Your 5 bike dream garage

[Crankitup]

I started this on the old site, having seen a good thread along these lines at netrider.

Let's go again.

Here's mine.

SPORTS-Tourer - 2007 Sprint ST



Track & Twisties Bike - Triumph Daytona 675




Old & Classic - 1948 Vincent Black Lightning






Naked or Cruiser - 2007 Suzuki M109R




Sports-TOURER or anything else  - 2007 BMW R1200RT

[JohnWayne]

Sport Tourer:  VFR800 w/hard bags
Track Bike:  GSXR750
Dual Sport:  KTM 640 Adventure
Enduro:  KTM EXC450
Classic:  52 Vincent Black Shadow

That's all I get?  What about Supermotard, Motocross, Trials ...

[squeezer]

What am I lusting after?  I think my list is kind of on the mundane side, but this is really what I'd like to see out there...

1.  Sport-touring bike:  I wanna keep my feejer.  I'm in love with this bike.  It the perfect everyday thing for how I ride.
2.  Track/twisties bike:  KTM SuperDuke.  It just looks like fun.
3.  Adventure touring bike:  BMW R1200GS.  I'm sure I'll own one some day.  The Buelly Uly is a close second for me.  Almost bought one.
4.  Dirt/MX bike:  Kawasaki KX250F
5.  Just because I want to go out to my garage and look at it bike:  MV Agusta Tamburini

Cruiser:  You know, I really don't want one.

[Crankitup]

Sport Tourer:  VFR800 w/hard bags
Track Bike:  GSXR750
Dual Sport:  KTM 640 Adventure
Enduro:  KTM EXC450
Classic:  52 Vincent Black Shadow

That's all I get?  What about Supermotard, Motocross, Trials ...

Limited to 5. You're a dreamer, not a millionaire.  

[wonderings]

Well I have on the 5, damn insurance wont allow for anymore.

Honda CB919 (I have an 02)
2007 BMW R1200GS with hard bags
2007 Honda VFR - Just love the looks of those things!
2007 Victory King Pin - gotta have at least one cruiser!
and for my last bike, I am not sure, maybe a dirt bike of some kind, never done any dirt biking before, but it looks like alot of fun. Not sure what model, but I really like Honda, so a Honda dirt bike, probably in the range of a 400 cc bike.

Nothing exciting in my lot, just bikes I really like and could see actually using and enjoying them.

[davenay67]

In no particular order:-

Honda Gold Wing 1800
BSA Gold Star
Ducati 916
Yamaha WR450
Harley Davidson Fat Boy


Dave.

[CBRXXBLACKBIRD]

Goldwing
Z1000
ZL900 eliminator
R1
Busa

[DNA]

Sport Touring - FJR - I wanted one before - I still do.
Sport/Squid - GSXR 750 or Triumph S3
Adventure - KTM990 Adventure (or the 640 -I'm torn) with a second set or wheels for SuperMoto work
Dirt - Honda 450
Cruiser - V-rod

[GusinCA]

My 5 bike dream garage has different categories:

Yamaha FJR1300 (For when I want to tour, or my wife wants to go on twisties)

Goldwing 1800 ABS Airbag (For really long trips with my wife)

Kawasaki ZX-14 (For when my friends want to meet up and carve canyons)

KTM EXC525 (Dual-Sport extraoirdinare)

Honda 250 dirt bike (track day)

[black hills]

Vincent black shadow
FJR
KTM300XCw
KTM 990superduke or 950 supermoto
Ducati 1098



Until then I'll be happy with the 2 I have

[kevrider]

Honda Transalp 650 (since i'm dreaming)
Kawi W650 (my kind of "cruiser")
Suzuki DR-Z400 SM (commuter fun)
Honda 919 (for 2up & sport-touring)
Honda HawkGT with a punched out Africa Twin engine for 817cc

[Fourstring]

Brough Superior
Yamaha Warrior
FJR
VFR- Pearl White please!
Ural Patrol

[FlowBee]

MotoGuzzi ElDorado
Honda ST1300A
KTM Super Duke
Kawasaki KLR650 (new)
Ural Patrol

[R Doug]

The following is subject to change at any time...

