A quick look at some of the popular motorcycles of the 1970s.
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@randlayman2668Ай бұрын
I was a career motorcycle mechanic for 48 years, rode them all and owned many on this list!!
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@randlayman2668 48 years wow i bet u know ur shit. You better subscribe I might need your advice 😉
@johnpejnovich7722Ай бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe, a definite THUMBS UP to that.
@duanetrivett750Ай бұрын
The 70s was the Greatest decade for Motorcycles in my Opinion . I had some of the one's in your video.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@duanetrivett750 it was the best i reckon too.
@malverned3824 күн бұрын
Second that, modern stuff although dynamically great in most caes, with performance like GP bikes of the past, look in the most part like parts bin specials of odd bit clagged onto frames, and don't even start me on the exposed wires and sensors. I want metalflake and chrome, and it seems there is a retro and smaller bike kickback, but that maybe because of older riders returning, dunno.
@markdavies5508Ай бұрын
I can still remember as a kid hearing the local hoodlum who lived around the block kickstarting his Suzuki GT550 - those expansion chambers crackled and tore through the air. Turned 16 in 1978 and bought an FS1E for £220 and life was never going to be the same again . . .
@paullevine1813Ай бұрын
That bike was a rocket with wheels .
@dalesharpy919725 күн бұрын
1976 at age 16 I bought a brand new Kawasaki KH400 2 stroke triple from Steve Baker ( former world champion ) Kawasaki and what a little rocket it turned out to be. Let the good times roll, Kawasaki!
@jonyoung6253Ай бұрын
I had a '76 CB400F, rode it for 16 years. Fantastic bike.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Yep awesome bike and also very nice to just look at.
@flashcracker1Күн бұрын
I had 2 400/fours, 1977 reg and 1979 reg. Absolutely superb, the best models Honda ever made. I serviced them myself which was one of the best features of their design.
@jonyoung6253Күн бұрын
I did my own service as well. I was under the impression that they only made them from 75-77, at least those were the only years available in the US to my knowledge. Where do you live?
@flashcracker111 сағат бұрын
@@jonyoung6253 The UK. I believe that my 1979 registration was one of the last 4 registered here. The mileage I covered on both bikes in total was 117000 miles.
@jonyoung62533 сағат бұрын
Impressive. I put 40k miles on mine. Do you still ride? I bought a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and the classic look gets a lot of attention. Great bike for the money.
@davidmccall4776Ай бұрын
I owned both the Kawasaki-900, and the Harley Lowrider, and I wish I had them back! They're both classics now, but then again, in my opinion, they were classics the day they rolled off the showroom floor! Great bikes! Seeya
@mmcguire568726 күн бұрын
Owned a 72 Suzuki 90, 74 Suzuki 250, 75 Honda 550, and a 78 Honda Gold Wing 1000, but rode several more from this list.
@d.beaumont915718 күн бұрын
Stared with the honda ss50, quick learning curve. It was all about two strokes for a few years after that. suzuki GT 250 B, Suzuki Gt 750B. Summer of 76 What a time to be a teenager.
@motorcyclecafe18 күн бұрын
and much more fun than looking at a phone all day long!
@larryfromwisconsin9970Ай бұрын
I had a Suzuki 250 dual sport, a Kawasaki 500 two stroke triple, a Honda 550 Four, a Suzuki 500 two stroke twin, a Kawasaki Z900, a Harley Davidson Electra Glide Police Special, and then some 1980s motorcycles.
@jac6568Ай бұрын
Cool, I like your style 😎 z900 and 74 shovel head fl custom with a few yamaha dt triles bikes mixed in with the cb750 four. We're good times. Still have my 72 Norton commando custom 😊
@malverned3824 күн бұрын
Started at aged 9 or 10 illegally on quiet back roads with allsorts, as best mate's dad had a wrecking yard, then legally once I got my licence with KTM Comet 50cc (Uk learner law for 16 year olds), Kawasaki A1, Honda G5, Kawaski A7, Honda CB450 4 speed, Kawasaki H1E, Yamaha XS650 custom, Honda CB750F2, Kawasaki H2A, Kawasaki Z1B, Harley FXE80 back then, had all sorts since, back to basics now I am old with a 1952 BSA C11 for slow days, and a 1975 Kawasaki H1f for annoying EV drivers and greenies.
