Pick 5, re-visited.

[hppants]

Resurrecting an old idea - in the year since I'm back into motorcycling, my list has changed.

If money was no object, and you could only have 5 bikes, which 5 would you pick?

Here's my current list (in no particular order)

1.  'Ole Yella - 'nuff said

2.  Yamaha FJR - for the road trips and rides with SOQS

3.  KLR650

4.  A Vmax with the loudest exhasut I could find for bike nights

5.  12xx Bandit (the naked one).

[nodaclu]

Been thinking about my top 2-3 bikes lately...

1. 2009 Triumph Bonneville
2. 1996 Yellow Honda Magna 750
3. 2010 KLR 650
4. 2006 Suzuki Burgman 650 (White)
5. 2010 BMW R1200RT

[JB1290]

1200 Bandit
84 650SC NH
86 700S RWB 
2010 VFR 1200
Triumph Speed Triple

This list may be different tomorrow. 

[bajakirch]

Well, my repetoir of potential bikes is limited, but these are the ones I've taken a shine to lately:
Honda ST1100
BMW F650 Funduro
Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
Honda Nighthawk 750
BMW F650 GS Dakar

[SirSeanSean]

1. Honda 2005 CBR 600
2. BMW 1977 BMW R65
3. Honda 1984 Honda Nighthawk 650
4. Suzuki 2001 SV650
5. Suzuki 2007 650 V-Strom

[ariwhiteboy]

My list...I cheated and just picked categories for a couple...I figure keeping my options open makes the possibility of it happening greater!

1. Literhawk (complete with spare engine/tranny from a '94 CBR1000F)
2. Bigger sport touring bike- Bandit 1250s, FJR 1300, etc.
3. ADV bike- KLR 650, Vstrom, etc.
4. BMW S1000RR - you know...for track days.
5. Honda Nighthawk 250- to teach non riders how to ride = more riders!

[mike884]

1. vfr1200
2. Honda ST or FJR
3. ADV - Vstrom / GS
4. CB1000
5. Triumph Thruxton
6. and a Vmax, I'm with hppants...with that loudest exhaust I could find, those things are just plain MEAN

[Bumblebee]

Funny how things change over time due to better understanding and properly defined need.

1. BMW Xchallenge - with modifications
2. CB650 - restoration project

3. Something simple (bigish scooter?) that can be given to a friend of mine for store runs and such.

4 and 5 can be given to someone else. There's no room for more than two on the trailer thus they'd have to be left behind anyway.

[cmyers]

no particular order but,

1) 91-03 NH750 for daily commuting
2) FJR 1300 for road trips
3) Honda NT700 the wifes ride for road trips
4) an custom built yamaha or suzuki 2cycle 500 such as a RG500. Watch this and you get why and this

I dont know that I would ever be able to ride like that but for some reason I love the sound of the 2cycle engine and the weight of the bike makes it so easy to move it would be a blast for riding twisties or track. Not to mention the awesome power and torque it would produce.

[muttstang]

Hmmmmm, the order is not neccessarily set in stone but...

1. Bandit 1250, faired version
2. VFR800, (non-vtech version)
3. suzuki M50
4. SV650 (naked version)

5. throw a turbo on any of those

[ariwhiteboy]

4 and 5 can be given to someone else. There's no room for more than two on the trailer thus they'd have to be left behind anyway.

Just wish for a nice enclosed trailer! 

[Munkey]

Not necessarily in order.


1. Honda 700s Nighthawk

2. 1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Special

3. 2009 Yamaha VMAX

4. 1986 Honda V65 Magna

5. 1975 Kawasaki H-2C Triple

[Laminar]

1. Nighthawk 650 - commuting and around town
2. Ducati Hypermotard - for fun
3. Kawasaki H2 (with expansion chambers, obviously) - for bike nights and picking on sport bikes
4. Ascot VT500 - for SOQS
5. Goldwing GL1200 - for distance/two-up rides in style

[Bumblebee]

Just wish for a nice enclosed trailer! 

