FabSwingers.com forum: Iconic Bikes...?

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

What are your iconic bikes? Can be from Films/TV or a production model.

As a sports bike rider this may sound strange but I'm seriously considering after many years of building a replica of a bike called Black Death 3. It was used in the film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.

Oh and as OP I'll sneak in the 1992 Fireblade for game changing reasons.

Over to you....

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By *icksfocusMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

The yellow 350lc in Rita sue and Bob too

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

Lol yes I remember that... Not seen that for many years. "We're havin' a gang bang..."

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By *artin ramseyMan
over a year ago

kendal

Suzuki katana 1100

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

"Suzuki katana 1100"

Yes, way before it's time, held the fastest production record if I'm remembering right prior to the GPZ 9. I saw it next to the new model last year at the NEC.

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By *artin ramseyMan
over a year ago

kendal

Had one for over 10 years wish I never sold her great bike

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By *artin ramseyMan
over a year ago

kendal

Had a rd350lc as well in the mid 80s

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By *icksfocusMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

I had my last Rd350LC three years ago ad just sold my Rd350ypvs hybrid last week

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By *unglebook40Man
over a year ago

hull

1920 Indian scout aka world's fastest Indian

Or Manx Norton as a dream race bike... One day maybe.

But enjoy my gs1000 and it's natural successor my gsx1300.

My 70s gs1000 is still today a very capable bike.

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Yamaha FS1E most teens had one back in the days.

Honda CBX 1000

Kawasaki Z1000

Yamaha RD500

Way to many to list all ground breaking bikes bake in there days

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

"1920 Indian scout aka world's fastest Indian

Or Manx Norton as a dream race bike... One day maybe.

But enjoy my gs1000 and it's natural successor my gsx1300.

My 70s gs1000 is still today a very capable bike.

I rode a friends 1930's Indian chief in Canada once. It was an ex US police bike. So they could ride and shoot the throttle was on the left side with a foot clutch and hand gear change on the tank. Bloody strange to say the least lol.

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

"Yamaha FS1E most teens had one back in the days.

Honda CBX 1000

Kawasaki Z1000

Yamaha RD500

Way to many to list all ground breaking bikes bake in there days

The famed FS1E!! Who didn't get 70 out of one lol.

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By *vanabeusedTV/TS
over a year ago

somewhere

Everybody’s first bike

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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

Iconic bikes, the list could be endless!

However...

The original 750ss Ducati that Paul Smart used at Imola to dust up MV Augusta

The 900ss version used by Mr Hailwood on the Island to do the same thing to Phil Speed

Laverda Jota - waaaay too tall for my legs!

Honda RC 30 - cooked my left knee, but a brill machine

The 916 Ducati - pretty as a picture and went like stink

For the brave the H3 750 Kawasaki triple

and the first oil cooled GSXR 750 Suzuki - the later 1100 sling shot had a hinge in the middle

Finally the EXUP 1000 Yamaha..

Just realised how effing old I am reading this back to myself!

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By *artin ramseyMan
over a year ago

kendal

Zxr with those original hover pipes. Stunning

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

"Iconic bikes, the list could be endless!

However...

The original 750ss Ducati that Paul Smart used at Imola to dust up MV Augusta

The 900ss version used by Mr Hailwood on the Island to do the same thing to Phil Speed

Laverda Jota - waaaay too tall for my legs!

Honda RC 30 - cooked my left knee, but a brill machine

The 916 Ducati - pretty as a picture and went like stink

For the brave the H3 750 Kawasaki triple

and the first oil cooled GSXR 750 Suzuki - the later 1100 sling shot had a hinge in the middle

Finally the EXUP 1000 Yamaha..

Just realised how effing old I am reading this back to myself!

Age just means we remember when bikes had character lol.

My thunderace shares basically the same EXUP 1000 engine but is largely unrecognised sandwiched between that and the R1.

Your right, the 916 still now is the best looking Ducati to date in my mind though I remember as a boy the Hailwood replica in my local dealers window...

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

"Zxr with those original hover pipes. Stunning"

I too love the ZXR. I always thought though that it's successor was for me the perfect looking bike. I had the chance to buy a completely original one in red and purple, mint with low miles but at £4000 it was a grand more than my Thinderace which is in as good if not better condition. Had it have been green though perhaps ....lol.

