How many bikers in here and what do you ride?

freerider · 22nd April 2009, 17:52

I learnt how to ride on a Yamaha RX135
over the years have ridden the following
Bajaj Sunny
Hero honda Street
Suzuki Samurai
Honda dawn
the Kinetic
finally my first owned bike - bajaj Caliber
first salary after graduating from IIMA and i had picked myself a Comet 250
still riding it
rode a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 on a trip to thailand.
that was a high.

Next bike? Dont know. next car? not before the next Bike!

Thanks guys. this is my first post.

Thanh-BKK · 22nd April 2009, 19:17

Hi

I used to own a lot of small bikes/mopeds brand Zundapp back in Germany (including a KS 175, equal to the Indian Enfield Fury) as well as a few from other brands including a Honda CB 250 DeLuxe and a Suzuky X5/200.

Now i live in Thailand (since 8 1/2 years) and own three bikes:

2x Yamaha RXZ
1x Yamaha VRR

Kind regards.....

Thanh

highsteem · 23rd April 2009, 17:02

If a tri-cycle counts as bike then I owned my own 'n'th hand when I turned 3

It was a two seater. It had a luxury back seat and you could relax just like a horse carriage.
And what not I tried on that? It was my own cart on the wheels taking all the orders from room to room, hall to hall and delivering anything and everything from empty plates, empty glases, news papers and even combs and ribbons

Hmmm ... my uncle taught me how to stop it crying and the next thing you see grease/oil all over the place and did he repent the wisdom of teaching a 4 year kid how to oil the peadls and wheels?

Oops did I forget to talk about my atlast gold, bsa-slr 5 gear, splendor, bullet electra and my victory marks? mmmm may be some other day!!

nvldvr · 23rd April 2009, 20:07

I have been riding an Enfield since 2001. One of my friends bought an enfield. Still remember it was around 12 in the night when he landed at our place with his fresh from the showroom enfield. (it was a bullet standard - all black). Had never driven a bullet until then. One ride and i fell in love. A couple of months later, i took delivery of my own bullet (Electra 350).
8 years and the bike still never fails to give me absolute riding pleasure.
Planning to keep this beauty with me as long as i possibly can.

trammway · 24th April 2009, 10:04

I'm Jeeper(Mahidra Classic and MM540)

primarily and then biker, here are my proud possesion

1. Yamaha RX135 (My first bike - SOLD) 1997
2. Royal Enfield Lightning 535 (Karnataka Registered - SOLD) 2001 - (India's highest CC bike)
3. Royal Enfield Lightning 535 (Tamilnadu Registered - SOLD) 2000 - (India's highest CC bike)
4. Yamaha RX100 1994 - (India's most favorite bike)
5. Suvega(s) (From 1964 model to 1988 I have drive many and owned 5 of them). Now I own 2 of them.
6. Bajaj Super FE (My father's but I drive it too) 1990
7. JAWA 250CC 1971 (India's only bike with auto clutch and interchangable wheels)
8. Yezdi Classic D250 1978
9. Yezdi Roadking 1994
10. RAJDOOT (YAMAHA) RD350 LT 1991 - (India's fastest production bike)
11. Royal Enfield Crusader (SOLD)
12. Royal Enfield Mini Bullet (SOLD)
13. Enfied MOFA (India's smallest production bike)
14. Couple of other oldies which are still waiting for restoration.

Plus I'm seriously hunting for a Rajdoot GTS bike.

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loungefly · 24th April 2009, 10:23

Been riding for 6 years.

First bike: '96 Yamaha RX100 (sold) - I learned riding a bike on this one, had it for 3 years.
Second Bike: '06 Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTSI (sold) - used it for only 7 months.
Third Bike: '92 Royal Enfield Standard Bullet 350 (still with me) got in in September last year.

Before all of this I used my sister's Kinetic Honda before getting my license and even before that, used to ride her old Bajaj Sunny when I was in 9th Standard. It was embarrassing even back then =)

rohanpimpley · 27th April 2009, 20:19

Hi Guys

Been officially riding since 1998... so that makes it 11 yrs

Started with a Bajaj Super 1988 model..pakka Army officers scooter types my dad .....