@chiefjoseph8154Ай бұрын
Suzuki 185, Yamaha DT400, Honda 350, Yamaha Vision 550, Yamaha XS650, Triumph tiger 500, Triumph Bonney 650. Honda 750-4, Suzuki GS 1100, Honda GoldWing 1200, Yamaha VStar 1100, HD Roadking, HD sportster, HD Dyna, HD Deluxe, Indian Challenger, Indian Chieftain. And some I’ve forgotten.
@chrisdrummond8893Ай бұрын
Being a child of the 1970s, I remember seeing these motorcycles, but I never rode any of them. My father put the fear in me of motorcycles because his cousin became a quadrapalegic wrecking his motorcycle, but in my early thirties I went to Departure Bike Works and asked if I could ride on the back of one. They were very kind, and a gentleman who works there allowed me to ride as a passenger on a trike. I'm physically challenged so it was the best way to ride for me. It was so dang much fun!
@douglashook15124 күн бұрын
1st street bike was a 76 KZ900. I bought it in 78 as a graduation present to myself.
@1219magnumАй бұрын
My first bike was a Suzuki GT500, 2 stroke parallel twin, then a '77 (I think) Yamaha XS750. Dinosaurs by todays standards but so much fun to ride. I also rode a friends Honda CB750. Thanx for the memories.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@1219magnum glad you liked it buddy. It was a fun video to make too.
@arthurleinoАй бұрын
1978 Yamaha XS650 Special, yes had one.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@arthurleino i've had 3 650 yamahas. Never an issue with any one of them.
@ahsnap9103Ай бұрын
Had a mint 78 xs650 special burgundy paint. It would vibrate when revved higher than it wanted, but from idle to that rpm it was a sweet engine. One of my favorite bikes looking back now that I'm older.
@arthurleinoАй бұрын
@@ahsnap9103 Mine was Dark Blue. Rode it from San to Portland. And back to San Diego. Good running bike.
@joewaldrip89622 күн бұрын
owned a Suzuki 250,380 GT ,550 GT ,550 GL and a fully-chopped Triumph 650 Bonneville. rode my step dads Suzuki 185 from Houston to Morgan City Louisiana middle of the night in 1971. test rode a Suzuki 250 X6 in 1969. should have bought it. Love Suzuki bikes. always wanted a shaft-drive 850.
@roberthampton868218 күн бұрын
I bought my first motorcycle (? - if you could call it that...) on July 19th 1971. It was a Suzuki 50cc Gaucho. Had it for three months, put 3K miles on it, sold it and bought a 1972 Yamaha DS7-250 Twin (100cc less than the R5 350 Twin.) and put over 14K miles in less than a year. Then came a 1971 Honda CB450, another Yamaha 250 twin, a 1976 Honda CB550F and my last 70's motorcycle was a 1978 Yamaha XS400.
@tommontague572111 күн бұрын
I had a few of them, including the Norton 850 Commando....
@moparmenace59Ай бұрын
I had a Z900 and a 350 Big Horn, wish I had them both back now.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@moparmenace59 the original zeds command big money at least where i live.
@northerniltree11 күн бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe So do the Big Horns.
@davegoldspink5354Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing some great memories and some great bikes. Actually owned a basket case 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900 which I got cheap and completely rebuilt and restored before ex wife #1 made me sell it along with a 1978 Suzuki GS550B 4 banger which was one of my favourite bikes and along with my Z1 I owned long before we got married. A lot of the bikes on this list I’ve actually ridden over the years missing from this list is the Kawasaki Z1300 and the Suzuki RE5. One bike I did own as an 18 year old was a brand new 1980 Yamaha DT175 which was an absolute bastard of a bike and put me off Yamaha for years. As a 61 year old I’ve come back to bikes after a fair amount of years and bought a new Suzuki SV650 which is a brilliant little bike and I’m hoping at some point to find myself some great bikes from my youth.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@davegoldspink5354 your welcome I've been pretty busy this year not a lot of time for videos so I thought I'd produce one a little different. I covered the 1300 Kwaka in detail in a previous video and yep those 650 suzukis are very good bikes indeed, cheap too.
