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Offline DJRacing

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If you could...............
« on: September 21, 2008, 05:18:17 pm »
If you could only have just ONE bike, what would it be and why, including "werks" bikes or even a bike you have thought about making.

The horrible thought of this is, go out to the shed and have a look at all those bikes and decide which one is it, the one that rocks your boat enough to say   "if I could only ever have just the one bike it would be this one"

Good luck guys   ;)  ;D
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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 05:34:30 pm »
I originally started this post with the words "Making a short list is easy", but as I started making that list, I realised that even culling down to three or five was hard...

I guess that if I was stuck with just one bike, it'd probably be a twin shock Husky WR400 - acceptable VMXer, and still a pretty good road-registerable enduro/trail-bike. Maybe an 84 KTM would do the job too. Or a complianced YZ250L like Brett Smith used to have.

But then again, there are a few bikes in my shed that I'd have a VERY difficult time parting with - the 94 TM125, the YZ125A, the YZ125X, the YZ250G, the DT250A that I've owned for more than half my life, etc... In reality, if it came down to it, my one bike would probably be one of those five.



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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2008, 05:37:35 pm »
one bike?
yamaha TTR250. 8)
one vintage/classic bike?
YZ125c. 8)
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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2008, 05:39:40 pm »
I have thought about it, and out of the 39 bikes in the shed, I have thought of a few that I could probably part with if I realy had too. However, like a mother with her children, I just can't pick one bike and say to the others "Bye, I dont' love you any more". If it come to making the ultimate sacrifice to save a my bikes I would ask God (if I belived in him/her) to take me and leave my bike altogether in the shed.

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2008, 05:53:12 pm »
It would have to be a YZ250H

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2008, 06:23:20 pm »
ccm

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« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2008, 06:30:10 pm »
I'm fickle, I change from week to week. At the moment I'm 'locked in' to finishing the Monty VB360. Effectively I have put all other bikes 'out of contention' at the moment.

It shouldn't be too much longer before I'll have something looking like....

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2008, 06:31:48 pm »
1979 Yamaha OW40  ;D

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2008, 06:51:07 pm »
I'm a man of simple tastes and I'm happy with what I've already got. I'd be happy however, to add this sweet Cheney B50 to the collection.

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2008, 07:50:07 pm »
Forget it, I could never have just one bike....
How would I ride my Pre 75 VMXer to work???
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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2008, 08:04:15 pm »
I already have  it My Honda 754 Vmx Sidecar, I built it !!! can change it whenever I feel the urge (Finances do play a part here I confess...) and hey it still is uniquely mine.  Maybe just maybe I could exchange it for a Hagon Alloy frame VMX sidecar or any supercharged Vincent HRD speedway sidecar.... Nope ! cancel those thoughts! what would I have to tinker with on those masterpieces??? Cheers Tim754
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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2008, 09:01:47 pm »
my yz175 haha or the 09 crf450 i know its modren but im getting one
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« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2008, 09:38:28 pm »
For me, it would be something like an '84 XR500.............. yeah, I know................  :-\
But something you could ride to work then race on Sunday...................

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2008, 09:45:43 pm »
Sorry, but it would have to be my TDR.

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Re: If you could...............
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2008, 09:51:46 pm »
What the bloody hell is that thing? Mboddy?
XT600 seat and rear guard? and the rest?
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