What did you ride before the Ulysses?

[Tufelhunden]

As the topic says what did you ride before the Ulysses. Currently I have a VFR but the wife won't ride on back. :eek: Thinking about the Uly as it seems to have great passengar accomidations. Any thing about or from passengars would be appreciated as well.

[jhaggard]

I had a 90 883 Sportser Hugger with a 1200 kit. It was nice bike but I wanted something more sporty and off roadable and the Ulysses' is just what the I had been looking for.

[XB9Rumble]

I had a 2003 Firebolt. Got the Ulysses because I got too tall.

[TREADMARKS]

As the topic says what did you ride before the Ulysses.

2005 Fuel Injected Supercharged Harley Davidson Nightrain. Scarrrry fast.:eek:
2005 HD Fuel Injected Supercharged Nightrain (http://www.inrangec2.com/kf/sc1-1024.jpg)

And a Tiger before that,
and a VTX 1800 before that
and my daily ride is an XR650 Motard.:)

[UlyBoy]

2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200S. Lotsa power, pretty looks, and smooth. Now it's lotsa power, ugly, and not-so pretty (to most). It's a great handler compared to the ol' Bandit.

[Red_Chili]

R1150GS, too bulky and awkward really, but a nice ride, and comfy. Terrifying off road if I forgot to turn off the ABS, which was often:eek: . Sold it.

XR650R plated and farkled. Very fun urban assault machine, way too big and heavy for tight woods work but a real joy on singletrack, turns, fireroads, etc. I would not describe it as a comfy road bike, but darn comfy dirt bike. Gotta sell it; there is just so much a boy can maintain...

KDX220 for the woods, tweaked the compression damping a bit, gave it a purple-ectomy, tall saddle, new piston, and it absolutely rocks on 99% of the woods riding I do. Keeper.

Wife's R100LS (not a typo, it started life as a R65LS), balanced rebuilt R100 motor, regeared rear drive to match. BUB R80 pipes. Very fun Triumph-sounding classic bike, very smooth. Keeper.

Past:
KLX300. I did many farkles, including a pumper carb and suspension, then sold it. One of my more bone-headed moves. It was a great woods bike.

R80G/S that I put XR600 forks on, Honda front brake and oversize rotor, Works rear shock slightly relocated. Selling it was another boneheaded move. I should have kept building it into something awesome.

R100RS. I put many miles on it, she went to Canada twice, it was rather comfy with a peerless fairing. I guess I just got bored with it really. Good bike.

Ducati 750 F1-A. Bought it when Ducati's future was very much in the balance, it might have been the last real Ducati. HA! Mediocre suspension, wonderful handling, great if mild motor, beautiful. It was a real ticket-getter, and single purpose to the extreme. Good thing I sold it.

Before these, lots of bikes, few worth mention.

The Uly has the best qualities of all of the above (except dirt bikes of course), in a truly multipurpose naked package. Can't find ANYthing not to like about it.

[Mighty One]

I have a 1972 Honda Trail 50. It was my first bike; I got it when I was 7. 23 years later I still have it. In fact, I rode it the morning I bought the Uly.

[tootal]

So Mighty One, a 72 Honda 50, if I remember correctly, was the old mini-trail 50 with no rear suspension but a really thick seat. I still remember speed shifting into second gear and lofting forever wheelies!! I'm suprised I don't see more of those as I didn't think you could kill them!:D
I've listed my list of bikes elsewhere in this forum so I won't repeat it here but will say my Uly replaced a Cagiva Gran Canyon that is now for sale. The Cagiva is an awesome machine but the comfort for my long legs was better satisfied by the Uly.

[Miker]

I had a 2003 VFR800Fi (V-tech). It was too slow and heavy for me; but it was comfortable. I had Laser Extreme exhaust on it, so I got lots of looks too. I now have a SV1000S, but that will go when the '08 Uly arrives. The SV is a good bike, but not comfortable enough for me on long rides.

[hightest]

My street ride has been a KTM 570 supermoto that I will keep till I die.Not a long dist. bike at all. But I did sell my CRF250 to buy my Uly that I will be picking up tommorrow. Im 44 and my ass is ready for some comfort.

[marlinrider]

1991 Full Custom Harley FLHS and 2003 Harley FLSTSI. Rode our demo Uly to Canada and back, bought one and got rid of the Harleys!

[Craig in Alabama]

A lot of these overlapped, as until recently I always had 4 or 5 bikes in the garage.
01 KLR650
98 Moto Guzzi V11
85 BMW K100RS
95 Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport
83 Moto Guzzi LeMans III
95 Ducati 900SS SP
93 Honda VFR750
84 BMW R65
78 Yamaha XS750
73 (?) Kawasaki S2 triple (what a terrible choice for a first bike! Wish I still had it!)

I currently have the 07 Uly (Lumpy) and a 95 VFR750. Always regretted getting rid of the last one, and this one just turned up a couple weeks ago!
I like the Buell a lot more now that I have something to go with it.

