FabSwingers.com forum: Worst bike you owned

By *eRockDj OP Man
over a year ago

Darlington(work dl3) Barny (live dl12)

Ill start this off was a little twist and go 125 a Pulse Rage, talk about dagerous, the swing arm cracked where the wheel bolts in, electrical issues, then got a Keeway 125 cruiser amazing little bike, just shows they aint all junk, and Keeway is still going

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By *JandCMCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

Back in 1982 ish,when I was 17 years old got my first bike a suzuki GT 125, bits were constantly breaking n was so rusty that the petrol tank would leak petrol, but I loved that bike n took it everywhere but nowhere too far as on a few occasions I would have to push it back home

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
over a year ago

horsham

Honda VT 500 .. Absolutely no kudos as a road bike .. in board disc brakes (yeah ) steering wobble over 70 due to the handlebar mounted nose cone fairing thingy .. and a tendency to shit big end bearings ... I eventually got rid and later found out it had snapped the crankshaft in half ! ... I’ve had more reliable girlfriends than that bike

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By *ngelnfugyCouple
over a year ago

Dundee

suzuki gsxr400...

and even my honda cm 125 was better than it

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By *nthewallCouple
over a year ago

borders

Honda C70 at 12 as my first dirt bike.

Snapped the frame

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By *aturerossCouple
over a year ago

Ross on Wye

CZ175, no question. Bought new for £199 in 1982 (yes, really). One of the chain adjusters broke up as I was riding it, putting it and me on the wrong side of the road.....

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By *rions FeltCouple
over a year ago

SUB -Urbia

VFR 800

I was just really unlucky and got a crap one

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By *etal MickeyMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

I would have to say a honda vision. Think it was a 1992 nothing particularly bad or wrong with it. It did the job I needed it to do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

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By *asterAndFuckToyCouple
over a year ago

Newport

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue… "

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bmw800gs triple black... dhit bike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt "

It is disappointing… Mine had 5,000-something miles on it, and I added another 1,000 or so miles to it. The gears started shifting very noisily and clunkily. Sometimes, I can't shift into a lower gear from 6th gear to (1st or 2nd).

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By *lyreelMan
over a year ago

King's lynn

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

Should still be under warranty. I have a gen 2 and box is spot on, sometimes finding neutral can be hard but that’s it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

Yeah i was also told to take it to BMW dealer whilst it is still under warranty… i booked an appointment and yeah fingers crossed, hope they will be able “fix” it under “warranty”

Should still be under warranty. I have a gen 2 and box is spot on, sometimes finding neutral can be hard but that’s it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

Should still be under warranty. I have a gen 2 and box is spot on, sometimes finding neutral can be hard but that’s it.

Yeah it is still under warranty and I was also told to take it to the BMW dealer while it is still under warranty… well, fingers crossed, hope they will be able to “fix” it under the “warranty”

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By *ausage1Man
over a year ago

leeds

Bsa b40 1960 in trials trim ….. worst bike ever!

The brakes don’t work

The throttles lumpy

Gear box is shocking

Slow

Heavy

Unresponsive

but …… I wouldn’t trade it for anything!

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By *raladdict93Man
over a year ago

Great Yarmouth

R1 big bang just purely for the Shit starting issues

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By *j60Man
over a year ago

leeds

Ex wife !!!!

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By *ike mmMan
over a year ago

inverness

Push bike

I had a chopper

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Suzuki B120, exhaust manifold threads were stripped so the exhaust kept falling off along with all the non existent power

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By *esmond and Molly JonesCouple
over a year ago

Watford

Honda CD Benly. 1980. I still miss it.

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By *ppeeclasscoupleCouple
over a year ago

york

The quickshifters got recalled on them I think , maybe wrong ! Worth checking though !

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By *aturerossCouple
over a year ago

Ross on Wye

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue… "

Hope you're not using Cotswold BMW in Cheltenham. If so, get BMW HQ involved straight away. Cotswold BMW really are useless, in my opinion.

