I have owned 2 XS 650's and a Z900, the oil & air filters and oil were the only maintenance I ever had to do. They were excellent bikes. I deeply regret selling them.
I rode a Honda CB 750 in the early 90's first time i ever rode one. Kawasaki 750 was a brutal machine for the unsuspecting rider and once that power band kicked in it was away like a catapult. I'm retired now and also from bikes. i have had a really good innings from the age of 18 unlike some of the people i knew. I sold my last bike a Yamaha Fazer 1000 generation 2 back a few months ago and loved the ride on it. 74 now and still in one piece .
I have a Honda 1971 CB 750 and it looks like the day I bought it in 1971. Still runs like new, I took a trip on the bike in 1972 and started in Billings Mt rode to Kalispell Mt across Montana through North Dakota through Minnesota and through Wisconsin to upper Michigan down to Detroit. From there to Chicago through Iowa and South Dakota back to Billings Mt with no problems at all except I had to shorten the chain 40 miles from home. I loved minute of the ride.
My babysitters boyfriend had the first z900 .After much asking he took me for a short ride on it.I was around 6 or 7 yr old and hung on like a limpet. That was the fastest i had ever been as we had no car. The rush was awesome.Then as i grew older the Honda 400/4 550/4 Suzuki 750 kettle etc were eveywhere . What a time to grow up. I started biking on a Honda ss50 4 speed then FS1Es etc. The biggest bike i had on the road was the harley badged 175 sx twostroke.My only bike today is a Hodaka combat wombat. Awesome memories from a great era of bikes.
I'm the original owner of a 1981 GS 850G and am looking to sell now. It is very clean, always garage kept and needing a new home. Would you know of someone who would be interested in buying it?
I have a '78 Suzuki GS750E. It will never change the title before me dead. It still runs like a bat out of hell and comfortable to ride and very smooth.
I owned a honda 305 scrambler,57 harley chopper,750 honda built kenny harmon cam 83 yoshi pistons,I ran high 11's and beat kz900's stock.i had the use of a yamaha 650 for 2 years , 500 four honda, then a dt250 yamaha, now i ride a cbr600 f3 a 81 goldwing and a basket case 750 honda.In 1969 I ran headon to a pickup truck on my 305 bounced off the roof and still riding. I'm 72 and still raceing. thanks for posting keep riding in the wind to keep yourself happy.Oh i forgot my h1 500 kawi and a KZ 1000.
My used KZ1000 Police leaked oil bad, wouldn't start in the Winter. The Kaw shop that serviced it had an o-ring bent out of the carberator to manifold. The pursuit lights came on mysterously at 5 grand. I had to rewire it myself because the Kaw shop couldn't figure it out. I only used it for 1 1/2 years with only 40K on the clock. I switched to Harley and escorted over 2000 Funerals racking up 80,000 miles in 8 years with no oil leaks or trouble. The Harley always started even at 5* F
You are KING of the scooter tramps! You have owned more scoot's than cars. 305 scrambler was the first full size bike I rode at age 11. the owner of the bike tried chasing me down around the school yard. Man I really pissed him off. on more 305 rides.
The '70s Japanese bikes were the best because they were so well made and inexpensive. I purchased 2 new Hondas as a teen ager. A 1972 CL350 and then a 1974 CB750. The 350 was about $1100 out the door Tax, Tags, Title, Accessories. The 750 was $2262 out the door Tax, Tags, Title, Accessories. I felt like a king ride that 750 at 17 years old. Paid for it myself from working part time after school and on the weekends.
Every one of these bikes I remember when I was a kid. All of them are really handsome machines. The current retros pale in comparison in the looks department. I had a '71 candy garnet brown CB750 Four and still say it is the most beautiful motorcycle ever produced.
I had a 1976 CB750 Four that I put 65,000 hard miles on that bike. Traded that in for a 1979 Honda 900 Custom. I wish I was smart enough to keep those bikes. Beautiful machines. My friends had H2's, Kawi 900's. Suzuki GS750 wing-dingers, CB750. Can't believe we survived those years.
A big trip down memory lane. I had a water buffalo, I drove it in one day from Sacramento to the Naval shipyard in Puget Sound. It flew through the mountains in California. Still have a 72 CB750. Made when man last walked on the moon. Still runs well, took it apart and powder coated about everything.
