My history leading up to H2

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h2rcx

Discussion Starter · Jan 3, 2015 (Edited)

1976 susuki gt380 16 yrs old and totally illegal (If i rode it on public roads )
1975 Honda ss50 First legal bike
1983 Susuki gs125
1983 susuki gp100 Passed test after stalling it 3 times during test.
1980 Yamaha Rd250E
1980 Kawasaki Z1000 st.
1983 Kawasaki Gpz750r
1980 Kawasaki csr 650
1981 Kawasaki z750
1994 Kawasaki zzr1100 11 points on license so went down classic route.
1975 Yamaha Rd250B
1976 Kawasaki Z1
2005 Kawasaki KLV 1000
2000 Honda st1100
2002 Honda st1300 Got caught doing 122mph in thick fog. 6 month ban
1983 Kawasaki Gpz900r
1997 Susuki 1200 Bandit
1984 BMW k100
1999 Kawasaki zzr1100
2000 Kawasaki zx12r A1
2002 Yamaha FJR1300
2002 Kawasaki zx12r A2

I still have both zx12r's and a H2 on the way ,,,,,Looking at triumph tiger 800xc

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SilverbirdH2

· #2 · Jan 3, 2015 (Edited)

2000 Harley Heritage Classic.
2002 zzr 1200
2004 zx12R
'95 Harley UltraClassicElectraGlide
2007 zx14
2012 zx14RSE
2013zx14R ABS
2014 H2....

Only have my beloved 2013 14RABS Ninja right now....soon to have a little brother

Bazza

· #3 · Jan 3, 2015

BIG bikes, welcome!

GoFaster

· #4 · Jan 4, 2015

Street bikes:
1984 Honda 450 Nighthawk (sold after 7000 km in half a season)
1987 Kaw Ninja 750 (bought new/noncurrent, sold after 118,000 km to get ...)
1994 Kaw ZX9R (bought new, sold after 118,000 km to get ...)
2004 Kaw ZX10R (still have, with 77,000 km on it)
In parallel with that, I bought a 1990 Yamaha FZR400 as a spare for my roadrace bike (see below) which I restomodded last year and obviously still have it.
And, I bought first a 2007 Honda cbr125r then sold it after 40,000 km and bought a 2011 cbr125r to replace it (still have it, 30,000 km on it). I ride this more than the bigger bikes.

Track/roadrace bikes
1989 Kaw EX500 (kept 4 years, sold that to get ...)
1989 Yamaha FZR400, which I still have and very much love.

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Frio

· #5 · Jan 4, 2015

1990 Cagiva Mito 125 Lucky Explorer (sold after two awesome years)
1992 Aprilia RS125 Sport Pro (ex-factory, still have it in Italy)
1997 Kawasaki ZX-6R (sold when I left Italy)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i (sold when I left Europe)
2001 Ducati 998S (sold after one year, but excellent bike by all means)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i (yep, another one, I love the thing, especially the sound, still have it)
1996 Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000 i.e. Racing (#63 of 100, still have it)
1998 Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport Corsa (#105 of 200, sold after two years, tons of fun though)
2015 H2 (I just can't wait!!)

h2rcx

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jan 4, 2015

1996 Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000 i.e. Racing (#63 of 100, still have it)

I looked at a daytona a couple of months ago,,,number 35, £10,000 . I thought it was good value. If the H2 hadn't come along ...................

OneArmBandit

· #7 · Jan 4, 2015

Street bikes. 1983 Tomos 50cc, 1984 Tomos APN 125cc. 1985 Honda 250cc 1986 Yamaha RD 250cc and 500cc 1987 Kawasaki gpz1100,1988 Army 1998 Kawasaki zx7,1999 Kawasaki 600cc,2000 Suzuki 750cc 2001 Yamaha R1 baby blue.2001 Suzuki gsxr1000 Grey and silver,2002 Suzuki gsxr1000 Blue and White.2003 Suzuki gsxr1000 Silver.,2004 Honda1000rr Black after 4000 miles transmission caput,2004 Honda1000rr Red, 2005 Honda 1000rr Red crashed it at Bear Mountain only 500 miles on it lol./2006 Honda 1000RR black. 2010 S1000RR BMW. 2012 1199 Panigale **** WAGON. 2015 H FUCKING 2.

Fireball36

· #8 · Jan 4, 2015

I couldn't even begin to to figure this out....
In 1974 I started with a 1972 Kawasaki Trail Boss 100. That's a long way back.

My most memorable bike was my Suzuki RG-500 Gamma race bike. I loved that thing.