Got a 1982 Std Enfield on my 18 Birthday in 98 it self, went to ladak in 2000 on it from Pune , later bought a shogun in yr 2000 now i had two bikes shogun and Bullet. Then sold my Bull in 2003 and bought a Thunderbird 350, and then after selling my TB in 2007 bought a Royal Enfiled LB 500 which i race regularly in rallies and Hill climbs..!
Also bought a ZMA in 2008 for taking part in INRC.

Did SJOBA rally in 2007 and came 8 overall.

Had a bad rally crash last yr ...so chilling out this yr ....

So here is my List of bikes as now ...

Suzuki Shogun 1998
Hero Honda Splendour 1999
Royal Enfield LB 500 2007
ZMA 2008
TVS Scooty Wifey's bike

So thats abt it ...i am a bolero fan and have two of them and tini wini M800 for my wife to drive ...!

Ride Safe

Rohan

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akshay4587 · 27th April 2009, 22:22

hey rohan,nice collection
good to see you here
hope you doin fine after the crash

virkdoc · 28th April 2009, 09:42

driving a suzuki gixxer 600 k3 black and silver, and a Trek mountain bike seires 4 with disc brakes...

rohanpimpley · 28th April 2009, 10:46

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Hi Akshay,

Yeah i have recovered well after the Crash on 31 aug last yr, big one which set me back by two months as such. I had a bad crash involving a bad head injury , RHS Paralysys and memory loss. Very complcated fortunately no broken broken bones !!!!!

Rest all fine as of now looking forward for the INRC in 2010!!!

Ride Safe

Rohan

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

hey rohan,nice collection
good to see you here
hope you doin fine after the crash

SamtheLeo · 29th April 2009, 16:06

Well To me atleast (i think most of us feel that way) Bikes are like first Love, could not get enough of it, still could not forget it & wish if we still had it we would have done wonders!!!!!!

Coming to what I drove was

Bajaj Chetak 12v electronic Single Seat Black Metalic (just cant stop myself from writing all of it as I used to tell my dad this is actually what I want after IX)
Yamaha RX100 (my first love with bikes started with it)
Royal Enfield 350 Standard
Royal Enfield 535s (Still owns it)

I guess barring RD350 i have had all the best bikes possible at my time.

TRAUMASURG · 8th May 2009, 07:53

2000 Harley-Davidson Road king

2003 Harley-Davidson VROD anniversary edition

pedrolourenco · 8th May 2009, 09:01

RD 350(HT)-My first bike
HH CBZ
RX100
Activa
RE 350

huwaeiguy · 8th May 2009, 09:56

Well guys i started off with a Kinetic Honda ZX 2005, and after that a Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTS-i 2006, and then a Kinetic Blaze 2008, and the last and the best of the lot Yamaha YZF-R1 2008

COUGAR · 8th May 2009, 10:13

First "bike" was an Bajaj M80 given to me on my 16th birthday by overprotective parents. used to park it a km away from college and walk down!

first "real" bike was the Yamaha RX-z purchased in 1997: had to save up for a year to buy that! Did my first tours on this bike going as far south as Tarkarli and north to Surat.

Second bike was a Enfield Thunderbird bought in Mar 2004. Went to Leh the next year - and 2 times after that.

Other wheels:
1. 1998 Maruti 800 MPFI Sapphire Blue
2. 1997 Maruti Gypsy King (carb) Police Blue - bought second hand and sold 2 months later!
3. 2007 Maruti Gypsy King (MPFI-Soft Top) Silver Blue.

