How many bikes have you gone through?

I disagree with that assessment of what it was. The design was race proven. Those things worked, and made a lot of power. The main reason the design wasn't successful was that it was banned by the FIM.

I think the street bike wasn't so much about design study as it was about showcasing Honda's capabilities. Bragging rights, if you will. They were just building a display model that happened to move.

I could be wrong. I just made up all of the above on the spot.

They priced it as high as they thought they could get away with without people with more money than brains realizing they were being taken for a ride.

 

hey they said they same thing about the price of the nsx. it being a 6cyl and all. but its now looked at as an automotive marvel.

if by race proven, you are referring to the nr750 endurance racer being successfull? I dont recall that or the nr500 being successfull. isnt that why they went back to two strokes?

I do agree in showcasing the capabalites but believe there was some design study in there as well as a lot of what was learned (good and bad) was used on honda motorcycles henceforth.

 

Yeah, I was thinking about the Suzuka racer. And I meant "successful" in the sense that it wasn't just a showpiece, but an actual race bike. Who knows what would have happened if the rules had not gotten rid of the technology?

Oh, and I don't think the NSX was too expensive for what it was. It was too expensive for a Honda. Kind of like VW trying to sell both the Polo in the Phaeton. That just doesn't compute in the public's mind. No matter how good the car is. Personally, I would have taken one (NSX) over a 348 any day.

 

I was at a sandcastle building competition that was sponsored by the hospital at which my wife did her residency at....she and a friend of hers was in our elise and i was in the NSX with one of my friends....She caught a lot of grief from her coworkers about driving an elise on the beach as it was a lotus and was told to just bring just the NSX next time as it was "just an acura"

 

Realized I needed to update this list.
90 OW01
92 ZX7R K1
94 RC45
93 GTS1000
09 Bimota DB7
15 1299s panigale
05 Benelli tornado tre
89 GSXR750R RK
96 Muzzy Raptor
99 Yamaha R7/11 hybrid
05 Benelli tornado tre#2
05 BMW boxer cup replica

 

Updated mine also. I hope this thread gets bumped every couple/few years, it is cool to think back. I had forgotten about some of those bikes. It still seems like I am forgetting one somewhere. I just realized ive had 18 bikes in 12 years. I get bored or change my mind a lot.

2006 Gix 600
2006 Gix 1000
2x 2007 ZX6R's (one street, second was my first race bike)
2x 2006 R1's.
2008 Gix 750k
2005 Gix 600
2008 Ducati 1098S
2008 R6
2009 675
2008 Triumph Sprint ST
2010 R6
2013 RSV4
2014 675R
2015 Grom
2015 1299S
2018 Multistrada

 

Is that currently?...........0w01 is my dreambike!

 

Honda Ascot 500
Kawi KZ900
BMW R90/S
Yamaha Virago 920
BMW R100RT
Kawi ZRX1200R
Honda XR50R X2
Kawi KX65RR (Home built roadracer)
Yamaha YXR100 hybrid
Yamaha YZ85 roadracer
Honda CB900F
Honda CB450
Honda NSR50R*
1992 Honda RS125
1995 Honda RS125
1996 Honda RS125*
1997 Honda RS125
2008 Honda RS125
Kawi ZRX1200R (Again)
Yamaha YZF-R6 racebike
A bunch of Honda XR100's over the years
Yamaha RD400
1968 Honda Trail 90*
Honda Metropolitan 50*
Ducati 1098*

* - I still have these

 

I'm on bike #72 right now and have 12 in the garage currently.

 

1975 Yamaha RD250
1994 Honda CBR600F2
1990 Honda NT650 Hawk GT
1995 Yamaha Banshee 350
1999 Honda CR125
2000 Kawasaki KX100
2001 Suzuki RM125
2000 Triumph 955i
2001 Honda RC51
2004 Suzuki SV650S
2004 Yamaha YZF-R6
1972 Yamaha R5C
1974 Yamaha RD350
1972 Yamaha DS7
200? Yamaha TTR-50
200? SSR125
2014 BMW s1000RR (still have)

 

JC Penney 5hp mini bike
1970 Honda ct70
1967 Suzuki 80
1970 Honda SL100
1970 Honda SL125
1971 Suzuki TM100
1973 Suzuki TM125
1970 Kawasaki H1 500
1974 Suzuki TS 250
1974 Kawasaki H2 750
1973 honda 400 F
1974 Suzuki RL 250
1977 Suzuki DS 370
1974 Kawasaki 400
1970 BMW R75/5
1975 Bultaco Sherpa T 350
1971 Ducati 750 GT
1979 Kawasaki KLX 250
1980 Ducati 900 SS
1979 Husky 390 WR
1983 Honda CB 1100 F
1984 Husky 500 Auto
1985 Husky 125 XC
1986 Husky 250 XC
1986 KTM 350
1974 Ducati 250
1986 Ducati 750 F1
1970 Rokon 2WD
1972 suzuki 250 Hustler
1979 Suzuki GS 850
1975 Suzuki 750 GT
1979 Honda CT 110
1986 Husky 250 WR
1988 Husky 430 WR
1985 Husky 500 XC
1989 Yamaha TZ250
1980 suzuki GS 1000

 

39 years worth... = tons....

 

Jesus sorry itnwould take me probably 2 solid days....

I’ve got roughly 50 right this moment....

I’ve got a lot of problems but motorcycle hoarding isn’t one...

 

Crap, I just realized the newest bike I've owned is a 1989. And that includes all the stuff I have now!

 

To take this a little further, do you still have your first one?

 

Looks like it has a leak.

 

I haul it out of the garage every ten years to wash it whether it needs it or not

 

1973 Honda XR75
1983 Honda CR60
2003 Honda CRF150
2002 Honda TRX400
1997 Suzuki GS500
2003 Suzuki GSXR 600
2005 Kawasaki ZX6
2006 Suzuki GSXR 600
2007 Suzuki SV650
2002 Honda XR100
2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250

 

Hmm. Short list. I didn't start riding until 30.

Year-------Bike----------------------------------------Race Bike-------------------
2007-------1999 Honda CB750
2008-------2004 Honda 599
2011--------2004 Yamaha R6
2013--------2008 Yamaha TTR-110E (Current)
2013--------2005 Yamaha R6 (Current)
2015-----------------------------------------------------2003 SV650
2018-----------------------------------------------------2010 Yamaha R6 (Current)