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When this topic first came up I had a Suzuki 250. A year later I upped my game and now ride a Yamaha Twin Star 650. At my age, this is the biggest bike I need.

Bob Shilling wrote:

What, only one BMW in this entire thread?

Thought you steelers liked precision machinery . . . . Shocked

'88 R100 GS(taken in '01). I can't ride anymore due to Parkinson's, but lot's of Airhead memories.

Love the airhead GS bikes! I've had a few airheads over the years too. My current one is an assembly of all original R90S parts in Daytona Orange that make a legit non-legit '76 bike. All bored out to specs but the numbers on the frame and block match to an R75/6. Close enough and affordable too!

My ride is a bit different from most of what people have posted here - it's a "big" bike (or was, 5 years ago when I bought it) for this part of the world, where most people ride scooters. Supposedly the motorcycle registrations per capita here in Dumaguete, Philippines area were the highest in the world about 10 years ago. Probably 80% of the people on the roads are on scooters/motorcycles.




This is a Honda CB 150R, and this is the day I got her back after having her repainted. I regularly run her at 75-80 on the roads around here. Oh - that's kilometers per hour, not miles! Haha! Honestly, there is not really anywhere on the whole island of Negros where you can go any faster that that.

Most of my driving is around town, so this is a perfect commuter - amazingly quick accelerating, small and nimble in the traffic, and easy to maneuver around in crowded parking conditions.

Lately I've been coveting a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 - which is a really HUGE motorcycle for around here. But I need to save a bit more money - and might have to buy a new car first!