That would be silly. I'm hard enough on my equipment without adding unnecessary length and flimsy complexity to things. I've been known to break rocks - regularly.

[skramer360]

Not really looking for anything beside my sweet 700, but

Another 700s, '86 RWB
Honda St, not sure which one, I'd have to ride them
Honda 919
a naked Goldwing
Maybe a ZRX for the 5th, but not sure

[BAMBY]

Holy smokes! I can't believe ONLY one person has a ZRX1200R in their list!!!!!

That or my CB700SC would be battling for the first bike on my list...

I would have thought many more people would have had the ZRX atleast somewhere in their list
Oh well, more for me!!!

[spiritof86]

In no particular order:

1. Triumph Sprint ST for sport touring.

2. Modern KTM 250 two stroke for dirt biking duties.

3. Some kinda Buell 1200 for my street fighter bike.

4. New Triumph Tiger 800 cause it simply looks like a blast.

5. Ducati Multistrada for dual sport duties.

Funny, no Japanese bikes made the list  .  List could change in the next 15 minutes though, lol.

[jerjohn]

Not in order

1. Nighthawk 750

2. Aprilia Shiver 750

3. 1999 Triumph Thunderbird Sport

4. Triumph Trophy 900 with bags

5. Kawasaki versys 650

[taj1772]

Holy smokes! I can't believe ONLY one person has a ZRX1200R in their list!!!!!

That or my CB700SC would be battling for the first bike on my list...

I would have thought many more people would have had the ZRX atleast somewhere in their list
Oh well, more for me!!!

If only I had seen this post sooner... There is a ZRX on my list.    In no particular order, but with the ZRX definitely close to the top.

Kawasaki ZRX 1XXX - In GREEN only!
Honda CB 750 (European version) RWB
Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Custom (for those cruisery days)
Yamaha FZ 8
Ducati Monster 796

**No, my lovely NH 750 did not make my wish list because this is just that a WISH LIST and I already have her. 

[gammer]

My list is not in order too...

1. 1985 Nighthawk CB750SC
2. 2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200
3. 1984 Suzuki GS1100e
4. 2010 Honda CB1100
5. Triumph Speed Triple

[Burgi]

Aging must be doing me some good since I no longer crave a large stable. This is the same person that owned 7 cars (try parking 7 cars in LA!   ) so I've learned that while it is easy to acquire vehicles it isn't easy to constantly use them all and the ones that sit become testy and begin to rot and break.
The only thing, I think, that would be nice to have is some sort of tourer. I have done all I can to the Bonneville but it'll never be a real long distance road bike. Fortunately, I've found nothing that seems to work for me so I'm not lusting over anything at this point, that doesn't mean I'm not always looking though. Old habits die hard.    

[detdrbuzzard]

suzuki re5, bmw r90 or r100, yamaha rz500, honda nr750, and whatever the next new goldwing is

[Wahrsuul]

There's a 'Wing in my near future.  Mostly because Angel wants to ride, and while the ST works, it's not the ideal situation for more than around town and short rides.

The ST, either 1100 or 1300 seems to be my favorite.

I want something different and/or unusual.  Something eye catching and worthy of stangers stopping you for pics.

I dunno, maybe a Can Am Spyder or other reverse trike?

My 96 750.

Honestly I can't see ever owning that many bikes.  I only have the ST and the NH now, and the poor 750 sits way more than I'd like.  My son will soon be bringing back my 700S, and I'll need to decide what to do with at least one of the bikes.

[fortyhourdays]

I think this thread needs photos.  Here's my five as of this minute.
1.  Norton Commando 961

2.  Kiwi Indian Big Chief

3.  Ducati Sportclassic GT 1000

4.  Suzuki V Strom 1000

5.  Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic

[ariwhiteboy]

Someone has a thing for cafe' bikes...