@stevenedwards2162Ай бұрын
Still riding my yds7 yamaha 250, one of my first bikes as a 16 year old in 1971, it gets more attention from people than all the Harleys and numerous bikes I have owned over many year's of motor cycling, 69 years old now but I always say no one knows how old we are when we put our helmets on😅.
@grandadsfishingboat7455Ай бұрын
I had a gold Gt250m same as the one featured…I was the fastest thing on the planet😂 fortunately I lived to tell the tales. I rode many bikes working as a motorcycle salesman. The 400/4 was great straight out of the crate just needing better rear shocks. I always hankered after an RD350 they were a nice bike. Best bike I rode at 17yrs that suprised me in an era of japanese bikes was an 850 Interstate lovely fast but mellow superb handling thing. Thnx for the compilation
@davegoldspink5354Ай бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe the Suzuki GS550B I had was actually only ran from 77 and 78 and was before they went to the 650cc engine size. They came out with the GS400 twin and the GS750.
@G5820 күн бұрын
No woman ever made me sell anything. If you’d stood your ground you might not be crying in your beer. If it’s a question of money shortage, there are three options: Spend less; Make more; Let her go out to work. That doesn’t mean I didn’t make the mistake of selling bikes and cars. I sold my Bond Bug due to lack of space; the SAAB 99 because I bought a 900 turbo. But they were all MY decisions. Oh, and I never married any of them either.
@paullevine1813Ай бұрын
I had a 1975 Yamaha XS 650 i got used in 78 & had it for close to 8 years before i sold it,. I can't really agree with the rating you gave it but mine ran great & never once left me on the side of the road. Great Bobber engines these days & my biggest problem with the bike is that it was heavy, but it was a fine ride with very nice lines to it. I sold that bike & found a 38 Indian Chief which was a blast & the best street bike i ever had, no troubles learning to shift gears as i had one friend with a 69 Harley trike so i learned on that beast. Too much fun!!!
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@paullevine1813 yep just my ratings on the ones I've owned or ridden. Cheers
@mjp196424 күн бұрын
Das waren noch richtige Motoräder. 🤗👍👍👍
@user-vs4hg4og5pАй бұрын
Yes! Z 1 Kawasaki 900. That bike reliably took me cross country, AND down the drag strip. Predictable 12 second quarter mile ETs. 😊
@deborahchesser7375Ай бұрын
Makes me miss my 76’ CB400SS, got my license on that bike. A Swiss watch of a machine it was.
@Matas226Ай бұрын
I had a 1973 Yamaha 750 and it was a mess to deal with. I then got a 1973 Z1 Kawasaki and it was great. I sold it in 1995 and have regreted it ever since. Didn't want my sons to ride until adults. The Z1 was fast for the time and my top speed on it was 145 mph on a closed portion of I-10. I now own a 2007 Kawasaki Z1000 and a 2009 Concours. Love the Kawasaki in-line 4.
@rickiejacobs591019 күн бұрын
Started riding in 1971 on a 1971 Rupp Roadster 2 mini bike. Got a 1973 Honda CL 125S as my first street bike. Then a bought a friends 1972 Yamaha 250 Enduro, traded it in on a used 1974 Kawasaki 250 triple 2 stroke.street bike, then got a 1972 Honda 500 four. Also bought a new 1979 Kawasaki KL 250 duel purposes cycle. Also had a 1975 Kawasaki KZ 400. Must of those bikes I owed in the late 70’s and through the 80’s.
@davidleonard8369Ай бұрын
Seven. I still have a 74 XL 250 and a 78 kz1000z1r.
@bobhamulak364616 күн бұрын
I have a fully restored (100%) '72 XL250 (K'0'). LOT'S of NOS parts! It's a beauty! Also an almost fully restored 1974 Kawasaki F-11A 250. Lime green. Also a beauty! The 70's bikes were my favorites!
