Greatest ever motorbike!?

Did anyone see the program on C5 last night?

... and the number 1 greatest ever mortorbike is... a honda Cub

For me it would have been the Ducati 916 (or my SV )

That Y2K bike looked interesting. Fastest production bike, costing $184,000. It uses a jet turbine to reach 250mph. Funny noise for bike though. It sounded more like a aeroplane, but then it was a helecopter engine.

I saw it. Was the first tv I have watched in months. I'm not convinced it was worth it, though.
I have to admit, seeing that c90 dropped off a building was funny.

Originally Posted by Carsick

seeing that c90 dropped off a building was funny.

'Bikes Aloud' on Men & Motors did something similar... They finally killed it by running it over with a Challenger tank... Even then the motor still fired up

Originally Posted by Daz

... and the number 1 greatest ever mortorbike is... a honda Cub

Using a "bums on seats" measure then, yes, I agree with this.

But is it a motorcycle? It has gears (no clutch), an engine and two wheels but I'm not sure about it

What criteria would you use to define "greatest"? Sure the 916 was an iconic and beautiful machine but it's not one for the masses and not many on here will have ridden one.

My vote would be for a bike that many on here have ridden (not including the SV) and one that was the an introduction to biking for many.............



............ the Kawasaki ER5.

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

'Bikes Aloud' on Men & Motors did something similar... They finally killed it by running it over with a Challenger tank... Even then the motor still fired up

Heh heh, motorcrossing the C90. Now that was funny!!

Originally Posted by Daz

That Y2K bike looked interesting. Fastest production bike, costing $184,000. It uses a jet turbine to reach 250mph. Funny noise for bike though. It sounded more like a aeroplane, but then it was a helecopter engine.

You should watch Torque then Minging film but had a scene with the Y2K in it

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I liked it when Jay Leno said he stopped at the lights and some guy was creaping up behind him in a car, he looked in the mirrors and saw his front grill melt with the heat coming from the gas turbine engine.

Originally Posted by Jabba-the-Hutt

What criteria would you use to define "greatest"? Sure the 916 was an iconic and beautiful machine but it's not one for the masses and not many on here will have ridden one.

My vote would be for a bike that many on here have ridden (not including the SV) and one that was the an introduction to biking for many.............

............ the Kawasaki ER5.

Blimey Jabba - on that basis one would have to include the BSA Bantam (for Bikus Geriatricus), and I couldn't stand that!

But using your first criteria, there used to be affordable bikes and blindingly quick bikes.....and then the Kawa Z1 came along. Most of what we ride today owes something to that.

Oh, and the Spagforth Lightning.

Originally Posted by Jabba-the-Hutt

My vote would be for a bike that many on here have ridden (not including the SV) and one that was the an introduction to biking for many.............
............ the Kawasaki ER5.

If you're going down that route then surely the Yamaha FS1E should be up there.

Originally Posted by Cronos

If you're going down that route then surely the Yamaha FS1E should be up there.

Fair comment, but it's still not a motorbike IMHO. It's nobbut a moped with knobs on

Oh, and that's not a Fizzy, either :P