What Was Your First Motorcycle?

**Rando** · 12-15-2009, 09:11 PM

A very used 1965 Sears Allstate Puch Scrambler purchased in 1974.

**SpyderWolf** · 12-15-2009, 09:28 PM

My first bike was bought used about 1976 and was a beat up Suzuki 125 Enduro. I had a blast on that bike until I finally blew it up. Around 1981 I got a Yamaha 400 street bike, and used to ride it to high school. Trying to ride it in February, in Michigan, proved to be a serious mistake one morning as I ended up totaling it in 1982. I then stayed away from motorcycles until 1986 when I bought a brand new Suzuki GSX-R 750 as a young Marine. I sold that bike when I got married, and have missed riding until the Spyder came along.

**BajaRon** · 12-15-2009, 10:53 PM

1968 Kawasaki 350 Avenger scrambler 2 Stroke. Blew the doors off all the Honda 350's which is what everyone thought was the cat's meow. I could have had a Honda but I'd have gotten something else even if it wasn't as good just to be different.

Then I bumped up to a 1970 Kawasaki Tripple 500 2 Stroke when all my buddies went to the Honda 750. I was back on top of the speed situation. But neither of them handled as well or rode as smooth as the Honda's.

Oh well, you can't have it all!

**SethO** · 12-16-2009, 05:26 AM

I started riding when I was 12, in 1992, honda trail 70, rode the crap out of it, leaked oil out the main seal, the thottle stuck a few times, crashed it riding in the snow, just hurt some , picked it back up. My dad sold it, got on a few friends dirt bikes here and there, not really my thing,

A few buddies of mine had rockets and I rode my buddies 01 r6 to his house because it was too cool to ride for him, I didn't know about the kickstand cut out so he thought that was funny, I hit 178 on the speedo, no lid, no jacket, typical 22 year old and was instantly hooked, at that speed you can't hear the engine redlining in 5th, was an odd thing to learn at 150+.

I was deployed to bosnia in 03-04 and bought my first bike a month after I got back I was the proud owner of a 05 suzuki RF900 that I got for 2700, I friend of a friend in the twin cities had fixed it up after a crash, it was in green and was down one tooth in the front, would redline at 170ish in 5th. Was the best all around bikes I have had, put 10k on it the first year I had it in MN which isn't too bad if you are working 3 jobs and starting in June.

Got full time the next year and bought a 01 cbr929 maxed out, lost my license the 2nd day I had it for 4 speeds in 12 months. Got in mild crash in august 1st of 05, broken collar bone, 2 ribs,head injury, riding at night, guy with no boat trailer lights.

Went down to the twin cities again and bought a 02 yamaha r1, that had been in mild crash, test drove it with a broken collar bone, repainted it kawi orange, road the **** out of it, Sold that for 5500 and bought a 00 kawi zx12rr for 2500!! with 1800 miles on it, with 195hp to the rear tire, guy said his wife was scared when he road it.

I still have that and put over 12k on that in 07 when I had my accident on a 98 yzf 600 I bought for the girl I was engaged to before I got hurt, I also had an extra 98 gsxr600 i bought to sell.

I bought the spyder in 09 and I have 18.5k on it right now.

I MISS 2 WHEELS but the spyder is as close as I can get right now and I have yet to meet an owner I did not like.

**BumbleBee** · 12-16-2009, 06:04 AM

Bought my first bike in June of 2009, 09 SE5 Spyder, never owned or rode a bike before

**Lamonster** · 12-16-2009, 09:02 AM

I think the first mini bike I rode was a Taco22, then a Montgomery Wards mini bike. Then I hung out with a gal that had a Honda QA50 before getting my first bike. I was into CB radios back then and I would build and repair radios to get extra money. My folks didn't have any extra so I had to make due with what I had to work with.

I paid $10 for a CB and sold it for $20. Bought one for $20 and I sold it for $40. Bought one for $40 and sold it for $80 and used that money to buy my first motorcycle a 1969 Kaw 90. I was 12 at the time.

**Gimpy Girl** · 12-16-2009, 10:43 AM

Started with a dirt bike- a Yamaha RT 180, and then moved to street bikes. 1st bike was a 1980 Yamaha Maxim XJ 650. The guy who sold it to me beat the tar out of it, so I learned to do a lot of work on that bike myself. Great bike to learn to work on, but ended up needing lots of help to repair what I'd tried to fix on my own!

**Neez** · 12-16-2009, 03:21 PM

In 1960, I met a guy who wanted to trade his old NSU Fox for my beat-up Hillman-Minx. I don't know what year or displacement the NSU was, but I recall the headlight was busted and the kick starter didn't work. You could legally ride a motorcycle in Alberta in those days if had a car drivers licence. Drill was to run with this thing, pop the clutch and leap aboard. Tore up my clothes and my hide pretty good learning how and then rode home in the dark, no headlight, through downtown Calgary, dodging cops. Loved that bike!

**NancysToy** · 12-16-2009, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Neez

In 1960, I met a guy who wanted to trade his old NSU Fox for my beat-up Hillman-Minx. I don't know what year or displacement the NSU was, but I recall the headlight was busted and the kick starter didn't work. You could legally ride a motorcycle in Alberta in those days if had a car drivers licence. Drill was to run with this thing, pop the clutch and leap aboard. Tore up my clothes and my hide pretty good learning how and then rode home in the dark, no headlight, through downtown Calgary, dodging cops. Loved that bike!