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By *othighlander2Man
over a year ago

North Inverness

Oh bugger I just changed my gen 1 for a gen 2 sport in blue white and red colours...lover the gen 1 and had 19000 in clock but gear changing was getting clunky. Gen 2 is very very smooth tho..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

Hope you're not using Cotswold BMW in Cheltenham. If so, get BMW HQ involved straight away. Cotswold BMW really are useless, in my opinion."

No not from them… i have scheduled an appointment at the Bmw dealer in Bristol and see what they are gonna say about it…

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By *ikerbob1957Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Worst bike is a toss up between my very first bike which was a BSA Bantam but that might just have been inexperience on my part.

If not the BSA then definately a 1982 BMW R80Rt. I've got nothing good to say about it. It was thirsty, didn't handle, carbs were out of balance all the time, gutless and spares that cost a fortune.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've always pretty much been a scooterist but a couple of years ago thought I'd change over to bikes so I got a Honda Transalp, absolutely hated it so after around 2 months of trying to like it I had to get rid of it and get back onto a vespa..

It's probably a half decent machine but when you're use to riding and enjoying something completely different it's hard to like it.

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By *reenlanerCouple
over a year ago

bournemouth

1978 cb500t gutless bag of scrap

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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago

Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you)

I didn’t technically own it . It was bought for me to use as a security guard in London. The MZ 125 .

It didn’t have a key it had a tap and it kept cutting out on me going site to site

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By *asher11Man
over a year ago

market harborough

honda 400 automatic cooked the gearbox going over the mountain to be fair it got me back in the saddle well before the physio's expected

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By *onningtonplumberMan
over a year ago

Donnington

Zzr1100.

It wasn't because they're bad but it had been unloved over a large mileage, all the bearings and bushes in suspension and steering were shot and I'd guess never been replaced or greased. It literally wanted to fall over and throw me off. Bought for next to nothing and sold for the engine for good money. Made the 100 or so miles I ride the pig worthwhile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My worst bike was a pushbike. Karen

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By *ondonerMan
over a year ago

London / Essex borders

Technically didn't 'own' the bike, but put a holding deposit on a Royal Enfield Himalayan when they first launched, as I loved the styling and it looked a steal at the price they offered..

Lond story short I got a call for a test ride a while later, and hated every second of it!

Gutless, dangerously under powered, with a gearbox that felt like you were stiring spanners and brakes that wouldnt stop a bmx..

I had the bike for an hour, and had my deposit refunded within the first 20 minutes

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By *aGaGagging for itCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Honda CB 200. It had no redeeming features. I hated it!

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By *evoncream2017Couple
over a year ago

exeter

"Honda CB 200. It had no redeeming features. I hated it!"

They are worth a small fortune now !

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By *ubbles12312Couple
over a year ago

stockport

Cb250n x3 and a xs250 old heaps of crap back in the day but go for good money now

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By *errisMan
over a year ago

Portland

MV Augusta I just couldn't keep her under 30 ... if you farted you would hit 80 in a blink of an eye! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Honda cd175. Throttle kept sticking open nearly killing me endless times. Followed by mz125....God that was just garbage. Now riding a hyabusa. Dream of a bike

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By *rof. Brian cocksMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Yamaha R125. It's also the beat due to me only owning 1 bike but I wanted to join in

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By *iker_n_BiChickCouple
over a year ago

Ellesmere port

Don't want to say it (because it was my first) but my AR50.

Not because it was A 50 but it would never fucking kick-start unless it was a brand new spark plug. Had to bump it All the time

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By *hoenix_1Man
over a year ago

richmond

400 dream, horrid thing, ate camshafts due to shite design

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

The other was an RD250DX frankenstein bike. It had the rear swingarm and wheel from a GT550, tge seat was stuck on with only part of a hinge in place. The bolt that kept the forks on the bike, kept vibrating lose, likewise the cyclinder head bolts. The bike handled like a bag of crap. But I always grinned when riding it, as it always surprised me.

