Sooooo,,, what was yer first, motorcycle.

[98pacecar]

One da YOU,,,, actually owned? 

Here's  a pic of one exactly like mine.   





Montgomery wards ''scrambler'' made by Benelli  total piece of crap..

Soon after got rid of it,,,, n' bought a new 1966 cb160.





Earned every dime I spent on em myself..

First mod,,,, to da CB 160 ?     

wuz,,, ta remove both mufflers, n' slide two Eletrolux vacuum cleaner pipes on in their place...   

Thought,,,, I was da baddest mo fo,, on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, da road......   

You ? ? ? ? ?

[Tundra]

This is what started my addiction.

[John Schmidt]

First two wheeled motorized contraption that I owned was homemade. My aunt/uncle back in the 40's finally got electricity on their farm and my aunt sold me the one cyl. Johnson motor she used to run her washing machine. It was converted to an elec. motor and I got the old one for $5. The following winter, another uncle helped mount it on my big fat tired bicycle, however my folks wouldn't let me use it anywher except around their farm and on the gravel road out front. My first riding experience was on a cousin's Doodle Bug scooter and I was hooked. Must have been about five according to the old pictures. A couple years later he let me use it whenever I wanted around the farm and the road in front. Been riding some form of 2-wheeled motorized contraption ever since. Lot'sa miles behind me, hope there's lot'sa miles still in front.

[Gondul]

In retrospect the first bike I owned was a late 70's Yamaha Enduro or some such with a two stroke engine...

My second bike was a 1986 Honda Rebel CMX 450

[Valker]

My first one. $100.


It was 1967, and my mother hated the idea of me getting a bike. I told her, "Darn." She asked why. I simply stated that "my other friends at school are getting into drugs and I wanted to be different". I had this bike two weeks later. 

[Jess from VA]

'70 Lightning (6mo old)

17yo.  

Folks not pleased nor amused, but I paid cash (as I recall $1050, about every dime I had).  Insurance was $36. 

[Pete]

Mid 1960's Suzuki X6 Hustler, 250 cc twin two stroke with 6 speed transmission.

[8Track]

This is my first bile - 1981 Honda CX500.

Bought it from the original owner in 2008 with just 12,000 kms on the clock. He stored it in his lounge room for 25 years!

[Tropic traveler]

First motorcycle was a 1971 Yamaha 80 dirt bike.
First street bike was a 1976 CB550 4 banger.

[Bert AKA,Valkaholic]

First Motorcycle was a  New 1979 Honda XR-80 that I Purchased when I was 12 yrs. old. I put it on Lay-away and had 6 months to Pay it Off, a Grand Total of $650.00.There was a lot of Grass Cutting Going On during those Six Months.

My First Street Bike Was a Yamaha 500cc Two Cylinder DOHC, when I turned 15 yrs. old. I paid $500.00 for it and Rode it Hard and Put it Up Wet a Few Times.

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha_tx500.jpg

[James III]

Before moving from Austin, Minn my dad made me sell my Artic cat snowmobile, said not enough snow in Penn., where we were moving in spring of 1971. Once in Penn. my parents bought me a used Honda SL100. I cut grass and had a paper route the first year and bought a new Kawasaki 125 in the fall of 1972, as well as a basket case Honda 360 Scrambler I rebuilt, not knowing much about what I was doing but it was great for the paper route in rual PA. Moved to Des Planes, Ill in 1973, and Tampa in 1974. Ya, I moved a lot as a kid, my dad's corporate stuff. Had many bikes since  moving to Florida, used to be a lot of canal and grove riding in Tampa in the early seventys. Never really got attached to any of them. First true roadable bike, a used Honda 550 4, don't even remember what year it was!

James

[TJ]

My first bike was a 1965 BSA Lighting 650 and when my dad found out , he kick me out the house
at the old age of 16... Found out later he hated motorcycle because when he was a teenager he was riding with a friend in the rain and when they passed under a tree they hit a pile of cow crap (lol) and went down and he broke an arm..... Let me back in the house in about 5 weeks....

