Crappy Bikes

[Cpl Punishment]

I know this was done before in the olde tyme sport touring net, but I thought it worthy of revival. With thanks to whoever thought of it first-forgive the plagiarism of your idea. It's not mine-it's yours.

The worst bike I ever had was a Yamaha XS250. Didn't handle, didn't stop, and despite my efforts to kill it (wrote it off 3 times) carried on going. Sold it to a probation officer. Zombie bike.

[scubadoguk]

I had a honda dream for about a month it was a impossible to like bike gutless and shite

[Cpl Punishment]

I had a honda dream for about a month it was a impossible to like bike gutless and shite

Yup. that was not a bike that set the world on fire, but a bike that the world needed to set on fire.

Agreed. Shite bike. Join the club of ex-shite bike owners.

[scubadoguk]

ok but I want a tee shirt and not a red one

[Gaolee]

Worst bike that I ever had that ran was a CB650.  It wasn't so bad, just really heavy and ponderous.  The Norton might be a terrible bike, or it might be a great bike.  Beats me.  Right now it is a blanket stand.

[bogthing]

A 1973 Sportster that had been "built", It was awful...

(This was during my bewildering 2-3 yr. Harley phase)

[Atitalongtime]

1975 HD Superglide... It gave me shivers when I saw the new one...

3 crankshafts later I found a sucker to buy it. (the 1st crank was warranty, the second was 50% on me, the last one took me months to pay off on a credit card.

I bought it when I made my Kawasaki H2 750 into a race only bike, the HD was to keep me slow on the street.

Yep, 2 Harley's at once... First and Last

[JonS]

I have two worsts. :headscratch:Is that a word? Anyway, the first was a 1974 CB750 Honda. It was like riding a 55 gallon drum and wasn't very fast either. The other was a 1982 Yamaha 550 Vision. Ugly, very soft suspension, and ran very warm all the time. It had heavy shaft effect and with the 16" front wheel was kind of twitchy. I bought it new instead of going over to the Kawasaki dealer and buying a GPZ550. What a maroon!

[OmegaSix]

1988 Honda Shadow VT 800...

I dunno what the f*ck I wuz thinking.

[TRaGiK]

My best and worst are one in the same.

1983 Honda Magna 750. Worst because I had to replace the tank as soon as I got it (was rusted through), replaced battery after it left me stranded, replaced clutch, replaced headlight, replaced fuel pump, and a few other things I'm forgetting. All happened within the first 5k miles of me owning it.

Was the best because it was my first bike, and I'd love to find one in good shape to keep.

[Brad1445]

I don't want to bash a name plate so I won't mention the manufacture.  But it was a characterless bike.

Honestly
Obtuse,
No
Direct
Ability

It's hard to describe, "nothiness"  is that a word?

[stromgal]

Honda CX500. Only bike I owned for merely a month- as soon as I could unload it.

[Nesbocaj]

Honda CX500. Only bike I owned for merely a month- as soon as I could unload it.

   How could you?
   
   I commuted to college on some of the worst roads NYC had to offer, every day for 5 years on a '78 CX.
   Not once did it fail, not one breakdown, nothing ever fell off, started every time

   When set up with a good suspension is was surprisingly nimble. I really liked my CX. Besides, it looked like it had a Guzzi motor.

   The bike that I hated was a 1968 Triumph Tiger 650. Leaked oil all the time, stuff worked loose all the time, electrics from hell, shit for brakes....
   

[sammyseaman]

This may up my ignore number but '85 V65 Sabre. The motor was nice. Tranny weak. I've owned cruisers that handled better. Top heavy. But that damn motor was sweet. V4's always sound nice. Right Larry?

[Busy Little Whiner]

 But that damn motor was sweet. V4's always sound nice. Right Larry?

Right... V4s got that distinctive syncopated beat going for them...

[Black Ice]

Yamaha XS 650.  What an absolute piece of dogshit.  Shit steering head and swingarm bearings, shook so bad you felt you were operating a jackhammer, too light for the highway and too heavy for anything else.  And the one I had holed a piston for no reason at all.

Yamaha builds good bikes for the most part, but their early parallel 4stk twins sucked major ass.  The only consolation regarding that thing was that at least it didn't tick.      

[woodyfjr]

There's no sure thing as a bad bike as they're all better than driving a car in the South of France on nice sunny day.

[gregc]

Yamaha XS 650.  What an absolute piece of dogshit.  Shit steering head and swingarm bearings, shook so bad you felt you were operating a jackhammer, too light for the highway and too heavy for anything else.  And the one I had holed a piston for no reason at all.

Yamaha builds good bikes for the most part, but their early parallel 4stk twins sucked major ass.  The only consolation regarding that thing was that at least it didn't tick.      

My first bike was a XS 650, my god did I hate that thing. It's a surprise I still ride after owning that as a first bike.  Mine had electrical problems.  I finally gave it to charity and took the tax write off.  I didn't want to deal with it anymore.

[ianbh]

Buell Lightning-1998  Ian, Iowa

[chornbe]

I know this was done before in the olde tyme sport touring net, but I thought it worthy of revival. With thanks to whoever thought of it first-forgive the plagiarism of your idea. It's not mine-it's yours.

The worst bike I ever had was a Yamaha XS250. Didn't handle, didn't stop, and despite my efforts to kill it (wrote it off 3 times) carried on going. Sold it to a probation officer. Zombie bike.

Concours.