What motorcycle(s) or car(s) do you have, or have you owned?

[Naperville]

Tell us! Tell the Spyderco Marketing Department Team!!!

I have owned:
1980 GPZ Kawasaki 550 race prepped with about $3500+ into the motor and chassis
2001 Suzuki GSX-R750

1980 RX-7
1987 Ford 5.0 Mustang Notchback
2000 Chevy Express Extended Cargo Van
2025 Toyota Camry SE
2026 Toyota 4Runner TRD Sport Premium (on order)

[Aladinsane]

Hmm…cars only:

Formerly owned:
1978 Toyota Cressida (first car, bought in 1989, I was 17)

1973 VW Super Beetle

1992 Hyundai Elantra

1986 Ford Ranger

1998 Nissan Sentra

1989 Toyota Hilux P/U

2000 Subaru Outback

2007 Toyota Prius (tan)

Currently own:
2007 Toyota Prius (green)

2006 Toyota Highlander (hybrid)

2020 Kia Niro EV

[Naperville]

I thought motorcycles and autos would be a hot topic on Spyderco Forums? Everyone walks or takes the bus now???

Prices for new cars and supersport motorcycles are insane.

I looked into buying a Toyota Tundra or Tacoma but I never haul anything so I opted for the 4Runner. There are a number of Toyota vehicles that cross over the 250,000 mile mark and I wanted one. The Tundra was the most likely to cross over the 250,000 mile mark, but given that I never haul anything it would be a waste right now.

I've been driving a Camry since 2019 but just wanted something a little bigger and a bit safer. The plan is to throw my groceries and martial arts gear in the back.

I'd buy a supersport motorcycle but I think those days are over. I look at the write ups and the manufacturers websites on the Yamaha R1M but I think that at 65 I have better ways to transport myself.

A sports car right now is also out of the question. Going to try and get a job at my new location (moving 01/2026) and throwing money at transportation that will not get me from point A to point B safely and not wasting a lot of money seemed like a good idea.

[Jim Malone]

Suzuki Bandit GSF600S
Ducati 900 Supersport
Kawasaki Versys 650

[Naperville]

Suzuki Bandit GSF600S
Ducati 900 Supersport
Kawasaki Versys 650

Oooooh a Ducati! Everyone in the supersport category has been trying to catch Ducati for 20+ years.

I was with a guy at a rave in San Francisco and somebody stole his Ducati while he was at the party. I would never leave a Ducati parked outside in the evening, but he did.

[Ankerson]

I thought motorcycles and autos would be a hot topic on Spyderco Forums? Everyone walks or takes the bus now???

Not really, just MOST normal people just think of cars as transportation and are not into cars etc as a hobby.

That is what they are you know, transportation. Most mature out it the car thing at around 12 to 15 years old.

Not everyone is Jay Leno who can afford to entertain their childhood fantasies in adulthood.

Like knives, almost all people use them, but only a very small percentage are into them.

[Naperville]

I thought motorcycles and autos would be a hot topic on Spyderco Forums? Everyone walks or takes the bus now???

Not really, just MOST normal people just think of cars as transportation and are not into cars etc as a hobby.

That is what they are you know, transportation. Most mature out it the car thing at around 12 to 15 years old.

Not everyone is Jay Leno who can afford to entertain their childhood fantasies in adulthood.

Like knives, almost all people use them, but only a very small percentage are into them.

Yep, I suppose so.

I'd buy a Yamaha R1M but waking up as a quad or not waking up is a scary thought. I have all of my body parts somehow and want to keep them. You cannot ride a motorcycle casually. A garbage truck or a lil ole lady on her way to get some grapes will ruin your day.

[Ankerson]

I thought motorcycles and autos would be a hot topic on Spyderco Forums? Everyone walks or takes the bus now???

Not really, just MOST normal people just think of cars as transportation and are not into cars etc as a hobby.

That is what they are you know, transportation. Most mature out it the car thing at around 12 to 15 years old.

Not everyone is Jay Leno who can afford to entertain their childhood fantasies in adulthood.

Like knives, almost all people use them, but only a very small percentage are into them.

Yep, I suppose so.

