My very first bike was a 1979 Honda Z50 that my Uncle Tony bought in a box of parts along with two others (one being a parts bike) and gave to me and my cousin. It looked very similar to this, except mine was black and ours didn't have headlights. It had a cool number plate with the number 7 on it, which was my favorite number at the time..
After a while, I flooded the engine out in my little fitty because I put too much oil in it. It was at this point that my mom told me that I should NEVER get a motorcycle because they're too dangerous. :spank: So, I went a few years without owning one. I did ride my cousin's Yamaha Virago 250 a few times that he got when he turned 14.
Then, the opportunity to get another motorcycle presented itself, and I was living on my own and paying my own bills, so I broke the news to my mom that I bought myself this..
It's a 2007 Ninja 250 I bought new (which is almost the exact same bike we just bought for my wife) and I loved it. Yes, I did buy a helmet, but I wasn't wearing it in that picture because I was just sitting on the bike. I am now a HUGE ATGATT promoter because of a wreck I had on this bike, but that's for a different thread.
After about 5000 miles or so of the Ninja 250, I was ready for an upgrade, so I got my beloved FZ6. Here she is new..
Sure looks a lot different now!
