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Gsxrghostrider 04-11-2015 06:34 AM

What was it? 80 Kawasaki 440 LTD
How long did you own it? 5 years +/_
What did you love about it? Cheap on gas.lightweight,comfortable,and easy to handle.
What did you hate about it? not much
Why did you sell it? at the time couldn't afford to maintain it.
Did you drop/crash it? drop it once.
Any other interesting facts?
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Soundy 04-11-2015 06:51 AM

What was it? 1973 Honda "Trail 70" CT-70B

How long did you own it? Dad got it when I was 11 or 12... finally sold the remnants about 5 years ago. So... 30-ish years?

What did you love about it? You never forget your first :) Went almost anywhere.

What did you hate about it? Heavy, slow, goofy fold-down handlebars.

Why did you sell it? Cleaning up the yard and it hadn't run in decades.

Did you drop/crash it? Never anything serious.

Any other interesting facts? Not really...

Post pics. Not pics of the actual bike, but:

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/u...hesgotrego.jpg

SumAznGuy 04-11-2015 07:12 AM

What was it? 1988 Yamaha YSR50
How long did you own it? 1 year
What did you love about it? My first bike
What did you hate about it? Everything. Old, slow, small, damaged.
Why did you sell it? Needed the money to buy a bigger bike
Did you drop/crash it? I didn't buy taught many of my friends to ride on it which meant it fell quite a few times.
Any other interesting facts? Legally, this bike isn't allowed on the Knight Street bridge as it struggled to go 60 km/h. The one and only time I rode it to Richmond, I was following an 80's Tercel that could barely go 50 km/h
Post pics. Not my bike, but it looked exactly the same

tinico 04-26-2015 07:17 AM

What was it? 1990 Suzuki Carna
How long did you own it? 1 year
What did you love about it? Indestructible (at least when i abused it)
What did you hate about it?Not much
Why did you sell it? Did not, got "stollen"
Did you drop/crash it? Yes, a lot, but with a 50cc 2T, the crashes weren't that majestic.
Any other interesting facts? It would do off-road, get 2 feet of air, get dropped/crashed, go down hill at top speed often, did not break. Until one summer I left on vacation, borrowed it to my "best friend", when i returned the transmission was shot, he offered to get it fixed, never saw it again.
Picture Mine was can painted fluo orange
http://motokrolik.vinnitsa.com/bigfoto/carna.jpg

k_tieu 06-05-2015 01:54 AM

Nice i found the bike chat !
been years since ive been on rev scene.
heres the jaggar,
p-40 war hawk 250 is the theme
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...31&oe=56068FD0

busdriverman 06-05-2015 07:43 AM

What was it? 2006 CBR 600RR
How long did you own it? 4 years
What did you love about it? The sound, the looks
What did you hate about it? Nothing. Loved the way it revs
Why did you sell it? To travel
Did you drop/crash it? Yes, but very lightly
Any other interesting facts? Her name is Haleigh

dn53 06-05-2015 10:29 PM

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What was it? 2009 Ninja 250
How long did you own it? 1.5 seasons, put 8000 km
What did you love about it? Reliable, cheap on gas, cheap insurance
What did you hate about it? Carbureted.. warm up times sucked. riding position wasn't aggressive at all
Why did you sell it? Written off
Did you drop/crash it? Totalled after somebody decided to do a u-turn back onto the freeway on ramp at an intersection. Cut me off but i was able to avoid a direct collision with a pickup truck, but inadvertently crashed into the center median
Any other interesting facts? Excellent bike.. I used to commute from north van to south van.. was wonderful in saving me gas money. Would have likely rode it for longer if it wasn't for the incident. Went to a 250 to a 600, now back to a 300cc. very nimble bikes, and if you can get over the riding position, its a lot of fun (ended up with rear sets and clip ons on my 300 now--super happy).
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evil_jigglypuff 06-15-2015 09:27 PM

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What was it?
- 04 CBR 600RR

How long did you own it?
- 5 yrs

What did you love about it?
- Speed and the sound. I bought it with slip on yoshi pipes already installed.

What did you hate about it?
- I'm a short dude and it's a little tall for me.

Why did you sell it?
- Didn't have time to ride her any more.

Did you drop/crash it?
- I have dropped it. I was trying to kick the side kickstand up so she wasn't moving. It was pretty embarrassing lol.

Any other interesting facts?
- I bought it used and was a 'rebuilt'. I figured since I was newbie then and if ever I drop it(which I did..) I wouldn't care so much.

Post pics.
can't really see the whole bike but you get the idea.

underscore 06-15-2015 09:59 PM

What was it? 2009 Konker 200SM
How long did you own it? I've had it just over a year
What did you love about it? It's a cheap dual sport I can go offroad with
What did you hate about it? I haven't had the time to use it (or even get my license for that matter)
Why did you sell it? I haven't yet
Did you drop/crash it? Not really, it did wiggle the straps loose and slowly lay itself down in the truck on the way home from Rock Creek though.
Any other interesting facts? They're sold all over the world under a million different names, but it's a copy of the Suzuki DR200, all of which come with Suzuki motors. Also the kid I bought it from fucked up all the lighting and installed LED signals incorrectly, turning them into hazard lights (I've since fixed all but the headlight).
Post pics.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...15089851_o.jpg

6793026 06-16-2015 08:48 PM

http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/...0_For_Sale.jpg

What was it? 1989 RZ350 Suzuki
How long did you own it? Less than 4 months...
What did you love about it? It was 3000 dollars and we both chipped in 1500 so we can both go ride.
What did you hate about it? kickstart bitchesssssss. try stalling on boundary road going up hill.
Why did you sell it? my X gf totaled it. (She rode also)
Did you drop/crash it? It was a rebuilt, i never dropped it, but she hella did. THE DAY she thought it was ok to not wear gloves was then she dropped it.
Any other interesting facts?
good old beater bike, 2 stroke and smells like a 2 stroke too.


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