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By *uffymayfairCouple
over a year ago

vera playa, Almeria

I had a 1978 Harley Ironhead 1000, a lovely bike when it ran but the trouble was it didn't run for any length of time before breaking down, I recall riding along one day thinking it sounded a bit better than usual only to be caught up by a mate who had picked up one of the exhausts ends that had dropped off.

I wish I still had it though, simple to fix and had real character.

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By *ustaboutSaneMan
over a year ago

My World

"I've always pretty much been a scooterist but a couple of years ago thought I'd change over to bikes so I got a Honda Transalp, absolutely hated it so after around 2 months of trying to like it I had to get rid of it and get back onto a vespa..

It's probably a half decent machine but when you're use to riding and enjoying something completely different it's hard to like it."

The only bike I sold that I regretted selling and I've have quite a few. It was a '94 600 without the cat. Loved it. I only sold it to buy it's famous bigger brother which I still have and won't part with that, but the transalp was pure fun.

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By *ltrMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Honda xr125 rode like a sack of spuds

First bike bike 250 super dream was a wet dream really .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt "

My bmw exploded into flames. 2 up .. il not buy bmw again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

My bmw exploded into flames. 2 up .. il not buy bmw again "

Seriously? Which bmw was it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

My bmw exploded into flames. 2 up .. il not buy bmw again

Seriously? Which bmw was it"

K1200sport

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By *neforutoMan
over a year ago

Fantasy land in the SW

I cant think of my worst, Ive had loads of CD175's (5 at one time) and used one for the road and kept the others for spares. Ive still got a BSA A65 which when running def turn heads (straight thru exhausts), Ive just gotten rid of my Bandit which has been the most reliable bike Ive owned and I also ride a Guzzi California which has turned out ot be a bit of a pig but still feels nice to ride. The worst bikes Ive been associated with thru the young ones are lexmoto's - cheap to buy and although simple to fix needed 'sorting' on a way to regular basis.

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By *J swingCouple
over a year ago

North

Honda cm 125

Honda super deam 250

Bmw rt1100

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By *rAndMrsB999Couple
over a year ago

Reading

XJR1300.. hated that bike..

It's not a bad bike, I just came from sports bikes and lets just say the XJR doesn't!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have an issue with my 2021 Bmw s 1000 xr… I bought it in April and i am experiencing a gear shifting issue…

BM’s gearbox’s don’t seem very strong from what I’ve seen, I bought an S1000rr with 18k on and it had already been rebuilt

My bmw exploded into flames. 2 up .. il not buy bmw again

Seriously? Which bmw was it

K1200sport"

So did you fix the issue after all?

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By *dy-ukTV/TS
over a year ago

Alcester

Worst bike - Honda C90

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By *anicmatchMan
over a year ago

Stafford

I would say a Honda ss50 I had in 1980 and what a load of rubbish it was but it was better than peddle power or walking lol put me off Honda for years until 1992 when I baught a vfr400 nc30.

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By * and BCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Never owned a bad bike, always researched what I wanted to buy so as not to end up with a pig

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By *MF4meMan
over a year ago

Templepatrick

BSA Bantam D14/4, heap of ??

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By *ohshamboMan
over a year ago

oldham

I've liked all my biked from the first cbr600 to my R1, the R1 was the worst only because it was off the road the longest, with a dodgy wiring issue done by the previous owner, so not the bikes fault

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By *ornyBiker75Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

Only had 1 bike since I passed my test 2 years ago and that's a 2008 Honda CBF 600. When I get a new one in the next month or so it will be my worst bike

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By *onstellation40Man
over a year ago

Devizes

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By *ikerBloke...Man
over a year ago

western hemisphere , planet earth

triumph sprint rs 955i streetfighter.... nice light nimble and quick bike.shame previous owner had bodged it to the point of self destruction ;(

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By *hoenix_1Man
over a year ago

richmond

"BSA Bantam D14/4, heap of ??"

