KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: KXcam22 on February 09, 2008, 04:10:02 AM
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My first bike was a Harley Davidson 90. My dad bought it for me new at a motorcycle show. I just about fainted I was so surprised. I was 11. A friend had one and I had ridden it a couple of times. Well that bike was the bigest POS you could amagine. It was made my Minarelli and broke everytime I rode it. Fast though, on pavement it would dust off all of my friends minibikes. I MX raced it a few weekends later. It had gotten water in the gas so would barely run - I had to push it up the main jump each lap and was the laughing stock of the crowd. My dad must have been embarased because I got a used honda SL70 a few weeks later. That was a good bike. Cam.
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1970 Honda trail 70. 3-speed semi automatic. Fold down handlebars. Gas tank under a very large seat. Rode it almost every weekend in the desert for 2 years. Absolutely bulletproof. Never even changed the plug.
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1972 kawi trail 50 then a 79 ke 100 iwas 5 and then got the ke at 8. Ive ridden for 27 years and lovin every minute of it . :evil: :evil: :evil:
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AT TEN years old in 1975 I HAD A 5HP BRIGGS PULL START ON A NO SUSPINSION FRAME,, THEN A RUPP MINI BIKE ,,THEN HODAKA SUPER RATS by 13 14
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I traded a yard cart for a yz enduro 80 when I was in jr. high. I lived in town with nowhere to hit the dirt, so I rode the streets. The front wheel was bent so bad it was a challenge to ride over like 20 mph. It had no kickstarter and had to be choked while pushing to start. The back tire was smooth as a racing slick, and would barely spin the tire on wet grass, so I never got accused of property damage. The best memory of that bike was riding it to footbal practice on the other side of town. I would trail my best friend, who was our middle linebacker, to practice and back wearing all of our football equipment. It was kinda safe since we were wearing helmets and pads, and could only go 10-15 mph, but I doubt any kids would get away with it today. :-D :-D
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My 1st bike was a Honda cb160 :roll:,,,,,my 1st dirtbike was a Kawasaki Greenstreak 238cc,,,,holed the piston because of my own ignorance of 2strokes,,,,boy those were the days,,BSA victors ,pentons,bultaco's ,montesa's ,ossa's ,Zundap,Hodaka's,everyone rode something different back in the day.
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Jimvpa.......liked the old travel trailer in the background. My folks had one similar to that one back in the 70's. Brings back alot of good memories. Excellent pic, thanks.
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Mine was a 70's Honda QA50, I think I was around 7 or 8. 3spd auto trans and it was the best bike within 100 yds of my house. (Of course I did'nt have any neighbors within 300 yds of my house!!!!) I rode the wheels off that bike and my mom was the first person to do a wheelie on it, she never rode it after that. Learned the definition of neutral drop that day. Graduated from that to a 73 lt1 100cc Yamaha. (yep the purple one) Then after about 2 yrs went to a 76 DT400 and KX 420. Kept the 400 and put all the lights back on it and rode it on the street for a couple years. The KX gave me a few bruises to my ego and other parts. I rode alot of my friends bikes back then too,like an 81 yz125 that was ported and flow benched with aftermarket suspension (don't recall what suspension it was though.) A 76 yz 125 with the steel tank. A few different CR's in 125, 250, 480 and 500. Also had a 78 Honda CX500 that I rode back and fourth to college after the DT. I now have the KX500 and a Goldwing.
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85 Zooki DS80. I don't remember much nowadays, but I do remember that as long as I can remember I wanted a dirtbike. I would beg my parents like crazy... "No!" Then I got the DS as a surprise one day. I was just getting to be too big for it, but it was a great bike to learn on. The motor was like a tank, small bike but still a 5 speed.
After that, I was on my own. I was 17 when I saved up enough for a 83 RM 250. It's definately in my blood.
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js check out my youtube profile. the link is in my signiture.
