What is your favorite type of motorcycle?

1. I cannot afford multiple motorcycles.

2. I ride for transportation, not just because it is fun.

3. I am cheap. (but not easy)

Because it is the most practical two-wheeler, I am riding a Vespa LX150, a small "scooter."

I love and respect different kinds of motorcycles, but my favorite is the sportsbike. I know some people will probably think I'm not a true biker, but I only ride my bikes for entertaiment/recreation/fun and using cars for daily commute. Cruiser bikes are fun as well, you can have fun roaring the soul of the massive, noisy engine and you don't need to ride fast to enjoy a cruiser bike, but there's just something about a sportsbike. Sportsbikes put the emphasize directly on performance and handling. I like comparing different sportsbike models, each unique to their own characters and charisma. Some sportsbikes are more track-oriented, and some are more suitable for daily use, some sportsbike have aggressive power output, some has a more passive power output for more comfort and user friendliness. It's just fun trying different kinds of sportsbike and trying to guess the characteristics of the bike, just like tasting different kinds of food. Cruiser bikes are charismatic too, but the difference of characters and personality between cruiser bikes are not as quite huge as in the sportsbikes, whereas in the world of sportsbike you have ranging from the most track oriented ones up to the most refined, user friendly ones. I personally keep my bikes in a stock factory spec and not customized just to feel what the manufacturers have offered for their products. Each manufacturers offer different riding experience. My Honda sportsbikes, for example, are likely to be easy to ride compared to its competitors, while the Suzuki has the blend of fun and comfort, while the Kawasaki are likely to be more aggressive than Suzuki. Riding a sportsbike, especially the ones with bigger cc, on the public road makes you feel special. It's like driving a supercar on the public road where majority are economy cars. The low, learn forward sitting position on the sportsbikes, especially the track oriented ones, makes you feel special. It reminds you that you're riding something that is serious and performance focused. If it's translated into the world of cars, it would be like the low sitting position in a supercar. But that's my opinion, so yeah. I also collect other types of bikes too. I have a Honda Goldwing, which is a famous touring bike, a Taiwanese scooter, 2 cruiser bikes, and a Piaggio Vespa. Each of them are unique one to another.

I guess it was called a "Scrambler".

I would like something along the lines of my first - a '74 Honda CL360.

Updated a bit, of course.

Disc front brake, but keep the rear drum.

Better suspension, both front and rear.

Gotta have a kicker - no debate.

It was the bike that had me saying "come ride with ME" - before it was Honda's slogan.

I love back roads, dirt roads. It's where I grew up, and first rode.

I never needed speed on 2 wheels. I did commute on the Interstate with it (when running late).

I'd go with a mid-sized cruiser, like a kawi 900 or that new yamaha bolt. They're a good mix of fun and practicality. You get all day comfort, but they're still really quick and have good handling. You can also lane-split and fit into any parking spot.

a win-win

I'm about exactly 50/50 between sport touring and adventure touring. But I could be very happy to ride a Chinese scooter or a Y2K or an antique, anything other than a current generation Harley or harley clone.

A dual-purpose, I own one now and it's so much fun on the streets. You can take it everywhere. The instant power is also a great advantage. They have little fairing aswell and are built to be strong, so damage is usually minimal in a drop etc. The seating position is also easy on the body.

Ones with 2 wheels. I have a Touring bike, sport bike, dirt bike,three wheeler and 4 wheeler

If I was only able to have one, a sports tourer at the sporty end of the spectrum, e.g. Hyabusa (shame they're ugly), Honda Blackbird (a bit too civilised), ZZR1100 etc - I have a ZZR1100 (ZX11 in the USA) and it does everything I want on-road, it's faster than I could need, economical, very comfortable solo or 2-up, keeps up with 'sportier' bikes in the twisties (if the other guys aren't trying too hard!), with hard panniers/topbox carries 2 weeks' groceries for me and two kids.... It's getting a bit old and scruffy.thanks to winter, if I get the readies I'd consider the ZZR1400 (Zx14) and try to get hard panniers to fit (Kawasaki want you to buy the GTR1400 if you need panniers. Silly.sods).

I would go for a BMW 1200GS. It does everything on your list (except the 3 wheeler bit). And if anyone reckons they are not sport capable, you have never tried to keep up with one with a good rider on board.

I'd have to go with the Batpod, that motorcycle out of the tumbler