I owned a 1976 Suzuki GT750 that i brought brand new in 1977 for $1,650 CDN. Nice mellow sound and a relaxed low reving ride on the highway. It wasnt as happy in the city but it was still a great bike.
Some nice bikes indeed, it’s a shame so many of these types of videos miss out so many Suzukis like the 250 Hustler, 350 Rebel and T500 Cobra, the T500 which i bought brand new in 1974 and still have today! The likes of the Kawasaki triples and Honda big fours have been covered over and over again so many times, that said I still love them, especially the 650 Yamahas!! Great video. Thank you 👍👍
Mi last great bike was 'The GSXR1100' , strangely not mentioned here 😮 . Miss her a lot, but licence lost on medical grounds due to being 80 ! Anyway , I wish you all the best of biking and urge ya'll to ride as much as ya can before ' time's up' ❤😂
Had my '74 H2 750 triple from 1977 to 2017, best bud up in CO has it now, still running well after all these years. My back wouldn't take the rather violent powerband when it got on the pipes(Spec II chambers)anymore. Great machine, it fouled only 2 sparkplugs in the 40 years that I owned it and 2 kicks cold, 1 kick hot to light it off with the stock magneto CDI in it. Still have my turbo CBX though......!!
I have 3 Yamaha Enduros from the Following years. 1971 125cc, 1973 175cc and 1975 400cc Enduros. All bought new by my Dad. And sold to me as he upgraded to the next one.
The Honda SL-350 was the best of the lot. I also owned the CB version, but the steering geometry on the SL was perfection. Also owend the XS-650 (a real vibration distraction) and the RD-350 among others. Currently i own a Kawasaki W650, smooth and lots of low rpm torque.
I have owned two of the bikes on this list. My first was a 1973 DT3 250 Yamaha, that was the first year of the 21” front wheel, still with low front fender, also the first year with darkened cooling fins polished on the edges of the cylinder. I bought new for $925, including helmet, that I bartered into a $25 discount for a new Bell Star full face helmet. I ran that bike every day from Sept 72, till April 73, when I enlisted in The Army. After Boot Camp in July I came home for a 4 day weekend break before Advanced Training, home being Seekonk, MA, approx 271 miles from Ft. Dix, NJ. So on the last day I packed as many civilian cloths, my water proof Barbour riding suit, boots and gloves and rode that 250 back to NJ. With a new chain and sprockets for higher cruising speed, as the limit on Rt 95 and NJT was 65-75 mph, that I could cruise efficiently on reg gas for 65 mpg with a little Marvel Mystery Oil mixed in the gas, plus the best two stroke auto lube full synthetic oil, Golden Spectro. The only mechanical issues I had was chain adjustments and spark plugs. I ended up adding up 10,800 miles in one year! Then I finished training and orders for permanent replacement came for my second choice, Ft. Carson, CO, some 2,000 miles from MA! I had so much fun riding to NJ, I wanted to ride to CO, as The Army gave me two weeks! But my Dad made me an offer I couldn’t refuse and offered to sell my 250, then send/lend me the rest to buy a new bike! That ended up being a 1974 Honda MT 250 Elsinore, that was every bit as good as the Yamaha, running me all over The Rocky Mountain and many trails. Then I came home and bought the second on the list a new 1978 Yamaha XS 650 Special. That I proceeded to beat the tar out of! I tuned it into a Street Tracker with upgraded Forks and shocks, nice alloy wheels and aluminum tank. With upswept pipes! That ran totally trouble free for 10 years and 62,000 miles all over the New England area. The final straw was the stator in the alt/gen. That developed a crack in the winding epoxy area, that stopped it from charging! That by then wasn’t available ANYWHERE!? I ended up adding a couple hard side bags, where I mounted 4 total 12v batteries at 100 amp each that allowed enough power to ride through a tank of gas with headlight. Then I had to plug it in, making it the first hybrid bike! I sold it to a school for bike mechanics training, for a deal on a sweat Sportster Street Tracker the school had built! That was very similar to an actual XR 750! But was a 1200 with full Screaming Eagle Kit, KONI shocks and Cerriani Forks. With a stripped down lighten frame and small lights to make it legal. I had the baddest Sportster around, able to run with many Jap bikes!
