Are you set in your ways or do you flit about in manufacturers, styles, types ?

[Skub]

I'm also a 49 year bike owner and at no time longer than a couple of months (skint) was I ever bikeless. I never had a car license until I was 30 years old.

I don't do anywhere close to the miles i used to,but I still prefer to own something I like to ride when the spirit moves me.

I've owned plenty of different marques and enjoyed them all,but I do have a definite fondness for Kawasaki. I think along with Fender guitars,it's the closest I come to brand loyalty.
Ya gotta go with your heart,with what sets your trousers on fire. Aside from dull commuter/utility two wheelers,I've never bought a motorcycle I didn't lust after and 'needed' to own. For me there must be a connection and I appear to find that mostly with Kawasaki bikes.
Picking a new car is on the same level as having to buy a new fridge/oven or whatever,a necessity as opposed to a pleasure. Bikes are a passion.

900 Z1

GPZ900R

ZZR1100

ZX9R

ZX10R

Although there have been lots of other brands between 1974 and 2020,these have been my most enjoyable and memorable bikes. I drool over old Kawa triples the way some oul bois wax lyrical about old Brit stuff.

[Nidge]

the way some oul bois wax lyrical about old Brit stuff.

Steady on now Irish

[Skub]

the way some oul bois wax lyrical about old Brit stuff.

Steady on now Irish

That's you,that is!

[Nidge]

the way some oul bois wax lyrical about old Brit stuff.

Steady on now Irish

That's you,that is!

Good to see you back on a forum old fella

[Dutchman]

Hmm predominantly Italian

Vespa
Kawa ZZR
Guzzi Breva
Fireblade
Aprilia Caponord
Aprilia Futura
Ducati MTS
VFR
Guzzi Cali
GSXR

All 3 bought new ones were Italian, japanese were all s/h

Next will be MT09. But I'd get a Monster if they did something in between the 821 and the 1200. Resurrect the 1100 air cooled

[scottyuk]

For a while I'd only ever ridden Honda's! My first two bikes were CBR600F and CBR1100XX. I'd have loaners like CBF1000 and VFR800 and has test ridden a VFR1200. That's now changed. The garage now has the old 'bird, a Suzuki and a KTM.

I won't get tied to a manufacturer or a country of manufacture. The styles of bike may change as I age and perhaps use them differently. Def not set in my ways ... apart from I don't change bikes very often

[wheelnut]

I’ve had (I think) 5 GSAs now. I’ve had other bikes in between that have turned my head, but I’ve always compared them to the GSA and they’ve come up wanting. Getting back on a GSA just feels right to me so I’ve pretty much accepted my fate now.