co.jp/motor-lineup/...4/photo01.html
2003 Honda ST1300
http://www.hondamotorcycles.com/mode..._number=ST1300
Suzuki GSXR1300 Hayabusa
http://www.suzukicycles.com/sr_02/sp...et/fs_haya.htm
Yamaha Road Star Warrior
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products...&lc=mcy&rdir=1
Harley V-Rod
http://www.harley-davidson.com/motor...=1012808826609

 

[Scott Barnhart]

Canyon Carving: Yamaha YZF-R6
Touring: BMW R1150RT
Cruising: Harley V-Rod
Riding with the Kids: Ural Bavarian Classic w/ Sidecar
For Cachet: MV Agusta F4 Oro Series
Just because I love Ducatis: Ducati 998
For Speed: Suzuki Hayabusa - the FAST year (2000?)
General Purpose: Honda VFR-800
Because no one else has one: Benelli Tornado
To learn racing and for tearing around: Aprilia RS250
I guess that would just about do it for me!

 

[Jack Briggs]

Yes, a Ural--a classic of modern design and technology!
S'pose I might add a Jawa C/Z Californian 350!

 

[Philip Hamm]

I saw one of those Ural sidecar rigs on the road a couple months ago. I was really surprised at how beautiful and classic it looked. Nice bike.

 

[John Tillman]

Someone just opened an Indian dealership two towns over... Going to have to check that out.

Hey Jack, the 650 Triumph, is that the one from Shampoo?

I'll add a Norton Commando and an agile dirt bike.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Yes, a Norton Commando 750 (the 850 from the mid-'70s was milquetoast). I prefer the 1972 Norton Commando--black with gold pinstriping and a hydraulic front disc brake.

As for the bike of Beatty: I would have to screen the film again. Remember, the Bonnie featured two carburetors, while there was a single-carb' 650, as well (which didn't perform up there with the T-120R)--the two shared nearly identical styling.

 

[Jin E]

I already have my dream garage with my '98 VFR800fi (gotta have the gear driven cams!). If I were to add to it:

Yamaha YSR50

Honda RVF400R

Honda RC45

Honda NC30

Yamaha RZ500 (Japanese model w/ Aluminum frame)

Ducati 900 Monster

Basically and of the cool old two stroke GP bikes

 

[Philip Hamm]

Wouldn't it be cool to have a Honda NR750?

 

[Jack Briggs]

Hell, yeah, it would!

Or how about the NS750 from the 1980s, with its funky oval pistons?

I swear, the Japanese have made motorcycles into technological art.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Hey Jack, what you really need is a 1930's Brough. That's the bike that was too much for Lawrence of Arabia. http://www.smh.com.au/drive/content/...ews/news6.html

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Actually Jack, do you know what's shown in the film LOA? That bike had "JAP" (for James Andrew Prestwich) on the cylinder heads. Is it a Brough or some imposter?

 

[Jack Briggs]

An imposter. As I recall, the Brough Superior had a V-Twin engine, and all JAP-made (not for "Japanese," but for a corporate entity that still exists) engines are vertical singles. You can find them still as the powerplants for "speedway"-type racing bikes.