(pictures mostly from this year's bike show in Cleveland)

*  BMW K1200GT (touring bike)



*  KTM Super Duke or MV Agusta Brutale(will ride the most bike)





*  Triumph Daytona 675 (track days)



*  Ural Patrol (love 'em and I'll be able to ride in the snow)



*  KTM 450 EXC (dual sport to tackle back roads)

[Wanderlust]

Sprint ST
GSX-R 750
KTM 640 Adventure
SV650
Ducati 1098

[Albie]

My garage holds six, losing a bike wouldn't be a dream, it would be a nightmare.  

[JonS]

First, I would keep my Multistrada.
Aprillia Tuono
KTM 450EXE
R1, I've lusted after one of those for a long time and with four other bikes, I could use it for short rides.
Some kind of BMW sport topurer. They all kind of look alike to me so research is required.

[Motocentaur]

1. Concours
2. Ural Tourist
3. 1982 Honda CX500C (my first )
4. Yamaha V-Max
5. Triumph Thruxton


Yes, the first three choices are serious.

[MarcS]

ZX14 (sport-tourer)
R1200GS Adventure (adventure/round-the-world-tourer)
TE610 (off-road, and how to get there)
Daytona 675 (track mule)
F4-SENNA (sex on two wheels)

Listed in order of how often I'd probably take the bike out of the garage.

[quacker998]

Hello,

MV Brutale - the black and red one - check
Ducati 998 - yellow one - check
BMW 1200GS grey for cross country - x
Dr650se for the fire roads - check
And, humn let me see - Tricked out Bonneville black cafe bike. - x

3 outa 5 aint bad - I'm getting there. must sell my Duc900ss and KZ1000j2 to clear out some space....

[Paul B]

Keep my 07 Busa
2007 Multistrada 1100S
Ducati 1098S Tricolor
Screaming Eagle Ultra
BMW R1200RT

[bluedogok]

Everyday ride - Triumph Tiger 1050


Cruiser - Triumph Rocket III


Track - Triumph Daytona 675


Touring - Moto Guzzi Norge


Just because - Moto Guzzi MGS-01 or Ducati 1098S Tricolore

[zzr pilot]

SPORT-touring........ZZR1200
Sport-TOURING.......ZZR1200
Twisties.................ZZR1200
Everyday commute..ZZR1200

Do you see the trend?

[BHW]

Sport-trouble maker: Triumph Speed Triple



Sport Touring: Current Aprilia Futura or a new Triumph Sprint ST



Playbike: Husqvarna TE610



Classic: vintage dirt tracker, XR750, Yamaha XT500, etc



Cruiser: Custom Bobber:

[ol Rocket]

1) Vincent Black Shadow-never been a more thouroughly manly motorcycle
2) Bimoda Tesi--a little weird, but cool
3) KTM 990--gotta have an Adventure or Super Duke
4) Triumph Sprint ST--or a universal Japanese whatever for mundane duty
5) Ducati 888, 916, 998--please, Lord, let me live just a bit longer

[Nitro]

I have my 5 already in the garage..but to dream..


St....zx1400
twisties  any 600 supersport
old...1979 cbx
nakedcruiser....street rod
sT....Norge

[silvertwin2003]

Track Day Bike: SV 650

Everyday Ride: my current bike--Honda 599

Adventure Touring: Tiger 1050

Sports Touring: Duc ST3

Sport Bike: new CBR 600RR

[Vee2Win]

Cruiser: Moto Guzzi V11 Sport, green witha red frame.

Sport Touring: Ducati ST4S ABS that doesn't need service (we're dreaming right?)

Track: SV650S with a big bore kit and unbreakable crank

DS: New KLR...less 50 lbs.

Dirt: Kawi KDX250S or any other cheap modern 250

[R.Markus]

KTM 640 Adventure
KTM 950 SM
KTM 450 EXC
Yamaha RZ350
Yamaha TW200

[jsanford]

Sport Tourer:  F800ST?  With the F800S body panels.
Track Bike:  1996 Monster M900
Dual Sport:  My bike.
Enduro:  Uh...BMW HP2?
Classic:


Matchless

[Busy Little Whiner]

I dream about 5 RC45s in my garage so I can invite friends over for the V4 experience of their life...

