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What was your first, real motorcycle? No damn mopeds, please.

Honda
62 (37.8%)
Yamaha
34 (20.7%)
Suzuki
19 (11.6%)
Kawasaki
32 (19.5%)
BMW
0 (0%)
Triumph (the new ones)
0 (0%)
Triumph (the old ones)
3 (1.8%)
BSA
3 (1.8%)
Norton
0 (0%)
Ducati
0 (0%)
Moto Guzzi (seriously?)
0 (0%)
Harley
2 (1.2%)
Hodaka
1 (0.6%)
Maico
0 (0%)
Husky
0 (0%)
Bultaco
0 (0%)
Montesa
0 (0%)
Something Else (what?)
8 (4.9%)

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Offline Boomer

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2011, 04:38:01 AM »
My first "big" bike was a KTM250GS similar to the one in the pic.


I replaced it (after writing it off hitting the back of a Jaguar) with the same but a year later model with monoshock rear.
George "Boomer" Garratt
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2011, 07:24:16 AM »
1977 GS 550.....wish I still had it too. :-\
2006 DL1000  2006 SV650
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2011, 07:45:01 PM »
I didn't start riding until I went to college, first bike was a 2001 Suzuki Bandit 600S.  Damn thing was so cold blooded it would take 5 minutes before you could drive it anywhere!  I got in a pretty decent accident the second week I owned it because I got impatient and rode off after only warming up for 2 minutes and it stalled at a busy intersection and while I was cranking on it to start again, I slipped off the clutch and rode an unintentional wheelie for about 50 feet and dropped it on its side.   :-[  After that I only bought fuel injected motorcycles. 
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2011, 08:18:48 AM »
1967 Honda Superhawk
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Offline CrashKLRtoConnie

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2011, 10:53:07 AM »
Honda 1966 CB160 (Cost used $225)
2 cylinder 4 Stroke 15.6 HP (Freeway legal)
4 speed
drum brakes
Once I got it over 80 MPH (Downhill)

Painted all the gray to black.

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2011, 02:30:07 PM »
Suzuki TS185ER.  Bought for $120 with a seized motor which the old man sorted in a jiffy.  No kick starter so had to learn not to stall it pretty quick...
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2011, 02:36:35 PM »
1983 Honda Sabre V-45----Loved it!!!
Joel from Maine.

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2011, 02:51:12 PM »
1985 Honda Shadow VT500c

Bought it in 1988. Rode it for 3 years before I ever owned a car & for several years after.
Great little bike. I still get a little excited when I see one.
Took it all over California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado & Wyoming.
“And I to my motorcycle. Parked like the soul of the junkyard restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off up Highway 106, continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed. Wild to be wreckage forever”
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2011, 09:07:09 AM »
New 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim - Only bike I've ever had until I got the '11 Connie in March.

Sadly faceed the fact that there is a new love in my life and sold her yesterday to a family member that will take good care.

And of course I can get some more farkles!!
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Offline MrPepsi

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2011, 09:49:45 AM »
You didn't specify street only, so my first bike was a Honda 50 at the age of 5.
My first street bike was a Kawi Ninja 600 of course.
Its been all downhill since then.
Brent Johnson 
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #30 on: July 10, 2011, 07:54:23 PM »
New 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim - Only bike I've ever had until I got the '11 Connie in March.

Sadly faceed the fact that there is a new love in my life and sold her yesterday to a family member that will take good care.

And of course I can get some more farkles!!

Wow! 30 years between new bikes! That may be a record.

Offline red44

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #31 on: July 10, 2011, 10:26:46 PM »
Honda SL70 (OK almost a moped)
Honda CB350 was the first street bike, with JC Whitney chrome megaphone mufflers!  :)

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2011, 09:16:00 PM »
My first bike was a 1978 Romet Pony 50 at the age of 10.



Followed by 1980 Simson S51 Enduro.



And finally my first street bike 1982 MZ ETZ 250

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Offline mjrfd99

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2011, 02:16:28 PM »
1972 H1-b  1st "big boys" bike

Offline Tom J.

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2011, 02:35:21 PM »
After the minibikes and the little 125 street bike, First real bike was this Honda CX 500 Custom- rode the damn thing everywhere!
Geez I was a stupid dork back then... (maybe still am)   ;)

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2011, 03:02:04 PM »
After the minibikes and the little 125 street bike, First real bike was this Honda CX 500 Custom- rode the damn thing everywhere!
Geez I was a stupid dork back then... (maybe still am)   ;)

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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #36 on: July 14, 2011, 03:05:47 PM »
...jacket by Members Only
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'08 Kawasaki Concours
'98 Yamaha VMax
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #37 on: July 14, 2011, 03:07:49 PM »
Yea, Uh,  I'm here for the Alman Brothers auditions ....?  (kidding) ;D



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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #38 on: July 14, 2011, 03:19:48 PM »
everybody is a dork 30 years later.
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
« Reply #39 on: July 14, 2011, 04:20:34 PM »
My first bike was a new 1977 RD 400 bought new in '78.
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