Bikes you've owned, favorite, least favorite & why?

[TechTMW]

Hm... I have yet to buy a "favorite" bike. I've decommissioned 2 of my bikes and my current runner is the 1991 BMW r80. It's a great utilitarian bike, doesn't notice if you have a passenger and a full compliment of luggage - it just chugs along all day. Here in Naples, I do very little "Pleasure Riding" and traffic is so nutty that going out on the bike is a real exercise in concentration. I don't do much riding on the weekends out in the country - just don't have the tme

I think I'd like a new bike one of these days that I don't have to worry about maintaining) outside of the 'regular' stuff like oil changes, etc... I think that will be my favorite bike I'm tired of carrying around a full toolkit and some spare parts "Just in case"

Least favorite bike - 1988 Honda cbr1000f Hurricane -

Why? It was a GREAT bike, comfortable, FAST, easy to ride ... but one day when I was riding there was a godawful noise - The Hyvo chain driving the oil pump had failed sending chain bits and pieces all through the transmission gears - requiring complete transmission rebuild. Luckily my buddy (Who owns a japanese bike wrecking yard) happened to have a trashed cbr1000 on his lot (Siezed engine). He let me take it apart and get what i needed to transfer to my bike for free (Junkyards are AWESOME) anyway

so much for honda quality

[Pongo]

When you get old, 4-strokes are preferable over 2-strokes

I prefer 4-strokes too.

[Scott58]

My least favorite was a 64 panhead. Ride for 20 minutes wrench for 2 hours. Guys lined up to buy it when i sold it. Unbelieveable.

[moshee]

I think I'd like a new bike one of these days that I don't have to worry about maintaining) outside of the 'regular' stuff like oil changes, etc... I think that will be my favorite bike I'm tired of carrying around a full toolkit and some spare parts "Just in case"

I hear you there. After an 81/2 hour ride with my son on my R90S, my back was killing me, my left hand would cramp up after 4-shifts, and my right hand was cramped up also.

I know its heresy, but I am eyeballing cruiser bikes with single carburator/EFI (easy or no adjustment), hydraulic lifters (no valve adjusting), and shaft drive (no chain or belt to adjust/replace)........Just change the oil and go in comfort!

Am I getting old? I mean I'm not playing golf yet. Are all the cramps a sign of the onset of male menopause? Arrrrrrrgh......
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[canuckerjay]

[quote="BuzZz"]This is my least favorite bike because..... well look at it.quote]