Rode first bike?

Dodsfall

1974 Honda CL350. I rode it for a couple seasons then moved up to a Kawasaki Spectre 750.

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hsartteacher

First bike: Triumph Bonneville America 790 cc, 2005.

Rode it for about a year and moved to a smaller bike, technically!! A sportbike, Suzuki SV 650S, which I had for almost 2 years before going smaller AGAIN... to a GSXR 600.

Again though smaller, it has about 25% more HP...and faster acceleration...

I guess i do things differently than most LOL. I keep going smaller and smaller!!

PS what do you mean by a "riding season"

#3  

PJL

I think Dante's Inferno included a level of Hell for people from the South who like to rub their constantly warm weather in the faces of others.

#4  

gueedo70

2005 Ninja 250, Still riding it and I dont plan to move up for quite awhile.

#5  

gammaqueen

2007 Harley 1200 Sportster, I still ride it along with the Ninja ZX6R.

#6  

rexmitchell

cbr 600, don't remember how long I had it exactly but went to a katana 600, then a gsxr 600, now an R1....I couldn't find what I liked

#7  

Archangel

650c first street bike still riding it

#8  

Gummiente

An '81 Honda CX500 Custom that I bought new in June of '82 while stationed in Montreal with the Army. Took it to Germany when I was stationed there in November '82 and rode it until I "upgraded" to a well used '71 BSA Thunderbolt 650 a year later.

#9  

Goliath616

umm legally ridden on the street? 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50C (805cc) bought in July of '08 and still on it, first street bike I ever rode was a Suzuki street bike (small 70cc or 90cc bike) that my Grandpa got as partial payment for some concrete work, rode that about 2 months (with my brother and cousin) we were ages 6 (me) 7 (cousin) and 8 (brother) we rode it around his yard

#10  

pfcArtie

06 yellow kawasaki ninja 250 bought in the beginning of last summer. Planning on moving up to a yamaha r6 this summer

#11  

HarveyCreek

A 1967 Honda CB160, a year later got a 1971 Kawaski 350 Mach II which was a three cylinder 2-stroke.

#12  

calebh

got an old yamaha xt225 last summer for my first bike, and i just bought a triumph sprint today. the move up is a little sooner than i was planning, but i couldn't resist the triumph. lol

#13  

kitty kat

I had no choice but to ride a 125 when I was learning, bought a Honda 125 Superdream which I did my test on back in May 1984, then in the July bought a Honda XBR500 (single cylinder), that lasted in my possession for a whole 3 months until I bought a Yamaha XJ600.

#14  

KevSumac

1978 Honda CX500. Sole source of transportation in Feb and Mar in Indiana. April rolled around with a bunch of rain and I had to get a car as well.

#15  

Jay550

1998 Suzuki 650. Got it at 3500 miles, engine blew at 5000 miles 3 months later. I got the summer out of it, so I figured I'd go back to a car for the fall/winter. That was just over 7 years ago, and I just now bought another bike.

#16  

aaronrkelly

First bike was a 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000......1000ccs of inline 4 muscle.....love that bike.

Then about 3 months later moved DOWN to a 2001 Yamaha VStar 650 Classic.

......but much like I dont sell guns unless I have to.......I dont sell bikes either, so I have them both and about 3 more.

#17  

iamjustifyd

I want to see this bike!! Got from the dealership?

#18  

kschilk

My first real street bike was a 1970 Honda CL100, got it when I was 12. This pic was taken in a stripmine, just a few weeks after I'd gotten it. I think this was the day I finally realized...I was made for dirt. Within' a few weeks, the lights & turn signals went away, I added knobbies and started racing dirt track. I didn't get another street bike until I was 16 but I remember at 14, I regularly borrowed a friend's Sportster and rode it on the highways. Yeah, ok....I know it was illegal, I was a bad boy. Still, I passed lotsa' cops and none ever looked twice at me...even though I was rather small. I had to push-start the Sportster, I wasn't heavy enough to use the kickstarter.

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#19  

Tdubb

My first street bike was an 82 KZ1000K2. It was a great bike, but it was one of those that they only made for 2 years, and parts where expensive as hell. If you could find them. There's all kinds of parts for the J modle, but be ware of the K.

Any wase that was 3 years ago and I traded up last June to my 97 Suzuki bandit 1200s, and I love it.