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My first bike was a Cushman Super Eagle. I was twelve or thirteen and so happy just to have any type of motorcycle. That thing was next to impossible to start, always had old and new problems. I used to ride it for an hour and work on it for two. It weighed about five times what I did and had about three horsepower on a good day. When I dumped it, the exhaust would burn my leg . Two speed, hand shift, yep the good old days. That thing was a super turd, but I loved it just the same. My Dad worked for Holsum bread in the sixties, he talked the fleet painter into donating some paint, so the Cushman was painted orange and blue just like a Holsum bread truck. Thanks for the topic, I almost forgot about that old Cushman.
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js just for you buddy!!! i'm too sexy for my socks :-D :-D :-D
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my first memorys in life are of my dad taking me out on his new* 1986 ATC 250R (i was less then a year old)
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First bike was a Matchless 150CC 2 stroke and first dirt was a Hodoka super rat. Some pic's below :-D :-D
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Alan, great pics! The top pic reminds of my Dads first bike. It was a Honda 160. But the windshield on yours......Classic. The bottom pic reminds of my second bike. A 1971 Kawasaki 90 street bike with the front fender removed and some trials tires installed. Ran around out in the desert for a couple of years on it. It was my 1st 2-stroke. Great times.
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Alan, that matchless bike is way cool. i really like that picture, makes me wish that they still made bikes in that kind of style. i kind of like to roll old school ya know. my first bike was an old honda, must have been a late 1970's 80cc or so. it was silver and was a ton of fun at 10 yrs. old. i was too young to realize that i needed to check the oil. well needless to say, the fun ended when it seized up. the only thing my dad said was "well, did you learn anything from it?". the next thing i had was an 84 odessey. oh ya, that baby was fun. it put up with intentional rollovers too! MADDOGGY
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My first was a KX80. But at the time was looking at a honda 75 or something, a thee speed four stoke peice of crap. My dad refused to let me have the honda. He said I would out grow it too soon.
Sure enough a few weeks later we ran across a 1980 kx80. Boy was I blown away. At the time it was like a 500 let me tell ya. Never be that good again.............
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my first bike was the '81 yamaha yz 125
it was a superb db at the time ,powerfull thing :-P
then honda '82 cr250
it was at the 4th oversize piston and gave me holeshot few times
50 hp was huge power for 15 year oldie :mrgreen:
then 18 yrs later it was the k5 coming in to my live
now i have 2 of them and i,m in love :lol:
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mine was a 80 something(?) honda trail 70, the thing would climb huge hills at like 2 miles an hour, haha then i got a 91 kdx200 which was my first 2 stroke (awesome trail bike, still got it sitting in the garage)
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today i was lucky enough to get back what looks like my 1981 kx 420 which was my first big bore kx bike ...from a guy here in town that found it in a garge for 25 bucks
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First dirtbike riding I ever did not as a passenger was on a HODAKA Dirt Squirt 100cc at about 12 yrs old. I beat the ever-loving sh!t outta that thing just to keep the rest of'em still in my view as they went bombing along in Victorville on plush long-legged Husky 250 XC's and Husky 430WR's. Man oh man... I've ridden a Hodaka on some amazingly technical trails too.
Anyhoo... next came the neighbors HODAKA SuperRat. Also a 100cc... shifted IN REVERSE ORDER... had Honda Elsinore Rear Shocks put on it... never been on a bike since that could turn THAT darn sharp. And boy did that engine seem miles more hyped than the Dirt Squirt.
Then my first "Big Bike"... a '78 Husky 125CR we bought off that same neighbor guy who was pretty much a hotshoe rider as I remember at the time (although I know the me of today could smoke the him of back then).
I'd occasionally get to ride the StepDad's '82 250 XC. d**n that thing was TALL!!!! 39" seat height!!! But I'll tell ya this though... not even a K5 could blast thru gnarly sand-whoops as plush as that thing did... but really the only way to turn it sharply was to come into a turn hot and slide the back-end with rear brake, then blast the clutch and throttle.
