Premium Member bornagainbiker Posted September 25, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 What motorcycle, past or present, do you think is the coolest ever? The quintessential motorcycle. The bike that says I am motorcycle--hear me roar. I'll start this off with my pick, mind you I may change my mind once I've seen some of your picks: The 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900 Give Respect To Get Respect https://jeff-galbraith.pixels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, bornagainbiker said: What motorcycle, past or present, do you think is the coolest ever? The quintessential motorcycle. The bike that says I am motorcycle--hear me roar. I'll start this off with my pick, mind you I may change my mind once I've seen some of your picks: The 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900 Damn near killed myself on one of those. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member bornagainbiker Posted September 25, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 9 minutes ago, Cruizin said: Damn near killed myself on one of those. So is that a thumbs up or a thumbs down for the Z1? Give Respect To Get Respect https://jeff-galbraith.pixels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Just now, bornagainbiker said: So is that a thumbs up or a thumbs down for the Z1? Absolutely a thumbs up. The brakes kinda sucked, but they sucked on almost all bikes back then. I ended up with a GPZ 900R later on. That bike was a blast. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted September 25, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 Ive never owned or ridden one, but hopefully one day. These have always looked stunning from any angle and have been my dream bike from the very first sighting. Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I'd have to say that any bike that Steve Mcqueen was riding back in the day would qualify as the coolest motorcycle. The Great Escape. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev74 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I agree with Mr.Puss. Yamaha V-Max. Never driven one but from the looking one of my favorit bikes ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 45 minutes ago, stev74 said: I agree with Mr.Puss. Yamaha V-Max. Never driven one but from the looking one of my favorit bikes ever. Oh, it's a wonderful bike. If you like riding in straight lines. It does look mean as hell. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoney Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Kawasaki Ninja ZX12 for me. I saw one of these when i was about 13 and i lost my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted September 25, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 Mostly likely due to it's popularity when I was just getting into biking I was always partial to the Kenny Roberts replica RZ350. It was so different than everything else out there at the time as a light nimble rocket. DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 It's near impossible to say, because it depends on what it's for. Still, for me I think this would take the top spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member bornagainbiker Posted September 25, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 For a modern Triumph, I think this bike is pretty cool too. The Thunderbird: Give Respect To Get Respect https://jeff-galbraith.pixels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1limited Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Naaa You cannot put a single bike in this catagory as there are seriously hundreds. AJS E95 Porcupine, Norton Manx, Vincint Black Shadow (First Superbike ever), Norton 750 commando, Ducati 851, 90ss, 916, and most resent 1299 Panengail R the last Vtwin superbike form Ducati. Including Honda RC166 a 6 cylinder 250, Bennelli 900 Tornado, BSA A65 (Any year) Triumphs T120 and T140 Bonnies, Yamaha XS650, RD's, TDRs, TZs, M1R but most of all the 2006 R1 Limted But ya I am biased “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.” --Thomas Jefferson quoting Cesare Beccaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member bornagainbiker Posted September 25, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 20 minutes ago, r1limited said: Naaa You cannot put a single bike in this catagory as there are seriously hundreds. AJS E95 Porcupine, Norton Manx, Vincint Black Shadow (First Superbike ever), Norton 750 commando, Ducati 851, 90ss, 916, and most resent 1299 Panengail R the last Vtwin superbike form Ducati. Including Honda RC166 a 6 cylinder 250, Bennelli 900 Tornado, BSA A65 (Any year) Triumphs T120 and T140 Bonnies, Yamaha XS650, RD's, TDRs, TZs, M1R but most of all the 2006 R1 Limted But ya I am biased And I felt kinda bad about picking two bikes--great picks. Give Respect To Get Respect https://jeff-galbraith.pixels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 The Vincent and Norton Commando would definitely make my list. I'm thinking no one would need an aftermarket pipe for one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Although I do love the VMax and the RZ350 I don't think of them as cool, I think of them as bad-ass. When I think of cool I get images of cool movie stars on bikes and the bike that many were cool on was a Triumph. The pics speak for themselves. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member bornagainbiker Posted September 25, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2017 Really liking this thread. Everyone has a slightly different take, and it has made for some great picks--keep them coming people. Give Respect To Get Respect https://jeff-galbraith.pixels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30kawi Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Would really like to ride one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grip it & Rip it Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 As far as coolest... japanese HASHIRIYA illegal street racing style is the coolest to me by far. Shredding to the max on tiny 2 strokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0al67 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Probably gonna have to go with the sportster on this one. Old school cool, but also still very relevant today. They also haven't changed a lot since the old days. 1957 - 2017 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickshift Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 My personal favourite - the Honda RC30 (VFR750R). 30 years old and still looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyribs Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Freddie Spencer is the reason I bought my FZ07 in the matte silver with blue stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted October 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted October 2, 2017 Drag Racing bikes have always caught my attention- This one bike, granted its a Harley but man o man, this bike is a work of art... Gunslinger Racing... to see and hear it in person is jaw dropping as to how clean and simple looking the bike is...its times are dipping to into the 3.90 range for the 1/8 mile 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I'm always amazed at the wild old vintage machines. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted October 3, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted October 3, 2017 https://www.bikeexif.com/bmw-alpha-racing-motorcycle-concept 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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