22nd April 2009, 17:52	#751
freerider Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Udaipur Posts: 5 Thanked: 5 Times	team BHP newbie. I learnt how to ride on a Yamaha RX135 over the years have ridden the following Bajaj Sunny Hero honda Street Suzuki Samurai Honda dawn the Kinetic finally my first owned bike - bajaj Caliber first salary after graduating from IIMA and i had picked myself a Comet 250 still riding it rode a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 on a trip to thailand. that was a high. Next bike? Dont know. next car? not before the next Bike! Thanks guys. this is my first post.
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22nd April 2009, 19:17	#752
Thanh-BKK Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangkok Posts: 24 Thanked: 7 Times	Hi I used to own a lot of small bikes/mopeds brand Zundapp back in Germany (including a KS 175, equal to the Indian Enfield Fury) as well as a few from other brands including a Honda CB 250 DeLuxe and a Suzuky X5/200. Now i live in Thailand (since 8 1/2 years) and own three bikes: 2x Yamaha RXZ 1x Yamaha VRR Kind regards..... Thanh
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23rd April 2009, 17:02	#753
highsteem BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 123 Thanked: 13 Times	If a tri-cycle counts as bike then I owned my own 'n'th hand when I turned 3 It was a two seater. It had a luxury back seat and you could relax just like a horse carriage. And what not I tried on that? It was my own cart on the wheels taking all the orders from room to room, hall to hall and delivering anything and everything from empty plates, empty glases, news papers and even combs and ribbons Hmmm ... my uncle taught me how to stop it crying and the next thing you see grease/oil all over the place and did he repent the wisdom of teaching a 4 year kid how to oil the peadls and wheels? Oops did I forget to talk about my atlast gold, bsa-slr 5 gear, splendor, bullet electra and my victory marks? mmmm may be some other day!!
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23rd April 2009, 20:07	#754
nvldvr BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 600 Thanked: 772 Times	I have been riding an Enfield since 2001. One of my friends bought an enfield. Still remember it was around 12 in the night when he landed at our place with his fresh from the showroom enfield. (it was a bullet standard - all black). Had never driven a bullet until then. One ride and i fell in love. A couple of months later, i took delivery of my own bullet (Electra 350). 8 years and the bike still never fails to give me absolute riding pleasure. Planning to keep this beauty with me as long as i possibly can.
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24th April 2009, 10:04	#755
trammway Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bridgewater USA Posts: 1,150 Thanked: 482 Times View My Garage	I'm Jeeper(Mahidra Classic and MM540) primarily and then biker, here are my proud possesion 1. Yamaha RX135 (My first bike - SOLD) 1997 2. Royal Enfield Lightning 535 (Karnataka Registered - SOLD) 2001 - (India's highest CC bike) 3. Royal Enfield Lightning 535 (Tamilnadu Registered - SOLD) 2000 - (India's highest CC bike) 4. Yamaha RX100 1994 - (India's most favorite bike) 5. Suvega(s) (From 1964 model to 1988 I have drive many and owned 5 of them). Now I own 2 of them. 6. Bajaj Super FE (My father's but I drive it too) 1990 7. JAWA 250CC 1971 (India's only bike with auto clutch and interchangable wheels) 8. Yezdi Classic D250 1978 9. Yezdi Roadking 1994 10. RAJDOOT (YAMAHA) RD350 LT 1991 - (India's fastest production bike) 11. Royal Enfield Crusader (SOLD) 12. Royal Enfield Mini Bullet (SOLD) 13. Enfied MOFA (India's smallest production bike) 14. Couple of other oldies which are still waiting for restoration. Plus I'm seriously hunting for a Rajdoot GTS bike. hmmm posts without pics are not good, hence here are few of my bikes mentioned above: Last edited by trammway : 24th April 2009 at 10:13.
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24th April 2009, 10:23	#756
loungefly Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 12 Thanked: 15 Times	Been riding for 6 years. First bike: '96 Yamaha RX100 (sold) - I learned riding a bike on this one, had it for 3 years. Second Bike: '06 Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTSI (sold) - used it for only 7 months. Third Bike: '92 Royal Enfield Standard Bullet 350 (still with me) got in in September last year. Before all of this I used my sister's Kinetic Honda before getting my license and even before that, used to ride her old Bajaj Sunny when I was in 9th Standard. It was embarrassing even back then =)
