top 100 bikes of all time

[gunrunner]

My understanding is that the Vmax is in there somewhere , does anyone have that list or know what # it came in at ..unk:

 

[buckridge]

hello all , everybody knows that VMAX is ,and always will be number 1!!!!. Take that ,all you uninformed disbelievers.best to you all . buckridge

 

[mattness]

honda dream,
indian first v twin,
indian first inline 4,
kawasaki z1000,
honda v65 magna(most technology in a bike at the time)
yamaha vmax(1985 most technology in a bike at the time)
suzuki hayabusa, GOLDWING!!,
honda rune,
the Y2K,
the NINJA for starting the modern day sportbike thing,
the gsxr for starting the whole "fast" modern day sportbike thing,
norton had a bike that went 150mph
oh, the CB750 for being most sold bike of allllllll time
a harley davidson anything just for the social impact those bikes have, except for the vrod its not a TRUE harley, its not nearly as fast as a real harley,

 

[Jack Butler]

Any list would not be complete without the Britten V1000.
Great story!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HhGQJ2hn8Y&feature=related

 

[KJShover]

honda dream,
indian first v twin,
indian first inline 4,
kawasaki z1000,
honda v65 magna(most technology in a bike at the time)
yamaha vmax(1985 most technology in a bike at the time)
suzuki hayabusa, GOLDWING!!,
honda rune,
the Y2K,
the NINJA for starting the modern day sportbike thing,
the gsxr for starting the whole "fast" modern day sportbike thing,
norton had a bike that went 150mph
oh, the CB750 for being most sold bike of allllllll time
a harley davidson anything just for the social impact those bikes have, except for the vrod its not a TRUE harley, its not nearly as fast as a real harley,

Indian may have been first, but Honda got it right in 1969, with the CB750. But I've been wrong before :biglaugh: I would disagree with the V65 being the most technology in it. I'd gear toward the turbo bikes from Honda, and Kaw for that title when it came out in 84, it was the most high tech and not to mention the first into the 10's the V65 may have had the title but it didn't last long, the turbo bikes (IMO) were the way ahead on the tech side) .. hmm only to be beaten by the mighty Max in '85

 

[KJShover]

Screw the top 100, To me, This thread brings up what is your top 10 bikes of all time and why?

 

[gunrunner]

Any list would not be complete without the Britten V1000.
Great story!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HhGQJ2hn8Y&feature=related

Would have to second that , John Britten definately had a hidden talent . For a man to produce something like that out of garage that bike companies with billion dollar budgets couldnt match . He took on his favorite Ducati and beat them with only 80% throttle . :clapping:

 

[mattness]

well if i had a gabillion dollhairs i guess id buy these

09 vmax
can am spyder
goldwing
boss hoss
y2k
hayabusa
v65 magna
xbox 360
the new 1200 interceptor
new gen z1000
BKing

 

[KJShover]

well if i had a gabillion dollhairs i guess id buy these

09 vmax
can am spyder
goldwing
boss hoss
y2k
hayabusa
v65 magna
xbox 360
the new 1200 interceptor
new gen z1000
BKing

Great selection :clapping:.





I would get;

• Vincent Black Shadow
• Brough Superior
• 09 Max
• Another Goldwing (Should have never gotten rid of the first one)
• Z1900
• 1983 Turbo GPz750
• Y2K
• RC30
• Nighthawk S
• Any WWII or Korean era Harley w/sidecar restored to period complete w/paint

 

[RaWarrior]

The CB750 was leaps and bounds ahead of everything else when it came out in 1969. I have a motorcycle history book that deemed it as the "most influential" bike ever produced, and I'd have to agree there. For the time it was the pinnacle of motorcycle technology. Hot performance, disc brakes, OHC, quad carb, five speed transmission(when Harley was still only offering three), electric start, front disc brake, and it was priced less than any other comparable bike. It very nearly wiped out the British and American bike industries. Many British monikers folded shortly afterward, and Harley came "this close" to biting it--saved by AMF, only to lower the bar even farther for quality standards. Even die-hard H-D guys admit that AMF Harley's were garbage.

The Vmax was listed as the landmark bike of the 80's, due to it's mind-boggling overkill of power, "it was a true dragster for the street".

 

[85 MAX-fan]

I gave this some serious thought and came up with:
1) Hodaka Dirt Squirt
2) Hodaka Combat Wombat
3) Honda Pacific Coast
4) Ninja 250
5) Burgman
6) Any early model BMW with horizontally opposed cylinders
7) Boss Hoss with 502CI V-8
8) Suzuki Rebel 250
9) Jawa moped
10) Honda Helix

These machines scream mind bending, max performance coolness in ten different ways:thumbs up:

 

[gamorg02]

whats a suzuki rebel 250?


1. 09 max
2. speed triple
3. ducati street fighter
4. SV1000N
5. FZ1N
6. B-King
7. Honda 919
8. a few honda models from europe
9. BMW K1300R
10. KTM Duke 900

 

[85 MAX-fan]

whats a suzuki rebel 250?


1. 09 max
2. speed triple
3. ducati street fighter
4. SV1000N
5. FZ1N
6. B-King
7. Honda 919
8. a few honda models from europe
9. BMW K1300R
10. KTM Duke 900

OOppps.
Suzuki Marauder. A lot more bike than the Rebel. I think the Seafoam is kicking in.........

 

[Dreamster66]

and no one named the widow maker???
I had 2 Kawasaki 750 H2's
they didnt call them the widow maker for nothing....lol

 

[knuckles]

My 2 bikes are a '99 Vmax and a 1987 GSXR 1100.

Guaranteed both belong in a top 10-20-whatevr list somewhere.:eusa_dance:

 

[88vmx12]

Some of the bikes that come to my mind are: (These are not in order nor are there ten)

Seca Turbo's
Z1
KZ1000
Eliminator 900
Vmax
two stroke 60's bikes
triumph rocket 3

I hope I have rocked the boat LOL! everyone will have different opinions , which is great!

Scooter

 

[Rayvin53]

and no one named the widow maker???
I had 2 Kawasaki 750 H2's
they didnt call them the widow maker for nothing....lol

Went to the Rice-O-Rama up in Mass. this year--look at this the condition of this one--cherry...

 

[Buck8154]

Vincent Black Shadow, bike did 130 mph in an era when "fast" bikes were only doing ninety.

Also 1970's Yamaha rd 350's and 400's, true pocket rocket wheelie machines, when they get on the pipe it is a very similar feeling to v-boost kicking in.

 

[Buck8154]

My top ten:

1. Vincent Black Shadow
2. Gen. 1 V-Max
3. 1975-79 Yamaha RD400
4. 2004-Present Triumph Speed Triple
5. 1958-present Triumph Bonneville
6. 1997-2000 MV Agusta F4 (750cc)
7. 1970's Triumph Trident 750
8. 1972 Harley Davidson XR 750
9. 1940's Harley Davidson WLA w/ sidecar
10. Triumph Thruxton