My first road bike was a D14 4 Sports loved it

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Not my bike, but a mate gave me his ZXR600 streetfighter to ride, while he was spraying my bike.

The thing was a death trap, the petrol filler cap never fitted, it leaked fuel when accelerating or braking hard, the fan worked on a seperate switch, and the generator / alternator cover was half missing.

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By *eRockDj OP Man
over a year ago

Darlington(work dl3) Barny (live dl12)

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By *eRockDj OP Man
over a year ago

Darlington(work dl3) Barny (live dl12)

"Not my bike, but a mate gave me his ZXR600 streetfighter to ride, while he was spraying my bike.

Would rather walked or got buses lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worst bike I've ever owned was a BMWR100R. Absolute bucket of shit,

Electrical issues left right n centre, steering damper (factory fitted) was basically a big screw that tightened the top yoke onto the headstock. The suspension was crap, the brakes werent up to the weight of the bike. Was very glad to see it go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

How did you fit a swingarm from a shaft drive gt550 onto a chain drive rd???

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Suzuki b120 - I could cycle faster

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally for me the worst was a kawasaki z1300.. dreadful.. heavy, noisy brakes were shaky and the gearbox clunked. Compared to my other 6 a cbx ... well there was no comparison

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aprilia sxv450, looked amazing, loads of power but engine chewed itself apart and parts took 4months to source!

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By *ariemike11Couple
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Moto guzzi Centaro.

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By *awtybikerMan
over a year ago

Barnoldswick

Honda Melody moped, bought purely to get to work at 16 rather than having to catch 2 buses.

Underpowered is an understatement, the only good thing was it used hardly any fuel, which was good considering it only had a 2.5 litre tank

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By *ssexmickMan
over a year ago

Rawreth

Honda cb500t absolutely biggest piece of crap ive ever owned

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By *uffymayfairCouple
over a year ago

vera playa, Almeria

"Honda cb500t absolutely biggest piece of crap ive ever owned "

Going for silly money now though

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By *cotMinOzMan
over a year ago

Mandurah

All my bikes have been great at the time. Now “progress ing backwards, got a ‘79 Sportster and it’s smiles per miles best I’ve had.

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By *uffymayfairCouple
over a year ago

vera playa, Almeria

"All my bikes have been great at the time. Now “progress ing backwards, got a ‘79 Sportster and it’s smiles per miles best I’ve had.

I had one back in the day and brilliant bikes, easy to work on, not much in the way of electrics and a nice simple carburettor. But by the time I let it go I think I'd loctited or replaced with ny-lock every bolt on the bike.

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By *J swingCouple
over a year ago

North

BMW rt 1100 pile of crap

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By *uff-riderMan
over a year ago

HARTLEPOOL

16 plate r1. Absolute sack of poop

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By *DFL6828Man
over a year ago

Leicester

Only had 3 bikes and they have all been pretty decent

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By *eepjoyMan
over a year ago

truro

Kawasaki z250c... it had a habit of cutting out in the Blackwall tunnel...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ajs stormer 250 MX, it was always falling to bits and breaking, great when it went though, never got through a race meeting though !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of the 1st 350 Enfield indias imported into the UK in the 80s

55 mph flat out, chrome pealing in 3 months wheel bearings fucked in a year as was the charging system. Traded in for a 650 triumph bonny. Great bike and still have her. Best deal I ever did

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By *ldbutrandyMan
over a year ago

West Midlands

It's taken me 50yrs to be able to own up to this, but I actually owned a....Raleigh Wisp. God it was embarrassing ?? and of course awful

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By *hippy57Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Gerrali 50cc when a teen ,broke down every week ,so fast when it went ,pissed all over fizzes ,

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By *iker BullMan
over a year ago

leeds

Zx6r

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By *ucati996spsMan
over a year ago

SPAIN (MOJACAR/Vera Spain )

ducati 999 R

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By *ooking for fun 81Man
over a year ago

Virago 125

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By *lutandhubbyCouple
over a year ago

west midlands

XS750

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

125 cruiser. I hated it with a passion. Best bike was my Thundercat

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By *egionaireMan
over a year ago

ramsey

I had the same problem with my exhaust threads . Also the pressed steel frame turned to rust at the mere hint of rain

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By *reenworld55Man
over a year ago

dorchester

"Bsa b40 1960 in trials trim ….. worst bike ever!

