Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
Posts: 4,779
I'm Shaun.
Back in maybe 1994 I had my first dalliance with Ducati in the form of this 750SS. It led to me owning around five Ducati's throughout the nineties. I had a 600 Monster then a 900 Monster then the best Ducati I ever had, a 907ie. I then had a 900SS that just worried me because of its deceptive speed. I used to think I was doing say 90 only to look down and realise that it was way over a ton. It didn't stay around long.
Ducati 750SS AOS by Shaun Haselden, on Flickr
One of the most fun machines I ever owned was a 550 Kawasaki Zephyr. It would just zip around everywhere like a bloody hornet. One of my least favourite was a Yamaha FJ1200. So forgettable.
Thank you, Ian, Shaun and Loz!
Interesting Shaun, my 750SS hade dual discs in the front? Country specific or different year?
I absolutely loved this Boxer. A true mile muncher. It was actually a straight R100 with an RS fairing that was the most aerodynamic fairing known to man! A joy to own.
And that's a GSX-550 ES in the background if I'm not mistaken.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 520
I'm Steve.
My bike ownership went a bit like this:
Suzuki GT185
Yamaha RD200 (same time as the GT185)
Yamaha RD400 great bike, quick and handled well - better than the GT380.
Yamaha YR5 (same time as the RD400)
Yamaha YCS5E (same time as the RD400)
Honda 400/4 mkII yoshimura half race cam, Dunstal silencer and K&N filters
Yamaha XS750 big, lazy but comfortable.
Suzuki GT750 outrageous fuel consumption fitted with a 3 into 1 expansion pipe and enlarged jets.
BMW R100RS (twin shock). Comfiest bike I ever owned used to ride from Stevenage to Edinburgh just about every weekend for a year.
BMW K100
Kawasaki Z1000ST bit of a dog but long legs.
Kawasaki GPZ750R nice, a bit heavy though. (Edinburgh to Stevenage via M74/M6/M1 in just over 5 hours).
Kawasaki GPz500S (dog)
Kawasaki GPX600R very quick and superb handling.
Yamaha FZR250EXUP my favourite fun bike, 18000 red line, revs cut at 19200, nothing below 10000, but would do 100mph 2 up. Off the clock at 200kph solo. Handled supremely, wore out boots with this
Steve.
Kit I have:
CD player, TTs, Phono stages, Pre amps, Power amps, Integrated amps, DACs, Streamers, Speakers and a bunch of cables.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 520
I'm Steve.