1998 Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc Superstar

To replace the stolen Electra, I bought a classic iron head 350 Bullet. The engine and frame numbers indicate it was made in '92, so probably sat in a crate for its first 6 years of life :-) This is how I bought it, not keen on the seat so it will be swapped for a single jobby with an accompanying rack :-

2010 Yamaha YBR 125 Custom

To replace the stolen YBR I got another as my daily runner, but this time a Custom :-

The two that were stolen...

Disappointed with the tank range and the feet forward riding position of the Savage it was sold, and a 2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Electra X bought. The good lady wife sat her CBT, so a 2010 Yamaha YBR 125 joined it in the garage, which I used as a daily commuter.

Until one morning I was woken by my neighbour, telling me my garage had been forced open. The Electra was found torched on next estate. The YBR was never recovered.

Bastards.

Previously owned bikes...

I didn't take any pictures of my first bike, a 1980 Honda CB100N, so here's the picture off the front of the Haynes Manual :-

After passing my test on the CB100N, I swapped my old Mini Clubman 1100 Estate for this 1981 Honda CB250RS :-

The 250 wasn't fast enough for me at the time, so was replaced by a 1985 Yamaha XJ900F :-

After a while I fancied a brand new bike, so in 1992 Kawasaki GT550 was procured :-

This was fine, but the search for speed saw me trading it in for a 1985 Kawasaki GPZ750R, which was fitted with the GPZ1000RX engine :-

A 1963 AJS 350 M16 joined the stable for a while, for sunny Sunday thumper fun :-

Due to financial reasons, there was a couple of years break from bikes. This was eventually cured by finding a 1979 BMW R100RT :-

A job change meant the BMW wasn't being used, so was sold. A short while after saw a brand new 2004 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 join the fold :-

As much as I loved the Bullet, a job change meant a daily commute on the M1 which it wasn't happy with, so was replaced by a 1988 Honda CB500 :-

Kept the CB500 for 6 years, but wanted a change. I'd always fancied the look of the Suzuki Savage LS650P, so I bought one :-

...and yes, I really need to rescan some of those old photos :-)