What kind of bike did you race and when?

Started in 1977 with a 1975 CB400F.
Since then, not in specific order, including overlaps and endurance bikes:
CB350
XL500
FT500
SR500
SRX600
CB750K
CB550F
FJ600
RD400
RZ350
RD350
XT500
FJ600
VF500F
GPZ550
CBR600F
GSX600F
XJ550
NT650
FZ600
SV650
I have probably forgotten some over the years.

 

Shit if I can remember, I drank in those days. A lot of Yamahas which is weird because I didn’t have any feelings for that brand they were just there.

 

1991,2,3,4 F2
2002 GSX-R 750
2006 GSX-R 750

 

Reading about roadracing/spencer/roberts/mamola/etc, pre-teen
Witnessed my first roadrace (WERA) Oct 1986, st louis/gateway
1st Sportbike (Hurricane 600) 1987
Corner Marshalled local WERA races 1987
Race school (1981 CB750F) 1987, I was the fastest guy in the school that day amidst a sea of sportbikes
First race weekend(WERA) Talladega, i only did the 2hr race, rode it solo, no team-mates, Feb 1988 (got docked 2-laps, got 2nd in 600cc)
2 more race weekends in 1988
Bumped to Expert and invited to GNF 1988

Honda Hurricane (1987)
FZ600 (?)
FZ400 (?)
FZ400 w/ 600 motor (?)
1st gen GSXR (1986)
2nd Gen GSXR750 slingshot (1988/1989)
RS250GP (1986)
TZ250 (1990)
GS700ES (Yosh stage 2) (1985?)
I am sure I am forgetting something
Forced to quit racing and riding for 10years

2001 CCS - 2003 CCS
Bought a 01 gsxr600, after a 10yr hiatus from bikes, a month later I was racing it
quit racing for a few years

2006 CCS - 2010 CCS
2006 GSXR1000

2010, Retired permanently

 

And some of us still have in the closet at home

 

WMRRA - 2009-2016

'05 Kawi 636
'08 GSXR 750
'06 Kawi ZX6RR
'05 GSXR 1000
'03 SV650 SB

 

Lucky you, your now local race club has the same name!

 

At least the letters

 

Since 91 NHIS/NEMRR/CCS/AHRMA/USCRA
Kawasaki GPZ 550
Yamaha FZR 400
MUZ Scorpion 660/720
Honda Hawk 650
Kawasaki KZ 600
Suzuki SV 650
Aprila RSVR 990
Suzuki SV 650
Buell XBR 1250
Ducati SS 1200
Ducati 748/852
Kawasaki KZ650/735

 

Hmmm,
Started with dirty bikes in 1980.
Roadracing started in 1985
FZ750
RZ350
SecaII
FT500 Ascot (1st win)
400 Bandit
Yamaha Radian (Bad choice, but I just had to get out on the track!)
FZ600
93 Honda RS125
99 SV650
99 GSXR600
R6S
90's era 250 Ninja
2nd gen SV650
2013 250 Ninja which turned into a
300 Ninja
Another SV650

 

Hey Todd, Don't forget the little Ninja! That was one of the funnest!

 

Took Ed class in 1987 on a 85 vf 100r
Started racing a 1988 fzr 400 in 91
Had a few 400's over the 90's
Raced a 95 f3 for a while,probably fastest seasons for me
Enduranced and sprint 95 yzf600 grenade
Raced a 98 gsxr 600 and a few cup races ate shit on it,actually head went under water when infield was flooded.Who's done that before?and concussion!
Tried a 95 900rr,nope! horrible race bike
Rode for Rocky Stargel on a RS 250 in 99.Was offered a ride in 2000,but wife put her whore foot down,and said no.
Went off and raced harescrambles for years,can't begin to remember all those bikes.
Slowly got back into it with 2005 cbr 600
2008 cbr1000
Vintage 2001 r6 currently/broken,loves to break down
and 2015 gsxr 1000 currently plan on racing next weekend at Willow Springs for my California cherry

and I really want a Triumph 675 just once

 

85 vf 100r? Was that supposed to say 1000r? Beautiful bike, but kind of heavy.

 

Good luck! Turn 8 and 9 will be terrifying on that bike!

