motorbike

[Beav]

Does anyone here ride motorbikes? If so what type of riding and any stories?

I'm keen to get back on a motorbike. I crashed my rmz 450 in 2010 and broke my leg, 4 screws and a bar

 

[Big_Simmo]

I used to have a 2007 Triumph Daytona 675, she was an amazing bit of kit I must admit...rode her from Perth over to cairns, hung around cairns for a bit over a year but then threw her in a crate for the trip home while I flew.

damn I miss her so very very much :cry:

Also used to have a 2005 Yamaha r1 which I only ever used as a track bike, I swear that was insanely fast but I felt more comfy on the 675 and could get a faster lap time around wannaroo here in Perth. Got no pics of it though.

I was riding for a number of years till a crash in 2009 involving a P plater pulling out in front of me. :upyours: This ended my days of being on 2 wheels, kinda broke a hell of a lot of things plus getting a head injury which has rendered my left arm utterly useless :bang:

Miss it like crazy and still encourage ppl to get onto a bike every occasion I can

 

[Beav]

That bike looks awesome, would have been a mad ride from Perth to carins.
Sorry to hear about your arm mate

 

[SookyTurner]

Im on my Ps and have a Yamaha R15. If anyone wants to buy it let me know.

Have rode dirt bikes since i was 5. Most recent bike was a KTM 350 - so freaking good.

I was practicing endos once at a training school and some idiot was flying around not doing them and smacked into me whilst my rear wheel was of the ground. Tore the lifaments in my ankle. Nothing major but thats probably the worst thats happened to me so far. Look forward to hearing other's stories though cuz its so easy to have a buster on a bike

 

[ben315vz]

I have only had trail bikes.

First one was a 1991 Yamaha DT200R 2 Stroke.

The I sold it, and now I have a 2006 Suzuki DR-Z 400E 4 Stroke, and have had it since new. I took it out last weekend and it has just clicked over to 1900kms lol.

 

[Big_Simmo]

My accident left me with the following;

6 broken ribs - 2 of which punctured my left lung
shattered hip - fixed with 2 titanium plates and 9 titanium screws (still there for at least another 15 years or so until i need to get a hip replacement)
fractured bottom 5 vertebra in my spine - L1 through L5
fractured both shoulders
ruptured spleen - huge scar as they had to remove what was left of that bad boy
bruising & bleeding to the back right side of my brain - caused left side hemiplegia but after intense physio, speech and occupational therapy its now just left side Hemiparesis
kidney,bladder and stomach damage too

yep has been fun

 

[minux]

Temporary Australian devices

No bike at the moment since I come off being an idiot on the hume, that was over 10 years ago.

New bike coming is a 2012 fatboy lo...lookin forward to just cruisin again.

 

[gossie]

Last bike I had was a Bultaco Metralla.

 

[IBLOWN]

Ive had dirtbikes, TL1000R V-Twin Superbike and currently have a Hayabusa. Never came off the road bikes but only minorly come off dirtbikes. *Touches wood

 

[Macca86]

Theres been several bike threads on here. A new one pops up every few months.
I currently ride this

Used to ride this til I threw it into a ditch at $1.20+

Also had this a little while ago but sold it to fund other things. A new one will be being added back to the garage in the next month or so though

This was the other weekend, starting to get some great riding weather!