What's your favorite (besides the CB1100) of course

[Papa Weeley_imp]

Neat thread.
Still miss my '83 GS1100e. Possibly my all-time favorite. Rode that bike everywhere, through L.A. rush hour traffic, through all kinds of weather. Comfy, gobs of power, great looking, and bulletproof. Ultimately traded it for a POS '66 Mustang...color me stoopid.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/GS1100E_zps3y3eod6q.jpg.html]
Another big fave was my '05 FZ1. Much of the same attraction as the GS1100, just in a more modern package. Modded the crap out of that bike. Regretted selling that the moment it happened, but just didn't trust myself to be "sane" on it anymore. Sold it to a kid who traveled 300 miles from Arizona to pick it up. Still looked like new at 9 years old.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/DanielCarandBikeFZ1_zps0nxmsxmz.jpg.html]
Though not necessarily an impressive favorite, I'll always have a soft spot for my '12 Bonneville. Loved that bike. It did everything decently, was a blast to work on, had a never-ending list of aftermarket stuff available, but just didn't necessarily do anything remarkably well.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/2015-7-20%20004_zpsnmmddvzp.jpg.html]

[Ulvetanna_imp]

If you have ever seen the large book " the ultimate guide to Honda street bikes" I actually owned the CB550 in the book....not one like it but the actual bike. (I won't talk about how stupid I was to sell it a few years ago) I just really loved the bike compared to my CB750, CB650 custom and 900 custom. It handled great around town and on the mountain roads on 421. The only bike that has come anywhere close was my 99 Kawasaki W650.

I don't really compare motorbikes I posses. I take them as they are and enjoy them.
But in the case of the W800 it is something different. It comes pretty close and than
takes a step further.

Wisedrum

You chose wisely, Herr Klugetrommel.

Same for me. Every bike has equal stature. Whatever I'm riding is my favorite bike that day.

Riding one makes me think of the strengths and attributes of the others.

Weißhauer

[Wisedrum]

Sort of a translation, but only sort of.

Wisedrum in German means "weise Trommel".
Ich bin klug und weise, mich betrügt man nicht.
In English this german idiom may look like, I'm clever and wise, you can't betray me.
Clever may mean wise. But somehow it describes something slightly different.

But nevertheless Wisedrum is just a nickname, that is simply put together out of my
profession as a drummer and my true last name Weise, in English wise.
This is the way it is, with nothing special in mind, like a kind of e.g. a buddhist thing,
although Buddha is alright.

Wisedrum

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Neat thread.
Still miss my '83 GS1100e. Possibly my all-time favorite. Rode that bike everywhere, through L.A. rush hour traffic, through all kinds of weather. Comfy, gobs of power, great looking, and bulletproof. Ultimately traded it for a POS '66 Mustang...color me stoopid.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/GS1100E_zps3y3eod6q.jpg.html]
Another big fave was my '05 FZ1. Much of the same attraction as the GS1100, just in a more modern package. Modded the crap out of that bike. Regretted selling that the moment it happened, but just didn't trust myself to be "sane" on it anymore. Sold it to a kid who traveled 300 miles from Arizona to pick it up. Still looked like new at 9 years old.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/DanielCarandBikeFZ1_zps0nxmsxmz.jpg.html]
Though not necessarily an impressive favorite, I'll always have a soft spot for my '12 Bonneville. Loved that bike. It did everything decently, was a blast to work on, had a never-ending list of aftermarket stuff available, but just didn't necessarily do anything remarkably well.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/2015-7-20%20004_zpsnmmddvzp.jpg.html]

Had one of those, very good bike. Only mod I did was Dale Walker slip on and Corbin saddle. Fast and comfy. 2015 ZX-10R works much better for me as a touring bike as I am a small guy. Still would not say it's better than the Honda, though. Different.

Sort of a translation, but only sort of.

Wisedrum in German means "weise Trommel".
Ich bin klug und weise, mich betrügt man nicht.
In English this german idiom may look like, I'm clever and wise, you can't betray me.
Clever may mean wise. But somehow it describes something slightly different.

But nevertheless Wisedrum is just a nickname, that is simply put together out of my
profession as a drummer and my true last name Weise, in English wise.
This is the way it is, with nothing special in mind, like a kind of e.g. a buddhist thing,
although Buddha is alright.

Wisedrum

I like. Ulvetanna is a translation of Jack London's "White Fang" and is also a mountain peak.

I saw that "clever" was a synonym also.

I like to decipher usernames. Knew there was something to yours. Like "Edelweiss". What a language, what a history.

I am 1/4 German so it is of interest. Grandmother's family came to New York in the 19th century, I am told.