@user-qj3vz7jk6iАй бұрын
Bought my first one in 68 when I got home from the war. It’s been life behind bars ever since! I ride all brands 23 and counting
@zillysf96526 күн бұрын
I started on a 2and half horse e-z Ryder,then a ts75,ds100,dt360,triumph Bonneville 1960 I paid 650$ ,cb550,cx500,seca 550,gs750,v45,gpz550,xl600,xs650,xs1100,vf1000,nighthawk650,gs1100,fzx700fazer,cbr600,vfr,yzf600r,and my current triumph thruxton,I have ridden near a million miles
@zillysf96526 күн бұрын
I left out a couple more,a kz1000 police bike and another gs750👍✌️🎸
@philbrown97644 күн бұрын
I bought my first bike in 1970 with the money I saved in Nam. A ‘51 Harley panhead, with a jockey shift. I’d never driven a bike, didn’t have a license and surely not a jockey shift. But in time, after customizing it, learned and to ride it and took my bike license test on it. Since then, I’ve own 3 other Harleys and sold the last one, last August, right before my 74th birthday. I sure miss riding but the older I got, the heavier they seemed.
@motorcyclecafe4 күн бұрын
@@philbrown9764 true buddy. Harleys feature quite a bit in some videos on the channel. Theres even one on shifters.
@markmark2080Ай бұрын
Although the modern motorcycle era was birthed in the 1960s, the 1970s was the first full decade of that wonderful transition time and very much like the late '50s and early '60s was to the golden performance age of the American automobile...It was an incredible time to be young and in love with motorized vehicles, my bike of choice was the 'old fashioned' Norton Commando, although I enjoyed others.
@brotherstanleoАй бұрын
Nice! I had the Honda CB750😊
@1941392Ай бұрын
…best bike ever made
@Paintppa110 күн бұрын
had a suzuki dealership for a couple years back then.. rode all suzukis including rotary.
@Marvin-fn7ksАй бұрын
Ok ,you finally mentioned some dirt bikes at the end . There were a LOT of great MX and enduro bikes back then. Maico,CZ Jawa, CanAM Honda Elsinore……
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@Marvin-fn7ks yes I tend to just stick to road bikes I know. I do plan a dirt bike series down the track.
@Marvin-fn7ksАй бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe be sure to investigate the CanAm 175 . Way ahead of its time.
@bobhamulak364616 күн бұрын
Good! You could do an entire video on just dirt bikes from 1971 through 1975! So many great models!
@motorcyclecafe16 күн бұрын
@@Marvin-fn7ks I've uploaded a video on dirt bikes recently and there is also a video on Adv bikes on the channel
@heinovontettenborn5674Ай бұрын
I miss the Honda CX 500 with cardan drive and watercooled. It was very reliable and nice to ride.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@heinovontettenborn5674 great bike, i owned one myself i have covered that bike in depth in another video.
@rickreardon1644Ай бұрын
Ah a walk down memory lane.. thanks
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jeremyharris5102Ай бұрын
Hi, my biking days started in the seventies and I do think that some beautiful designs came from that era. Tempting to say the best but when you think of the 916, panegale, mv and others of today, I remain humble 😊. I had a few of those bikes at the time and I've got some of them today. La vie est belle. Thanks for the video, I was worried that you had gone forever 😮😅
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@jeremyharris5102 nope I'm still here just been busy this year. KZbin is just a hobby but I'm working on another video. Its hard trying to balance my time sometimes. Cheers.
@stephenbarry497818 күн бұрын
Great video and music, I've owned 7 of the bikes 8n your video.😊
@motorcyclecafe18 күн бұрын
@@stephenbarry4978 thank you! Have you checked out the latest video on trail bike. Everyones had a trail bike surely
@tonyq534Ай бұрын
Music gave me an aneurism
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@tonyq534 well i am glad you're still ok 😉
@johnherrmann6879Ай бұрын
Well...i owned the DT 250 YAM and 3 cb750s ....among many more not on yer list. Cool post man, keep em comin. Still ridin at 62+ yrs !!