Then there was a hiatus for a while... then picked up dirt riding again with a'96 DR350SE Dual Sport. Quickly found myself pushing that thing past it's limits... back to dealer nenxt year and traded-in for a '97 RM250. d**n that thing was amazing once the suspension sag was dialed in.
then I got the not-so-bright idea that I'd trade-in my [bought new '98 PC800 not paid for] and my [paid for RM250], for a DRZ400S in '00. The two previous bikes were a wash financially... so it was just them taking them off my hands.
The DRZ was alright in the dirt after getting re-sprung.. but still too heavy. But I then realized it would NOT work for my occasional needs to bomb down the 405 for 45 miles each way which a sometimes have to do for work.
Then some more life drama... um... then I sold the DRZ and went back again for some more street riding for a while... then in like '06 I picked up an '01 KTM 450 MXC Daul Sported with Cali Plates. Was a sweet bike... only had 1 real dirt ride on it... then got married again.... got pregnant... her job situation looked iffy... nervous sold the 450 for some extra cash just in case... she got new job.. worries alleviated.. Papa wanted his toys back... bought a '90 KDX 200 and was gonna restore it... then realized it really wasn't worth the money it'd truly need to get it up to snuff for my needs personally so I gave that to my younger bro beginning of this year when low and behold I spotted this sweet a$$ '96 KX 500 for only $1250.00
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/TheGDog/KX%20500/IMG_0074.jpg)
I also sold the FZ-1 I had because it kinda felt like maybe it was gonna try to start giving me transmission problems.
And since now I have a 6 mo old... I went the sensible route for the street ride and went back for another PC800... which is like the most versatile and comfy street ride ever with like the lowest possible maintenance you can imagine.
.. now my first street ride was a '76 Yamaha RD125 (twin cylinder 125cc 2-Stroke!)
Then came the '82 Suzuki GS450
Then the '84 XL200 (LOVED this BIKE!)
Sometimes had to borrow brother's old Honda CB450 tank
let's see......then I inherited StepDad's Honda Ascot VT500
Then there was a '93 GSXR 750 (YEAH BABY!!!)
then a hiatus from street... then...
'96 Suzuki Bandit 600cc which I tried to use for commuting from WestLA down to my new job in "The OC"... but I quickly realized the Bandit wasn't gonna cut it because it had soooo much vibration in the crotch area that i felt like I had to piss all day once i arrived at the job.. was in agony... like 1 month later had to go back to dealer and flip it around for something better for long distance freeway jaunts..
thats when I 1st bought my '98 PC800. I was dumb to ever let that bike go. But I did as i mentioned above.
then another street haitus while I played back aorund in the dirt again...
Then got an 2001 Yamaha FZ-1.. aka... The Wheelie Monster (<--- I Great Bike! BTW Highly recommend if you need a cummeter and don't have to carry lots of things on your commute)
and...uh.. I think that's about it. maybe forgot 1 or 2 in there.
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first was honda elsinore 50 75 or 6 model. 3 speed with clutch.
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mine was a 80 something(?) honda trail 70, the thing would climb huge hills at like 2 miles an hour, haha then i got a 91 kdx200 which was my first 2 stroke (awesome trail bike, still got it sitting in the garage)
Cool.... me too. A 1978 Honda CT70 in Black like this.... man that was the BOMB!! Brings back some cool memories of my Dad and Brother who both have passed away. Pretty neat stuff there.
Sly
(http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/03/16/bikepics-311254-800.jpg)
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Mine was an '86 CR500. Talk about a steep learning curve!
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77 yz-400---->86 yz-490---->2000 kx-500 all still in my garage they will all kill any 250 in a hole shot!!!
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1st anyhting - homemade go kart with b&s 5 hp
1st 4 wheeler - lt125
1st 3 wheeler - 200x
1st dirtbike - kx80
1st streetbike - ninja 250
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Mine was an '86 CR500. Talk about a steep learning curve!
