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OK, so which bike, in your opinion, is/was the best looking? Forget about performance, handling, reliability, just the bike that you find the most aesthetically pleasing?

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No contest! 1972 Kawasaki 900 Z1A. I was at the bike show in London in 1972 when it was unveiled!

For an 18 year old with a Suzuki 250 Hustler to see this was mindblowing!

Biggest regret was I never owned one.....I just couldn't afford it.......it was about 1250 quid otr. I didn't even earn that in a year!

I test rode one though......I just couldn't believe the power it had for the time.

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6 hours ago, XTreme said:

No contest! 1972 Kawasaki 900 Z1A. I was at the bike show in London in 1972 when it was unveiled!

For an 18 year old with a Suzuki 250 Hustler to see this was mindblowing!

Biggest regret was I never owned one.....I just couldn't afford it.......it was about 1250 quid otr. I didn't even earn that in a year!

I test rode one though......I just couldn't believe the power it had for the time.

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Back in the day I loved the look of these other than that long bit of plastic behind the rear seat. Always felt it was too long.
This however ticks my box. (No puns please).

 

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That is a very difficult thing, so many pretty bikes, but I like simple.

I have always really liked Norton's, but so many are nice looking, so here is a classic roadster commando in orange to go with the other selections. 🙂

 

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Ive always had a thing about 1950s Matchless. like this G80 from 1950. I think it’s mostly about bikes I remember from my childhood in the late 60s when I first became aware of bikes aside from my dads Triumph fetish.

 

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39 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I just love the CB1300 especially in this colour the offspring of my CB1000

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Mandi like those too. Shame she can only just handle the weight of the thing she has now.

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This changes often, to me, what the prettiest bikes are. I have no interest in owning or riding them, but currently old school motocross bikes and dirt track bikes look so pretty to me:

like this Husqvarna with it's beautiful tank and Honda Elsinore with just perfect proportions and colours:

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Or the Harley XR750 or any of the classic brits:

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45 minutes ago, Pedro said:

This changes often, to me, what the prettiest bikes are. I have no interest in owning or riding them, but currently old school motocross bikes and dirt track bikes look so pretty to me:

like this Husqvarna with it's beautiful tank and Honda Elsinore with just perfect proportions and colours:

 

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I really like the Honda!     .....wow it looks fun. 😎

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22 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I just love the CB1300 especially in this colour the offspring of my CB1000

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my dad had a couple of them , one was in them exact colours with the fairing and then a black one with gold wheels , nice bikes

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3 minutes ago, Six30 said:

not its weight and front wheel size and mpg

Well those wouldn't be relevant to you would it.......cos your van doesn't care what the specs are.

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13 minutes ago, Six30 said:

i've done more touring with no van than you've had hot dinners

Yes....it's well known that you've circumnavigated the globe three times before breakfast by land, sea, and air!

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On 16/12/2021 at 19:33, Sir Fallsalot said:

I just love the CB1300 especially in this colour the offspring of my CB1000

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Got to agree that the old CB1300 was a beauty and I loved my one even if it was a rather dull black. 

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However, my all time favourite was and still is the bad-boy Suzuki TL1000S. Here’s my first one and definitely the best of the three I’ve owned. Man, that’s better than any other twin out there 🤣

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