I've always wanted to compile a list of the bikes I've owned.

February 5, 2024

THIS BLOG POST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AS I TRY TO COMPILE OLD PHOTOS OF ALL MY BIKES.

From as early as I can remember, I have always wanted a dirt bike. I begged and begged my parents. Finally they had to give in, and they bought our first bike . . . a 1987 Honda Spree that was few years old at the time. Ok it wasn't the dirt bike I had always dreamed of, but it did have 2 wheels and a motor and that was good enough for me. I wore that thing out, but fortunately my dad found two more Honda Sprees (a 1987 and a 1988) at the local dump. So I managed to keep it running with salvaged pieces from my 2 parts bikes. I taught myself that you should NOT rely on starting fluid to get your 2 stroke started. It taught me that tucking in is worth a mile per hour at least. I did my first 12 o'clock wheelie and busted the tail light out on that thing. It was the start of my love for bikes.

1. 1987 Honda Spree

It's a Baja Motorsports scooter in the back of the photo. Baja was famous for the mini bikes sold thru Pep Boys and other similar retailers. My shop was an authorized repair shop for Baja. That deal was pretty good. They actually paid decent for their warranty work, and there was lots of it. No wonder they are out of business now.

2. 1999 Suzuki SV650

3. 2002 Loncin Pitbikes

4. 2003 Suzuki SV650S (3 of them in total I think)
5. 2004 Yamaha R6 (one of my favorites, and no wonder Yamaha made this bike for so long, also can't remember if I had 2 or 3)
6. 2005 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
7. MZ Bagihra

8. Honda Metropolitans
9. Honda Aero (Great wheelie scooter)
10. Yamaha FZ1
11. Honda Reflex
12. Sachs Tomberlin MadAss

13. 1978 Honda SL125 (wish I would have kept this one)

14. 1998 Honda Zuma
15. 1978 Motobecane Mobylette 50
16. 1998 Yamaha YZ400F (The industries first 400 dirtbike, I had no business on that thing)
17. 2007 Suzuki RM250 (The last year Suzuki made the 2 stroke.)
18. 2014 Honda CRF125F