Craig

[thomper968]

XR650L set up for off-road, desert tank, knobbies, fork kit etc etc. I still own and ride it as much as possible

[thomper968]

OK ..now the complete list, in order of appearance.
71 Honda SL 100
73 Suz TM 125
74 Honda 250 Elsinore
75 Yam YZ 250
77 Yam YZ 250
78 Maico AW 250
79 Yam YZ 400
81 Yam YZ 465
90 Suz GSXR 750
skip a 'few' years to 2006 - '02 Honda XR 650L

[aussiexbox]

okay I'll see if I can remember the list
CT90,Stepthru
1981 XL250-Silver/Black
1981 XL250-Red/Black
XR350
XR650
CBR900RR Blade
ST1100 Pan American
Buell XB12X-2006-crashed...:(
Buell XB12X-2007,going like a trooper,and gettin modde all the time...:D
If I had the money I would have kept the Blade as well as the Uly's,cause it went like the clappers,and made a **** load of noise to boot as well,even the local copper said he would have loved to ridden it,but reckoned he couldn't keep his license...................go figure,this from our local boys.

[thejester03]

1982 Honda CM450, crashed it once and said to hell with this rickety POS, and bought my uly.

[woooopa]

Big jump for me. Went from my 2006 Honda Shadow VLX to my '08 Uly. Lovin it...

[Johnboy777]

I had a Whizzer, deluxe model. I loved that bike.

http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/Graphics/home/NewAmbassador/NE5LeftFront.jpg

[TwoBuells]

1973 Kaw G3 90
1976 Kaw KX125
1977 Suz RM125
1979 Suz RM125
1981 Yam YZ465
1982 Yam YZ490
1983 Suz RM500
1983 Suz RM250
1984 Suz RM250
1994 H-D Fatboy
1996 Buell S1 Lightning
1996 Buell S1 Lightning
1997 H-D Fatboy
1998 Buell S1 Lightning
1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt
2003 Buell XB9R
2006 Buell XB12X
2006 Yamaha Grizzly 4x4 atv
2007 Can-am Renegade 800cc Rotax Powered Sport 4x4 atv

[markwoodlief]

2001 KTM Adventure 640, wanted a little more street, but still the option of a back dirt road here and there.. 07 Uly fit the bill well..

[TipsyMcStagger]

Sold my 2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200 (naked) a few weeks ago. Great bike. Super reliable. Terrific bang for the buck. But I wanted to be able to ride fire/gravel roads with my GS buddies. Makes camping more enjoyable.

Had a 1997 Sportster Sport a few years back. Did a lot of work to it including installation of a Buell Thunderstorm top end.

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/5250/mybike1080x720lr3.jpg

Tipsy

[Chopperboy]

'95 - S2
'96 - S1
'00 - M2
'03 - S3T
'06 - Uly - current

Many bikes prevous to Buells. Still have my first bike - '70 Honda CT 70.

[Skully]

'07 Suzuki Wee Strom. Great bike but kinda boring.

[joenuclear]

I had an 07 Uly but one day I drank the Kool-Aid with my buddies and traded for an 08 Street Glide which I traded for an 08 XB12XT.

[#9 ford]

my lastbike was a 03 klr 650 which i absolutly hated (power , a$$ numbing seat , buzzy bars , did i mention power ?) i still currently own my 85 fz 750 yamaha and my 86 rg 500 suzuki gamma 2 stroke , both bikes i owned since new , i love my 08 uly and am considering adding a 1125r , you can never have too many toy's;)

[rwven]

1989 Honda PC800 Pacific Coast. I bought an '08 XT about 2 weeks ago. About 1500 miles on her now. The PC goes on e-Bay next week.

[frag]

2004 Sportster 883 Custom.

[pascoea]

I had a 1983 Sportster custom with about 50,000 miles on it.

Got my 06 Uly a couple months ago, absolutely love the bike.

[98acrsilver]

man tipsy i wouldve kept thesporty

[Red_Chili]

'00 R1150GS
Big. Ungainly. Scary when the ABS engaged on dirt roads, and it was inconvenient to disengage. I don't know how folks ride these on trails, and I am an old dirt rider.

Before that, an R80 G/S that I modified the suspension on. The bike worked surprisingly well off-road with an XR600 front end. Felt very un-BMW-like on the road, quickened up the steering.

Before that, a Ducati F1A. Should've kept that one, and hot rodded it. Suspension was kinda crappy though.

All during that time a very reliable '82 R100RS did daily duty.

Before that, a Yamaha XV920 Euro, with the enclosed chain.

Before that, an evil handling but highway comfortable XS1100 set up for touring, metallic dark purple.

Yammie 750 triple and a 650 twin before that.

Dirtbikes:
2000 XR650R, still have it. Wonderful dualsporter.
1997 KDX220. Great woods bike. Simple.
1997 KLX300, reworked the suspension, put on a pumper carb. Should've kept that bike, it was truly a great woods bike by the time I was done with it. Why do we sell these gems? :confused:
1981 XR350R, evil handling. Broke my collarbone.
XT500. My love affair with thumpers began with this.
Bultaco Alpina 348. Great handler, motor grenaded, parts impossible.
IT175. Too pipey for woods work, and suspension was not all that great.
TS185. Rode the snot out of it. Taught me a lot as a teenager.
Bridgestone 100. My first bike.

[ircsmith]

I have 07 600rr for the track. just sold the 03 600rr for the street and a K1200S. still have an F4i that I love. wanted something different that could do it all. I sure made the right choice. picked up a barely used 07 Uly. they through on some bags and low seat for the long hauls. this bike is way to much fun!