Jawa CZ 150 1953. 1991-1992 -front wheel had bad bump and rusty spokes -> couldn't adjust it round -hopelessly powerless engine -exhaust pipes were badly corroded sold

Suzuki GSX 750 1981. 1992-1994 -center of mass was high, and saddle was too high for me -fun to drive, as it had to be really driven into and out of curves :-) -some engine problems made me to upgrade -in addition it consumed oil in quantities sold

Suzuki GSX 750 EF 1986. 1994-2002 -my first plastic bike -weird to drive at first and never really comfortable -height and center of mass were lower -consumed oil in quantities sold

Suzuki GSX-R 600 1997. 2002-2004 -I fell in love with it at the first test drive! -this is how a bike should behave, straight and turns are a joy! -no continuous fiddling with motor oil! -engine starts to deliver above 6000 RPM and really kicks ass after 9000! (redline at 13500) Season 2002 Season 2003 Sold the bike. It was nice one, but I can't afford to keep this one and buy all new GSX-R 1000 model 2004...

Honda CBR 600 F3 1997. 2004-2005 -my girlfriends bike (but I drive it much faster :) -Giannelli slip-on, need to check carburettors for jets and tune ignition advancement -bike needs to be lowered about 5 cm from the rear -suspension and motor power are not up to my old Suzuki 600 from the same year Season 2004 sold (ahh, got rid of that Honda :)

Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2004. 2004- -grrrrr :) -POWER! wheelie machine... -good suspension and plenty adjustments -needs a hugger as mud flies from rear tire -I like the look of Yoshimura exhausts, maybe I need one... Season 2004 Season 2005 Season 2006 Season 2007 Season 2008

Suzuki SV 650 S 2005. 2005- -my girlfriends new bike -semi naked, needs lower fairings from Oneida Suzuki -needs to be lowered, lowering Suzuki is easy with these kind of links -needs frame and swingarm sliders (before I let her ride it) -I'm considering some upgrades to it's suspension Season 2005 Season 2006 sold

Aprilia RS 250 1995. 2006- -wanted to have 2-stroke track bike, and as I'm fond of Aprilia this is the best bet: Suzuki RGV 250 VJ22 90 degrees V2 2-stoke motor in Aprilia made chassis -based on Aprilia 250 gp-bike, riding it Max Biaggi won World Championships in the 90's -modified Arrow exhaust, some engine tuning by German tuner wizard "Mini" Koch... -bike needs some work and some new parts Season 2006 sold

Suzuki RM-Z 450 2005. 2009- -wanted to have cross/enduro bike, and for some supermotard use - Suzuki luckily has perfect package, the mighty RM-Z 450 motocrosser bike -I got lucky and found used bike in mint condition, extra goodness: bike has lowered suspension and ice-track tires in addition to original motocross suspension and motocross tires! -now I only need some 17" rims and supermotard tires - then its perfect! SOLD to Korruptio

Suzuki DR 800 Big 1990. 2010- -I need touring enduro bike for a little trip by the roadside, a trip to Tsernobyl nuclear accident site and the closed zone -purhased the bike well in advance, trip is due to take place in summer 2011 The bike took me to Kiev, Ukraine and back to Finland without problems. SOLD, I got a bargain with 2007 KTM 990 Adventure S motorcycle...

KTM 990 Adventure S 2007. 2011- -Tried one of these beasts and fell in love again...you get acceleration and you get brakes - unheard of when riding Big Doctor =D -21Brothers 2->1 exhaust collector -Wings single silencer (the other was swapped for rear bag) without dB-killer - man that's noisy -KTM branded Hepco and Becker side cases and back case - hauling capacity unmatched (as bonus you can sneak some liquid between the side cases outer and inner walls...) -Fiddled a bit with the injection map, still not satisfied thought - I'm in for air box removal and some sort of air filter attached directly to the velocity stacks, need a lot more engine tuning :(

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