I started riding in the early 70s and had a lot of bikes in that decade, from RD400 , CB400/4 and a lot of scramblers and up to a Z1 . Sadly all were sold off to make way for other bikes. The 70s were certainly the best times for bikers
I wish I had kept my Honda 1976 CB400F. It was the most reliable and great looking bike that’s now considered a classic. This bike was fun and sufficient for the urban bike experience
Loved my Yamaha 650. Sold it when my wife was expecting our 1st child. Needed the cash and needed to not be taking risks. Years later she bought me a Harley Low Rider but the 650 was always my favorite.
I toured New Zealand in the mid '70s on my Honda 500/4. Realizing it was negative to earth, I had my stereo car cassette player wired into it. Mobile music 4 years before the Walkman. Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" never sounded so good, blasting over the Auckland Harbour bridge on a sunny, summers day with the highway patrol on my tail. Alerted by the externally mounted headphones, like on several other occasions, they wanted to check out whats going on! I never got ticketed either. :)
I've ridden all of those bikes mentioned and many more from the 70's. All the road bikes had a living hinge for a swingarm and all the dirt bikes had crap rear suspension until the RM Suzukis came out. The frames weren't suitable for the power generated and caused a lot of mishaps. I'm 68 years old now and still tootle about on my CBR1000F in summer and I do not miss the 70's bikes at all. I'm still surprised one of them didn't kill me. My Kawasaki 350 S2 sure tried..... but the wheelstands were such fun.
I've had many 500 triple and widowmaker 750's. also many kz 1000's. and many more bikes. the best handling cycle i think was the suzuki's 750's i had ridden. i still have a 1976 kaw 900ltd, a 1974 kaw 500 triple, a 1973 kaw 125 enduro, a 1966 bridgestone 175,and a 1987 kaw 1000 zl parts bike. the 70's was a great time to be young.
I can't argue with this list. Unfortunately I don't own any of them and by now prices have increased so much it's looking ever more likely never to happen. Although I do have a small collection of Honda motorcycles mainly early to mid 80's including my first brand new bike I bought on the 14th of August 1980 a CB250RSA, still with just six thousand miles from new now. At least it's worth more now than when I bought it. Apart from my modern daily rider one of my favourites is my CT250SR, which I don't think was ever officially exported from Japan, although more are appearing nowadays. Thank you for sharing the video.
All true. I bought a brand new off the showroom floor CB 550 four in 1975. It wasn't the fastest motorcycle but it was a great commuter and touring bike. I wish I would have never sold it. Later I bought a used Kawasaki Z1 900cc DOHC four cylinder. Nice. I later owned a Kawasaki H1 500cc two stroke triple. It was a monster. I can't imagine what the 750 would do.
All the Yamaha RDs were great bikes! The RD-100,125, 200 250,350 & 400 all were great for everything. They should have added the Kawasaki S3 400 triple was just as good as the 500 but the 750 was fast and NOT a "widomaker" like everyone says, the riders who can't respect powerful bikes are the "widomakers".
All great bikes, but where's the GoldWing? Arguably the most durable long lasting bike made in the 70s. Powerful and smooth. It revolutionized touring bikes.
'had 2 XS650's in the 70's. Wonderful bike - beat the Brit. 650's in most ways, except handling. 'Would love a '76-'79 XS 650 now. also had a '68 CL450 - another great bike.
Well, at least three of the bikes here are from the sixties, not from the seventies. The Yamaha 650, Honda CB450 and the Honda CB750. The 750 in this video is a 1969. I have driven 7 of these 10 bikes, (and owned three) and they are good motorbikes, reliable and strong, but none of them are good to drive if you compare to Moto Guzzis, Ducatis, Norton or Triumps from the seventies.
had a new RD 350 same color as this one believe it was the only color that year put on chrome chambers low bars rear set shift kit and all i hat to do was think wheelie and it did it most fun bike i ever owned
I still have a 1974 Yamaha trials 80 that's definitely Survivor only road by adults at the racetrack for a pit bike I bought it from a road race team and then I used it for a pit bike doing Hare scrambles and this one's up for sale
I used to have a 1972 Yamaha XS2 650 and I ride a Yamaha Fjr1300 and a BMY R1200GS but I would love to find an unmolested Yamaha XS 650. Then sell my other bikes and keep the XS 650 for all my riding!
Back in my Scooter tramp daze, I wanted to build Yamaha 650 street tracker. never could find a salvage 650 bike. street tracker never got passed Robinson brochure.
