Rarest 'bike you've come across?

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Who can claim to have seen or even owned a rare bike? I'll kick off for starters (and I'll post the pic as soon as poss) -

seen - Kawasaki CS250 - A roadster with the 4s l/c motor from the KLR250 - until recently only ever seen pictures in magazines. nice looking wee thing.

ok - the memory is playing tricks on me - it looks like it's 'BR250' :-

https://www.uglymonkey.net/br250.jpg
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Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
I saw a bimota that looked like this at my local garage the other day, dont remember it having 2 cans though Neutral

. But had the same paint sceme.
https://www.arnould.net/bim500.JPG

Luke

Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

I was riding alongside a Benelli Tornado on Mayday run, tho I spose that's not so special seeing as Hippy's got one anyway, also saw some big inline 6 cylinder at Boxhill once.

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

That would probably be the Bimota YB10 thats in Keiths garage or his 3 CX125's.
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silent · Scooby Slapper Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Karma :

I owned a cagiva planet....although not very rare it is till rare though...i have only seen three in my lifetime, and only one on the road...(mine). there are very few in the country especially compared to the mito an it think it looks ace...but i sold it now...

But there ya go...i think i have owned a rareish bike....

speaking of which i have also now got a zxr 250, which is rare in this country...although not in japan and so on....

Andy

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ProXimaCore · Dougal Joined: 01 May 2003 Karma :

I got to ride my mate's dad's 1975 Kawasaki Z1000. Don't know how rare they are but he had to get it imported from Arizona. Even came with free sand under the seat.

Other than that. I've not seen anything special on my travels so far.
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mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

I've never met another MT50 on the road before. Closest thing I've seen to it is an MTX125 that knocks about round here.

hugo-a-gogo · Trackday Trickster Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Karma :

Ooh I like 'bike-spotting'
(Any of the more mature members remember those 'i-spy' books you could get for spotting various things?)

I've spotted lately:

Bimota Tesi
Ducati MH900
Bimota SB7 (lives round the corner from me)
and a Benelli Tornado
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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

My Hyosung was the only one I had ever seen.

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

My VFR400 NC21 was pretty damn rare. I've seen loads of NC30's and loads of NC24's but never another NC21! Smile

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Difficult to say. I have seen a few Bimota V Dues around. The exhausts are different between the fuel injected and the carbed bikes.

Think there were around 800 Gilera CX125s made so they are not that rare. There were 225ish of my YB10 made so even they are not that rare.

All the best

Keith
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Think I've never seen another dr600 on the road... so I claim to own the most exclusive bike on the forum Wink

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Panther · Nova Slayer Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Karma :

the rarest bike I seem to have owned was a GSX400T... Embarassed

https://www.anzwers.org/free/chopper/bikes/gsx400.htm
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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

How about Yamaha TW125s? I've seen two of those ever, and one was my brothers. Even if some delinquint scum decided to nick it and trash it in the park.. Evil or Very Mad

I guess there aren't very many Hongdou HD125s about. Dunno if that's really such a good thing however.. Smile

Got to wait for 7-10 days from Monday for the gits to deliver it now though Sad

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If you want really rare, find a Honda NR750.. Oval pistons, 8 valves per cylinder, two conrods and two sparks to each piston. Sheer Honda madness.

Slavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

My old neighbour owned an old bsa bantum and a Triumph Bonneville (i think, it was 1950's i remember him telling me), i know they're both old and i'm sure just the number plate of the triumph was worth in excess of a few thousand pounds.

I currently own a chunlan starway cl50-QT, bet none of you have seen one of those! Also bet that even fewer of you have been overtaken by one Razz

shift1313 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 08 May 2004 Karma :

we had some oldies at the shop, couple nortons, bsas and triumphs ranges from early 60s to mid70s. sales manager collected them. weirdest thing was an indian, i think , that had the clutch and gas on the right:)

gts1000, only ever seen one at the shop even though there were more then a few produced, this one had over 200 thousand miles on it. id say thats pretty rare for an fzr1000 motor:)
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Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

A friend of mine years ago, who was a huge bike nut, told me that one of the guys in the village we live in had a Vincent Black Shadow in his garage. Apparantly he had a two or three rare bikes. I never got to look in his garage to find out though.

So, I've never actually seen anything that rare I guess.

Now cars... that's a different matter! Wink

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

KingB3N · Derestricted Danger Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Karma :

my cbr250, common in irl, japan and australia but most people have to ask me what my bike is when they see it.

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

M1ke on the forum has one! Razz

There goes his illusion that there are no others on the road anywhere.

jayluvmito · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 May 2004 Karma :

wel i used to have a 1950 bsa a10, so thats pretty rare, but the rarest was a hesketh v1000 i see round my mates-dads-mates house.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I keep seeing a lovely mint Norton F1 rotary that is owned by a guy who lives near my girlfriends house.

Smile

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