Let's see your 1st bike - Page 3

kdog · 01-28-2004, 07:48 PM

'75 Triumph Trident T160

Eurobiker · 01-28-2004, 07:56 PM

Not my first, but my first Brit Bike, 69 T150 Trident. Thought it would look good with the T160. Triples Rawk!

configurationspace · 02-04-2004, 06:15 PM

Ah, my first bike.

A happy bike it was. A German butch dyke helped me pick it out.

Suzuki GS650. 4 little cylinders -- it took off really nicely but stopped pulling somewhere around 50mph.

a nice light city bike, great starter. Rebuilt the carbs once, had it for a year. Very fun to play with for the most part. Brakes a bit squooshy, suspension sucked, but it had spunk.

Unfortunately, on one clear valentines day I was riding up to campus and I was nailed by someone doing a u-turn, looking in his rear-view mirror while he was doing it.

these things happen. here's what was left of the bike.

I sold the bike for $250 to a mechanic to straightened the forks, put some spacers between the carbs and the engine (the frame was sufficiently bent so that the carbs no longer reached the engine) and then he re-sold the bike for $800.

As you can see, on impact my knees hit the handlebars. Lots of inflamation and calcium build-up...

and about 3 months of physical therapy. humm... 1st bikes... the memories make my knees ache...

RumRunner · 02-05-2004, 01:01 PM

Me and my first street bike. 1977

My second street bike. 1979

DW

Mike Butt · 02-05-2004, 03:25 PM

KZ650SR

Wild Man · 02-07-2004, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Said dragoon:
SL70

My first too, in the faster red color. :): Had alot of adventures on that bike!
-circa mid '70s

Wes Peterson · 02-08-2004, 08:11 AM

First bike I had that required a license is below. Before that I had a yamaha scooter and a little 50cc moped.

Atavist · 02-08-2004, 08:48 AM

Spent a year or two on one of these back in the good old days riding with my buds (Jawa 125 and Bridgestone 80/90?) 1963 or there abouts.

Thomas · 02-08-2004, 09:54 AM

My first non functional bike was a Suzuki T500

Put about $ 2000,- in it. Made it this far:

Sold it for $ 500,- to an enthousiast.

First working bike: Yam XT250 2V

Learned to ride on this one. I could draw circles on the tarmac with the footpegs. What a hoot to ride.

Timberwoof · 02-08-2004, 09:57 AM

iillyyaa · 02-08-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Said Timberwoof:
Honda CB-1

Awesome first bike! That was the bike I learned on. It's not technically my first bike, because it belonged to my wife (then girlfriend). And she let me learn on it. Now, that's true love!
--
Ilya

J-P · 02-08-2004, 02:26 PM

Ah, first bikes, only had one of those

This was is, a `78 Honda CX500! The ideal beginners bike: doesn`t brake, doesn`t stear, doesn`t go fast, doesn`t break :

If one turns up I`ll probably find it hard to refuse. I did over 150K miles with this particular one. what a shame that I sold it...

thumper650 · 02-08-2004, 02:53 PM

ant it cool.

thumper650 · 02-08-2004, 02:55 PM

than this

airheadbruce · 02-09-2004, 05:10 PM

A 1976 Kawasaki KZ750 twin....by far the worst handling bike I have owned but......it was reliable(70,000 miles) and just what I needed as a starving student in Phoenix.

01-28-2004, 07:48 PM	#31
kdog Slippery Adventurer Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Kingman, AZ Oddometer: 1,409	'75 Triumph Trident T160 __________________ "Practice random acts of acceleration." IBA #9289

01-28-2004, 07:56 PM	#32
Eurobiker Vintage Cat Herder Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Albuquerque, NM Oddometer: 5,741	First Brit Not my first, but my first Brit Bike, 69 T150 Trident. Thought it would look good with the T160. Triples Rawk! Attached Images __________________ Mark If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