My late father had the Honda 750 four f2. In blue from new , it was awesome , Sadly he sold it , and did see it around but eventually some nugget rote it off , if I could turn back time ide have bought it as a true memory of my dad , , I did however have a cb50 j ,which was to me the baby version of the f2 in looks as came out around the same
Having owned a CB350 K2, two CB500Ts, one CB450 and a CB750 four, I can say, none of the twins were parallel twins, they had a 180 degree crank The Suzi 750 was called the 'Kettle', the Zee 1 was pronounced ZED 1
My brother back in the 60's bought a Honda 450 and it would never run over 80 mph. The dealer did every thing he could do and it never got any better. The dealer finally told him it was just a turd and gave him his money back. 😂😂😆😆🤣🤣
Always made me laugh how many of my mates insulted Japanese 🏯. Motorbikes in the 60 s and early 70s calling the. Rice burners how wrong I thought they were having been a skilled engineer I appreciated how well engineered these fine Japanese. Motorcycles were built and designed they ve stood the test of time and Japan still builds top ouality finest motorcycle s and always will Britain too but for many years British manufacturers were getting left behind not many manafactuers survived but those whom did deserved too and British bikes are still great as are the Japanese makes also
Nice footage but horrible AI voice over. There is no such word as "OUTSHINED" either. The past tense is OUTSHONE We knew the Suzuki as "The Kettle" l, I've never heard it called The Water buffalo 😂
Never heard it called the kettle, only the water buffalo. I'm 65, Canadian but would still love to get one. Have had many bikes and some of the best times of my life were on motorcycles. Many I wish as well that I did not sell. Now hoping to get a good ST1300 to do some more trips while I can .
I have owned 2 XS 650's and a Z900, the oil & air filters and oil were the only maintenance I ever had to do. They were excellent bikes. I deeply regret selling them.
I love the 1970's bikes, they are the most fun. I wish I still had a few.
Original tyres were a death trap, you only had to spit in front of them for the tyres to lose grip
@@davefish8107 I didn't feel that, they worked fine for me.
@@davefish8107 My first bike to get to work was an MZ TS 150. Man the Barum tyres were lethal in the wet.
I rode a Honda CB 750 in the early 90's first time i ever rode one. Kawasaki 750 was a brutal machine for the unsuspecting rider and once that power band kicked in it was away like a catapult.
I'm retired now and also from bikes. i have had a really good innings from the age of 18 unlike some of the people i knew. I sold my last bike a Yamaha Fazer 1000 generation 2 back a few months ago and loved the ride on it. 74 now and still in one piece .
I have a Honda 1971 CB 750 and it looks like the day I bought it in 1971. Still runs like new, I took a trip on the bike in 1972 and started in Billings Mt rode to Kalispell Mt across Montana through North Dakota through Minnesota and through Wisconsin to upper Michigan down to Detroit. From there to Chicago through Iowa and South Dakota back to Billings Mt with no problems at all except I had to shorten the chain 40 miles from home. I loved minute of the ride.
Outstanding.
My babysitters boyfriend had the first z900 .After much asking he took me for a short ride on it.I was around 6 or 7 yr old and hung on like a limpet. That was the fastest i had ever been as we had no car. The rush was awesome.Then as i grew older the Honda 400/4 550/4 Suzuki 750 kettle etc were eveywhere . What a time to grow up. I started biking on a Honda ss50 4 speed then FS1Es etc. The biggest bike i had on the road was the harley badged 175 sx twostroke.My only bike today is a Hodaka combat wombat. Awesome memories from a great era of bikes.
Hi! I had a Honda CB500 Four! And then a Suzuki GT 750! Later fourstroke Suzuki GS750 and GS850!!!! OMG! Happy days! Miss Them all!!!!😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I'm the original owner of a 1981 GS 850G and am looking to sell now. It is very clean, always garage kept and needing a new home. Would you know of someone who would be interested in buying it?
@ No, I’m sorry! Hope you succeed with your sale! Don’t sell cheep! By the way, where do you live!
Hans-Jørn, Denmark! 🙂🙂🙂
My favourite bike from the 1970s was a GT500A Suzuki,certainly the most reliable and easy to work on bike I ever owned.
I have a '78 Suzuki GS750E. It will never change the title before me dead. It still runs like a bat out of hell and comfortable to ride and very smooth.