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@johnherrmann6879 thanks mate. Im working on a new one.
@wbien6994Ай бұрын
1970 Yamaha 100, 1972 250, 1973 rd350, 1972 xlch 1000, 1973 Triumph 750 Tiger , 1977 Bonneville, Still have the Tiger, miss the sporty. 69 and still in the wind on 1980 FLH 84 FXSB and an 09 Street glide. 70's bike had a lot more class.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Those old Sportsters were a real motorcycle!
@timothylindsey8468Ай бұрын
What no Bultaco, had a 175 induro, loads of fun.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Saving it buddy
@polaco650cc3Ай бұрын
I have a Honda CB 360 1976...
@MrRebelss17 күн бұрын
I had a few.... Yamaha DT 125....DT 250.....RD 250....RD 350....XS 500....Custom XS 650.....600 Radian...😎
@billyd788215 күн бұрын
It’s not pictured here but I owned a 1974 Honda CB 360 my father gave me. I rode that thing daily and sold it to buy a Kawasaki GPZ 550 in the 80’s. When I was 9 I was gifted a 1974 Honda Z50. That was my first motorcycle. I graduated to my first “big boy” bike with a used Yamaha 80.
@ahsnap9103Ай бұрын
Had a 70 AT1 125, 71 HT1 90, 72 LT1 100, 74 CR125, 78 RM 250, 78 MC 250 Maico in the 70's when technology made big steps.
@davidrochow9382Ай бұрын
I had a Benelli 250 2c, Honda CB 250,CB 450, CB 550 4,CB 750 K2, Kawasaki 650 4, Kawasaki 750 twin, Suzuki GS 850G and a Yamaha RD 200. I think that was the lot of my 70s bikes. I haven't updated much by the looks of it as my latest bike is an 82 VF 750 Magna.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
So you went for a much later model then 😉 nuffin wrong with older bikes. A lot of manufacturers these days have lost the plot.
@Triplesapper25 күн бұрын
Started out on FS1E in 1977. Moved up to a Suzuki 250 X7 in 1978. Both great bikes and not featured in this video. To buy either of these bikes now, you have to dig deep in your pockets
@KarlPersson-pb2zjАй бұрын
I had a 73 Penton 125 six day trial motocross...That Sachs motor was a bitch to start and the transmission had to be shifted perfectly but when it was running good it was unbeatable!!!
@bruceparker9353Ай бұрын
Pencil me in for the 850 Norton, and the Gold Wing. There were others, that weren't listed.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@bruceparker9353 many were missing buddy, there's only so many I could squeeze in before the song finished. Cheers!
@chris_vk3cae27 күн бұрын
4 n rode a few others, loved the Zeds despite the near death experiences..
@davidcoleman6211Ай бұрын
My brother had Honda CB. I had the Yamaha DT 250 and the Kawasakip z900. Had a Honda sl 100 not on the list but it was my first real motorcycle and I put many a mile on it. Neighbors had a Kawasaki 500 triple two stroke and the 750 triple after that. They were fast but disposable bikes. Great fun times when gass was under .50 cent a gallon.
@imagehunter1Ай бұрын
I owned a bunch of this 70’s and rode many of them,but my favorite is hands down Kawasaki Z1R
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Yes a very nice machine.
@leftylou607019 күн бұрын
Man! I didn't see my Kawasaki 350 Big Horn! Wuz zup with that noise, man? Nice Vid!
@motorcyclecafe19 күн бұрын
@@leftylou6070 hard to include everything
@boatlover22964 күн бұрын
I had an RD400 in high school thought I was 10’ tall and bullet proof 😂
@motorcyclecafe4 күн бұрын
@@boatlover2296 excellent motorcycle!
@marcialquinones568311 күн бұрын
Esa Harley gris mi favorita
@calvinnoah6372Ай бұрын
Gl1000 in yellow, build date Oct 1975. Mine now, My favorite. I now own 6 Honda's and a 1956 servi-car. Gl1000 is still the best.
