Bikes I Have Ridden & Owned

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Bikes I Have Ridden and Owned (as of  Feb 23, 2021)

If memory serves correct I have ridden 67 bikes to date & owned 9 since 1979 with a 17 year hiatus from ’91 to ‘08 with 54 of those rides & 5 ownerships post hiatus.

 Single:

Honda CRF230F

Suzuki Savage

Parallel Twin:

BMW F800GS, F800GT & C650GT Maxi-Scooter 

Honda Africa Twin Std & DCT 

KTM 790 Duke

Triumph Thunderbird 1500 

Yamaha MT-07, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 (2012, 2014 ES owned), Yamaha Tenere 700 (own) 

V-Twin:

Buell Ulysess XT

Honda CX500

Ducati Multistrada 1000S & 1200 Touring & Enduro with TravelPack, Ducati 950 Multistrada

HD V-Rod

Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Mean Streak & Classic

KTM 1190 Adventure, KTM 1090 Adventure R, KTM790 Duke

Moto Guzzi Breva 1100, Moto Guzzi Stelvio, Moto Guzzi Norge 1200GT 8V, Moto Guzzi V85 TT

Suzuki VX800, V-Strom 650 (2014) & 1000 (2008 & 2015)

Yamaha XV920RH, Virago 1100 & V Star 1300 Tourer

Boxer Twin:

BMW R1150R (owned), R1150 RT, R1200GS (oil & Water cooled), R1200GSA Adventure (oil & water cooled), R1200RT (oil cooled), BMW R1250R

Triple:

Triumph Tiger 800XC, Sprint ST (955), Tiger Explorer (1200), Yamaha Tracer 900 GT, Yamaha Niken GT

4 cyl (inline):

BMW K1200GT, K1300GT (owned), K1300S

Honda CBR1100X, 

Kawasaki Concours 1000 & ZR1100

Suzuki GS550E (owned), GS750E (owned), GS850G (owned) & GS1100G

Triumph Trophy 1200 (owned)

Yamaha FJR1200

V-4:

Honda ST1100 & V65 Sabre

Motus MST

Yamaha Venture 1300 

Flat 4:

Honda Goldwing GL1100 Standard (owned) & GL1200 Interstate

6 cyl (inline):

BMW K1600GT

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