I'd buy a Yamaha R1M but waking up as a quad or not waking up is a scary thought. I have all of my body parts somehow and want to keep them. You cannot ride a motorcycle casually. A garbage truck or a lil ole lady on her way to get some grapes will ruin your day.

I view cars as an expense.

If one actually needs one, there are places that people just don't need cars etc.

[Naperville]

I thought motorcycles and autos would be a hot topic on Spyderco Forums? Everyone walks or takes the bus now???

Not really, just MOST normal people just think of cars as transportation and are not into cars etc as a hobby.

That is what they are you know, transportation. Most mature out it the car thing at around 12 to 15 years old.

Not everyone is Jay Leno who can afford to entertain their childhood fantasies in adulthood.

Like knives, almost all people use them, but only a very small percentage are into them.

Yep, I suppose so.

I'd buy a Yamaha R1M but waking up as a quad or not waking up is a scary thought. I have all of my body parts somehow and want to keep them. You cannot ride a motorcycle casually. A garbage truck or a lil ole lady on her way to get some grapes will ruin your day.

I view cars as an expense.

If one actually needs one, there are places that people just don't need cars etc.

When I lived in Chicago I took the bus and elevated train. It can be very handy. You just have to be careful and watch people, because you never know what they might do.

[yablanowitz]

Tell us! Tell the Spyderco Marketing Department Team!!!

I see no need to tell any marketing team what I have owned in the past.

Motorcycles are the original Stealth technology. When you throw your leg over that machine, you become invisible. The only drivers that can see you are the ones who WANT to kill you.

[Larry_Mott]

Here's my motorcycle list :) (I will have to dig deep in memory and present the cars list later.

Kawasaki KE 125 -75
Yamaha RD125 -74
Honda CB125 -72
Yamaha XS650 -71
Kawasaki Z650 -78
Suzuki GSX1100 -82
Yamaha SRX600 - 86
Yamaha RD350 -86
Honda NTV650 - 90
Suzuki DR650 -91
Honda XR600R - 90
Honda CB1300 -92
Hionda XR600R - 93 (got stolen from me )
Yamaha TDM900 -92
Suzuki Bandit 1200 -05
Kawasaki VN900 -09
Suzuki Intruder 600 -02
Triumph 1200 Scrambler -2019
Triumph Rocket 3 2500 - 2020
Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory -2020
Honda 1100 GoldWing -81
Honda CX500 C - 80
Yamaha MT10 - 22
Husqvarna 650 Terra
Yamaha TDM900 -02
Kawasaki ZX4 RR - 23
Moto Guzzi V7 Special 2021 Anniversary (current)
KTM 390 Adventure -24 (current)
Ducati Hypermotard 1100 -08 (current)

[silver & black]

In my younger days I was a muscle car nut. I was and always will be a MOPAR guy. I like the other makes also .

I have owned :

1968 Dart GTS 340. 4 sp.
1969 Road Runner 440. 4 sp.
1969 Charger RT 440. auto.
1970 Duster 340. auto
1970 Challenger 340 4 sp.
1970 Challenger 440. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 340. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 440 Six Pack. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 426 Hemi. 4 sp.
1971 Challenger 383. auto.
1971 Cuda 383 auto.


I had a few other Fords and Chevies that I just fixed up and sold.

I drag raced a '70 'Cuda with a 340 for a few years. It ran 11.30's in the SS division.

[Naperville]

Here's my motorcycle list :) (I will have to dig deep in memory and present the cars list later.

Kawasaki KE 125 -75
Yamaha RD125 -74
Honda CB125 -72
Yamaha XS650 -71
Kawasaki Z650 -78
Suzuki GSX1100 -82
Yamaha SRX600 - 86
Yamaha RD350 -86
Honda NTV650 - 90
Suzuki DR650 -91
Honda XR600R - 90
Honda CB1300 -92
Hionda XR600R - 93 (got stolen from me )
Yamaha TDM900 -92
Suzuki Bandit 1200 -05
Kawasaki VN900 -09
Suzuki Intruder 600 -02
Triumph 1200 Scrambler -2019
Triumph Rocket 3 2500 - 2020
Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory -2020
Honda 1100 GoldWing -81
Honda CX500 C - 80
Yamaha MT10 - 22
Husqvarna 650 Terra
Yamaha TDM900 -02
Kawasaki ZX4 RR - 23
Moto Guzzi V7 Special 2021 Anniversary (current)
KTM 390 Adventure -24 (current)
Ducati Hypermotard 1100 -08 (current)

Wow! A ton of motorcycling memories.