 

Started racing in 2006 with WERA, MA in 2018 with Twins Cup.
In no particular order:
1st and 2nd gen SV650's (not sure how many...)
22 YZF-R7
Ninja 250 (don't remember bike year...)
YZF-R3 (don't remember bike year...)
03 VTR1000F (yes, a Superhawk- twice)
95 TZ250 (my favorite)

 

1968 250cc Montesa Impala Sport 1975-76.
1974 250cc Montesa Cappra VR (converted to road racer) 1977-1979
1974 250cc Montesa Cappra VR in a 1980 Hejira frame 1980.
1980 250cc Rotax 244 in Hejira Frame 1981-1987.
1982 500cc Honda FT500 in a Camier frame 1988-1990.
1988 80cc Wicks 1990-1991.
1968 250cc Ducati 1993-?

Had one off rides on a 250cc Greeves Silverstone and a couple of CB350cc Hondas too.

 

Active from 1984 through 1995, but can't recall the time frames for each bike -
1983 RZ350
1982 Seca 750 Superbike
1982 TZ250
1983 Honda Ascot
1983 GS550S
1984 FJ600
1985 RZ500
1985 FZ600
1981 CB750 Superbike
1983 GPz750
1986 Ninja 600
1986 GSXR750
1987 Ninja 250
1987 EX500
1981 XT500
1978 XS650
1982 KZ1000 Superbike
1990 ZX7
1993 ZX7RR
1988 600 Hurricane
1985 SRX600
1990 FZR400
1989 FZR600
1988 Katana 600
1985 VF500
1992 GSXR600

Probably a few more that I guest rode on endurance teams that I can't recall.... Funny story; my first racebike was the '83 Canadian RZ350. Bought a bike from a friend about 6 years ago, and it had parts of the motor and frame from my old RZ, with different wheels and bodywork. Random.

 

Bikes I owned and raced under a green flag to checkers:
05 Honda CRF70
06 SDG Pro Mini
1989 Suzuki GS500E
2001 KTM 520SX
1992 Yamaha WR250ZD
2009 KTM 300XC-W
1992 Yamaha FZR400 3TJ
2003 Yamaha R6
2019 KTM 150 SX
2016 KTM 500 XC W

Series I've competed in:
LRRS / NEMRR (road racing)
USCRA (road racing)
NEMM (supermoto)
AMA Supermoto
SMEC (supermoto)
Stimilon / Masters of Minis (Dirt, mini supermoto)
NEMX (dirt)
Maine Motocross Series

Played at flattrack, ice racing (actually raced once on the SDG, forgot the org), pretty much if it's two wheels I've been up for trying.

Other bikes I've raced:
Kawasaki Ninja 300 and 400
1st gen Suzuki SV650 mild superbike build
Ye Olde BMW based sidecar as the monkey

No idea what the plan is going forward, need to figure out what I want to race, and where, or maybe call it? Did more road riding last year as my wife wants to be a passenger again.

 

Thinking a bit about the question and started to try and think of the list I came to the conclusion l might fire up the laptop later today or this week and try and list most of the significant (to me at least) or at least some of the cool shit. Typing with just one thumb on my phone I decided to try and just list some of the stupid shit I tried to race in stead just to make myself pop.
FJ1100 (I keep thinking it was a fj100) endurance bike. On slicks, in Texas the year it rained like mad. Crashed like 3 times in one lap before deciding that this was stupid.

Yamaha GTS1000 luckily this never got beyond stripping the bodywork off and trying to figure out how to take some weight off it.

A KX500 with a larger tank in hare scrambles. Never was so happy a motorcycle blew up before or after this attempt at suicide.

A bimota YB6 (I think that’s the model). I think this bike eventually raced with someone else but once the cubic dollars needed to race this thing just scared me off. Great platform and was tiny (so a great fit) but we’re talking Morton’s on an instant noodles budget.

The nitros TZs only ever turned maybe 10 laps between three builds (TZ at 75 shot, one at 50 and the best off all, a TZ350).

has to be more (like the Paso, the gsxr1100 in the 750 frame, the katana with a cheater motor) but I’m too busy laughing at the sheer stupidity.

 

Very Heavy! And I weighed 125lbs wet back then! I think I was putting down 1:15' at old old Talladega on that piggy