In 1988 when I was 21 I bought a Yamaha Seca 650 from an acquaintance on a whim.
The only instruction I had was his tutorial on how it worked on a side street.
I kept the bike a couple years, didn't ride it much, sold it in 1990.
Nice looking bike, IMO. (Internet pic)
Never thought about having a motorcycle again until...
34 years later in 2024 my 19 year old son wanted a motorcycle.
Him wanting a motorcycle made me think about a motorcycle.
Thinking about it led me to
wanting needing one.
Prior to buying a motorcycle I had to take the Motorcycle Basic Rider Course in order to get a motorcycle endorsement on my license.
Once I had a motorcycle license I bought this Yamaha R3.
Unlike when I had a bike 34 years ago this time I was into riding.
This wasn't technically my first bike, but substantially it was.