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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

"Iconic bikes, the list could be endless!

However...

The original 750ss Ducati that Paul Smart used at Imola to dust up MV Augusta

The 900ss version used by Mr Hailwood on the Island to do the same thing to Phil Speed

Laverda Jota - waaaay too tall for my legs!

Honda RC 30 - cooked my left knee, but a brill machine

The 916 Ducati - pretty as a picture and went like stink

For the brave the H3 750 Kawasaki triple

and the first oil cooled GSXR 750 Suzuki - the later 1100 sling shot had a hinge in the middle

Finally the EXUP 1000 Yamaha..

Just realised how effing old I am reading this back to myself!

Age just means we remember when bikes had character lol.

My thunderace shares basically the same EXUP 1000 engine but is largely unrecognised sandwiched between that and the R1.

Your right, the 916 still now is the best looking Ducati to date in my mind though I remember as a boy the Hailwood replica in my local dealers window...

Is 'Bikes with character' another saying for 'not very reliable!? - remembering the famed Italian electrics!

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

Italian electrics indeed lol. Vaseline and a can or WD40 and she'll be right mate

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By *ireblade07Couple
over a year ago

redditch

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By *ireblade07Couple
over a year ago

redditch

"Suzuki katana 1100"
had one in 82, maroon and silver

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By *uckcherryCouple
over a year ago

hull

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By *uckcherryCouple
over a year ago

hull

Ap50 for me, quicker than a fizzy

Would love another 350lc or ypvs, keep looking....

Currently ride an iconic bike anyway, the trusty old mk 1 bandit 1200....

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

Rc30 or George formbys TT winning shuttleworth snap

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By *ess n BenCouple
over a year ago

Didcot

Used to race a Manx Norton

And boy do I wish I had never swapped it for a bloody car back in the day lol

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By *asher11Man
over a year ago

market harborough

steve mc queens triumph from the great escape saw it on dick shepperds stand at the manx last year

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

"steve mc queens triumph from the great escape saw it on dick shepperds stand at the manx last year"

A TR 6 was the model. Bud Ekins did the jump but according to an interview I saw with his then wife she said on the day of that shoot he got up early and jumped the fence before any film crew got there.

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

"Rc30 or George formbys TT winning shuttleworth snap"

The Shuttleworth Snap I'd forgotten it was called that... Lol

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By *estrianuyMan
over a year ago

chester

69 H1 & 72 Z1 doesn't get any more iconic than that ??

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Vincent Black Shadow ? (no I am not that old but what a bike to own)!

Honda CBX 1000 (bloody weird but there will never be another one).

And my favourite one when I was younger a Honda 400 / 4 F2 (I loved that bike).

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

"Vincent Black Shadow ? (no I am not that old but what a bike to own)!

Honda CBX 1000 (bloody weird but there will never be another one).

And my favourite one when I was younger a Honda 400 / 4 F2 (I loved that bike).

The famed Black Shadow, I've forgotten the speed records that bike held but it was the fastest for many years.

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

Gotta be the old z9/1000`s as in the first Mad Max film

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

I guess it has to be the 1969 Honda CB750: World’s first superbike

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By *asher11Man
over a year ago

market harborough

i guess the brough superior ought to be on the list as owned by laurence of arabia the worlds first playboy

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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago

halifax

Any votes for the cbr600f1...i mean, just 'cos i have one doesn't mean i'm biased

But they were a pretty ground breaking bike at the time..

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By *asher11Man
over a year ago

market harborough

"Any votes for the cbr600f1...i mean, just 'cos i have one doesn't mean i'm biased

But they were a pretty ground breaking bike at the time.."
. Specially if you like jelly lol

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By *appychappy13Man
over a year ago

Addlestone

Got to be the mk1 bandit fucking awesome bike

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

What about the Beemer boxers ? Nothing like them before or after !

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

1959 Harley Davidson Captain America Chopper although it started as a 1952 Harley Davidson Hydraglide if I remember rightly? I know it's an obvious one but I like Easy Rider

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By *ubbles12312Couple
over a year ago

stockport

Rgv 500 ????

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

Got to be the original fire blade ground breaking

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

My first bike a bantam D14 4 Sport.

MV Agusta america. Dream bike.

Or the Silver Dream racer from the film. Mate of mine raced it

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