#20  

hsartteacher

Yeah but we're used to the heat from our Infern-al summers.

#21  

chaindad

Oh....rub it in why don't ya teach!!!!!


My first street bike......Yamaha 250.....rode it 2 summers....
traded for Nighthawk 650.....rode it 4 years.....got out of riding some 20 years & bought Faith last February 29th

#22  

bigtim6656

when i was 14 my dad bought me a honda 450. I think it was a 89 or 90. Great bike i was riding a motorcycle before i knew how to drive a car.
I traded it in on a jetski. I am going monday to look at a 80s model honda 750. I plan to buy it. Just shy of what would be 10 years since i had my first and last street bike.

#23  

wawadave

new 69 honda 90 lasted three hard years

#24  

FlyBy

well my first bike is VStar 650 custom and i have just started riding... not decided to change so far

#25  

tampabayguy

First bike I ever rode was back in '64...yea I'm kinda of old. This bike was a Mustang. How many of you out there even heard of these? Seems like the shift pattern on it was one up, three down, if I'm remembering correctly.

#26  

Dennis in NH

1997 Rebel 250 for 1 month; 2004 Vstar 650 for 2 months (probably could've lived with this for a while); Vstar 1300 Tourer (still have it). 1999 CBR 600 F4 (unnecessary toy & just bought it)

#27  

bighouse

Well call me an idiot but the first street bike I ever rode was an 05 GSXR 1000. Scared the crap outta me. Thank god for all the dirt bike experience so I didn't panic, but I haven't touched a 1000cc sport bike since. I've been riding 800cc cruisers and 600 sport bikes. I'm currently waiting to pick up my vstar 1300

#28  

CB750F

Early 70's Yamaha 350 2 stroke twin with expired plates and no paperwork but I rode it daily. I don't remember what came next.

I'm on my way back down now. Went from an 1100 cruiser to a 500 sportbike. I want a Yamaha WR250X now. I could end up in trouble with it.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...96/0/home.aspx

#29  

Fireman4u

1970 Honda CB175, rode it for 2 years then got a 1977 Suzuki GS400. Many other bikes since then.

#30  

Hawkeye

First bike was a 1997 Kawasaki ZX-7R, then after a year and a half I moevd up to a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6. Yes it was a move up because my R6 seems much quicker than my 750 did.

#31  

SteveM

1979 Kawasaki KZ400. Went to a 1978 Kawasaki Z-1R (1015cc) a year later

#32  

Dodsfall

I have fond memories of the Z1-R. I may look for another one someday. I think they are starting to become fairly rare though.

#33  

Whitewasp17

My first bike is a ZX750-F4 (Kawasaki Ninja 750 1989), love this bike would not trade it for anything. Great on power and great on the road! Still Riding it today.

#34  

Whitewasp17

Woops I ment KZ750-F4 lol, was reading the posts above, and was not paying attention.

#35  

daddymikey1975

my first bike was a 1981 Yamaha SR185 exciter.. rode that back and forth to work and ride the kids around for about 5 yrs... put it in storage for 3 yrs.. needs a carb as it sits in my garage still... NOW I have a 2002 Shadow VLX600 Deluxe.. (I call her spooky) . . got her in February and put about 700 miles on her so far.. she needs new shoes and front brakes.. but thats normal maintenance.. i'll keep her around for a while.

#36  

Nemoralis

A 2005 Ninja 250. Rode it until I got hit.

Plan on moving up to an FZ6 or something similar this summer.

#37  

Mad_Bohemian

first road bike was an 83 v45 Honda Magna. Now I have a 750 Shadow ACE.

#38  

greyboyfan

Technically, I never owned a bike of my very ownie untill I traded a '75 Deck Boat/75hp Evenrude for an '81 Gl 1100 Goldwing. ...(stright across trade) back in,...oh?...'92 or so,(when was the first Gulf War?)

I had ridden as a kid on lots of different buddies bikes, but, cause I had an Uncle killed on a bike, my folks never allowed it.

Now, between my wife and I we have 3 street motorcycles.

'93 XV1100 Virago
'03 Valkyrie
'04 VTX1800C

And YES HSartteacher, I will get a pic up. ..I just,...things happen,..you know.

#39  

SHTF Rat

Ditto for me

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