Cult Bikes

[Vince in Milwaukee]

I like your picks on the 900SS and the K75S.

The little bricks are cheap, reliable, and a lot of them are getting hacked up into cafe racers (potentially making complete examples harder to find). The K75S was the only K-bike in that era to get the pure "S" designation. Although there was a K100RS.

I'm partial - but as for a culty-collectible guzzis I think the V11 Sports/Lemans might go that way, especially the Red-Framed Greenies and the "special" named models (Rosso Mandello, Tenni, Cafe Sport, etc.)

I also agree with the small 4-cylinder Hondas.  And there was a Yamaha FZR400 that handled amazingly well. It's hard to find one of those that wasn't turned into a track bike. And another Honda - the GB500.

I have a garden variety K75 with a bad transmission (my fault) that I'm considering keeping for the above reasons.  I've considered parting it out, but have half a mind just to push it into a corner, throw a sheet over it, and let the passage of time work it's magic.  I believe the regular K75s had a small following a while back, but interest has ebbed a bit.  Who knows.   

[Huzo]

never count out the Suzuki 1200 Bandit



this one only has 80,000 miles on it.  You can see the OKla plate on the back if you're riding a Guzzi.

That's a damn tidy one. I took one from Australia through Europe and it was like a big lump of Japanese rock, absolutely solid, gutsy and reliable, I really liked it what it did for me. 'Sold it five minutes after I got it home though, like a good loyal servant I appreciated it's work ethic but never "loved" it. In the future people will still want them like a steel trailer, very useful but mostly abused...

[Sasquatch Jim]

WEBLEY VICKERS

[LowRyter]

That's a damn tidy one. I took one from Australia through Europe and it was like a big lump of Japanese rock, absolutely solid, gutsy and reliable, I really liked it what it did for me. 'Sold it five minutes after I got it home though, like a good loyal servant I appreciated it's work ethic but never "loved" it. In the future people will still want them like a steel trailer, very useful but mostly abused...

many abused, none killed.



I have buddy with 130k+ on his.  Remember, Brock made this the first ever street legal bike to run in 7s. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVFiikvDbc

[Muzz]

WEBLEY VICKERS

So I had to look up Webley Vickers Jim.

So, as a single instead of "the other brand" , is that a Suzuki 650 Savage in that?

[Huzo]

many abused, none killed.



I have buddy with 130k+ on his.  Remember, Brock made this the first ever street legal bike to run in 7s. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVFiikvDbc

Damn right, I really was looking for a Kawasaki ZXR 1100 or 1200 but got the Bandit and didn't regret it one bit.

[Cal3]

SRX....cuz I have one....

[derek533]

The Honda Pacific Coast and all it's quirkiness.   Kind of a mini-gold wing. 

[DanD]

My list:

Honda CB400F

Kawasaki 550 Zephyr (by far the best looker of the three Zephyrs  :Beating_A_Dead_Hors e_by_liviu)

2d on the Ducati 900 SS and raise with the Ducati 750 F1s

2d on the Dyna but adding the Convertible. No bigtwinhad any right handling this well! 

[Arizona Wayne]

I bought a left over new `91 Suzuki VX800 years ago for $4,200.  Haven't ridden it for a few years now since I lent it to my son for a couple years and all it needs is the valves adjusted + new battery @ 84K miles.  It's the 1st Suzuki I've ever owned and the most  trouble free bike too.  1 of these days I'll get it back on the roads.    Until I got a 2000 MuZ 660 Tour it was my best handling bike ever w/superbike handlebar.    Unlike here in the US VXs were much more popular in Europe and sold for many years longer than here ('90-'93).

[Sasquatch Jim]

  It has the heart of a savage.  For a while it had 700cc for about 5000 miles but that blew apart due to a mistake.
 It served me well for 35,000 miles before I sold it.  It was ported and polished, carried the sidecar all its life.  It has been
 through 2 other owners and the last I heard was still rolling along fine.  Harley buddy saddle, sportster front fender,
 darkside rear tire, Avon sidecar special tire up front, and converted to chain drive so that I could choose my own final drive ratios.  It put in several appearances at the Deep Forest and many many at the Krain breakfasts.  It baffled many Harley owners, some of whom thought it was a restoration, one of whom said "I remember those".  That was at a sidecar rally
 in Spokane.
BTW that photo was before it got the Avon front tire and sportster front fender.

[Penderic]

Then came TV Cult Bikes!


  Hang in there.

[oranges3]

1995-1996 triumph speed triple...
one of the original naked bikes.

[jas67]

Kawasaki ZRX1100 and ZRX1200, which are actually through-backs to the 80's KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica.

[sdcr]

Kawasaki ZRX1100 and ZRX1200, which are actually through-backs to the 80's KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica.

Just saw one of thes, a green one, at Van Sant airport last Sunday.  Hada small crowd around it. Although they are just a few years out of production, IIRC, they are gaining interest.

[Huzo]

Just saw one of thes, a green one, at Van Sant airport last Sunday.  Hada small crowd around it. Although they are just a few years out of production, IIRC, they are gaining interest.

Just the look of them alone makes me feel confident nothing will go wrong. Never actually ridden one but big Zeds are hard to go past.

[JJ]

The mythical half man half beast Centauro, just because they are so rare and fing awesome

I would agree...since they only made about 1918 total Centauro's and only about 245 GT's (like mine...) :1:








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[Joliet Jim]

That's a beautiful bike JJ looks just like mine. :)

[fotoguzzi]

many abused, none killed.



I have buddy with 130k+ on his.  Remember, Brock made this the first ever street legal bike to run in 7s. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVFiikvDbc

thanks for posting that! quick enough for any attention span.

[fotoguzzi]

seems like anything can be Cult here so..
Buell


DR650, same bike for 20 years..

[Penderic]

Now, here's a Cult bike!

[Moto]

So, throwing this out to the the collective MC wisdom here, what motorcycles do you think will become the next " cult " bikes?

SSR Buccaneer

[Arizona Wayne]

A 250 twin with 17 hp?  It looks nice but...........

My Yamaha 2 smoke twin in `62 had 20hp and did 85 mph. Now that's a  bike(my1st) I never should have sold. Very few were sold in US then and it was bulletproof.    But of course I had to get something faster at the time.

[Penderic]

Anybody mention the Brough Superior?!



In color ...

[sdcr]

Here is another bike that has developed a small, but devoted following,  and it's Italian;

2001-2003 Aprilia Futura.

 A sport tourer with the Rotax engine from the Tuono and a 6 speed. Came with large optional hard bags, a fairing that offered great protection, with good heat management.

 Probably due partly to its quirky styling, it never sold very well, although reviews at the time were extremely positive. Today, the small community of owners validate it's terrific attributes, for its reliability, great engine, very good ergonomics, especially the comfortable factory seat.

[Rusnak_322]

I don't know about a cult bike, but the Ducati Monster (especially the air-cooled pre 2009) have a tremendous following.
As does the Yamaha XS650, but they seem to be modified so much, they make great a café, brat, bobber and even scramblers.

[Penderic]

Didn't everyone want one of these babies at one time?



 

[Aaron D.]

Batgirl? Sure!

[Sasquatch Jim]

 Does she sleep hanging upside down?

[oldbike54]

Does she sleep hanging upside down?

 Let me look ... nope . She does snore a bit though , although even that is kinda cute .

 Dusty