I owned a honda 305 scrambler,57 harley chopper,750 honda built kenny harmon cam 83 yoshi pistons,I ran high 11's and beat kz900's stock.i had the use of a yamaha 650 for 2 years , 500 four honda, then a dt250 yamaha, now i ride a cbr600 f3 a 81 goldwing and a basket case 750 honda.In 1969 I ran headon to a pickup truck on my 305 bounced off the roof and still riding. I'm 72 and still raceing. thanks for posting keep riding in the wind to keep yourself happy.Oh i forgot my h1 500 kawi and a KZ 1000.
My used KZ1000 Police leaked oil bad, wouldn't start in the Winter. The Kaw shop that serviced it had an o-ring bent out of the carberator to manifold. The pursuit lights came on mysterously at 5 grand. I had to rewire it myself because the Kaw shop couldn't figure it out. I only used it for 1 1/2 years with only 40K on the clock. I switched to Harley and escorted over 2000 Funerals racking up 80,000 miles in 8 years with no oil leaks or trouble. The Harley always started even at 5* F
You are KING of the scooter tramps! You have owned more scoot's than cars. 305 scrambler was the first full size bike I rode at age 11. the owner of the bike tried chasing me down around the school yard. Man I really pissed him off. on more 305 rides.
The '70s Japanese bikes were the best because they were so well made and inexpensive. I purchased 2 new Hondas as a teen ager. A 1972 CL350 and then a 1974 CB750. The 350 was about $1100 out the door Tax, Tags, Title, Accessories. The 750 was $2262 out the door Tax, Tags, Title, Accessories. I felt like a king ride that 750 at 17 years old. Paid for it myself from working part time after school and on the weekends.
Every one of these bikes I remember when I was a kid. All of them are really handsome machines. The current retros pale in comparison in the looks department. I had a '71 candy garnet brown CB750 Four and still say it is the most beautiful motorcycle ever produced.
I had a 1976 CB750 Four that I put 65,000 hard miles on that bike. Traded that in for a 1979 Honda 900 Custom. I wish I was smart enough to keep those bikes. Beautiful machines. My friends had H2's, Kawi 900's. Suzuki GS750 wing-dingers, CB750. Can't believe we survived those years.
A big trip down memory lane. I had a water buffalo, I drove it in one day from Sacramento to the Naval shipyard in Puget Sound. It flew through the mountains in California. Still have a 72 CB750. Made when man last walked on the moon. Still runs well, took it apart and powder coated about everything.
I still own and will never sell my 82’ Yamaha XJ750J, fantastic bike.
Ive owned an xs650, cb350 & a KZ 650, loved them all. Im currently restoring a KZ 900, cant wait till Shes done.
I grew up in the 70s. I still have a 1985 2 stroke RZ500 in mint condition.
I owned a CB450. Great motorcycle. Installed Paul Dunstall mufflers and the sound was music to the ears!
Good and interesting review. Although I feel that there's one legendary bike missing in the list, the Yamaha SR500.
I have a '79 XS-650.... Ground-up resto with a couple improvements.... LOVE THAT BIKE!
I owned a 1976 Suzuki GT750 that i brought brand new in 1977 for $1,650 CDN. Nice mellow sound and a relaxed low reving ride on the highway. It wasnt as happy in the city but it was still a great bike.
Some nice bikes indeed, it’s a shame so many of these types of videos miss out so many Suzukis like the 250 Hustler, 350 Rebel and T500 Cobra, the T500 which i bought brand new in 1974 and still have today! The likes of the Kawasaki triples and Honda big fours have been covered over and over again so many times, that said I still love them, especially the 650 Yamahas!! Great video. Thank you 👍👍
Mi last great bike was 'The GSXR1100' , strangely not mentioned here 😮 . Miss her a lot, but licence lost on medical grounds due to being 80 !
Anyway , I wish you all the best of biking and urge ya'll to ride as much as ya can before ' time's up' ❤😂
Had my '74 H2 750 triple from 1977 to 2017, best bud up in CO has it now, still running well after all these years. My back wouldn't take the rather violent powerband when it got on the pipes(Spec II chambers)anymore. Great machine, it fouled only 2 sparkplugs in the 40 years that I owned it and 2 kicks cold, 1 kick hot to light it off with the stock magneto CDI in it.
Still have my turbo CBX though......!!
I have 3 Yamaha Enduros from the Following years. 1971 125cc, 1973 175cc and 1975 400cc Enduros. All bought new by my Dad. And sold to me as he upgraded to the next one.
