The rarest, most unusual bike you've ever OWNED

[PFFOG]

Owned this one, one of the first off the boat in the US



Still own these 2


And


Ride this 1 of 300

[Ranxerox]

Don't have a pic of my old girl but this will give you an idea. 2WD Rokon Scout. New to forum not yet sure about photos.

RANX

[Ogre_fl]

It does not seem rare on this site, but I think they only sold a few hundred a year in the US.

Had an 01


And an 07



I dont think that many 2010's ever made it from the factory before it closed up.
I think only 13 of these made it out.



There are very few Concours 1000/sidecar rigs.
I think this may be the only Hannigan one.



I dont know how many of these there are in the US.
Even less with a 70cc kit.

[shakeybone]

Not that rare but uncommon
I had a 77 Kawasaki KZ750 twin
82 Yamaha 650 Seca , not turbo, only imported to the US 1 year
58 Harley XLCH, 2nd year for the Sportster 1st year for XLCH, project bike sold unfinished
I now have a 82 Suzuki GS650E, only imported to US 2 years

[concours]

What I was wheelying around on when I was 16... This is not the same one, but I got this one at an auction and restored it. Only produced for 1973 and part of 1974.

[RedShark]

A 1982 Suzuki GS 650 E (black with red & orange pinstripes) was my college bike ! (1987,'88) - bought it crashed from my roomate Calamity Steve for a 12-pack and had it operational again in about a week for fifty bucks.

Love to see a picture of one again - nothing spectacular, but a decent UJM if ever there was one.

[lamastrom]

1985 Yamaha FZ 750 silver and red, had 3 crashed # 1 sold # 2 just bought # 3 a month ago, also had a 1989 Honda hawk nt 650 gt

[bones_708]

Rare? Well I did just pick up a yamaha XZ550. Not unknown but certainly not common either. I think my rarest dike would have to be my 83 Ossa 250 TE. Only 1050 produced over 3 years and I can't believe many made it across to the US.

[Kikemon]

I had one like this and, of course, am very sad I sold it (so it goes). The good news is that the guy bought it to take to Bonneville for a run at setting a speed record which I much prefer to having him polish it in his garage. Not sure if he ever got the record, but it doesn't really matter as long as he took his shot.

[lilsmokey]

For me its gotta be a 1984 M-star(maico) 500 2 stroke or a 1992 honda nx 250... Ill have to get some pictures.

[crudmop]

I'll follow that Biaggi Chesterfield -'98 rs250, 17 digit & titled. It'll end up hung on a wall before I ever part with it.

[Tim McKittrick]

Originally Posted by crudmop

I'll follow that Biaggi Chesterfield -'98 rs250, 17 digit & titled. It'll end up hung on a wall before I ever part with it.

I had a 2000 cup RS250 that I used for a few seasons as a track bike, and I now have my Late Brother's 1998 machine.... what are they like on the street? They are fun and nimble on the track, but fall a bit short of my '95 RS250 honda- which is not terribly surprising given the Aprilia is a street derived "Race replica" and spots the GP2 machine a good 60 pounds and probably 20 HP.





What is most surprising is how GOOD the RS Aprilia is when compared to the real race machinery- I still have my best ever lap on old #64, although I expect to drop that by a bit next season on the little Honda.

[orangebear]

Originally Posted by crudmop

I'll follow that Biaggi Chesterfield -'98 rs250, 17 digit & titled. It'll end up hung on a wall before I ever part with it.

there were load of the rs250 in the uk as they stopped selling them in 2004

[crudmop]

A load in the UK, few in the US :)

On the street it's as fun as anything else - small, light, feels like you are doing 150 when you are doing 80 :)

[BanjoBoy]

Wow, that is rare; never seen or even heard of one of them. So it's a 750 4stroke twin? And totally different from a stroked/bored out XS650.
I do recall Kawasaki make'in one in the late '70s.

Originally Posted by concours

What I was wheelying around on when I was 16... This is not the same one, but I got this one at an auction and restored it. Only produced for 1973 and part of 1974.