Show us the classic bike you 'wish' you had.

"Classic" is kinda broad...

I wouldn't mind having anything from a confederate hellcat to a vincent black shadow (to impress hipster girls into h.s. thompson) to any "classic" mv agusta or ducati.

 

Oh wait I have a definitive answer... a triumph trident. I wasn't into "old" bikes at all until I met the weirdest guy I've ever met who rode around on one of those like a maniac.

 

either of these. someday....

 

just 3 of many I wish for

 

Good lord yes!

 

Clean up on aisle Aaron!
I have one of the ones I wanted here:
1972 CB500K1

The other would be a 1989 GSXR750

 

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/epic_mcy/1974_tz700_small.aspx

 

Bit disturbed that nobody has posted any of these...





I almost bought a RG500 as my first "real" big bike. No shit. I passed on it because the frame looked like it was welded on and the whole bike looked a bit shoddy. But it was up for sale at $4500 and I wanted one bad.

 

Sorry for delay...Yep Ducati Supermono

~270lbs and ~70hp...

This is the bike I WILL own someday!

 

This was my first bike. Wish I still had it...

 

Lanc where did you find that? My former MX racing teammate Rich Pollock builds those in North County San Diego. He did the Triumph that was at the Cycle World shows a few years back. When I retire someday I am getting one of those. He builds some really awesome stuff.

FWIW, he puts 750 kits in most of them.

 

http://mulemotorcycles.net/

I built an XS650 street tracker back in college, but Richard's bikes are what I'd do if I had money & knew what the hell I was doing...

another classic bike that I miss is my old goldwing cafe racer:

i'd like to build another someday to cruise to the coffee shop & keep me out of trouble on the backroads

 

Moriwaki Kawasaki Z1R Racer

 

Uncle had one, first bike I was given a ride on..

 

XR750TT

 

Wow, some great choices here. I probably don't have the technical (or riding) skill to get much out of the purpose-built race bikes that have been suggested. But hey, if we are in dream-land, I could have a crew to help!

I had the opportunity to purchase a "classic" that was languishing in the showroom as more of a "traffic generator" in the day. I bought it and am still hanging on to it.



That said, I'd still like an RC-30. And all the other stuff on this thread... Except maybe the Goldwing cafe racer... Sounds Dangerous!

 

Triumph Hurricane X-75 triple

 

These 6's sound mean on the highway. Got a guy that passes me almost every night when i leave work.