[ScottysB12]

I get to pick ANY right? since 90% i DONT fit on in the real world....

Ducati 1098....well cuz its a ducati
R1200GS
dr-z 400 sm...
a ZX-14 with Bandit ergos (is that cheating?)
Guzzi Norge..never ridden one but they have a nice look to em

[dezXrider]

MV Agusta F4 just because
Honda RC211V  track day
Y2K Turbine maybe even smoother than my XX
79 CBX SIX for classic cruzan
Custom built inline twin Supermoto just to slide on the tarmac

[Orson]

My dream bikes have changed over the years. Back when I wuz growin' up, my folks wouldn't allow me to have a bike so all i could do wuz read magazines and hoping to one day ride one of these beauties.

First was the mighty Maico 250. With their cobbly, coffin shaped tanks, they looked like they were built by a blacksmith with a hammer & tong but they could eat up a dirt track like no other. This was the bike I was gonna win the USGP on, passing DeCoster on the last lap for a glorious victory  



Next, for sheer Italian sex appeal, there wuzn't nuthin that could touch a Benelli Sei with those glorious six tail pipes. Rolling art, it was. Think Lamborghini Countach on two-wheels...at least that's what I thought  



Along the same lines but with a racing pedigree, back in the 1970s, nothing handled a twisty road better'n a Ducati 750 SS. As if on rails, the magazine articles all extolled, however, if you rode one today you'd probably wonder whut they were smokin' back then. The Italians can't even build a toaster without having it ooze sex appeal  



For some of that old school Rule Britannia flair, Norton had a purdy good racing pedigree themselves. Back in the 50s, Norton twins raced and won against fast four-cylinder Italian competition. The Norton John Player Special actually held off the Japanese until the early 70s until the two-stroke brigade finally consigned them to their fate. You need to realize that back in the early 70s, a production bike with a fairing was unheard of, giving the John Player special a really trick appearance. Still, a wonderful thing to look at and a reminder to times when Britain & Italy ruled the race track.



Finally, a custom-built bike always has that unobtainium quality about it and back in the 60s, the Rickman Metisse was about as custom as they came with hand-made nickel alloy frames and uber-trick fiberglass body work. Just looking at them made me drool  



Nowaday, times have changes and with age comes pragmatism so without further ado:

Sportbike: Suzuki GSXR 750 or Ducati 1098

Sport tourer: the Moto Guzzi V11 really plays my heartstrings and does a wonderful job in this role. If I had to choose sumthin else...maybe a BMW K1200S or a Ducati ST3

Trail bike: Honda XR650 or Suzuki DR?...maybe a KTM thumper...dunno

Play bike: Some kinda single-cylinder motard...maybe a KTM Duke or a Husqvarna...ouuu! or an Aprilia 450 v twin!

Classic bike: Bultaco Sherpa trials bike or a Harley cafe racer.

[dalan]

Well, we've already got four bikes in the garage so I guess our list is already pretty much defined:

FJR1300 (wife's touring/practical/cold weather bike)
FZ6 (wife's summer fun bike)
ZZR1200 (my touring/practical/cold weather bike)
ZX14 (my summer fun bike)

Some genres I'm just not interested in, like antique classics.  

If I had to add a fifth bike to the garage.... hmmm... probably another KLX110 (we already have one for the kids, but I didn't count it above) to fully mod into a pit bike for me, just to thrash around our little dirt track in the yard.

[Crankitup]

Well, we've already got four bikes in the garage so I guess our list is already pretty much defined:

FJR1300 (wife's touring/practical/cold weather bike)
FZ6 (wife's summer fun bike)
ZZR1200 (my touring/practical/cold weather bike)
ZX14 (my summer fun bike)

Some genres I'm just not interested in, like antique classics.  

If I had to add a fifth bike to the garage.... hmmm... probably another KLX110 (we already have one for the kids, but I didn't count it above) to fully mod into a pit bike for me, just to thrash around our little dirt track in the yard.

"ZX14 (my summer fun bike)"

  fun bike indeed, things must be tough.

[meanstrk]

My Futura and Katana are not going anywhere. Period. So that leaves me with three more, right?