[BF]

First two wheeled conveyance.....

Harley Topper with a sidecar.

2nd, Harley M50 Sport

3rd, Harley 125 Rapido

4th, Harley 250 Sprint

5th, Yamaha 180 Twin

6th, Yamaha XS 650

30 year hiatus

7th, Honda Valkyrie

[hubcapsc]

I made this a few years ago while one of these threads was going... looks like I left out the
XR200 ...



-Mike

[98pacecar]

First two wheeled conveyance.....

Harley Topper with a sidecar.

2nd, Harley M50 Sport

3rd, Harley 125 Rapido

4th, Harley 250 Sprint

5th, Yamaha 180 Twin

6th, Yamaha XS 650

30 year hiatus

7th, Honda Valkyrie

WOW a list of all da bikes  ever owned,,,,,  That,,,  will be tough..  

Used to buy old Z-1's KZ900/1000's, some Hondas, n' restore em fer a hobby.... (When I quit drinkin)  



1965 Montgomery Wards Riverside 125

1966 Honda CB160

1969 Kawasaki 500 triple

1965 Triumph 650 Bonneville

1972  Kawasaki 750 triple (2)

1973  Kawasaki Z-1 900 (2)

1972 Yamaha 350

1980 Kawasaki KZ750

1978 KZ 1000 (3)

1978 KZ 1000 LTD (2)  

1976 KZ900 LTD (3)

1976 KZ900 (4)

1977 kz900 (2)

1980 KZ 1000 Classic   (2) (first fuel injected bike)

1980 KZ1000 (3)

1979 KZ1000 (2)

1975 Z-1 (2)

1982 KZ1000

1985 Kawasaki 750 turbo (3)

1983 Honda 650 turbo

1997 Suzuki bandit 1200 (2)

1998 Suzuki bandit 1200 (2)

1980 Honda CBX

1981 Honda CBX

1982  Honda CBX (2)

1979 Kawasaki KZ1300 (3)

1999 Suzuki 1300 Hayabusa

2000 Kawasaki ZX12R

2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000

1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 800

1989 Honda Pacific Coast 800

1984 Kawasaki GPZ 550 (2)

1998 Honda Valkyrie.....

At one point I had 17 registered bikes..   Yes,,,, I was addicted

Down ta 4,,,,,,,,,,,,, at da moment...  

I'm sure,,,, I've forgotten some,,,,,   ???



Sure enough,,, forgot, the 125 Penton..  and,, da 1972 Suzuki GT 750 Triple,

1976 Kawasaki  KH 400 Triple, 1972 Kawasaki 350 Triple,

[reclaimerroger]

First was a Lambretta scooter.
Next a Ducati Monza.
Triumph TR6   First new one in 1964
Got married had twins no bikes for a while.
Got divorced bought a "68 Harley XLCH mildly chopped.  (extended front end with spool wheel)
Got sensible and bought a new CB750 in "72.
Had to have a GL1000 as soon as they came out. 
Rode the GL1000 until the GL1200 came out in "84.
Kept that until my first Valk in 2003. It was a 2001 I/S.
Bum knee that has since been replaced forced me into a trike.  Thought I needed reverse with a trike so bought a "98 SE and had a Champion installed.  Shortly after buying the bike and ordering the kit I ran into a guy with a Valk trike.  I told him the best bike I ever owned was my Valk.  But  health issues convinced me to get a trike with reverse.  He said you don't need reverse with a trike.  The hard part about backing a 800 pound motor is balancing it. He proceeded to show me by putting one hand on the handlebar and one on the speaker pod and easily pushing his Valk back.
Well I was already committed to the Wing.  That was in 2007 and while I have thoroughly enjoyed the Wing trike I just had to have another Valk.  So in Oct. I bought a "99 I/S and am having a RoadSmith installed. Hope to be able to get it to FL. sometime before the end of Jan.  In the meantime I will continue to enjoy the Wing.
Hope to see some of you at Bert and Sherries.
We were at Jerry and Sherries.
Spend our winters in Zhills.