Be thankful you didn't get the bug in 85, many of my friends quit riding after they bought 85's, not that the 86 was a slouch, they both deserved respect.
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Mine first motorized bike was a 1967 Montgomery ward minibike, briggs 5hp centrifugal clutch and virtualy no brakes. then 1968 honda z 50, wish I still had it, 1969 cl90, 70ish SL70, later 70's XR75, then the real bike 76 Hodaka Combat Wombat. In 1983 I got a Suzuki RM500, nasty bike, I had to carry a fanny pack full of clutch levers, I seemed to brake at least 1-2 per ride. Since then I've had a KX125's, 250's, 500's, Yamaha 490's, only 1 Honda XR200.
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My bike was the 2001 Kx500. I am still getting used to it :-D :-D
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my first bike was a yz 80 enduro got it when i was 9 or 10 maybe everytime u jumped it the seat would come unlached and grab your you know whats :| what a fun lil bike that was the gas tank flew off it all the time cause the seat wouldnt latch then i went from that lil guy to a yz 125 dont remember the year then i went to a 88 kx 250 then to a 91 cr 250 from that to a 95 cr250 to a 95 cr500 witch i used to think was the badest things around to a 98 rm 250 best bike for all around riding ive ever had throw in a few cr 480's and a ton of other bikes now im sittin on a 96 kx 500 that ill have tell i die
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1980's something Yamaha GT80, I bought it for $50 bucks back then and rode it till it broke. I couldn't tell you how many time I filled the garage up with smoke burning the back tire, neighbors hated my guts, ha ha. Living in the city there was only a small field near my house I rode it to, but for a kid in grade school it was good enough for me.
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xr100 for 3 weeks, then ttr-225 for two months, now 93 kx500...what a difference in everything!
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hey sorry bout the not tellin the truth on my first bike i researched it lil bit asked my dad he said it was a gt80
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got one of those GT80's in my garage right now. got it for the daughter, with 78 original miles on it. it hauls me around at 45mph no problem. good little bike.
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1980KX 80 with drum brakes first year of the Mono shock in still air cooled. It seemed like a 500 at the time. Rode it so much that it lost compression and wouldn't run. Those were the days :-)
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a 70 something Benelli 65cc trail bike. i was 12 or 13 at the time. It was a POS but to me it was awesome :-D
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The bike I learned to ride was a 74 suzuki ts 185, my dads bike(still got it). I can remember him riding me when I was way too young to be on a bike, with two belts hooking me and him together, what a blast. Then when I was around 13 I found two bikes in the back of a neighbors house. My friend got a 79 RM 125 for free(bad shape) and I got a 78.5 RM 250c-2 in a box with a manual for $50 bucks. Still got it today, a blast to ride and a bit pipey. Then I moved up too a 92 KX500, rode it for years then traded for a 96 CR 250, man I went from driving a brick to a bike that would handle but lacked that top end hit that makes a 500 a 500. Sold that one and later on picked up a brand new 2000 kx500 that I till own today.
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I don't remember the exact year 75 or 77 maybe... Honda XR75
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Hey, I have a 74 TS185 and a 75 TS400! My first was a 73 XL175. My first real bike was a 84 KDX200 that I bought new.
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I wanted a Suzuki PE real bad when I was a kid. I finaly got one 2 years ago, then 2 more last year. The closest one is street legal and only has 1700 miles on it.
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I think it was an '81 XR50R that I acquired a trophy or two on... :-D
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I cant believe I'm the first to say a Yamaha PW50.... I was in the third grade. I thought everybody started out on those :-D
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DT 175 G. - TT250 G - XR200R C- XR500 C - XR600 (88) Then got into road bikes. Ducati 900 SSD - Ducati 92 Superlight. #393. 2 x Kdx200's and then a 92 KX 500 - 04 KX500. The last ones a keeper.