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
What even better than the Harley? 😉
@Cliff-gc9iiАй бұрын
First bike was a 1971 200cc Bridgestone then a 1975 HD Sportster 1000cc
650 yamies x3, 73 mk2a 850 commando, yammy DT125, 79 TT500F, RM and PE 250's, DR 250 and 600's, GSX 750ex, all in the late 70s and 80s. Just to add, more fun 4:03 before the electronics of today. We fixed all our own bikes back then. Was all part of it. Now, call the towtruck and the computer geek. 😂
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Yer young blokes dont have much clue these days ay?
@johnhartley3022Ай бұрын
The pipe on the hounddog 400 is so sweet
@brucerogermorgan2388Күн бұрын
And you left out the best ones of all, BMW's new /5 series 500, 600, 750, which went on for many years, culminating in the awesome ground-breaking R90S, and R100RT and RS. With the Gold Wing, the best long-distance tourers ever made.
@tonkie1131Ай бұрын
What about the Fizzy(Yamaha Fs1e) I’m sure most of us started on one here in the UK
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@tonkie1131 I had to google that, never heard of it but.... I had one cant remember the model now, looked the same although mine was a 80cc i think.
@user-bk5op8qi2p5 күн бұрын
Im not sure if it was a Honda Monkey ? Or a Honda Mini Trail?
@billyd788215 күн бұрын
Is it me or did 70’s motorcycles look more like motorcycles than the generations after?
@motorcyclecafe15 күн бұрын
@@billyd7882 its not just you mate!
@user-ln6fc3dh9p26 күн бұрын
We had a Yamaha mini enduro 1973
@bobhamulak364616 күн бұрын
The '71 JT-1 (L) was my first bike! I restored and still own 4 'Mini Enduros'! Great little bikes! Fun 'pit bikes'!
@dizzyboy304923 күн бұрын
1 ducati 860 gts,,,,got a 2012 monster 696 now..all good mem's tho
@motorcyclecafe23 күн бұрын
@@dizzyboy3049 Ducati's are my own personal fav
@dizzyboy304923 күн бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe ha yea,,something about the sound,,once bitten can't get rid,,specially with a race can
@LTLT900Ай бұрын
I had the 1978 Yamaha RD400E.
@ianmcdiarmid4563Ай бұрын
RD250, 400/4, GT750, T500, all great!
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
All those were great bikes. Loved the 500 titan, one of the very best 2 strokes ever. I covered most of the big 2 strokes previously.
@ianmcdiarmid4563Ай бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe Titan pulled like a train.
@rachelthompson9324Ай бұрын
I've had 9 of the bikes listed and you didn't list a few others I had like the Suz T-500
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@rachelthompson9324 4 min isn't long to list them all. In my opinion the titan 500 is the best 2-stroke ever made.
@rachelthompson9324Ай бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe I loved the T-500. I liked it better than my Z-1 or rd 350s
@alantjs5Ай бұрын
No yds7 ?
@volt8684Ай бұрын
These were the best looking bikes of any period. Cant stand the new insect looking crap, all black, Matt colours
@volt8684Ай бұрын
Had quite a few of these and some that aren’t mentioned. Fave bike of all time cb750/4 1977 in electric blue. Hard to believe but only 70 bhp which people laugh at nowadays
@pauloverfield97325 күн бұрын
I had a Honda cb 175. There was a CD 175
@dombre18794 күн бұрын
Honda 450 ?
@MikeD-br9ok23 сағат бұрын
Why not show some of the old scooters we rode back in the 60’s like Triumph Tiger Cubs, Mustang, Vespas, Lumbretta’s ?
@motorcyclecafe15 сағат бұрын
@@MikeD-br9ok I did a video on the Mods & Rockers a couple years back but it wasn't that successful so I haven't bothered since. Cheers
@paulsilson2148Ай бұрын
I had a suzi RX7 250cc
@notme4921Ай бұрын
Had an RD 250 disc rear for first bike ,shouda kept it .
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@notme4921 the 250 RDs were just as good as the 350. Sorry i missed that one mate.
@notme4921Ай бұрын
@motorcyclecafe Didn't mean it like that ! It was the only bike I had in the 70's ,can't wait for the 80's vid !
