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Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:16 pm
by High_Side
TnT wrote:I have a Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 , there are 8 in the UK and I have had two of them.
A clear leader has emerged in this race

Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:48 pm
by BobK
I own the only Harley-Davidson XR1200 in Slovenia (I know this because when I went to register it at the Department of Motor Vehicles, they had to create a new category for it in the computer database).
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:49 am
by HYPERR
BobK wrote:I own the only Harley-Davidson XR1200 in Slovenia (I know this because when I went to register it at the Department of Motor Vehicles, they had to create a new category for it in the computer database).
I didn't know you were in Slovenia, I thought you lived in the UK.
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:14 pm
by totalmotorcycle
My Moto Guzzi V7 Stone is the only one in Houston (pop 6 million) and I can't imagine more than say a 100 have sold so far (it's a new 2013 model) in the USA. But as I am not sure if a new bike can really be called rare?
Mike
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:19 am
by BobK
HYPERR wrote:BobK wrote:I own the only Harley-Davidson XR1200 in Slovenia (I know this because when I went to register it at the Department of Motor Vehicles, they had to create a new category for it in the computer database).
I didn't know you were in Slovenia, I thought you lived in the UK.
I'm originally from Scotland and get back there when I can, but I live and work in Slovenia.
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:56 am
by Tony216
I don't own them anymore, but I had an 88 and a 90 FZR400. Maybe not rare world-wide, but not common state-side.
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:32 pm
by madjak30
My 2006 Yamaha MT-01 is pretty rare...never imported to the States, so Canada only...not a big seller and only imported from 2006 to 2009...I do love it though!
Later.
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:18 pm
by Tony216
madjak30 wrote:My 2006 Yamaha MT-01 is pretty rare...never imported to the States, so Canada only...not a big seller and only imported from 2006 to 2009...I do love it though!
Later.
I NEVER understood why Yamaha never bought the MT-01 to the states. For that matter, I don't why they stopped brining the TDM here as well.
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Side note: On the "doesn't exist in our database" side of things, when I bought my Husky SM510R, PA's title database didn't recognize the VIN, so all paperwork had to be paper filed, including having to run a pencil over the VIN plate to get a title. Then, GEICO didn't have it in their database, so my insurance paperwork listed it as a TE510. So, every other time I got pulled over, I would get grief about it. Let me tell you, between Italian wiring and it being a Supermoto, getting pulled over was fairly common.
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:57 pm
by mogster
Our shed hosts a 1970 Norton Commando + a !959 Matchless in a !960 frame
Re: Who owns the rarest bike, maybe the rarest brand on TMW?
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:24 pm
by dr_bar
mogster, I love the uppercase 1's... LOL
I owned a '71 Kawasaki H1, again, not so rare then, but I have only seen one on the road in recent years...