[Wisedrum]

Neat thread.
Still miss my '83 GS1100e. Possibly my all-time favorite. Rode that bike everywhere, through L.A. rush hour traffic, through all kinds of weather. Comfy, gobs of power, great looking, and bulletproof. Ultimately traded it for a POS '66 Mustang...color me stoopid.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/GS1100E_zps3y3eod6q.jpg.html]
Another big fave was my '05 FZ1. Much of the same attraction as the GS1100, just in a more modern package. Modded the crap out of that bike. Regretted selling that the moment it happened, but just didn't trust myself to be "sane" on it anymore. Sold it to a kid who traveled 300 miles from Arizona to pick it up. Still looked like new at 9 years old.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/DanielCarandBikeFZ1_zps0nxmsxmz.jpg.html]
Though not necessarily an impressive favorite, I'll always have a soft spot for my '12 Bonneville. Loved that bike. It did everything decently, was a blast to work on, had a never-ending list of aftermarket stuff available, but just didn't necessarily do anything remarkably well.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/2015-7-20%20004_zpsnmmddvzp.jpg.html]

Had one of those, very good bike. Only mod I did was Dale Walker slip on and Corbin saddle. Fast and comfy. 2015 ZX-10R works much better for me as a touring bike as I am a small guy. Still would not say it's better than the Honda, though. Different.

Sort of a translation, but only sort of.

Wisedrum in German means "weise Trommel".
Ich bin klug und weise, mich betrügt man nicht.
In English this german idiom may look like, I'm clever and wise, you can't betray me.
Clever may mean wise. But somehow it describes something slightly different.

But nevertheless Wisedrum is just a nickname, that is simply put together out of my
profession as a drummer and my true last name Weise, in English wise.
This is the way it is, with nothing special in mind, like a kind of e.g. a buddhist thing,
although Buddha is alright.

Wisedrum

I like. Ulvetanna is a translation of Jack London's "White Fang" and is also a mountain peak.

I saw that "clever" was a synonym also.

I like to decipher usernames. Knew there was something to yours. Like "Edelweiss". What a language, what a history.

I am 1/4 German so it is of interest. Grandmother's family came to New York in the 19th century, I am told.

You're right in both aspects.
As far as concerning the language, although every native german can speak it
kind of "correct", the problems arise reading and writing it properly.
It will take many years, but there always remains a chance to fail.
This may be the case in every other language too.

Wisedrum

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Neat thread.
Still miss my '83 GS1100e. Possibly my all-time favorite. Rode that bike everywhere, through L.A. rush hour traffic, through all kinds of weather. Comfy, gobs of power, great looking, and bulletproof. Ultimately traded it for a POS '66 Mustang...color me stoopid.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/GS1100E_zps3y3eod6q.jpg.html]
Another big fave was my '05 FZ1. Much of the same attraction as the GS1100, just in a more modern package. Modded the crap out of that bike. Regretted selling that the moment it happened, but just didn't trust myself to be "sane" on it anymore. Sold it to a kid who traveled 300 miles from Arizona to pick it up. Still looked like new at 9 years old.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/DanielCarandBikeFZ1_zps0nxmsxmz.jpg.html]
Though not necessarily an impressive favorite, I'll always have a soft spot for my '12 Bonneville. Loved that bike. It did everything decently, was a blast to work on, had a never-ending list of aftermarket stuff available, but just didn't necessarily do anything remarkably well.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/2015-7-20%20004_zpsnmmddvzp.jpg.html]

Had one of those, very good bike. Only mod I did was Dale Walker slip on and Corbin saddle. Fast and comfy. 2015 ZX-10R works much better for me as a touring bike as I am a small guy. Still would not say it's better than the Honda, though. Different.

Sort of a translation, but only sort of.

Wisedrum in German means "weise Trommel".
Ich bin klug und weise, mich betrügt man nicht.
In English this german idiom may look like, I'm clever and wise, you can't betray me.
Clever may mean wise. But somehow it describes something slightly different.

But nevertheless Wisedrum is just a nickname, that is simply put together out of my
profession as a drummer and my true last name Weise, in English wise.
This is the way it is, with nothing special in mind, like a kind of e.g. a buddhist thing,
although Buddha is alright.

Wisedrum

I like. Ulvetanna is a translation of Jack London's "White Fang" and is also a mountain peak.

I saw that "clever" was a synonym also.

I like to decipher usernames. Knew there was something to yours. Like "Edelweiss". What a language, what a history.

I am 1/4 German so it is of interest. Grandmother's family came to New York in the 19th century, I am told.

You're right in both aspects.
As far as concerning the language, although every native german can speak it
kind of "correct", the problems arise reading and writing it properly.
It will take many years, but there always remains a chance to fail.
This may be the case in every other language too.

Wisedrum

You're right in both aspects.
As far as concerning the language, although every native german can speak it
kind of "correct", the problems arise reading and writing it properly.
It will take many years, but there always remains a chance to fail.
This may be the case in every other language too.