So obviously you are the person to ask, which brand seemed the best made or most reliable? The most fun?

[Naperville]

In my younger days I was a muscle car nut. I was and always will be a MOPAR guy. I like the other makes also .

I have owned :

1968 Dart GTS 340. 4 sp.
1969 Road Runner 440. 4 sp.
1969 Charger RT 440. auto.
1970 Duster 340. auto
1970 Challenger 340 4 sp.
1970 Challenger 440. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 340. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 440 Six Pack. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 426 Hemi. 4 sp.
1971 Challenger 383. auto.
1971 Cuda 383 auto.


I had a few other Fords and Chevies that I just fixed up and sold.

I drag raced a '70 'Cuda with a 340 for a few years. It ran 11.30's in the SS division.

Mopar is great! That list is like the Who's Who of muscle cars.

Very envious, but in a good way. I never owned a muscle car, but I spent thousands of hours reading about them and going to Drive-In meets and seeing them. Listening to them. Smelling the high octane gasoline burning off the tailpipes.

Can you have a favorite in a list like that? They are all special!

[Larry_Mott]

Now, over to my cars list :)

-67 Camaro RS
-70 1/2 Camaro SS
-66 Volvo 121 Amazon
-70 Volvo 121S Amazon
-69 Volvo 142
-70 Volvo 142
- 75 Renault 12
-75 Volvo 242
- 79 Saab 900
-72 Volvo 142
-84 Saab 900
-84 Opel Kadett
-89 Nissan Sunny
-?? Saab 9000
-?? Buick Park Avenue
-98 Renault Laguna (Biggest P.O.S. car ever )
-96 Ford KA
-96 Saab 900
-99 Ford Mondeo
-10 Ford KA
-04 Ford Mondeo
-06 Skoda Octavia RS
-12 Skoda Fabia
-13 KIA Ceed SW
-17 Huyndai Tucson
-19 KIA Niro
-23 KIA Niro (current)

[Larry_Mott]

Wow! A ton of motorcycling memories.

So obviously you are the person to ask, which brand seemed the best made or most reliable? The most fun?

Hard to say, every brand i know of have produced both legends and lemons.. Generally speaking, "The big four" from Japan are the most reliable, and among them (in my personal experience and opinion) i'd rate them
Honda
Yamaha
Kawasaki
Suzuki
The Italians are (also generally speaking) quirky, very nice bikes, often combining the best of the best components-wise
I love my Guzzi because it has tons of character and charm and is still built at Mandello del Lario by lake Como since 1921. It is not the fastest, flashiest by a long shot, but it reminds my of how motorcycles used to feel, before acres of plastic and electronic everything :)
The Hypermotard, being the O.G. 1100 has no electronic aids whatsoever either. No ABS, no traction control, no riding modes, nothing.
EDIT: Here's La Bella from Mandello :)

[silver & black]

In my younger days I was a muscle car nut. I was and always will be a MOPAR guy. I like the other makes also .

I have owned :

1968 Dart GTS 340. 4 sp.
1969 Road Runner 440. 4 sp.
1969 Charger RT 440. auto.
1970 Duster 340. auto
1970 Challenger 340 4 sp.
1970 Challenger 440. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 340. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 440 Six Pack. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 426 Hemi. 4 sp.
1971 Challenger 383. auto.
1971 Cuda 383 auto.


I had a few other Fords and Chevies that I just fixed up and sold.

I drag raced a '70 'Cuda with a 340 for a few years. It ran 11.30's in the SS division.

Mopar is great! That list is like the Who's Who of muscle cars.

Very envious, but in a good way. I never owned a muscle car, but I spent thousands of hours reading about them and going to Drive-In meets and seeing them. Listening to them. Smelling the high octane gasoline burning off the tailpipes.