Aprilia Tuono
Aprilia SXV 550
BMW R1200GS
GSXR 750
Daytona 675
CRF 450X
DRZ 400SM

Ok...... I can't settle at just 5  

[Albie]

My Futura and Katana are not going anywhere. Period. So that leaves me with three more, right?

Aprilia Tuono
Aprilia SXV 550
BMW R1200GS
GSXR 750
Daytona 675
CRF 450X
DRZ 400SM

Ok...... I can't settle at just 5  

That's OK, I've been moving things around in my garage to see if I can squeeze a 7th bike in there. The KTM 450 EXC is calling my name    

[ol Rocket]

OK, I forgot about...

(Have to go revise my list.  Again.)

[Global Rider]

Dream Garage?

I already have "my" dream garage. Four BMW GSes and a Kawasaki KLR 650. Of course if you would have asked about a 6 bike dream garage, I would have to add an MV Agusta.  

[bluepoof]

Big dualsport: F650GS
Little dualsport: XT225
Dirt only: Dunno, some sort of Honda 80cc or something.
Tourer: FJR that has magically been shrunk in all dimensions to fit a midget
Day trip/twisties bike: Haven't found the perfect one yet.  My Z750S comes pretty close.  Or maybe a Ducati.

I can't complain too much; I already have 3 of the 5, and one of the remaining 2 bikes doesn't exist!

[TomGolden]

I'll take a shot at a top 5 list.

In no particular order of preferrence:

* Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic
* Yamaha R1 (already have this one)
* Kawi ZX-6R
* Yamaha YZF600R (had one, "upgraded" to the R1, miss the 600R)
* Duc 1098 in solid red

[Allan]

SPORT-Touring BMW K1200S


Sport-TOURING BMW K1200GT


Track Bike YZF-R1


Dual Sport / Around Town Hooligan DRZ-400S


Winter Ural Gear-Up

[FatguyRacer]

Ducati ST4s - (already have)
Ducati 1098s
Ducati Desmosidici RR
Moto Guzzi 1970-something Eldorado Police Bike
Brough Superior 100SS

[ridgerunner]

Just 5 ?

[rhicks]

2007 BMW 1200 GS

2008 KLR 650

2008 Kawasaki Concours

2007 FJR

and of course my old faithful  2002 Kawasaki ZX6-E        

[H2Orat]

   Wow, after reading about other peoples' existing stables, I'm sooooo jealous!!!  OK, my five would be...  No wait! Since I'm already deep into Fantasyland, I also get to list my back-ups, so here are my top five, along with my 2nd choices:

Ricki Racer bike: 1098S, red (if you have to ask...)
2nd choice: MV Agusta F4 1000R, red/silver (a VERY close 2nd!)

Sports Touring: Sprint 1050 ABS, Sunset Red (gotta love that triple!)
2nd choice = ST3S ABS, red (it's a Ducati!)

Uber Touring: Gold Wing, metallic dark red (loaded to the gills!)
2nd choice = K1200LT, metallic gray/silver (same, including Grey Poupon!)

Naked Bike: Speed Triple, black (for pure, unlawful fun!)
2nd choice = 990 Super Duke, Darth Vader black (that says it all!)
 
Retro bike: Ducati Sport 1000 Biposto, red (classic looks, modern technology)
2nd choice: Triumph Thruxton, red (same; classic cafe racer looks)

That's it for me.  Time to come crashing back down to Earth, now...  

[1KPerDay]

One a dese:



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And a couple a dese here like:



And gotta make room fer dis here:



I better get a bigger garage...

[bizarro]

1. '07 Speed Triple in offender green
2. '??  Tiger 675
3. Daytona 675 (in black please)
4. KTM 950 Adventure
5. '90s (pre-Turdblanche) Ducati 900 SS

 

[stk0308]

Sprint ST
675 Daytona
990 Super Duke(or 950 Supermoto)
Husky TE450
Husky SMR450

[tigertim955]

Ducati MTS (love it)
BSA (sucker for the unit twins)
Victory Kingpin (sounds good with kits)
Ducati GT 1000 (Girlfriend loves the two-tone)
Triumph Scrambler (Steve McQueen is the coolest guy who ever lived)