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spads · 11-23-2012, 06:29 PM

08 rebel. wish i was able to have kept it because it was a fun ride.

hypostang · 11-23-2012, 10:13 PM

1981 Kawasaki 550 LTD

CrazyDave · 11-23-2012, 10:22 PM

mmm you tell me..

Impster · 11-23-2012, 10:27 PM

1970-something Honda CB350.

Wires shorted out under gas tank and I got to watch it burn on the side of the highway.

Then I had to get a ride home and tell my dad *his* motorcycle went up in flames.

Yeah... he was not happy.

Imp

lazyboy · 11-24-2012, 09:57 AM

Keep em coming! My second and third bikes,Suzuki 80 and Honda SL350. The Suzuki replaced my NSU and the Honda I bought when I got out of the Navy in 1970. The pics aren't the actual bikes but the SL350 was the same color. I really liked that bike! I was mostly riding dirt back then!

GPSchmidt · 11-24-2012, 02:16 PM

1973 Honda CL125. Looked just like the pic.

steed2death · 11-24-2012, 09:44 PM

first bike ever is my current honda steed VLX 2002.. two years now!!

invalidsession · 11-25-2012, 12:51 AM

1959 125cc BSA Bantam was my first ever bike and I can still smell that little two stroke on certain occasions. It got me into bikes, dirt only back then. My first foray onto the real road was a Yamaha FS1E in the summer of 1977. Flat out it would show 54.5 mph on the flat, remember how that .5 mph would get you past your mates bikes ? I skimmed the head, polished the ports, cut the baffle and a whole host of other magazine advised lunacy but never saw more than an honest 58.5mph. I miss those days so bad. They were so innocent. Slip streaming was an art form that has been sadly lost amongst those who strive to get to the pub first and thus avoid the dreaded "first round" It was always last man in payed back then

Chris

Swamprabbit · 11-25-2012, 01:05 AM

80's orange mini bike from Sears.

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invalidsession · 11-25-2012, 01:09 AM

It wasn't long after that that we all kind of split off. The 50cc bikes that were our first legal road machines were replaced by 185 Suzukis, Yamaha RD250's and the like. The sport was lost because invariably the bigger capacity bike won the day. The riding skill of honing those little 50 cc to their maximum speed was scoffed up in how much money you could afford to out do each other and that's where the death toll started. RIP Jimmy Miles on your 500 Four, Ian Thomas on your 750 Boiler, John James on your wickedly fast 750 Kawasaki H1 and to all the other friends I have lost to the wonderful feeling of being at one with the world on a motorcycle. Live on and ride my friends, in my mind we are still on those little Yamahas racing to the great pub in the sky with one arm tucked under your body for that extra 1/2 mph.

Chris

11-23-2012, 06:29 PM	#51 (permalink)
spads Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Central AR Posts: 17	08 rebel. wish i was able to have kept it because it was a fun ride. __________________ 2003 Shadow Spirit 750

11-23-2012, 10:13 PM	#52 (permalink)
hypostang Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Maryville Tn Posts: 428	1981 Kawasaki 550 LTD __________________ 1990 VT1100C

11-24-2012, 02:16 PM	#56 (permalink)
GPSchmidt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Allegan, Michigan Posts: 883	1973 Honda CL125. Looked just like the pic. __________________ Greg 1993 Harley-Davidson XLH 1200 Sportster 1991 Harley-Davidson FLTCU Tour Glide Four Wheels Move the Body, Two Wheels Move the Soul Last edited by GPSchmidt; 11-24-2012 at 10:53 PM.

11-24-2012, 09:44 PM	#57 (permalink)
steed2death Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI Posts: 118	first bike ever is my current honda steed VLX 2002.. two years now!! __________________ honda shadow (steed) VLX 2002 400cc 5 gears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcGwIpqxpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M7ktweB88I

11-25-2012, 01:05 AM	#59 (permalink)
Swamprabbit Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Forrest City, AR Posts: 49	80's orange mini bike from Sears. Sent from my iPhone using Motorcycle.com Free App __________________ 1985 HONDA REBEL 250 1993 HONDA NIGHTHAWK 250 1983 HONDA NIGHTHAWK 650 2007 HONDA SHADOW 600 VLX SEMPER FI do or die DEVIL DOC always try's

11-25-2012, 12:51 AM	#58 (permalink)
invalidsession Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 166	1959 125cc BSA Bantam was my first ever bike and I can still smell that little two stroke on certain occasions. It got me into bikes, dirt only back then. My first foray onto the real road was a Yamaha FS1E in the summer of 1977. Flat out it would show 54.5 mph on the flat, remember how that .5 mph would get you past your mates bikes ? I skimmed the head, polished the ports, cut the baffle and a whole host of other magazine advised lunacy but never saw more than an honest 58.5mph. I miss those days so bad. They were so innocent. Slip streaming was an art form that has been sadly lost amongst those who strive to get to the pub first and thus avoid the dreaded "first round" It was always last man in payed back then Chris

11-25-2012, 01:09 AM	#60 (permalink)
invalidsession Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 166	It wasn't long after that that we all kind of split off. The 50cc bikes that were our first legal road machines were replaced by 185 Suzukis, Yamaha RD250's and the like. The sport was lost because invariably the bigger capacity bike won the day. The riding skill of honing those little 50 cc to their maximum speed was scoffed up in how much money you could afford to out do each other and that's where the death toll started. RIP Jimmy Miles on your 500 Four, Ian Thomas on your 750 Boiler, John James on your wickedly fast 750 Kawasaki H1 and to all the other friends I have lost to the wonderful feeling of being at one with the world on a motorcycle. Live on and ride my friends, in my mind we are still on those little Yamahas racing to the great pub in the sky with one arm tucked under your body for that extra 1/2 mph. Chris

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