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In 71' I was 15 and my Dad bought me a brand new Yamaha RT-2 MX (360)...I didn't buy a 125 mx'er until I turned 28....When you start out on a big bore nothing else will do...km
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My first was a rigid 3.5hp tecumseh mini bike.
2nd was a 1972 Yamaha mx 80. It ran and ran and ran and ran................
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1977 honda xr75 very relaible and had to be with all the inexperienced kids riding this. i used to get a running start at small hills in first gear and left it there since i liked how it sounded. never did blow it up. my dad then told me it had more than 1 gear.
moved up to a 1978 kdx125 then 1979 rm125 then 1982 kx250 then onto kx500's. maybe as i get older i will go in reverse direction one bike size at a time and end up back with an xr75 (or whatever its called now) :-D
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mine was a 96' kx80
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91 KX 500 got this year go big or go home lol :-D :-D :-D
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At 15 I saved up all my money and got a Suzuki RM80, it lasted about 1 week before it got stolen. Still gutted.
20 years on and I now sell Yamaha stuff (not bikes) but ride a KX250.
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'86 kx500. A friend told me it would be perfect for me. It almost killed me a few times, but he was right.
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I started out on a xl175, and what a pile of junk. I think I was twelve at the time, but soon after I moved to a xr100. Then to a xr200 and now a kx500.
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Last I can recall was a 1979 or so Suzuki ts100. I thought that bike was soo fast.
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1969 Honda Z50. What fun that motorcycle was. My dad had to make me quit riding it so much. He said I was burning too much gas, it was about 25 cents a gallon then. Imagine how he squealed about gas when he bought me my RM400!
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My first ride was an ATC70, bike was an XR75. I know they were Hondas, but I've wised up and moved onto Kawasakis. :wink:
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First ride was a Honda XR 80, about a 1980 model, I was 9 or 10 when my dad brought it home. We had a little ford courier pickup with a big camper on it. He told me to go and get the groceries out of the back of it and when I opened the door I almost pooed myself! Rock solid like all xr's. We just put gas in it and rode the whiz out of it. Rode it almost everyday for a few years. All my cousins and me learned to ride on it. Greatest time of my life, almost brings tears to my eyes. I had a big goofy open faced helmet that was painted with the stars and flag colors, (you know the one) we got a tinted drop down face shield for it that was even goofier but I thought I was the man.
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great story !!
you were lucky with him,my dad wouldn,t support it ,instead he slapped me :x so i ran off to my mum (deforced parents)
she bought me the oh so desired 1st dirtbike of my life :-)
this was a yammie yz 125 and boy did i have tons of fun with it .
check our goofy crashcaps :P
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My dads 1986 Honda trail 110 he let me ride it as soon as I could kick it he realy fed my love of bikes there was one around as long as I can rember after that he got a 1999 honda xr200 to start me into dirt I out grew it and we did some dune stuff 2001 raptor, 2003 banchee for me and dad 2004 250ex for the girls good times after that he could not ride off road becuse of back issues so we did the street thing he loaned me the money for my first car a CBR600f3 which I still have to this day I love it but I have always love the sand and dirt so when I found a 1986 KX500 for cheep I had to have it I have only had it for a week but I think I am in love.
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my first was a 81 yamaha MX80 then a 83 XR100 two Xl250's and a 84CR250 and now my 91 KX500
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1970 Honda Trail 50 with a big number 8 on a number plate for it being my 8th birthday. That was the start of it all 38 years ago.
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68 Honda CL 100. It was a street bike at that time but I rode it everywhere.
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I cant believe I'm the first to say a Yamaha PW50.... I was in the third grade. I thought everybody started out on those :-D
I can't believe that there are only 2 of us so far!!! A yellow and black (classic yamaha colors) 1982 PW50 when I was 4 years old.