Can you have a favorite in a list like that? They are all special!

The one I wish I still had...or held onto for a while longer was the '70 Hemi 'Cuda. It was a rare color (Limelight) and only 652 were equipped with a manuel transmission. I sold it to get married . Now, divorced and no car. It's a cruel world...lol.

[Naperville]

Wow! A ton of motorcycling memories.

So obviously you are the person to ask, which brand seemed the best made or most reliable? The most fun?

Hard to say, every brand i know of have produced both legends and lemons.. Generally speaking, "The big four" from Japan are the most reliable, and among them (in my personal experience and opinion) i'd rate them
Honda
Yamaha
Kawasaki
Suzuki
The Italians are (also generally speaking) quirky, very nice bikes, often combining the best of the best components-wise
I love my Guzzi because it has tons of character and charm and is still built at Mandello del Lario by lake Como since 1921. It is not the fastest, flashiest by a long shot, but it reminds my of how motorcycles used to feel, before acres of plastic and electronic everything :)
The Hypermotard, being the O.G. 1100 has no electronic aids whatsoever either. No ABS, no traction control, no riding modes, nothing.
EDIT: Here's La Bella from Mandello :)

I've never owned a Ducati, Moto Guzzi or BMW but their motorcycles are unique.

[Naperville]

In my younger days I was a muscle car nut. I was and always will be a MOPAR guy. I like the other makes also .

I have owned :

1968 Dart GTS 340. 4 sp.
1969 Road Runner 440. 4 sp.
1969 Charger RT 440. auto.
1970 Duster 340. auto
1970 Challenger 340 4 sp.
1970 Challenger 440. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 340. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 440 Six Pack. 4 sp.
1970 Cuda 426 Hemi. 4 sp.
1971 Challenger 383. auto.
1971 Cuda 383 auto.


I had a few other Fords and Chevies that I just fixed up and sold.

I drag raced a '70 'Cuda with a 340 for a few years. It ran 11.30's in the SS division.

Mopar is great! That list is like the Who's Who of muscle cars.

Very envious, but in a good way. I never owned a muscle car, but I spent thousands of hours reading about them and going to Drive-In meets and seeing them. Listening to them. Smelling the high octane gasoline burning off the tailpipes.

Can you have a favorite in a list like that? They are all special!

The one I wish I still had...or held onto for a while longer was the '70 Hemi 'Cuda. It was a rare color (Limelight) and only 652 were equipped with a manuel transmission. I sold it to get married . Now, divorced and no car. It's a cruel world...lol.

I did love my wife but my marriage was just OK, nothing to write home about and the wife left when I shut down my web hosting business. She was not my soulmate, but a very good friend to me. It wasn't perfect. I had 6 or 7 courses to go on my bachelors degree, said that I was going back to college to get my degree so that I could get a decent job, and then head to Silicon Valley. She threatened divorce. I said, OK. She filed for divorce while I was at school and I went to Silicon Valley after graduation.

That manual Limelight '70 Hemi 'Cuda might be worth $250,000 right now. Every one of your Mopars might be well over $100,000 each. Mopar was making excellent cars.

[Naperville]

Now, over to my cars list :)

-67 Camaro RS
-70 1/2 Camaro SS
-66 Volvo 121 Amazon
-70 Volvo 121S Amazon
-69 Volvo 142
-70 Volvo 142
- 75 Renault 12
-75 Volvo 242
- 79 Saab 900
-72 Volvo 142
-84 Saab 900
-84 Opel Kadett
-89 Nissan Sunny
-?? Saab 9000
-?? Buick Park Avenue
-98 Renault Laguna (Biggest P.O.S. car ever )
-96 Ford KA
-96 Saab 900
-99 Ford Mondeo
-10 Ford KA
-04 Ford Mondeo
-06 Skoda Octavia RS
-12 Skoda Fabia
-13 KIA Ceed SW
-17 Huyndai Tucson
-19 KIA Niro
-23 KIA Niro (current)

Kia is a very popular brand in the US too. I think one of my neighbors has 2 or 3 of them. They must be doing something right.