What is your all time favorite bike?

Back in 1979 when I first saw that MKII I knew that was the greatest motorcycle ever. Being a 18 yr old kid I had the new KZ650 but lusted for the MKII but alas only one motorcycle for a 18 yr old. Got the new 82 GPZ1100 which I'd say still rates in the top 10 of all time, but needed that MKII, then in 1983 found mine, brand new with 500 miles on it for $2000. I snatched that up and sold the 24,000 mile GPZ for $2500, so I get my dream bike + $500. All these years and motorcycles, I've yet to surpass the MKII for my dream. I've dreamed the current crap, the V45 Honda=JUNK, the Yamaha FZ and FZR bikes=nice but no cigar, the Yamaha FJ1200=JUNK. BMW R series=JUNK, Kawasaki concours=junk. Got the KZ1000ST that competes pretty favorably with the MKII. I'd have to say the MKII still for me after all these years. Yes a S1 Eddie Lawson would be the bike, but not your everyday purchase. I've got my 2008 Goldwing too and it's one heck of a boat. Great too.

Favorite that I've owned - a Z1-A... 1974 all original...

A bike I've always wanted - MV Agusta 750 America

locozuna your brother must have been a pretty cool guy with an awesome sense of humor i love the name of the 650 SUNNY SIDEUP that is perfect i have never been one to name bikes or do the theme thing with them but that name suits it perfect.i didn't even know the guy and i miss him so it must be rough for you. how close where you guy's if you don't mind me asking, because i have never been close to any member of my family, it must be special to have abest freind that is also related so closely.

ronkz650 and others have touched on it already......all time favorite bike as in even unobtainium...???or all time favorite bike that i've ridden on or owned?????

if it was me talikng to a non-bike person and that question was asked

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kawasaki 900 the old school ones....as in any year model of the older big fours from 73-83,but stated as a old school kawi four liter bike to cover the bases...
and that would go for just about the whole question from anyone...ricky racer...some 23 yr old gxr kid...or a old motorcyclist of another brand......

but when i was 19 i got to sit on this bike one night in a barn..........it was sooooooooooooooooo beautiful....all dark ruby lipstick red and decals..and hand made engine and covers and exhuast...it was not a kawi...but it was an ama champion,a pops yoshimura superbike,built by pops himself,it was the only one in the world left from that yoshimura that season,it was wes cooleys,it was just on the cover of cycle world that month back then......
It is my favorite bike ever ,hands down,...i have not seen a real s-1 ...nor do i wish to....it would make me feel bad to not partake........my moment sitting on pops/wes's bike happened on accident and is frozen in time for me.....so it will always be a 19 yr old boy staring at his dream bike.....even when i'm eighty....i will still be standing there the same...

Of bikes I have owned - it has to be the KZ although I often wish I could have my 1959 Triumph 5TA Speed Twin back! However, my guess is that even if I had it, I would still prefer the KZ.

My recently aquired W650 is growing on me. It has clubman bars and a cafe-racerish seat so on Saturday I installed bar-end mirrors courtesy of Z1! It is now looking very cafe-racer which seems to get it a lot of looks. I bet a lot of folks think it is an old Triumph though!

If I had my choice of bikes - an Arial Square-Four might be on the cards... but then again, there is always that Vincent...

For looks 1946 Knucklehead. Crusing V-Max. All around fun to ride the Z1/KZ. Being out of bikes for a few years I will tell you this, I have never gotten more attention than I have reciently with my KZ 900. I can't go to a gas station without someone coming up and talking and yesterday I stopped Young's Dairy in Yellow Springs Ohio www.youngsdairy.com/ to relieve myself and get a cup of coffee. I come out and 7 people are around my bike talking about it and old times. It was a pleasure to see that both young and old seem to understand the history and evoloution of the sport bike...Russ

All time favorite... the one I have now... KZ900... I've waited 30 years for it so what's that tell ya...

Then a BSA.... always like my blood brothers older brothers beezer as a kid... Thing was a monster to kick over, we'd laugh, he'd get pissed off at us, chase us kicking our asses then give us a ride that scred the poopy out of us...

Thing was a brute once started...

OMR

our afternoon ride took us by the shops along cannery row yesterday.....as we crept along with the tourists cars i saw a father put his hand on a 16 yr olds shoulder and lean in to educate him about our bike...he was pointing and nodding and the boy was looking too....probably saying those things are awesome he was repeating and smiling at us ...the boy looked confused...like...hey fast bikes look like gsxrs...the dad was making sure the kid got the point ...it was coolRuss Jackson wrote:

For looks 1946 Knucklehead. Crusing V-Max. All around fun to ride the Z1/KZ. Being out of bikes for a few years I will tell you this, I have never gotten more attention than I have reciently with my KZ 900. I can't go to a gas station without someone coming up and talking and yesterday I stopped Young's Dairy in Yellow Springs Ohio www.youngsdairy.com/ to relieve myself and get a cup of coffee. I come out and 7 people are around my bike talking about it and old times. It was a pleasure to see that both young and old seem to understand the history and evoloution of the sport bike...Russ

Old Man Rock wrote:

poopy

OMR

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Ive only had 2 the first was a 78 cb750k:blush::blush: and now the 82 1000LTD the Kaw as way nicer.

Plural = poopi :blink:

i'm sorry but its a zuk'
1985 GSXR 750
just simply stunning

1981 GPz550, after 28 years it still brings a smile to my face!

Robert