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General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: MarkShelley on April 02, 2014, 08:58:17 AM
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Hi all, I have just bought an F2.
I am now in my 50s, having ridden since the age of 16, starting my riding on my Fizzy when I lived in Norfolk.
I have owned quite a few bikes over the years and currently have eight. Here is a list of them all in order of ownership date. Ones I still have are in bold type.
Best bike? Probably my current BMW R1100GS which passed 109K this week and still runs beautifully
Worst bike? Definitely the CB400T. I hated that thing. It never broke down. It was just horrible to ride.
One I most regret selling? There are a few, but the CB1100RC is a clear winner.
YAMAHA FS1E
YAMAHA RD125DX
HONDA CB400T
HONDA CB750KZ
SUZUKI RG250WD
SUZUKI T500
HONDA VFR400R NC24
YAMAHA DT175
SUZUKI GSX750ET
HONDA VFR750FL
HONDA CB1100RC
SUZUKI GSX1100F
SUZUKI GSXR1100 STREETFIGHTER
DUCATI 750 SPORT
YAMAHA RD500LC
TRIUMPH T595 DAYTONA
HONDA VFR750FK
DUCATI 907IE
HONDA ST1100
YAMAHA TY80 WHITEHAWK
TRIUMPH TRIDENT 900
DI BLASI 50CC
SUZUKI RG250WD (AGAIN!)
TRIUMPH SPRINT 900
HONDA VFR750FM
HONDA C90ZZ
YAMAHA XTZ660
BMW R1100GS
MOTO GUZZI 850-T3 CALIFORNIA
Honda MT50/C90 hybrid race bike
HONDA CBR1000F
YAMAHA DT50MX
KAWASAKI KLR250
R1100RT
YAMAHA XTZ750
Triumph Tiger 900
YAMAHA TT250R
Moto Guzzi V50 Mk 111
Vespa VBB150
HONDA VFR750FT
BMW R1150R
Ducati M600
Honda ANF125 Innova
Honda XL125V
Moto Guzzi Breva 1100
Honda CB750F2
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Wow that's some list!
Out of interest, whereabouts in Norfolk were you? I also lived there at that time. Didn't go to NORCAT for A levels or vocational, did you?
Never owned a 400T. Mate of mine had the 250 though. Of course not a great replacement for the 400F in most people's view but other things notwithstanding I always quite liked that bulbous styling :-\
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I lived in Drayton, went to Wymondham College then worked at County Hall in the Highways Dept for a few years before heading off to wok in S Africa for 3 years, then ended up in Cambridge on my return.
I still feel like I am going home when I visit Norfolk and aim to retire there. I still go and watch The Canaries regularly.
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Pics of my current bikes, minus the XL125V which I have no pics of yet.
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/BMW%20R1100GS%201997/SDC10885.jpg)
Not even got the CB home yet!
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/CROPPEDIMG_20140329_1252091_zps8613b8c6.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Moto%20Guzzi%20850-T3%20California/newnumberplate005red.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Moto%20Guzzi%20Breva/IMG_0772_zpsde20f977.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/MOTO%20GUZZI%20V50/IMG_0328_zpsfbb1b3f7.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Vespa%20VBB150%201962/IMG_0776_zps291e0478.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Moped%20Racing/Victorpics005-1.jpg)
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Picked the bike up today and spent a few hours with the polish and autosol. She came up pretty well.
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0823_zpsd6cc8a34.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0824_zps1c20090e.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0825_zps39a46deb.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0826_zpse5c58a45.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0832_zpsc9423909.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Honda%20CB750F2/IMG_0835_zps38ccf173.jpg)
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Hi mark and welcome, you have some great bikes in your collection. what is the white honda with the c50 or 90 engine in ?
the F2 is a great example looks very original other than front guard and exhaust ,fantastic bikes when they run right
pete
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The white bike is an MT50/C90 Hybrid which I race with a few mates in the RAF Wittering and RAF Odiham 6 hr Endurance races. Amazing fun, and very cheap!