I have a couple 2-strokes I tinker with, but if I'm going a distance I choose my daily rider - a SV650n I bought new in 2006.
What's your daily rider?
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Over the years I've blacked-out almost all the silver parts, added a slip-on, Ohlins rear shock, proper fork springs and oil, different bars and mirrors, seat cowl/passenger peg delete, removed the stickers, eliminated the rear fender, tinted and shortened the signals, did some minor tuning adjustments, and added new Michelin Roads this year.
I literally ride them all regular. however, either the cb1100 or the dr650 or the ct125 gets a lot of regular commuter/errand use.
My Swiss Army Knife bike....Yamaha XSR900. Bought it new in 2016 to celebrate our (me & Yamaha) 60th birthday. I strap on some hard bags and take off to the NC mountains when not on the track.
The 1984 Honda nighthawk 700s gets the most miles for me now. The wife doesn't like the RD or the 1988 Yamaha XT 600 that much anymore. The nighthawk has 1500 miles this summer and the XT has a little over 300 so far. The RD only has about 185 miles so far.
2024 Triumph Street Triple RS
for me my 93 FJ1200. I have done a lot to it and really love to ride it on longer rides.
2001 Kawasaki W650. Just about the last of the all-round everyday motorcycles with carbs, a kick starter and air cooling, and always a pleasure to ride.
I used to say AND live the sentence 2 valves in a motorcycle are enough...
but my last RD 350 B was deactivated some 25 years ago and then a bad chain of health events knocked me down from 2006 till 2017
...then when I could pick up something from the ground again without wrecking my right eye again by doing so,but still couldn't really work I thought better wrongstroke than nothing and bought an old FZR 1000 exup 1.model...well I stayed on it though my health still wasn't ok and wrecked the exup day by day sort of,but not like many of my RDs which I often crashed 😉...at last my exup needed 2 Liters oil for 1000 km...
so I "borrowed" 😄 my wife's 2nd bike a Bandit 1200
well I abuse it now since some 6 years but it won't break under me 😄 here its parked at the marina of Vrsar not far from my retirement home in Croatia...I managed to ride it some 10000 km only there...its a very nice area on earth,Istria has got it all,hills woods best farmlands and the clean blue Adria.
Adria is 5 km away from my place there and the hills for cycling are 10 minutes away
The Lambretta is great around town but the Daytona is my commuter
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The RZ has been my go-to for decades. The 'tuna hasn't seen much action yet, but I have to admit that it's more comfortable and faster.
I have too many to manage but my current fleet of riders are z900rs, grom, dr350se, rd350
My favorite bike.....21 Aprilia RSV4.
Scares the hell out of me, but I'm addicted to the way it pulls and sounds.
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On the return road on a standing start 1/2 mile top speed airport run.
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Quote from: busa1300 on October 22, 2025, 08:53:46 PMMy favorite bike.....21 Aprilia RSV4.
Scares the hell out of me, but I'm addicted to the way it pulls and sounds.
On the return road on a standing start 1/2 mile top speed airport run.
Where did you run?