I also loved my Yamaha DT-175 Enduro.

My favourite bike that I have right now would be my Gixxer 1000. Fast, fun, good for track days and even long multi day highway trips.

Greg

Will

· #9 · Jan 4, 2015

French newbie

I am 57, living in Cannes, France. To stay short my last 4 bikes were ZZR 1400 (ZX 14 in US): 2008, 2010,2012 and now the 2014 Performance Sport with Ohlins and Akrapovic equipment.
No chance to have the H2 in France in 2015! Because of a stupid law (max 100hp). But everything should be ok for 2016 ( thanks to Europe laws ).
I plan to buy the new H2 ( in 2016) and I am waiting for the first test ride in any country! Who will be the first one?
P.S don't worry my ZZR is free ( as we say here), it means 200hp... at least!

pebble35

· #10 · Jan 4, 2015

I started riding at 16 (way back in 1980) and have had a bit of a mix of bikes over the years ........

Malaguti Olympique 50

Kawasaki KH 250 (x 2)

Triumph Tiger Cub

1978 (?) Honda 500-4

Kawasaki Mach 3 500

Kawasaki Z650

Suzuki GS 550

1986 Kawasaki GPZ 750

1987 Kawasaki GPZ 750 Turbo

1986 Suzuki GSX 1150 EFE (1260cc, cams, big carbs, nitrous - 1/4 mile 9.8 seconds on a street tyre in 1987 .....)

KTM MX 500

Husqvarna 500

Yamaha V-Max (full power import from US)

Norton Commando 850

Neval sidecar outfit (family transport until I learnt to drive a car !)

Yamaha YZ 250

Yamaha RD 350 YPVS

Aprilia RS 125

1982 Laverda Montjuic

1990 Yamaha v50 moped (bought my first house and need cheap transport)

Aprilia Pegaso 650

1996 Kawasaki KLR 650

1996 Harris Magnum (still owned - project bike, still unfininished, 1385cc turbo motor)

2000 Kawasaki ZX9R

2001 BMW R1100S (did 50,000 miles over 4 years)

KTM EXC 400

Laverda RGS Corsa

Royal Enfield Bullet 350 (fell in love with it on a trip to India, bought it and has it shipped back to the UK)

Ducati 600 Pantah (still owned)

2007 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 (lasted 5 days/50 miles before a car driver wrote it off)

2008 Suzuki V-Strom 650 (22,000 miles in 6 months including riding from the UK to Timbuktu and back in a month)

2008 KTM 990 Adventure (45,000 miles all over Europe)

2000 Laverda 750 SF Formula

2007 Suzuki FL 125 (still owned - my current 'ride to work' hack)

2008 KTM 690 SMC (14,000 miles in the 8 months I owned it including a trip up to North Cape)

2002 KTM 640 Adventure

20005 KTM 640 Duke

1979 Kawasaki Z1000 A1 (still owned)

2004 Kawasaki ZX12R

2015 Kawasaki H2R - soon ....

2015 KTM 690 Enduro - soon ......

Not going to include pictures of them all but this is what the GSX-R looked like after it had a little 'disagreement' with an oncoming car

I really should be saying thank you to the car driver as their insurance company delivered the payout that's funding my H2 ..................

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Cliff Secord

· #11 · Jan 4, 2015

As c'mon man, that ain't that bad - I mean that one fork still looks totally useable.

Congrats on both surviving and having an accident with someone who has insurance!

h2rcx

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 4, 2015

I Forgot 1989 Cagiva 750 Elephant,,,Ducati Pantah engine....On my list..

Are you getting an H2 or H2R? Pete reckons 16 are coming to the UK and they are down for two of em.

pebble35

· #13 · Jan 4, 2015

h2rcx said:
I Forgot 1989 Cagiva 750 Elephant,,,Ducati Pantah engine....On my list..

Are you getting an H2 or H2R? Pete reckons 16 are coming to the UK and they are down for two of em.

Mine's a H2 (as is the one on order for a customer) - we did have a customer put money down on a H2R within an hour of it being unveiled at Intermot but he backed out when the noise level was revealed (no tracks in the UK or France where he could use it for trackdays because it's too loud !)

Is Pete talking about 16 H2's in total for the UK or H2R's ?

h2rcx

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jan 4, 2015

pebble35 said:
Mine's a H2 (as is the one on order for a customer) - we did have a customer put money down on a H2R within an hour of it being unveiled at Intermot but he backed out when the noise level was revealed (no tracks in the UK or France where he could use it for trackdays because it's too loud !)