The brakes don’t work

The throttles lumpy

Gear box is shocking

Slow

Heavy

Unresponsive

but …… I wouldn’t trade it for anything!

Glad to read of someone else "enjoying" brit bike ownership

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By *oo7kingMan
over a year ago

wing

1984 GSX 550 es....the most awful piece of crap ever

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
over a year ago

nearby

1980 V Ducati 900ss about two years after passing test, paid 1600 for it

Awful, uncomfortable, kick start only, poor starter, just hated it. Sold it to some yuppy for 1800 he couldn’t ride it either .

I’m a fool, they are now in the £20k range

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By *outhessex14Man
over a year ago

basildon

Got a Bandit 600 year or so back as a commuter bike, didn't get on with it! Felt top heavy and no end of issues with the carbs so sold it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved my r6 but my god it was uncomfortable to the point it hurt after a few hours. Great for the track but rubbish in traffic

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By *aster YorkshireproMan
over a year ago

various! moves around

She was called Colette and tiok me for a fortune

Oh sorry, wrong type of Bike.

Yamaha Rd350Lc was both my worst and best bike!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved my r6 but my god it was uncomfortable to the point it hurt after a few hours. Great for the track but rubbish in traffic.

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

Bmw k1200s...bought for 2k , spent 3k on it..sold for 2k

, don't think a lemon , just not looked after brilliantly before me perhaps, but latterly couldn't seem to go past the garage without needing something

Was a 57 plate with only 13k on it too, that was the kicker.

Had no recalls done on it...

, then fuel pump leaking , idled high , twice it wouldn't start due to electrics so needed recovered ( was dieselling prior to fail) , wheel bearing went to that took a tyre with it and it was irregularly worn to limit ..

Was a missile for covering distance but not great at what little scratching I did..was my 1st litre plus bike....vfr before and after ..and am.happy again ..

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By *ye2eye5Man
over a year ago

st helens

I have to agree. Mine was a BMWR100RS. Nothing wrong with it as such, such totally characterless and boring. It didn’t help that the local Tom cat used to sneak into the garage and spray on the cylinder heads……horrendous when the bike was warming up.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

How did you fit a swingarm from a shaft drive gt550 onto a chain drive rd???"

I owned the bike over 20 years ago for a few months, I can't remember the exact details of the frankenstein bike.

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By *ariemike11Couple
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Moto guzzi Centaro 1100. Handled like a pig.

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By *aughty tradie 51Man
over a year ago

Chatham

Piaggio 500,twist and go,d*unken ebay purchase

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By *rightsidesCouple
51 weeks ago

rugby

Kawasaki gpz1000rx

Looked great and went like shit stinks

But cornering was a big problem it had 16 inch front and rear wheels and it you went to stick it into a corner it felt like you would tip the bike over

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
51 weeks ago

horsham

"It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

How did you fit a swingarm from a shaft drive gt550 onto a chain drive rd???

I owned the bike over 20 years ago for a few months, I can't remember the exact details of the frankenstein bike."

Kawasaki weren’t the only company to make a GT550 … Suzuki did one too .. GT550 2/ Triple … Considering the era of RD DX … it would be most likely that GT swingarm and rear wheel in a DX Frame …

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I would say my zxr400 forever breaking down only bike I can remember the reg because I was always ordering parts

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

"It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

How did you fit a swingarm from a shaft drive gt550 onto a chain drive rd???