Yep Yamaha 650, I knew it before he announced it, I had one, tough as nails and super reliable.
The Honda SL-350 was the best of the lot. I also owned the CB version, but the steering geometry on the SL was perfection. Also owend the XS-650 (a real vibration distraction) and the RD-350 among others. Currently i own a Kawasaki W650, smooth and lots of low rpm torque.
I have owned two of the bikes on this list. My first was a 1973 DT3 250 Yamaha, that was the first year of the 21” front wheel, still with low front fender, also the first year with darkened cooling fins polished on the edges of the cylinder. I bought new for $925, including helmet, that I bartered into a $25 discount for a new Bell Star full face helmet. I ran that bike every day from Sept 72, till April 73, when I enlisted in The Army. After Boot Camp in July I came home for a 4 day weekend break before Advanced Training, home being Seekonk, MA, approx 271 miles from Ft. Dix, NJ. So on the last day I packed as many civilian cloths, my water proof Barbour riding suit, boots and gloves and rode that 250 back to NJ. With a new chain and sprockets for higher cruising speed, as the limit on Rt 95 and NJT was 65-75 mph, that I could cruise efficiently on reg gas for 65 mpg with a little Marvel Mystery Oil mixed in the gas, plus the best two stroke auto lube full synthetic oil, Golden Spectro. The only mechanical issues I had was chain adjustments and spark plugs. I ended up adding up 10,800 miles in one year! Then I finished training and orders for permanent replacement came for my second choice, Ft. Carson, CO, some 2,000 miles from MA! I had so much fun riding to NJ, I wanted to ride to CO, as The Army gave me two weeks! But my Dad made me an offer I couldn’t refuse and offered to sell my 250, then send/lend me the rest to buy a new bike! That ended up being a 1974 Honda MT 250 Elsinore, that was every bit as good as the Yamaha, running me all over The Rocky Mountain and many trails. Then I came home and bought the second on the list a new 1978 Yamaha XS 650 Special. That I proceeded to beat the tar out of! I tuned it into a Street Tracker with upgraded Forks and shocks, nice alloy wheels and aluminum tank. With upswept pipes! That ran totally trouble free for 10 years and 62,000 miles all over the New England area. The final straw was the stator in the alt/gen. That developed a crack in the winding epoxy area, that stopped it from charging! That by then wasn’t available ANYWHERE!? I ended up adding a couple hard side bags, where I mounted 4 total 12v batteries at 100 amp each that allowed enough power to ride through a tank of gas with headlight. Then I had to plug it in, making it the first hybrid bike! I sold it to a school for bike mechanics training, for a deal on a sweat Sportster Street Tracker the school had built! That was very similar to an actual XR 750! But was a 1200 with full Screaming Eagle Kit, KONI shocks and Cerriani Forks. With a stripped down lighten frame and small lights to make it legal. I had the baddest Sportster around, able to run with many Jap bikes!
I owned a CB350 and a CB750.
I had a Honda 250 Super dream. It was the best I ever had.
I have been riding the same gt250 for 40yrs(triggers broom)
I started riding in the early 70s and had a lot of bikes in that decade, from RD400 , CB400/4 and
a lot of scramblers and up to a Z1 . Sadly all were sold off to make way for other bikes.
The 70s were certainly the best times for bikers
I wish I had kept my Honda 1976 CB400F. It was the most reliable and great looking bike that’s now considered a classic. This bike was fun and sufficient for the urban bike experience
Loved my Yamaha 650. Sold it when my wife was expecting our 1st child. Needed the cash and needed to not be taking risks. Years later she bought me a Harley Low Rider but the 650 was always my favorite.
I toured New Zealand in the mid '70s on my Honda 500/4. Realizing it was negative to earth, I had my stereo car cassette player wired into it. Mobile music 4 years before the Walkman. Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" never sounded so good, blasting over the Auckland Harbour bridge on a sunny, summers day with the highway patrol on my tail. Alerted by the externally mounted headphones, like on several other occasions, they wanted to check out whats going on! I never got ticketed either. :)
I had a Suzuki GT 250 2 stroke a great bike
I learned to ride on an Orange 1973 Honda CB500 4. Thought it was the fastest thing on earth back then.
How crazy was I to almost give my beautiful GT 750 away for next to nothing! I still cry my eyes out just thinking about it! Loved that bike!