Is Pete talking about 16 H2's in total for the UK or H2R's ?

16 H2R's ...Petes having one and the other must be going to a collector if he can't ride it,,,,,

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pieter3d

· #15 · Jan 4, 2015

2004 GS500 (bought used in 2007)
2007 ZX-10R (bought new, ride daily)
H2 on the way...

Frio

· #16 · Jan 4, 2015

h2rcx said:
1996 Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000 i.e. Racing (#63 of 100, still have it)

I looked at a daytona a couple of months ago,,,number 35, £10,000 . I thought it was good value. If the H2 hadn't come along ...................

10K is a good deal, they are very interesting machines, really old school but plenty of fun and the sound is epic

Brig10r

· #17 · Jan 4, 2015

Passed my test in 96.
Straight onto my first bike, ZZR600
1998 traded in for a new ZX7R
2006 traded in for a new ZX10R
2008 traded in for a new Fireblade (didn't like the new 10R of the time)
2012 traded in for a new ZX10R
Oct 2012 bought a Triumph Tiger, only had it 4 months and needed something smaller to fit in the Motorhome so got a ...
2011 Triumph Street Triple R

H2 coming not soon enough

h2rcx

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jan 4, 2015

Had
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Another

h2rcx

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jan 4, 2015

Malaguti = bad guts?????

pebble35 said:
I started riding at 16 (way back in 1980) and have had a bit of a mix of bikes over the years ........

Malaguti Olympique 50

Kawasaki KH 250 (x 2)

Triumph Tiger Cub

1978 (?) Honda 500-4

Kawasaki Mach 3 500

Kawasaki Z650

Suzuki GS 550

1986 Kawasaki GPZ 750

1987 Kawasaki GPZ 750 Turbo

1986 Suzuki GSX 1150 EFE (1260cc, cams, big carbs, nitrous - 1/4 mile 9.8 seconds on a street tyre in 1987 .....)

KTM MX 500

Husqvarna 500

Yamaha V-Max (full power import from US)

Norton Commando 850

Neval sidecar outfit (family transport until I learnt to drive a car !)

Yamaha YZ 250

Yamaha RD 350 YPVS

Aprilia RS 125

1982 Laverda Montjuic

1990 Yamaha v50 moped (bought my first house and need cheap transport)

Aprilia Pegaso 650

1996 Kawasaki KLR 650

1996 Harris Magnum (still owned - project bike, still unfininished, 1385cc turbo motor)

2000 Kawasaki ZX9R

2001 BMW R1100S (did 50,000 miles over 4 years)

KTM EXC 400

Laverda RGS Corsa

Royal Enfield Bullet 350 (fell in love with it on a trip to India, bought it and has it shipped back to the UK)

Ducati 600 Pantah (still owned)

2007 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 (lasted 5 days/50 miles before a car driver wrote it off)

2008 Suzuki V-Strom 650 (22,000 miles in 6 months including riding from the UK to Timbuktu and back in a month)

2008 KTM 990 Adventure (45,000 miles all over Europe)

2000 Laverda 750 SF Formula

2007 Suzuki FL 125 (still owned - my current 'ride to work' hack)

2008 KTM 690 SMC (14,000 miles in the 8 months I owned it including a trip up to North Cape)

2002 KTM 640 Adventure

20005 KTM 640 Duke

1979 Kawasaki Z1000 A1 (still owned)

2004 Kawasaki ZX12R

2015 Kawasaki H2R - soon ....

2015 KTM 690 Enduro - soon ......

Not going to include pictures of them all but this is what the GSX-R looked like after it had a little 'disagreement' with an oncoming car

I really should be saying thank you to the car driver as their insurance company delivered the payout that's funding my H2 ..................

Are you sure your a pebble or a Hag Stone????

thudson

· #20 · Jan 4, 2015

So many variety of bikes to list over the years so will share the most recent notable literbikes..

1997-1998 Kawasaki ZX-9R sold - can't remember actual year
2000 Yamaha R1 sold - can't remember specific yearr
2004 Kawasaki ZX-10 sold
2006 Kawasaki ZX-14 sold
2012 Ducati Panigale 1199S trade-in (first yr out.. Lot of work to sort out the first year production bike - tuning and suspension set up changed bike but took time)..
2013 Ducati Panigale 1199R (a/f ratio and tuning worked out from 12' model, Akra exhaust released in 13' along with new tuning mods.. Street/Track Bike)
2013 Ducati Diavel -1198 cc, lightweight and torque = fun..
2015 - Kawasaki H2 - - Coming

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