02-04-2004, 06:15 PM	#33
configurationspace delooper Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Deutschland Oddometer: 6,957	Ah, my first bike. A happy bike it was. A German butch dyke helped me pick it out. Suzuki GS650. 4 little cylinders -- it took off really nicely but stopped pulling somewhere around 50mph. a nice light city bike, great starter. Rebuilt the carbs once, had it for a year. Very fun to play with for the most part. Brakes a bit squooshy, suspension sucked, but it had spunk. Unfortunately, on one clear valentines day I was riding up to campus and I was nailed by someone doing a u-turn, looking in his rear-view mirror while he was doing it. these things happen. here's what was left of the bike. I sold the bike for $250 to a mechanic to straightened the forks, put some spacers between the carbs and the engine (the frame was sufficiently bent so that the carbs no longer reached the engine) and then he re-sold the bike for $800. As you can see, on impact my knees hit the handlebars. Lots of inflamation and calcium build-up... and about 3 months of physical therapy. humm... 1st bikes... the memories make my knees ache... configurationspace screwed with this post 02-05-2004 at 09:52 AM

02-05-2004, 01:01 PM	#34
RumRunner Sit there, turn that Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Great White North Oddometer: 4,043	Me and my first street bike. 1977 My second street bike. 1979 DW __________________ http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...lies-shirt.jpg I became friends with someone just because they rode motorcycles from no-place to no-where. Canada eh...http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...nadabikini.gif

02-08-2004, 08:11 AM	#37
Wes Peterson Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Oddometer: 39	First bike I had that required a license is below. Before that I had a yamaha scooter and a little 50cc moped. Attached Images

02-05-2004, 03:25 PM	#35
Mike Butt Agent Provocateur Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Looking west Oddometer: 55,635	KZ650SR

02-08-2004, 08:48 AM	#38
Atavist Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2002 Location: S.E. WA, USA Oddometer: 120	Spent a year or two on one of these back in the good old days riding with my buds (Jawa 125 and Bridgestone 80/90?) 1963 or there abouts.

02-08-2004, 09:54 AM	#39
Thomas Viva Las Vegas! Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Oddometer: 772	My first non functional bike was a Suzuki T500 Put about $ 2000,- in it. Made it this far: Sold it for $ 500,- to an enthousiast. First working bike: Yam XT250 2V Learned to ride on this one. I could draw circles on the tarmac with the footpegs. What a hoot to ride. __________________ -- Thomas forum.luiemotorfiets.net

02-08-2004, 09:57 AM	#40
Timberwoof Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2002 Location: San Francisco, California Oddometer: 1,034	__________________ -- Timberwoof, SFOTLC

02-08-2004, 02:26 PM	#42
J-P headbanging adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Terneuzen, Netherlands Oddometer: 132	Ah, first bikes, only had one of those This was is, a `78 Honda CX500! The ideal beginners bike: doesn`t brake, doesn`t stear, doesn`t go fast, doesn`t break : If one turns up I`ll probably find it hard to refuse. I did over 150K miles with this particular one. what a shame that I sold it... __________________ J-P `98 DR650SE `12 VFR1200X DCT

02-08-2004, 02:53 PM	#43
thumper650 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2003 Location: atlanta georgia 30326 Oddometer: 353	ant it cool. Attached Images __________________ thumper650 DR650 "Men Should Have higher IQ's than this"

02-08-2004, 02:55 PM	#44
thumper650 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2003 Location: atlanta georgia 30326 Oddometer: 353	than this Attached Images __________________ thumper650 DR650 "Men Should Have higher IQ's than this"

02-09-2004, 05:10 PM	#45
airheadbruce Uncle Dumbshit Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Idaho Oddometer: 417	A 1976 Kawasaki KZ750 twin....by far the worst handling bike I have owned but......it was reliable(70,000 miles) and just what I needed as a starving student in Phoenix. Attached Images __________________ I'm in no hurry, I get paid by the hour.... 2007 Harley Low rider, dirty and dechromed 2009 Suzuki DR650, clean and no chrome

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