I've multiple XS 650's RD 350's & 400's over the years and drove them on the street as well as on the track
I owned a 1975 xs650. It was a very nice mid-size bike.
I had a Honda 1971 CL 350……..traded it in on a 1973 Datsun 240 Z. Don’t have either anymore. 😢
I have a 1975 Yamaha dt250b and it runs and looks great.
I wish I hadn't sold my '78 Z1-R after only 5 yrs. Today it's worth a fortune.
I've ridden all of those bikes mentioned and many more from the 70's. All the road bikes had a living hinge for a swingarm and all the dirt bikes had crap rear suspension until the RM Suzukis came out. The frames weren't suitable for the power generated and caused a lot of mishaps. I'm 68 years old now and still tootle about on my CBR1000F in summer and I do not miss the 70's bikes at all. I'm still surprised one of them didn't kill me. My Kawasaki 350 S2 sure tried..... but the wheelstands were such fun.
I've had many 500 triple and widowmaker 750's. also many kz 1000's. and many more bikes. the best handling cycle i think was the suzuki's 750's i had ridden. i still have a 1976 kaw 900ltd, a 1974 kaw 500 triple, a 1973 kaw 125 enduro, a 1966 bridgestone 175,and a 1987 kaw 1000 zl parts bike. the 70's was a great time to be young.
I can't argue with this list. Unfortunately I don't own any of them and by now prices have increased so much it's looking ever more likely never to happen. Although I do have a small collection of Honda motorcycles mainly early to mid 80's including my first brand new bike I bought on the 14th of August 1980 a CB250RSA, still with just six thousand miles from new now. At least it's worth more now than when I bought it. Apart from my modern daily rider one of my favourites is my CT250SR, which I don't think was ever officially exported from Japan, although more are appearing nowadays. Thank you for sharing the video.
All true. I bought a brand new off the showroom floor CB 550 four in 1975. It wasn't the fastest motorcycle but it was a great commuter and touring bike. I wish I would have never sold it. Later I bought a used Kawasaki Z1 900cc DOHC four cylinder. Nice. I later owned a Kawasaki H1 500cc two stroke triple. It was a monster. I can't imagine what the 750 would do.
Proud owner off 1974 yamaha DT360 that still run
All the Yamaha RDs were great bikes! The RD-100,125, 200 250,350 & 400 all were great for everything.
They should have added the Kawasaki S3 400 triple was just as good as the 500 but the 750 was fast and NOT a "widomaker" like everyone says, the riders who can't respect powerful bikes are the "widomakers".
Wish I had my 350 Scrambler back.
My friend bought a CB350 Honda, he still has it.
Still got my Honda CD200.
All great bikes, but where's the GoldWing? Arguably the most durable long lasting bike made in the 70s. Powerful and smooth. It revolutionized touring bikes.
CX500, V twin, shaft drive, liquid cooled was a very nice riding bike. Surprised you didn't show in in the video.
'had 2 XS650's in the 70's. Wonderful bike - beat the Brit. 650's in most ways, except handling. 'Would love a '76-'79 XS 650 now. also had a '68 CL450 - another great bike.
Well, at least three of the bikes here are from the sixties, not from the seventies. The Yamaha 650, Honda CB450 and the Honda CB750. The 750 in this video is a 1969.
I have driven 7 of these 10 bikes, (and owned three) and they are good motorbikes, reliable and strong, but none of them are good to drive if you compare to Moto Guzzis, Ducatis, Norton or Triumps from the seventies.
I have a like new cb500f 1971 . Exactly like the one in the thumbnail. Also have a 72 cl450 and a 1968 cb450.
Loved my Honda mt250
The Honda CX500 series should of made the list. I owned two of them.
had a new RD 350 same color as this one believe it was the only color that year put on chrome chambers low bars rear set shift kit and all i hat to do was think wheelie and it did it most fun bike i ever owned
Harley riders: "Oh, go on with yourself! You're just gonna make us blip our throttles harder and more often."
Wish my 78 XS650 Special was sitting in the Garage.
I had Honda 500T and it performed well with the other models in this segment. Smooth ride and plenty of go.
