Bonneville America Forums Forums Off Topic Discussion Forums Lounge What has been your favorite bike?!

ALL of them!!!!! some so i could finally get around to fixing hahahahaha i still have my 72 Triumph i bought in the spring of 73 but as hard as it would be to pick just one, i think it would have to be my 47 knucklehead standard frame chopper with springer . MAN that bike was sweet, funny thing?? she dripped VERY little, so little that i could park her in the liveing room, i always kept a pizza pan under cuz there was a LITTLE drip, mostly for the chain, or maybe my 200cc Tiger Cub, or maybe the Commando no, no no, maybe the Benelli ?????? i can tell you this the one bike i hope has been dismantled and destroyed in a midevil way was that P.O.S. 53 panhead *&^&#@$!%^

ALL of them!!!!! some so i could finally get around to fixing hahahahaha i still have my 72 Triumph i bought in the spring of 73 but as hard as it would be to pick just one, i think it would have to be my 47 knucklehead standard frame chopper with springer . MAN that bike was sweet, funny thing?? she dripped VERY little, so little that i could park her in the liveing room, i always kept a pizza pan under cuz there was a LITTLE drip, mostly for the chain, or maybe my 200cc Tiger Cub, or maybe the Commando no, no no, maybe the Benelli ?????? i can tell you this the one bike i hope has been dismantled and destroyed in a midevil way was that P.O.S. 53 panhead *&^&#@$!%^

ALL of them!!!!! some so i could finally get around to fixing hahahahaha i still have my 72 Triumph i bought in the spring of 73 but as hard as it would be to pick just one, i think it would have to be my 47 knucklehead standard frame chopper with springer . MAN that bike was sweet, funny thing?? she dripped VERY little, so little that i could park her in the liveing room, i always kept a pizza pan under cuz there was a LITTLE drip, mostly for the chain, or maybe my 200cc Tiger Cub, or maybe the Commando no, no no, maybe the Benelli ?????? i can tell you this the one bike i hope has been dismantled and destroyed in a midevil way was that P.O.S. 53 panhead *&^&#@$!%^

73 Trident T150V. Great all around. Forgiving, great tourer, sporty, absolutely bulletproof and drop-dead classic good looks (hmmm... those all ring familiar). Even taught one fellow to ride on it in 1987, with a reminder that he was of a select group knowing how to shift on the proper side.
And, alas, I let it get away.


95 Trident was as good for a more experienced rider as it was not as forgiving, but was a great tourer, sporty, absolutely bulletproof and had modern, classic good looks.
Although the 73 never saw a wheelie the same was not so with the 95 (a rather unseemly act for an aging fellow like me, but when it comes so easy... ).
But, alas, this is also one I let get away. Does one ever learn?


I have great memories of a smokin 72 Yamaha 350, but those memories are so great because the fog of time clouds things like the wheelies gone bad, speeding tickets, nights in jail... And one sits in the garage even today... Does one ever learn?

My 2002 TB America is probably the best bike. I have had a couple of dozen, but the most fun of all was my 1967 Triumph TR6-C scrambler. Great at high speed in the dirt and on the road, especially on dirt and gravel roads, of which there were many (if not mostly) back then. Go anywhere, do anything, climb anything, even stairs, docks, pull wheelies all day long, and cross deserted sandy beaches with ease. Then get on the highway and head home. Even rode through the snows in the winters in Michigan. Those were the carefree days. When I think about it, maybe I just miss being young?

Next, probably a 1984 (?) BMW R900/6, followed by a 1969 BSA Firebird Scrambler, followed by a BMW 750/5, followed by a BSA Rocket 3, followed by a 198? Honda Magna. All these were bullet proof, highly reliable bikes, on which I took trips all over the place on. Even won an off-road rally on my 900 BMW street bike. Lots of fun.

Bought my 66 Bonneville T120R in 1966 after returnining home from the Southeast Asia Wargames. Probably nostalgia, but I really enjoyed riding that bike. Love my 04 Speedmaster, didn't care for my 73 Bonneville 750, but my favorite is the 1966 Bonny.