I owned the bike over 20 years ago for a few months, I can't remember the exact details of the frankenstein bike.

Completely forgot about the suzi gt stroker

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

When I was 17-18 had a lexmoto xtrs... Thank God a car wrote it off, sorted the issue of me trying sell it haha

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By *cottish guy 555Man
50 weeks ago

London

"Kawasaki z250c... it had a habit of cutting out in the Blackwall tunnel...

Me too. The only lemon I ever bought. It didn't cut out. Just got progressively slower until it stopped.

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By *neforutoMan
49 weeks ago

Fantasy land in the SW

"It is a toss up between a VFR400 NC24, it was a jinxed bike. I only found out that week I got rid of it, that the rear wheel had cracks pretty much on each spoke.

How did you fit a swingarm from a shaft drive gt550 onto a chain drive rd???

I owned the bike over 20 years ago for a few months, I can't remember the exact details of the frankenstein bike.

Completely forgot about the suzi gt stroker

also reffered to as the kettle

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
48 weeks ago

horsham

The “kettle “ was the 750 as it was water cooled unlike the Gt 550 and the Gt 380 which were air cooled

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By *aGaGagging for itCouple
48 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

My sister had a Puch moped which I would ride as soon as I was old enough. It got me around but was a pile of crap. It didn't help that she told me that you had to pull the decompression lever in to start it, so I would pedal like f...k and didn't always manage to start it - No surprise there!

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By *erry bull1Man
48 weeks ago

doncaster

Honda SS 50 in 1975

Could nt pull my foreskin back lol

And terrible in the wet with plug getting spray on it so always cutting out

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By *abberABCMan
46 weeks ago

ball

"Honda SS 50 in 1975

Could nt pull my foreskin back lol

And terrible in the wet with plug getting spray on it so always cutting out "

I had the SS 90 , piece of shit , don’t know how it didn’t put me off bikes for life !!

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By *stoppMan
46 weeks ago

Durham

Puch maxi, 25mph down hill on a good day. On a up side, it got me to work regularly, luckily the journey was only 2 mile.

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By *j60Man
43 weeks ago

leeds

The ex wife a maligotti monty

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By *he feckersCouple
43 weeks ago

rosyth

I used to say it was my first big bike a cb400/4 but now I would say it was my vn1500 mean streak . Bastard thing caused me no end of problems and money with starting problems

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By *ellyMo0Man
42 weeks ago

Birmingham

BMW r1100r. Super comfy for sure. But heavy. The stupid early injection and ignition system that used sensors from the left side only and assumed the right side was exactly the same, plus the single plate dry clutch made it super surgey at low rpm slow manoeuvring. Swapped it for a vfr800. Had that for 7 years till it got pinched last August. New 8th gen vfr coming this Saturday!

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By (user no longer on site)
41 weeks ago

Honda 200 Benly nothing good about it

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By *ambo1450Man
41 weeks ago

Newport

Fazer 1000 2nd Gen. Not really very good at anything. Too uncomfortable to tour on, too sit up and beg to be a sports bike, too much of a handful to commute on. Didn’t keep it long, but actually made a couple of quid on it.

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By (user no longer on site)
41 weeks ago

"Fazer 1000 2nd Gen. Not really very good at anything. Too uncomfortable to tour on, too sit up and beg to be a sports bike, too much of a handful to commute on. Didn’t keep it long, but actually made a couple of quid on it. "

That's surprising, I heard they're pretty nippy when you want them to be though

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By *CLM87Woman
41 weeks ago

Derbyshire

Ducati monster 750 dark x reg. Loved it to look at, but a pig to ride.. was my first bike after my 125.

Used to randomly cut out mid corner, battery terminals used to like coming undone (not the cause of the cutting out), clutch was on off, turning circle was shit... nearly gave up riding because of it.

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By *astcoast2000Man
41 weeks ago

Newcastle County Down

Honda CB 200

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