What was your first motocycle?

[The Toecutter]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9UtwES1lHc"]YouTube - 1971 Yamaha AT1[/ame] My Dad brought me home a beauty just like this in 1985.he paid $100 for it.and I fell in love!!! I dont have a pic I can download of my first,BUT I was able to find a pic,AND a video of the same model as my first bike by using the magic of Google!!!!! SO what bike was it that lead you down the path you currently follow???? Inquiring minds want to KNOW!!! LOL (a walk down memory lane can be a lot of fun!!!)

 

[dako81]

1995 Suzuki RM125. Loved that bike.

I learned on a Honda XR 80 and XR 100, and probably rode my friend's dad's YZ426 as much as I rode my RM. I got rid of the dirtbike and got a Suzuki GS500. Rode that for a year then sold it to a friend and got the FZ.

 

[wrightme43]

Ye Olde Ninja 250.

 

[ecurb]

In 1977 I bought a Honda CB125. Great little bike to learn on.

 

[blchandl2]

1971 Honda CB175.

 

[Bruce McCrary]

*giggle* Bryan's going to love this...

Motorcycle? 1972 Honda SL-125 that I bought brand new at a Honda dealer that was located in an old house in Sebring, Florida. We brought the thing home on a set of bumper racks on the back of a 1964 1/2 Mustang. That was the longest 150 miles of my life...

Before that was a mini-cycle. A 1970 Honda CT-70 mini-trail, not unlike the one in the photo.

After the SL a looong string of mostly Japanese and a few European motocross bikes followed and they were followed by an even longer string of over the road semi's and many years of no motorcycles.

We changed all that in 1992 when a then five year old Bryan got a 1989 Honda Z50R for his birthday (ain't he cute?) and since we couldn't have the kid riding alone in the woods with-out his dear old Dad, I got a 1988 Honda XR600R for Bryan's birthday!

What has followed since these two is another loooooong line of really neat motorcycles, and I hope there are many more in our future!

Bruce

 

[OZXJR]

An RD250 found a pic and some general info.........not my bike.

General information
Model: Yamaha RD 250
Year: 1979
Category: Sport

Engine and transmission
Displacement: 247.00 ccm (15.07 cubic inches)
Engine type: Twin
Stroke: 2
Power: 27.00 HP (19.7 kW)) @ 7200 RPM
Compression: 6.7:1
Bore x stroke: 54.0 x 54.0 mm (2.1 x 2.1 inches)
Fuel control: Membrane
Cooling system: Air
Gearbox: 6-speed
Transmission type
final drive: Chain

Physical measures
Weight incl. oil, gas, etc: 158.0 kg (348.3 pounds)
Chassis and dimensions
Front tyre dimensions: 3.00-18
Rear tyre dimensions: 3.50-18
Front brakes: Single disc
Rear brakes: Single disc

Speed and acceleration
Top speed: 145.0 km/h (90.1 mph)

Other specifications
Fuel capacity: 16.50 litres (4.36 gallons)

 

[hardway]

1985 honda xr200r. I loved that little thumper.
Image:1985 honda Xr200r.jpg - CycleChaos

 

[Fz6Sa]

My beloved FZ6!!
Since this is the first bike I payed for myself, I consider it my first bike.

 

[Crotalus]

Last January at the tender age of 31, I told my grandpa I wanted to borrow his old bike to learn to ride. He just gave it to me. It's a 1985 Honda 185XL. Even after upgrading to FZ6, I still rode it once a week at least. (I say 'rode' as I am out of the country and cannot ride any bikes right now....) But I still have it and have no intentions of getting rid of it or stop riding it.

 

[Fazrrr Girl]

Kawasaki GPX250 (called in Ninja in the US, I believe). Fantastic bike, but I love my FZ6S more :thumbup:

 

[doc_simple]

1984 Yamaha XJ 6

Felt kinda like an FZ, settled a little bit back on the rear wheel giving it more stability but less cornering ability.

Had fun till it decided not to start anymore

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_xj_600_1984.php

not mine, was a naked.

 

[Serraph]

2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

 

[shamrocker]

1982 Kawasaki KZ440A-LTD :thumbup:

 

[paulinus]

My first bike was a lil 50 cc Yamaha. I was 5 yrs old and my grandmother told me I'd kill myself on it and they'd shovel dirt in my face. I didn't ride it anymore after that. Years later my dad got me a XR100 and that was followed by a CR125. Years later yet again I bought a 1991 Bandit 400 which I rode nearly 3 yrs and then this last August I got my FZ6. I love my FZ

 

[CHEMIKER]

1973 Kawasaki 250 Enduro, got it in '94 or '95. I paid a friend $20 for the bike; it was taken apart and the pieces were laying in the dirt in his backyard. I had never owned or worked on a bike before, but dug all the pieces out of the dirt and put it back together. Most of it was there and worked, just needed some TLC, especially the carb. Got it up and running in his backyard and rode it home. Best part is as soon as it started up, he told me he'd give me my $20 back for it. I said something to him that I can't repeat on the forum and took off. First time I had ridden a bike too.

Notice the seat mod. The vinyl was cracked and the padding was exposed. Since I didn't have money for upholstery, I took a pair of black jeans I didn't want anymore and cut the leg open, put the denim over the seat and clamped it down (the seat was hinged on one side so I just flipped the seat over, put the denim on, and slammed the seat down on it. It held rather well).

Damn I loved that bike. It was stolen from in front of my house...

 

[Andz]

A Suzuki AC 50 that my dad bought for me in 1978, my final year of high school.

 

[chuckfz6ryder]

Not sure if this counts, but I had a thing called a bikebug on a Huffy Thunder Road when I was a kid. My first motorcycle was a 1982 Honda Nighthawk 450.

 

[reiobard]

My first bike was a good old Ninja 250.

Fun little bike, but it was time for the bike to grow up.

 

[Ghost Weim]

My first bike - which was not that long ago - was a '08 TW200. Awesome little bike!