I had a Z900 - sold it to buy a house, had a Z650 - it got stolen. Still got a Z1000😊
I still have a 1974 Yamaha trials 80 that's definitely Survivor only road by adults at the racetrack for a pit bike I bought it from a road race team and then I used it for a pit bike doing Hare scrambles and this one's up for sale
My first street bike Honda CBK 750 4
I used to have a 1972 Yamaha XS2 650 and I ride a Yamaha Fjr1300 and a BMY R1200GS but I would love to find an unmolested Yamaha XS 650. Then sell my other bikes and keep the XS 650 for all my riding!
YOU MISSED THE YAMAHA TX 750 !!! and included the widow maker kawa 750 ! But yes, I agree with you...
Kawasaki Z750 Twin
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I love the Kawasaki triple two Stromes, but still have a kz750 twin and don't want to miss it
Yah...you're telling the truth...
GL1000 (whispering giant) it was a lovely bike.
Yamaha SR 500, wish I never sold.
Had a 78 Suzuki GS1000. Sold it. Still regret it.
My Yamaha 1998 XT500 Thumper still performs perfectly original condition
I'm 61. I still have my 71 CL350.
I have a mostly complete 1970 CB750 built in 1969. Rode it for years now it's sat for more years. What's the best place to try to sell it?
How much?
@daleconner2914 I have no idea. Haven't really looked at the market. It's missing the original 4 into 4 exhaust. In ruff shape, but all there.
Back in my Scooter tramp daze, I wanted to build Yamaha 650 street tracker. never could find a salvage 650 bike. street tracker never got passed Robinson brochure.
I have seen a lot of 1970s japanese motorcycles stranded at thje roadside.
Italian and German bikes back then were much more reliable.
My late father had the Honda 750 four f2. In blue from new , it was awesome , Sadly he sold it , and did see it around but eventually some nugget rote it off , if I could turn back time ide have bought it as a true memory of my dad , , I did however have a cb50 j ,which was to me the baby version of the f2 in looks as came out around the same
Having owned a CB350 K2, two CB500Ts, one CB450 and a CB750 four, I can say, none of the twins were parallel twins, they had a 180 degree crank
The Suzi 750 was called the 'Kettle', the Zee 1 was pronounced ZED 1
First bike was Suzuki TC90👍
No sound of the bikes??
No, mine is a 1981 KZ 44O LTD.
Although a Norton 750 Commando would be cool to have or the Kawasaki three cylinder 750.
I Still Have 1 CB 350 1500 4cyl and 3 CB 750 4cly
My brother back in the 60's bought a Honda 450 and it would never run over 80 mph. The dealer did every thing he could do and it never got any better. The dealer finally told him it was just a turd and gave him his money back. 😂😂😆😆🤣🤣
had a 71 and 72 honda 750
Always made me laugh how many of my mates insulted Japanese 🏯. Motorbikes in the 60 s and early 70s calling the. Rice burners how wrong I thought they were having been a skilled engineer I appreciated how well engineered these fine Japanese. Motorcycles were built and designed they ve stood the test of time and Japan still builds top ouality finest motorcycle s and always will Britain too but for many years British manufacturers were getting left behind not many manafactuers survived but those whom did deserved too and British bikes are still great as are the Japanese makes also
What about the SR500?
Anything taken care of will last years...
XS650 is a great dirt tracker, ask me how I know.
had a H1 b4 disc brakes
I got a 79 Honda 500. Want to buy it? Needs some work. Needs tires. You will need to do a lost title.
I'm never selling my CB500 Four!
Nice footage but horrible AI voice over.
There is no such word as "OUTSHINED" either.
The past tense is OUTSHONE
We knew the Suzuki as "The Kettle" l, I've never heard it called The Water buffalo 😂
Never heard it called the kettle, only the water buffalo. I'm 65, Canadian but would still love to get one. Have had many bikes and some of the best times of my life were on motorcycles. Many I wish as well that I did not sell. Now hoping to get a good ST1300 to do some more trips while I can .
Gt 750 the kettle in uk
The DT-1 would be a better choice than the DT250.
The Cb 750 was not bombproof. I bought a 1971 cb 750 in 1982. The gearbox gave up so i got a second hand engine from a 1975.
It's a zed 1 not zee
I prefer the originals, brit bikes, thank you
... do you have a good trailer to pick them up on ?
@louisavondart9178 not much on mechanical??
Kawasaki big 4s will be fine thx
What! No Suzuki GT550. Personally the scariest scoot I ever test drove! NO I DIDN'T BUY HER!