Motorcycle Memories - Throwback Thread

[kaneboats]

The success of the other thread made me think this one would be fun. Post pics of you riding your first bike or (if you don't have any or at least any digital ones) just find pics online of your first bike. I'll start. My first bike was a Honda QA50. I was a real badass on this thing.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19191&d=1391711500

Then we begged my Dad for something with a clutch. He got us this Gemini thing that I'm pretty sure had an 80 engine as it would climb walls. The handlebars would fold down to get it in the station wagon. LOL.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19192&d=1391711520

I knew I was cool when I was 9 and got upgraded to a brand new Honda XL70. I probably put 10k miles on this thing.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19193&d=1391711543

The first bike I bought myself was an XR75 when I was around 12.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19194&d=1391711556

Never really rode street bikes but still love to take the kids off road. Post up your first and favorites here.


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[New Guy]

Man I miss this bike. 05 Yamaha R6 heavily modded.

In stock form http://www.mag-knight.com/images/Black%20R6.jpg
After I wrecked it http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo121/2005r6rider/101408172924.jpg
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo121/2005r6rider/101408171535.jpg

[New Guy]

In track clothes
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo121/2005r6rider/321212823_dsc_0827.jpg
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo121/2005r6rider/racing/321207901_dsc_0025.jpg

[sandm]

my first bike was this one below(stock photo, not mine). never been on a bike before and bought it in '89. 1984 700interceptor. classic in the day. I went to test ride it and fell over in the parking lot stopped. bent clutch lever. I then owned it :)

http://www.classicsportbikesforsale.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/KGrHqFl8FQCzGhJFBQEy3Okfg60_3-550x412.jpg

sold it sameyear and never got on a bike again until 2004 when I bought a 150scooter. here's a pic of the scooter and the 250 I had for 2 months before outgrowing. the blue evo was the hotrod until I realized a boat was WAY more fun...
car was dyno'ed at 363whp. running low11's and was a kick. I do miss it and would trade bikes for it in a heartbeat if they weren't so darn spensive..
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/sandm01/motorcycles/P8080022.jpg

2years on it and from '06 to '14 owned a 250ninja, yzf600, '08 zx6r and '09 zx6r.

[kaneboats]

Slick. Must've been before the pink days.

[sandm]

yup. it was blue instead of pink :)

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/sandm01/scooter.jpg

[bergermaister]

First ride. CR80 up til about age 15 or so.

http://chattypics.com/files/1986cr80r_moipzvfuw7z2czkgyxb1.jpg

No ride until about 17, then Husqvarna 390 with the big enduro tank. Ugly as sin, bass ackwards with kick start on the wrong side etc, smoked enough to kill all the mosquitoes within a square mile, but was a beast.

http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/poc/130706/733r1/8591jn1_20.jpeg

After college commuter bike - Honda Rebel 450. Way too small but was too cheap to pass up. Had a couple years and sold for $300 more than bought it for and only $$ spent on it was gas... Ok, maybe a clutch cable.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Honda-cmx450rebel.jpg

Current-

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aimm0Lb2vx4/TATWrB_zESI/AAAAAAAAAu4/8XPrVesInEc/s1600/GR%2Bbike.jpg

JK!

[irish-racing]

Started on a TTR 225 when I was 17
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/TTR225_zps5d539bea.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/TTR225_zps5d539bea.jpg.html)

Then at 18 bought a 2002 YZF-600R

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/19949_0_1_2_yzf600rthundercat_ImagebyYamahaPublish edwithpermission_zpsae57f5cc.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/19949_0_1_2_yzf600rthundercat_ImagebyYamahaPublish edwithpermission_zpsae57f5cc.jpg.html)

Then 6 months later bought a 2006 YZF-R1

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/367_509666158606_7665_n_zps3fc9c911.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/367_509666158606_7665_n_zps3fc9c911.jpg.html)

The R1 on the track

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/bike2_zps8bb9c733.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/bike2_zps8bb9c733.jpg.html)