What Was Your First Motorcycle?

[VaughnCat]

1964 Yamaha 80, 1 lunger. 1965 Suzuki X6-Hustler, 1965 Honda 305 Dream, 1971or so Yamaha 90, 1972 or so Honda 305 Scrambler, 1976 750 Hondamatic--wish I still had that one, 1978 Kawasaki 650/4, 1980ish Kawasaki 400, 1980 Suzuki 850, 1984 Yamaha Venture, 2001 Yamaha V-Star 650, 2003 or so Kawasaki Voyager ( whatever was the last year of that model version), 2004 Kawasaki Nomad 1500, 2007 Vulcan 2000 LT, 2008 Spyder SM, 2009 Spyder SE, 2010 Spyder RTS. Sorry, I got going and couldnt stop till I went all the way down the list. I have not owned a bike that I did not like.

Ah, the X-6 Hustler. . . made Sportster riders cringe and left them in a cloud of smoke . . . and all those gears to stay on the power band . . . good stuff. Now that was the days of fouled spark plugs.

[NancysToy]

Ah, the X-6 Hustler. . . made Sportster riders cringe and left them in a cloud of smoke . . . and all those gears to stay on the power band . . . good stuff. Now that was the days of fouled spark plugs.

Amen, brother, amen! BTW, it always irritated me that an X-6 could dust off my Sportster.

[strats]

Wow..... 40 years ago, this is where I started
Deltek Rockhopper

[VaughnCat]

Wow..... 40 years ago, this is where I started
Deltek Rockhopper

Hey, ape hanger handlebars are all the rage with the "wana be bad boys/girls of the Harley persuasion" . . . . I asked one of my fellow bikers about control issues with the handlebars up so high (ever notice that they look like little kids trying to reach for a cookie jar that is just out of reach?) His response was that they were safer because if you hit something, your arms will lock and you will 'fly over' the obstacle . . . I suppose it would be difficult to use the front brake . . . . the nice thing about us motorheads/motorcyclist/Spyder riders . . . you don't have to make sense. . .

[VaughnCat]

was a gs1100es suzuki

Man, that was one of the finest looking motorcycles ever made . . . I loved it in red.

[VaughnCat]

Too new for me to understand. I am a fossil, you know.

Is this the Magna that had the four exhaust pipes and the kind of retro side covers that made you think of Flash Gordon? I think it only lasted a year or so? What a collector that would be.

[woodchuck]

For those of you who have ridden before, and those of you whose Spyder is your first motorcycle, what was the first motorcycle you owned (or rode) and when? My first ride was a step-trough Cushman around 1958. I was just custodian of it for the neighbor, however, so the first I owned was a $10 Whizzer I bought in 1962 when I was 14. Nancy's first ride was on a Honda CB160 about six or seven years ago. She has owned a 1968 Honda Trail 90 for about five years, but the Spyder was her first street ride...at the age of 54.

The first bike I ever rode was a 1950 Harley with a side shift and a suicide clutch. Then i got my drivers license and bought a brand new 1958 Sportster XLH. Wish I had that today.We tore down the motor in 1960 and put some goodies in it. Ran 125 in a quarter mile. Miss it today.

[pjp623]

A used Honda 450 60's or 70's vintage which I had to ditch shortly there after on a dirt road. That put an end to motorcycles for me--but of course it didn't last--until I got a good deal on another one.

[VaughnCat]

Vaughn already posted his first motorcycle, but here's mine....

1976 500 Suzuki . . . ya can't imagine the miles I put on that bike!
It was a 2 stroke and the vibration was incredible....
but who cared? i had the wind in my face! (even if i could sit down!)

Cat

[Littlebadwolf]

1966 Honda 305 Dream...I'd love to still own this bike.

[rnet]

Is this the Magna that had the four exhaust pipes and the kind of retro side covers that made you think of Flash Gordon? I think it only lasted a year or so? What a collector that would be.

Yep, that's the one, sitting in my garage. In 87 they had a 700 Vquad and in 88 I believe it went to a 750 and then no more. Still looking for a side cover. Ended up getting the drive shaft on ebay after looking for 4 months. At the time the trend was going vtwin. Don't understand why, maybe because it has 4 carbs and 4 pipes. Twins were cheaper to build.

[8LEGS]

My first street bike was a Honda Rebel 250. Loved that bike, it was small and a blast to ride. My first dirt bike was a little honda 50, I think I was 9 or 10 years old. Ahhh ... the memories.

[jeremy taflinger]

2007 suzuki sv 650 which I wrecked 1 week short of a year and bought the spyder a month later

[Blue Star]

what was the first motorcycle you owned (or rode) and when?

First bike I rode was a mini bike when around 10 years-old. Then Brother bought a (I think 1976) Honda 400. Loved that bike as it was just the right size for me, but too tall for him, so he sold it. I drove a friends triumph a couple times. In 2006 I finally bought a Suzuki Boulevard 50, but after laying it down (broke 4 ribs, punctured my lung, and 4 days in hospital) my wife made me sell it. Next bike will be my Spyder (wife says it is okay with her) when I save up some more money.

[ISCI Billy]

Around 1976 at 7 or 8 my parents purchased me a Honda SL 70. Rode it in to the ground. Great memories.

[biker1]

Mine was a Honda CB250 which had some work done to it before I purchased it. Spent two days looking at bikes and this WAS THE ONE. The guys used to call it The Beast, exhaust was a bit loud. That was maybe 1987

[jrbloise]

Honda 305 Dream, around the 70's.

John

[JPV]

Honda 450 was my first bike. I bought it used in 1970 when I was in the service,that's a 1970 Gremlin in the back ground. After that I got a new 450 Scrambler then a 350 Honda,400 Honda,750 Honda, 550 Yamaha and the last two wheeler was 1600 Kawasaki Meanstreak. Also two 250cc dirt bikes.

[GypsyBill]

My first was a Sears Allstate motor scooter bought in 1958 (I was 14).. a whopping 5 brake horsepower monster

[Big Bird]

was a cb150, about a '68, and then the 160 came out. I used to trade my car with them to 'Go Ride'
My first purchased bike was a '70 cb350... and the next one just as soon as I could buy it was a cb750k, 1971.

[RubyRed]

Learned on an eliminator 250.
Hopefully first bike will be a Spyder though!

[Cliff-Co.]

My 1st. ride was in hi-school a 1953 f-head harley-davidson, we lived out on a ranch, 14 mi. in the gravel, SO that ole harley, rode me about as much as i rode it , any-how dad un-hooked the front brake, so i wouldn't panic, & kill myself use'n it in the gravel any-how here i be 55+ yrs later & still a ride'n

[qasamm]

1979 Bultaco Dirt 100cc, no helmet, no pads or gloves and a 15 year old's belief system that assured me I was invincible. Luckily in the 2 years it lasted the only thing that was ever shattered or broken was the front fork.

I have much better senses these days and had since realized my mortality.

[Sonrisa]

My first ride was a Honda 450 in the early 60's. I later purchased a Honda 125 that I drove to work every day, rain or shine, from Baltimore suburbs to downtown Baltimore. Didn't go fast but got me into 2 wheelers Love my

[gpthree]

The Spyder is my first bike. I've always wanted a bike since my dad took me to get one when I was younger. We had to go back home in the middle of shopping. He told my mom where we were and that was the end of that!

Fastforward 25yrs...Saw a billboard of one last summer and thought, I have to get that. Took the Motorcycle Safety course the beginning of Sept and bought the Spyder this June. Really enjoying it.