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27th April 2009, 20:19	#757
rohanpimpley Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 10 Thanked: 2 Times	HI here my list and exp..... Hi Guys Been officially riding since 1998... so that makes it 11 yrs Started with a Bajaj Super 1988 model..pakka Army officers scooter types my dad ..... Got a 1982 Std Enfield on my 18 Birthday in 98 it self, went to ladak in 2000 on it from Pune , later bought a shogun in yr 2000 now i had two bikes shogun and Bullet. Then sold my Bull in 2003 and bought a Thunderbird 350, and then after selling my TB in 2007 bought a Royal Enfiled LB 500 which i race regularly in rallies and Hill climbs..! Also bought a ZMA in 2008 for taking part in INRC. Did SJOBA rally in 2007 and came 8 overall. Had a bad rally crash last yr ...so chilling out this yr .... So here is my List of bikes as now ... Suzuki Shogun 1998 Hero Honda Splendour 1999 Royal Enfield LB 500 2007 ZMA 2008 TVS Scooty Wifey's bike So thats abt it ...i am a bolero fan and have two of them and tini wini M800 for my wife to drive ...! Ride Safe Rohan Note from the Team-BHP Support Staff : Slang and SMS Language are STRICTLY prohibited on Team-BHP. Please type in full and proper English for the benefit of other community members. Type 'year' instead of 'yr/yrs', 'about' instead of 'abt' We advise you to read the Announcements and Board Rules section before proceeding any further. Last edited by Technocrat : 28th April 2009 at 12:08. Reason: See note in post
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27th April 2009, 22:22	#758
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,157 Thanked: 4,722 Times View My Garage	hey rohan,nice collection good to see you here hope you doin fine after the crash
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28th April 2009, 09:42	#759
virkdoc BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CHANDIGARH Posts: 68 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	driving a suzuki gixxer 600 k3 black and silver, and a Trek mountain bike seires 4 with disc brakes...
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29th April 2009, 16:06	#761
SamtheLeo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 451 Thanked: 26 Times	Well To me atleast (i think most of us feel that way) Bikes are like first Love, could not get enough of it, still could not forget it & wish if we still had it we would have done wonders!!!!!! Coming to what I drove was Bajaj Chetak 12v electronic Single Seat Black Metalic (just cant stop myself from writing all of it as I used to tell my dad this is actually what I want after IX) Yamaha RX100 (my first love with bikes started with it) Royal Enfield 350 Standard Royal Enfield 535s (Still owns it) I guess barring RD350 i have had all the best bikes possible at my time.
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8th May 2009, 07:53	#762
TRAUMASURG BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MASSENA, NY. Posts: 87 Thanked: 33 Times View My Garage	2000 Harley-Davidson Road king 2003 Harley-Davidson VROD anniversary edition
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8th May 2009, 09:01	#763
pedrolourenco Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Margao, Goa Posts: 1,477 Thanked: 2,056 Times View My Garage	RD 350(HT)-My first bike HH CBZ RX100 Activa RE 350
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8th May 2009, 09:56	#764
huwaeiguy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 88 Thanked: 21 Times	my rides.. Well guys i started off with a Kinetic Honda ZX 2005, and after that a Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTS-i 2006, and then a Kinetic Blaze 2008, and the last and the best of the lot Yamaha YZF-R1 2008
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8th May 2009, 10:13	#765
COUGAR BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 548 Thanked: 94 Times View My Garage	First "bike" was an Bajaj M80 given to me on my 16th birthday by overprotective parents. used to park it a km away from college and walk down! first "real" bike was the Yamaha RX-z purchased in 1997: had to save up for a year to buy that! Did my first tours on this bike going as far south as Tarkarli and north to Surat. Second bike was a Enfield Thunderbird bought in Mar 2004. Went to Leh the next year - and 2 times after that. Other wheels: 1. 1998 Maruti 800 MPFI Sapphire Blue 2. 1997 Maruti Gypsy King (carb) Police Blue - bought second hand and sold 2 months later! 3. 2007 Maruti Gypsy King (MPFI-Soft Top) Silver Blue.
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