A Vrod
- A Vrod, custom totally awesome, love it!!!! Just after I got my driving license, past 50, all my friends could not believe that I ride such a big bike! but I love it so much, I get nuts , I dream of her at night and the custom Muscle in the Green Hornet is fabulous!!!
- —Guest Yve Rodri
Scooter
- My First machine was Honda Activa, a 110cc scooter. It still runs like hell, drinks 1liter of petroleum per 40-45kilometer. Just change the engine oil at certain distances. Other than that, Fill it , Shut it, Forget it.
- —Guest wtFake
my first bike..... Lord help me!!!
- A 1972 Honda Super Sport. It looked good in the garage where I bought it. I took it home but couldn't keep it running. Plugs fouled after 20 mins. every time. I took my bike test on it with a box of new plugs in my coat. Had to change plugs half way thru the road test. Burned my hands badly. Tester passed me (against his better judgement he stated)Found out 1972 SS's had different jet settings from the rest of the SS's. (still have the box full of plugs in the gargage) Ran great after I set the jets correctly. Found out it had a Susuki front set of forks (new Honda seals didn't work)Apparently the guy ran into the back of a truck with it. While riding in a tourist spot a lady in the car next to me said "I think water is running all over your engine?" I shut it off and looked and sure enough, gas was running out the bottom of the tank all over the hot engine. I held my finger over the hole all the way home except when using the clutch. (I was quite scared I'd blow up) Didn't....
- —Guest thom
First Motorcycle
- My first "real" motorcycle, after my 1969 Lil Indian minibike and 1970 Honda CT 70 was a 1971 Kawasaki 125 F6 Enduro - it was the only year they made them and I have looking for one for several years and just found one two weeks ago. I remember taking off all the lights etc and racing for the first time and my Father who just passed away (God bless him) was there and going crazy because I got first place after a three lap tie breaker showdown. It's in my garage going through a full restoration.
- —Guest Terry
My first bike
- It was a 1994 135cc 2stroke Yamaha RX-King,I was 18..bought this bike as soon as I got my licence..I really missed that bike..accelerate from 0 to 100kph in 5 sec..thats the wonder of 2 stroke engine..did modified the engine..more horse power..but it became a very high fuel consumption engine,so I sold that bike..I am riding a 2006 225cc 4stroke Yamaha Scorpio now..we don't have more than 250cc bike here in Indonesia..but it can't compare with the 2 stroke devilish power..dreaming of a 600 cc engine...but its way too expensive..cost me three times here than it cost in US because of the very high additional taxes here..
- —Guest Iwan
My Frist Motocycle
- My first Motocycle was a brand new 1962 Honda CB 150,I was 15.5 years. Back in those days with a Permit you could buy a motorcycle but not a Car. So yes,I was moved. Since then,I've have owned all the different Japanese, Motorcycle's. A 1981 Honda CB 750 Costom, A 2005 Yamamah FJR 1300 A 2005 Suzuki 1300 Hyabusa, And currently A 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14. Only had one Speeding Ticked In the last 22 years. Would like to have as a second bike, The BMW 1000 RR. But might in up in JAIL with this Bike. 48.5 years of Riding. Down only (ONCE).
- —Moiegon
First motorcycle
- I bought a Honda 50 when I was 14. Rode the crap out of it. I probably had as much if not more fun on that bike than any since. You couldn't hardly hurt it. In a few months I moved up to a Suzuki X6 Hustler, that was a ride. My current bike it a Screamin Eagle Ultra.
- —bushhog69
My First Motorcycle
- My first motorcycle was a green 1970 Honda CB350. I and my wife rode that all over within 70 miles of home. I appreciated that bike much more after I sold it than when I had it. I'd love to find the same year Honda and restore it because it is a simple, honest, reliable, and fun bike.
- —Darrellend
My first motorcycle
- My first motorcycle was a 1970 Kawasaki Mach III, a 500cc 3-cylinder two stroke. Bought it new, $990, put about 28K miles on it. I have many memories of this machine; here are a few: * It never broke down! * More importantly, it never spat me onto the road. * It delivered my first near-death experience, and then several more. * It had near-zero low end torque, and required many RPMs when hauling two people up hill on the freeway. * I read that a 3-cylinder two stroke engine should be as smooth as a 6-cylinder four stroke. This is a terrible lie. * I never broke 30 mpg. * The brakes were execrable -- weak drums that glazed over when wet, necessitating a session with a rasp. * The frame redefined 'flexible flyer,' giving that unsettling 'hinged in the middle' effect. * Top speed, as I measured it, was 118 mph. * I should never have sold it... I loved that bike!
- —Ed_
79 Daytona Special
- My first bike was a 79 RD400 Daytona Special . I'd ridden dad's DT-1 and his Bultaco's so when I finally got my own I was happy .Letting a BSA riding friend take it for a spin he returned wide eye'd and all he could say was "Wow ". Seem's I'd forgotten to warn him not only about how responsive it was but how well the front and rear disc brakes stopped compared to what he was used to . It's a kind of freedom you don't feel in a 4 wheeler . After a rough day at work a ride always clears my head and it's too bad so many people have never experienced that . By the way the Daytona still has a corner of my garage .
- —Guest Doug
my first bike
- It was 1956 and I wanted a bike, at 16 I couldn't afford the Triumph Bonneville, so I got a 125cc NSU. It provided my entrance to the world of riding and I've been riding ever since, 53 years. Since then I have owned several English, German, Asian and American motorcycles.
- —Guest paulb
First Motorcycle
- My first bike was a 1970 HONDA CT90 Trail bike. It was a lot of fun to ride.
- —Guest Guest Steve
First bike
- I was a 16.y.o., living in Adelaide and had just got my licence. With help from my older (23y.o.) brother I bought a 1942 B.S.A. 500cc 'Armchair'. Wound up in the Royal Hobart 10 months later when an on-coming Ford ute turned right in front of me, being 'green' in road skills I was not able to avoid it however my lovely bike did manage to push his motor back into his lap. Good grounding for me as the bike, which cost 6 pounds, a lot in 1955, was excellent training and I then progressed to a 1943 500cc Indian Scout. My bum still twitches when I hear a 'Thumper' and have that urge again. Riding off into the sunset now has a whole new meaning for me. I believe avidly that no-one should be granted a car-licence until they have ridden bikes for a minimum of 2 years. THAT would make an impact (no pun intended) on motor-cycles collisions with cars. (Just a thought !!).
- —Guest Ray Norman
1967 Yamaha 360 Enduro
- I bought my first bike when I was 19. An old girlfriend's friend had it for sale. Once I brought it home, my dad said, "...not under my roof!" So, I enlisted in the service and never came back. That was 38 years ago during Vietnam. And, 5 bikes later, my current ride is a 2002 Harley Road King. I love this bike... Years later, my dad said that he never should have given me that ultimatum. He understood that I was determined to ride and ride I did. From the Yamaha to a Honda to Kawasaki to a Suzuki to a Harley and finally to this Harley. I loved them all as each one was a little bigger and badder and faster...
- —Guest Tom
first one
- My first motorcycle [ motorbike ] was a WHIZZER. I traded a brace of cap guns and a homemade skate board for it. I was 12 years old and couldnt even take it home. I peddled it all over town and ever so often it would go POP POP POP POP POP POP POP. I was thrilled to death. Many memories and many bikes sense then. 40 Plus. I am 72 now and my current ride is a Victory King Pin. Long way from a Whizzer. Jerry
- —bullfrog4013