27 years later I have a 97 CR250, 98 KX500, 99 KX80, 05 R1 canyon bike, 05 SV1000 track bike. I still need a few more. :-D
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I cant believe I'm the first to say a Yamaha PW50.... I was in the third grade. I thought everybody started out on those :-D
I can't believe that there are only 2 of us so far!!! A yellow and black (classic yamaha colors) 1982 PW50 when I was 4 years old.
27 years later I have a 97 CR250, 98 KX500, 99 KX80, 05 R1 canyon bike, 05 SV1000 track bike. I still need a few more. :-D
I thought everyone started out on a little Honda 50 like me!!! hehehe :-D
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In grade 9 I saved my every cent I earned in a glued shut jar and bought my 1980 RM125. It was 1982 and that's the closest I've come yet to a new bike. It was great. First street bike came a couple of years later, 1982 Honda 750 Nighthawk.
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First bike ever was a 1983 Yamaha xt250 I never expected to get a dirtbike because my mum was totally against them. But anyway got her about a year ago took me about 5 minutes to get used to the weight of it and the power as it took a long straight to eventually wind out. I rode the wheels off of it blew the engine and still rode it round. And we just finished rebuilding it about 3 weeks back truly bulletproof.
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My first bike was a YZ80, I was 11 yrs. old and thought I had found paradise! :-D
Then when I turned 14, I got a KX250 and found some place else! :evil: :-D
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honda ct 70,fold down handle bars and all :mrgreen:
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Easy. 1986 kawasaki kx500B2.Balls like spacehoppers me........(Tanks fault!)
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Easy. 1986 kawasaki kx500B2.Balls like spacehoppers me........(Tanks fault!)
now thats funny! thanks for makin' me laugh, i needed that today.
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1st Bike early 70's Gold Honda CT-70, 1st "Racing Bike" Suzuki TS50 with Factory Hop Up Kit (this was my all time favorite). I was helping a friend at his shop, moving a bike in the boneyard, and SURPRISE my little Suzi was grabbing at my pant leg. It is hard to believe after 30 plus years, we would be reunited (very rough shape, will eventually learn how to post pictures here). I brought her back to the shop over a year ago, and in the process of restoring.
Old Timers, if you know of any old Suzuki Dealers that might have old inventory please forward info.
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my first CR
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My first ride was a tricycle my Grandmother bought with S&H Green stamps. Then a banana seat 3 speed bike.
First motored was a Rupp Roadster (see photos). Then for three brothers to share a Trail Boss 100 Kawasaki. Then a Husky 250 Mag, the steering stem was weak and doing wheelies all the time didn't help.
I now have a '96 XR600, '00 800RMK 151" Polaris sled, '03 KX500, and '09 XP850 Polaris quad. It's got to have a motor and wind in the face.
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1980 MX175 (Yamaha), Keep in mind I got the bike in 1998 (bike was 18 years old). It ran great and I paid just $300 for it. Rode it for a year and moved up to a KTM250 EXC (big move up). :mrgreen: I've really come a long way in the 11 years since that first bike.
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:-D A 1976 kx250 then i had a 81 kx250 an 82 rm250 a 92 kx500 and a 93 ktm 300 mxc and hopefully soon a 91 kx500
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my first bike was stealing my dads k11 suzuki [a 1965 two -stroke 80cc lamo-street bike]riding it into the ground and getting chased by cops..i was 13years old in 1976-then i got a 74 mx100 -it got me into dirt biking and i eventually got onto big bore bikes[IT400s]then a new YZ490..in 1993,I got me my first KX500,a 1991 version, which i raced and loved..and regretted selling.......i now got a 2000 kx500 and am re-living my youth all over again YAY!!! I owned lots of bikes over the years[street and dirt, mostly dirt]but i always judged the performance of the bikes i had on the feel of the KX500... :evil:
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An ItalJet Indian 50. Still have it, just looking for parts so my daughter can ride it now.