What Was Your First Motorcycle?

[SpyderGirl]

My first bike was a 1984 Honda Nighthawk CB750S - red & black. I sold that relatively quickly cuz I couldn't ride it really (too tall) and got a 2006 Honda Rebel 250 and then a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 800B. I traded the Vulcan in when I got the Spyder and then later bought (then wrecked and totalled) a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250. Now I just have the Spyder and a Kawi KLX140L dirt bike. The hubby has a 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 and soon a dirt bike... maybe a mid-90's KX250.

 

[2spyders]

Almost 20 years ago I bought a 1987 Yamaha TW200. Great bike to learn on. The tires were so big it almost stood up by itself.

 

[Yazz]

The first bike I rode was in the mid-60's. A little kid's mini-bike. First thing I did was look at a big ol' rose bush. Yup, it stopped the bike and me.

Second time I rode a bike was in the early '80's. Hubbies dirt bike that you can't touch the ground with your toes type. Tried to learn to ride it in our cul-de-sac. Hit a car... parked... in our neighbor's drive way...

Hubby wanted to get a HD. I'm a sucker for low compression engines and stated if he got one, I got one. Fair is fair. Took riding classes and the rest is history. Thats where the second love of my life came into the picture. '98 FXSTS Springer Soft Tail. Tricked her out myself. Its painful every time I see her waiting for me. Hubby rides her now and then to keep her juices going but... the only thing that can make her look better, is me riding on her. One of these days we are going to tear up the town together again.

Just glad I got Spydee so ma' kneeze are in the breeze again. Not looking at the back of Hubbies noggin.

 

[Smylinacha]

Harley Sportster - hated it. Had a dirtbike also which was fun, then a couple of Hondas which I liked, then my Deluxe and then the Spyder.

 

[Dudley]

1962 Honda 150 Dream, bought new in December of 1961. Even though I only had it for 3 months before I wrecked it, it ignited the love of motorcycling that has been with me since that first day I rode it home. I joined the Air Force in June of 1962 and it wasn't until after my four years that I was able to ride again and have ever since (July 1966 to now).

 

[Rando]

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

 

[SpyderWolf]

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]

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]

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]

Bought my first bike in June of 2009, 09 SE5 Spyder, never owned or rode a bike before :2thumbs: :spyder2: hyea: :yes:

 

[Lamonster]

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. :doorag:

 

[Gimpy Girl]

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]

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]

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!

A Hillman-Minx...four-on-the-tree shifter. Bet there aren't many here besides you and me that can say they ever drove a car with four on the tree. :2thumbs:

 

[Neez]

A Hillman-Minx...four-on-the-tree shifter. Bet there aren't many here besides you and me that can say they ever drove a car with four on the tree. :2thumbs:

Yeah, Scotty, mine cost me $50, and it looked like it. Speaking of in-the -tree shifters, do you recall moving them over to the left side of the column so we would have our right arm free to squeeze our girlfriends?

 

[jwfranklin]

A Hillman-Minx...four-on-the-tree shifter. Bet there aren't many here besides you and me that can say they ever drove a car with four on the tree. :2thumbs:

A friend of mines father had an older model Mercedes diesel in the late 60's with a four on the tree that I drove a few times. The engine actually rattled going down the road.

 

[Mo Lee]

A Hillman-Minx...four-on-the-tree shifter. Bet there aren't many here besides you and me that can say they ever drove a car with four on the tree. :2thumbs:

Add me to that list had a 1964 Opel Record my first tour in Germany with 4 on the tree. Wound getting that car into the guard rail and ended up upside down on the Autobahn, what a ride.

 

[Mo Lee]

Other than 50s and 90s as a kid My first streetable bike was an Honda 350SL while I was stationed in Az. found out you could climb a desert mountain easier than you could ride down needless to say the sand and dirt was slick and wound up with 36 stitches in my forearm. Sold it and bought a KZ650 then wanted something bigger and traded it for an 1100 Goldwing received orders back to Germany and no bike for four years. Returned stateside to Maryland and bought a CX500 and after 1 year I realized I had put 15,000 miles on it and decided I wanted another Wing. Bought another 1100 Wing and after a while traded it for a new 1500 Wing. Kept it for 5 years and returned to Missouri. Decided to retire from the Army and move out on a dirt road so I sold the wing. Did not ride for 4 years again before I got the urge and bought another CX500 kept it a couple of years and then bought my 3rd 1100 Wing. Two more years and started wanting more power and bought my 1st Valkyrie 6 months later the wife talked me into buying a second Valkyrie and a little over a year later the Spyder. I could not see myself giving up either Valk or the Spyder however I would not mind having a Rocket III or maybe a Boss Hoss.

 

[retread]

A Hillman-Minx...four-on-the-tree shifter. Bet there aren't many here besides you and me that can say they ever drove a car with four on the tree. :2thumbs:

How about a Saab 93 or a DKW 1000? 3 cylinder 2 strokes, FWD; try THAT with the EPA!

john

 

[glynnk]

Honda 750 Shadow...great bike, but moved on to a Kawaski Nomad, then a Harley Electra Glide Classic and now to a '09 Spyder (waiting for the delivery of my RT-S)

Glynnk