Cult (Legendary) bikes you've owned...

[Kiwi Rider]

Which Gamma did you have?

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[Bumblebee]

... I know what a Gamma is....

If you look back at your post, you posted RD250W Gamma...I thought you forgot to put a comma in there...and had an RD250 as well as a Gamma....which as we both know is an RG

So you can see my confusion....

 

[Zerks]

Some of us share the same motorcycle riding experiences. My list...
71 750 Honda... 18 yrs old and my first motorcycle... Later on I had the motor built to an 811cc. 1st rear tire lasted 2200 miles.
2 KZ900s
1 GPZ 1100. 1981... 1st with computerized fuel injection ( that I know of )
2 V65 Sabres. the second one had the complete Hondaline fairing... always liked the way that one looked.
89 V Max... no frame and little brakes... scary bike to push hard... beautiful to look at...
1990 ZX-11... Wow! I had no idea what a difference a real frame could make... 176 indicated on a hot day in Arizona... I had to explore that feature! One run at Sonoma... 11.28 @ 128
02 Gen 1 Busa... Nice to have the torque again...
05 Valkerie... straight cut gears sound cool... no lean angle.... this can't go on! 32 mpg?
Gen 1 again... 05... down for repairs...
2010 1400 Concours... I am spoiled now... smooth... triple digit sprints on the commute... why did I wait so long?

 

[fallenarch]

By legendary I assume you mean any bike I swung my leg over? Haha. All my bikes have been Suzukis from a TS100, RM370, SV650, Bandit, Busa. Then a BMW K1600, and finally a BMW R1250GS. So, what do I think you're dying to know?

Most fun: SV650 (somehow managed to never drop it, but I tried very hard)
Most violent: RM370 (the actual owner of this bike let me ride it because he was afraid of it)
Scary Fast: Z900 (maybe it was my perspective at the time - borrowed bike)
Actually Fast: Busa (Busa makes speeding so easy)
Best Looking: Current Busa
Most loved: Busa (10-year love affair)
Easy to work on: Any Suzuki or anything other than a BMW!
Most Hated: I have only had one bike I hated, the BMW K1600
Most quirky: Not even close, the BMW 1250. (the noises alone coming from this thing is funny)
Slowest: Briggs & Stratten Sears mini-bike
Best All-round: BMW 1250

 

[Zerks]

I forgot one... bought a brand new 1983 GS 1100 E... On YT they have a drag race with a GS up against a V Rod Harley... Not sure about the launching skills of either driver, however The GS came in 1st

I also bought a 3rd V65 Sabre one time but sold it when I realized how improved the over all riding experience is on the newer machines.

 

[Unklpunk]

1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma,, sold that to buy a 1993 Cbr900rr bad idea.
1974 Norton John Player Special (original not a clone) sold
1974 Norton Gus Kuhn 850 Sprint ( waiting for repairs)

 

[airborneuph]

Not sure if this thing qualifies, as I still own it .. 29 years now, but who's counting .. Just sits in the garage gathering dust, no interest .. I ride it once or twice a year and realize just how much better I like my Hayabusa ..

1340 motor, APE crankshaft, MRE clutch, PMFR (beadlock) wheels, Falicon connecting rods, J&E 9->1 pistons, sitting at 60 inches, blah, blah, blah ...

 

[Bumblebee]

1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma,, sold that to buy a 1993 Cbr900rr bad idea.
1974 Norton John Player Special (original not a clone) sold
1974 Norton Gus Kuhn 850 Sprint ( waiting for repairs)

I knew a guy who still has an original John Player Special...my older brother visits him and drools over it once in a while....

 

[Unklpunk]

I knew a guy who still has an original John Player Special...my older brother visits him and drools over it once in a while....

the magazine's at the time called them " a sheep in wolf's clothing" . uncomfortable, flexy, cantankerous, tame, but lots of thumbs up while riding.

 

[Bumblebee]

the magazine's at the time called them " a sheep in wolf's clothing" . uncomfortable, flexy, cantankerous, tame, but lots of thumbs up while riding.

My brother had an 850 High Rider...it was a bear to ride in it's own right..and the shifter on the right was a thing to remember...

He still has a BSA 500 Royal Star and a 250 BSA scrambler-the scrambler's interesting as it was one of the last bikes produced by BSA and they ran out of parts to make it so it has a combination of Triumph, Norton and AJS parts on it..

 

[bigoltool]

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That looks really close to the '79 GS1000E I owned for years. I named it Zuki. Good memories.

Its the bike I graduated High School on! Mine had all the goodies (for that time anyway) Black Kerker, K&N's, Derale Oil Cooler, SBK Bars, Braided lines etc. Would love to have it back.