FIRST BIKE

jpickup · Post by **jpickup** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:49 pm

Honda MBX50
Honda CB400T (still got it)
Honda CB600F (Hornet)
Honda VTR1000

There's a pattern there somewhere

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:57 pm

interesting..my mate has a 1978 400a..2 speed auto!!he lost 3 fingers on his left hand and thats all he could ride!cant be bad!

Robbe · Post by **Robbe** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:58 pm

Hmm, first a CB100N, great little bike, till i blew it up. Front brake was dire, a cable operated disk.
Next was an RZ250LC YPVS import. Total mad bike.
Came with 90/90 front and rear, so first stop was a set of metzlers, 33a on front and 99 on the rear.
Bit of a break for a few years, then got an MTX200 for commuting, Ran that for a year then got a CBR600FJ, ran that for 2 years then got the storm(which is for sale btw)

Robb

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Thu May 27, 2004 4:29 pm

i knew this would attract some attention

so heres my bike list.very first bike was a 1953 kerry capitano,then 4 honda 50's..an nsu quickley..(slowly)?then the puch

then yb100..ts185..sp370...xs650se..cg125...2 three wheelers

in 12 days

husqvarna390..400superdream..cb900fz..dr400..ktm250..vtr1000...then nothing for 3 years..gpz500..and now vtr again..all over 32years.

oh and when i was 14 i had a bsa bantam d14..used to spend 1/2 hour riding it and 2 hours working on it...get the sparkplug on the cooker...quickley run outside and it would start..good job we dont have to that these days..

tintin69 · Post by **tintin69** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:32 pm

1st bike was a honda nsr 125 took restrictors out got my 1st sp30 and 3 points thanks to the ever so nice office of the law for that
as i was tryin to get a ton out of it down slack hill at matlock (a realy big steep hill if you not been there ) mind you he timed me and my average speed from top to bottom was 95 so i gues i was a bit impressed with that unfortunately the plod wasnt i spent more time on my butt with that bike through just tryin to get my knee down everytime my knee was down the rest of me is sure to follow

from then i passed my test and got a zx6 f3 WOW the power covered 14k miles in 12 months just from finishin work and shootin off to skegvegas for a bag a chips everyday till i got banned for doin 145 average then i thaught id calm down and get a twin well at least the revs have dropped even if the speed hasnt im half way there lol

tattie · Post by **tattie** » Sat May 29, 2004 6:27 pm

First Bike; Honda XL250 K 1978, I cleaned out my post office account to get it. Rode it around the woods for a year and then prepped it for the mot 1982. Never managed to red line it, top speed was I think 67 with a following wind,all the mates with X7s and LCs used to let me go off first (usually 15 mins before them) and they would still get to our destination before me. So in the end I traded it in for a black 250 LC, I can still feel the surge of the old stroker.
Helmet; Stadium Achillies with a Bob Heath tinted visor on it (my god it dont half look dated now).

Cheers

A.M.

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Sat May 29, 2004 11:09 pm

well you think your hat was dated..mine was a stadium 6!!see the previous posts for laughter.and the pic on funnies...makes you seem like a rich man!!

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sun May 30, 2004 2:17 pm

heres my list:- honda CB250 G5, 550 F2, XL 250s, KZ 750, VF 750,
BMW R100s, CB 900, CBR1000F, Blackbird CBR1100xx, and now the VTR 1000f the most fun of the lot.

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:48 am

Puch grandprix, rd250, rd400,gs550, Z900A2, MZ250 (the college years!!), gsx 750efe,gsx1100efe,FZR1000 exup, harley fxr1340(!!!), norton commando 850 mk2a interstate, triumph trident, triumph sprint, CBR600,fireblade, triumph sprint sport, triumph t509 speed triple and of course the VTR

ktd001 · Post by **ktd001** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:56 am

OK, I THINK mine was a Honda SS50 (did they make one of those?).

Picked it up off a neighbour one night and went hammering up the country lane. I'd never been shown how to ride so not quite sure how I made it go
but, and this is the scary bit, I also didn't know how to stop it! Ended up with the front wheel dangling over a busy intersection, no engine running and no soles left on me trainers!

Walked it home and went and found the guy I bought it from to show me how all the bits worked!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:36 am

First bike - 79 GS 550. An underpowered, overweight nail that would flex if you attempted anything beyond a pedestrian pace in the corners. How I survived 40K on that thing I'll never know.

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:33 am

mine was honda CB 250 G5 twin. crap but I loved it and if could find one now id buy one to restore just for fun

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:37 am

Kaz, we just got so much in common......inevitable really.

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:05 pm

yeah Kaz, I guess some things are just meant to be

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:05 pm

mmmmmmmmmmm me too, lots.

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