Wisedrum All the most radical politics and philosophy come from Germany. A guy could spend a lifetime studying that stuff. Weininger, Heisenberg, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger...of late I have developed a much deeper appreciation of Teutonic philosophy.

That said, I guess I have to admit that perhaps my 2013 BMW F800GS is right up there with my CB1100.

Or perhaps it is the other way around?
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Forgot to mention H. L. Mencken; son of German immigrants, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th century. He was the first to write a decent biography of Nietzsche, in part because he could read Nietzsche in the original German.

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

5 1st Gen. Yamaha FZ1's. 60 to 75 k trouble free miles on each one. Blue, Bee, Blue, Black, Blue.
Last one I hotted up with the ultimate of all the Ivans mods and a Muzzy full system. Sold it to a friend with the caveat I can ride it any time and if he ever decided to sell, had right of first refusal to buy back, at the same price I sold it to him for (which was an excellent deal)

[TINK_imp]

I have come to really love our Honda ST 1300. I really didn't start "loving it" until I had gotten 34,000 miles on it.... I mean it was always a great, more than capable mount, single or double up, but in the last 38,000 miles it has really grown on me, so much so that I have considered buying another for when this one is worn out.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/ZF-1002a.jpg.html]


Prior to that my next favorite bike was our 1977 KZ1000 Kawasaki. Reminds me a lot of the CB1100.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/BikePic6.jpg.html]

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/theferret111/media/CB%20ride%20Feb%2023%202016%20011_zpsopzhkswi.jpg.html]

That's funny ferret, I too was hot and cold on my 2009 ST1300.
Bought her in 2010 and loved her... for a while, until the new car smell wore off.
ALMOST sold her back in January 2015 with 22K miles.
Rode her another 12K during 2015CY for work (San Diego/Home/San Diego/Home...) and began to love her all over again.
It was those 200 mile daily runs to San Diego that convinced me she was a keeper.
She now has 34K miles and has been trouble free; except tightening of the cooling system hose clamps, and the plugged 5-way vacuum hose fitting.

[Cormanus]

Neat thread.
Still miss my '83 GS1100e. Possibly my all-time favorite. Rode that bike everywhere, through L.A. rush hour traffic, through all kinds of weather. Comfy, gobs of power, great looking, and bulletproof. Ultimately traded it for a POS '66 Mustang...color me stoopid.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/GS1100E_zps3y3eod6q.jpg.html]
Another big fave was my '05 FZ1. Much of the same attraction as the GS1100, just in a more modern package. Modded the crap out of that bike. Regretted selling that the moment it happened, but just didn't trust myself to be "sane" on it anymore. Sold it to a kid who traveled 300 miles from Arizona to pick it up. Still looked like new at 9 years old.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/DanielCarandBikeFZ1_zps0nxmsxmz.jpg.html]
Though not necessarily an impressive favorite, I'll always have a soft spot for my '12 Bonneville. Loved that bike. It did everything decently, was a blast to work on, had a never-ending list of aftermarket stuff available, but just didn't necessarily do anything remarkably well.
[url=http://s157.photobucket.com/user/mustangfeverrr/media/2015-7-20%20004_zpsnmmddvzp.jpg.html]

Had one of those, very good bike. Only mod I did was Dale Walker slip on and Corbin saddle. Fast and comfy. 2015 ZX-10R works much better for me as a touring bike as I am a small guy. Still would not say it's better than the Honda, though. Different.

Sort of a translation, but only sort of.

Wisedrum in German means "weise Trommel".
Ich bin klug und weise, mich betrügt man nicht.
In English this german idiom may look like, I'm clever and wise, you can't betray me.
Clever may mean wise. But somehow it describes something slightly different.

But nevertheless Wisedrum is just a nickname, that is simply put together out of my
profession as a drummer and my true last name Weise, in English wise.
This is the way it is, with nothing special in mind, like a kind of e.g. a buddhist thing,
although Buddha is alright.

Wisedrum

I like. Ulvetanna is a translation of Jack London's "White Fang" and is also a mountain peak.

I saw that "clever" was a synonym also.

I like to decipher usernames. Knew there was something to yours. Like "Edelweiss". What a language, what a history.

I am 1/4 German so it is of interest. Grandmother's family came to New York in the 19th century, I am told.

You're right in both aspects.
As far as concerning the language, although every native german can speak it
kind of "correct", the problems arise reading and writing it properly.
It will take many years, but there always remains a chance to fail.
This may be the case in every other language too.

Wisedrum

You could omit 'German' and insert 'English speaker' and this statement would be true.

[Toddman_imp]

That's a tall order but I've had 4 KZ1000LTDs. That should say something.