@@motorcyclecafe Sorry should have said that was the bikes I had.
@marcwagner9369Ай бұрын
My first bike yamaha xs 360 .
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@marcwagner9369 from memory they had the squarish shaped tank like the RD 400 didn't they?
@jimclarke1108Ай бұрын
Z900 CB750
@grizzlygrull20 күн бұрын
And what about the Yamaha 500XT and Yamaha SR500?
@motorcyclecafe20 күн бұрын
@@grizzlygrull covered the XT in a previous video and also the latest
@grizzlygrull20 күн бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe Ok, sorry, I will have to watch your previous video... 😁
@motorcyclecafe20 күн бұрын
@@grizzlygrull not the previous its an older video 'ground breaking bikes' I think and the latest one
@volkerkoch47834 күн бұрын
I ride 7 of 10
@timmcpeak893210 күн бұрын
Anyone ever owned a Honda 500t. ? 72 or 73 I think mine was.
@willg54Ай бұрын
Where are the Triumphs? I had a 1970, 650 Triumph Trophy, best bike I ever had.😊
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
@@willg54 just not enough room buddy. I have covered quite a few triumphs in other videos on the channel. Love the late 60s Bonnie!
@The_Hungry_BikerАй бұрын
You missed the best....Laverda 1000 Jota :(
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Awesome bike indeed, sorry I only had 4 min to work with before the music ran out.
@mafosa8519Ай бұрын
No triumph bonneville?
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
covered elsewhere on the channel
@b12kultАй бұрын
owned an RD400
@davidcoleman6211Ай бұрын
@@b12kult those things could scream from corner to corner. Fun fast bikes.
@b12kultАй бұрын
@@davidcoleman6211 Years later I owned an RD350YPVS, also very fun little bike
@mark-anthonyconti68425 күн бұрын
Yamaha DOHC 750 - reliability issues - never heard that before
@motorcyclecafe25 күн бұрын
@@mark-anthonyconti684 yep they had a few issues very nice looking bike though
@phillip8443Күн бұрын
You didn't have the bmw r90s the best bike that was released in the 70s
@motorcyclecafeКүн бұрын
@@phillip8443 sorry buddy but your not far wrong thats for sure. I've covered that bike in detail in an older video.
@travelinben1966Ай бұрын
Honda CB 750 four.
@timothyproksch291525 күн бұрын
Well I had five of em
@motorcyclecafe25 күн бұрын
good to see someone keeps their bikes, I wish I did.
@timothyproksch291524 күн бұрын
@@motorcyclecafe had. Now I only have a 78 jaw 1000 and a 72 Honda 350. Don’t ride them
@johnwalters513119 күн бұрын
So where's the 650 Triumph Bonneville and 500 Daytona !!!
@motorcyclecafe19 күн бұрын
@@johnwalters5131 the bonnie is covered in detail in other videos on the channel
@martincvitkovich724Ай бұрын
KZ400
@user-zn7pb4tv7p6 күн бұрын
А где Триумф, БСА и т.д.?
@motorcyclecafe6 күн бұрын
covered in other videos on the channel
@johnnovak9982Ай бұрын
Love the 70 bikes 👍🏻💯
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Me too buddy!!!
@johnking625225 күн бұрын
The lost decade ?
@pneumaticman5927Ай бұрын
Yamaha really made a few butt-ugly street bikes back then. Loved them, though! I do remember a little TT 175 that I loved. GREAT soundtrack, BTW, and thank you for making this!
@motorcyclecafeАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it buddy. It took a while for Yamaha to make a decent big street bike. The XS650 was their best bigger bike for quite a while. The 750 twin was a dud.
@patrickbodine13002 күн бұрын
'70 Goldwing.
@motorcyclecafe2 күн бұрын
@@patrickbodine1300 theres a separate video on the channel on these bikes alone
@prinzdellortovonsolex43458 күн бұрын
No no no. 🤔 Its mit complet... What is about my Laverda 750 SF??
@motorcyclecafeКүн бұрын
@@prinzdellortovonsolex4345 a complete video would be 3hrs long