[Scoop171]

My first was a mini bike my Dad bought me in 71. Think I was in 7th or 8th grade at the time? Not a motorcycle but I was hooked! 
I've had six motorcycles since then and currently own two.

Scoop171

[OnaWingandaPrayer]

 
  My first was a 1965 Honda C110 , 50cc 4 speed . Oh to be 11 again . LOL

[Jess from VA]

This is what started my addiction.

My little brother got one of those to play with in elementary school (the folks bought it to put aboard their boat, so they had transportation at the places they traveled to, the handlebars folded down).  When I was in elementary, all I got was a Schwinn.  

[Grumpy]

Don't have a picture handy, but the first was a 1958 sears allstate, cost me $315.00 brand new. Was a lot of money then. Rode the crap out of that thing. About once a month had to remove the carbon from the exhaust ports, if I did not, it would steadily lose power. After that went to a bone shaker cushman, damm thing vibrated so bad, at 45 mph would blur your vision.

[Jess from VA]

Like this?

[98pacecar]

Ahhhh yes,,,, Sears...   

Those,,,, were da days huh???      Both Sears n' Monkey Wards sellin us motorcycles.   

My ridin buddy had one a these...



Whenever we went ridin always wondered,, if we would both,,, make it home...  ???

Quality has sure come a,,,,, L O N G,,,,  way...     

[Grumpy]

Like this?

Yep same, was a bitch to pedal, found out don't want to run out of gas. 

[crow]

In 1969 I bought a Sears 106ss.  Made by Gelera.  $199.99.  I wore a blue knit cap, pulled way down in front, like Jim Bronson.  My gang was Rick, on a 250cc Hustler, me, george on a Yahama step-thru 90cc?, and a cat on a 50cc Puch.  What a bunch of bad asses we (thought) were.

Thanks for letting me share, Happy New Year,        crow

[Paxton]

1974 HONDA 750-Four... off the showroom... out the door... $2400. 

[Brad]

1982 Honda Silverwing GL500

[RonHolly]

'63 Yamaha 50cc step-thru
'66 Norton Atlas 650cc
'72 Honda 250CB
'02 BMW K1200LT
'98 Honda Valkyrie 1500ct

[Chaosandconfusion]

When I was 8-yrs old, my dad bought us kids a Honda 50cc.  After I turned 18, I bought a Kaw KH400.  My dad was going to co-sign for my first vehicle until he found out it was a motorcycle.  He told me not to even bring it home; I parked it in the garage that night and never heard a word about it.  My Dad was a Police Officer and wanted to be a Motorcycle Cop, but my Mom put the Kibosh on that dream.  With seven kids in the house she did think it was a good idea.

Been a lot of bikes after the KH but most of them have been Hondas.

Only my younger brother and I ride motorcycles in the family, we call it therapy. 

[Bighead]

Remember the mini-bike in Dumb and Dumber? That was mine a buddy had a honda JR 50 we rode the dog stuff out of those things after that I didn't own another two wheeled vehicle till I was OUT OF MOM's house but as soon as I could afford it (not really) I bought a Kawasaki 750,sold that bought a honda shadow1100 then a Valkyrie (still have) then another shadow then a VTX 1800 traded that in on a Harley street glide sold it and bought a Valk I/S.

[Valkahuna]

1964 Honda CB160. This was the first MC I actually "owned" by myself. I was in the Air Force by then and out of the house. I had part "ownership" in a couple of Step-through Honda 90's that I chipped in on, and rode, but were kept at a friends house since my folks said "No", and when dear old Dad said "No", that's what it was.

Too many others since then, although I can name about a dozen or so, that stick out (some for the wrong reasons).

[specialdose]

73 H1 500 Kawasaki, Red & White. That was a thrill wild ride at 110... $900 new at Ted Edwards Kawasaki, East Point Ga. May 73.