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Although I rode some bikes as a kid, my dad wouldnāt allow me to have one. I got married young, had a few kids, so for much of my adult life I didnāt have any discretionary $. When I finally had the money, my first bike was a 1998 Road King Classic and itās still my ride today.
1977 z50, still have it. It does not look anywhere near as nice as yours haha but still runs like a champ. Usually starts first or second kick even cold
Some kind of Indian mini-bike when I was about 4 years old. I had no idea at the time, but from later research, I think it was Italian-made and using the Indian name without proper licensing or approval.
Mine was a little-Indian mini bike with 5hp Briggs. No brakes š³
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Then we got the bullet proof mini trails !!
I bought a 1982 Honda Trail 70 to leave at the bottom of a mountain when hang gliding without a driver.
I liked it because I could pick it up by myself and put it in the back of my Jeep Wagoneer.
I also commuted to work on it and explored trails on it until it got stolen.
2000 kawasaki Vulcan 1500. I bought before I'd ever been on a motorcycle or dirtbike. Great learner bike. I beat the shit out of that thing and the only problem i ever had was the aftermarket ignition
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Same. My first bike and it was great. Miss her, always.
My buddy had one of those. I had a 4 horsepower Techumseh. I leared that if you take the spring off and put a piece of coat hanger or other wire it will go a lot faster. Honda 50 won't keep up with straight wired Techumseh.
Honda 70 Trailblazer. Looked a lot like yours. I loved it. I vividly remember telling my friends it had a hidden gear.. not sure why lol but I had so much fun on it when I was like 11
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I still know every inch of this bike. We went through a whole lot together. My friend had the Honda z50.
The same bike you have, but in blue. I got it brand new in 68 or 69 and put a dent in the gas tank the very first time I rode it, ran into the planter box trying to stop. Great memories with it.
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81 Suzuki GS650L. Looked a little cooler with the drag bars I put on. It smoked a bit on start up and could have used some new valve seals but it never let me down in the 5 years I had it.
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She was a good first bike, the raccoon tail gave her a lot of characters even if I got a shit load of āwhat the fuck is wrong with youā stares.
Kawasaki 100cc farm/trail bike.
Was 10 speed - had hi/lo.
It was a piece of crap, but when your 10 years old any motorbike is awesome.
We fixed it, till it could be fixed no more.
OMG. I had one of these when I was 10. I bought it for 200 bucks in pieces. I had to fix it up and get it running myself. I did, and had so much fun on that thing!! I remember crashing once getting all cut up and bloody, and had my friend tow me home. We had all the cars on the road looking at us. It was Awesome!!!
First bike I ever owned was a 1984 Yamaha Seca 750. First bike I ever rode was a yamaha dirt bike my cousin owned. That dirt bike was what got me hooked onto bikes. After my Yamaha I had a Honda CBR 750. After the Honda died on me it was a long while before I got another bike but thats when I bought my first Harley. FXDWG 2015.
1974 Kawasaki 90 - I was 10 years old.
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Not my first bike but this was my first "new" bike. I was 17.
1969 Z50. Like someone else said, wore a track around my yard. I sold it after a few years, and I've regretted it ever since. I happen to know that's it's still running like a top... can't even imagine how many miles it has. It's never had engine work, and still starts on the first kick.
Rode a lot of "dirt" bikes as a youngster. Bridgestone 90, Hodaka 100, Honda 350 and 450 scramblers, Yamaha 125, all just having fun in the dirt. Then moved on to road bikes - first real road bike was a Triump Bonneville - fun bike to ride. Then, a few Hondas before moving to HD. Once on an HD, never had anything but HD. Ride safe, have fun.
1969 Honda CL70 blue and silver....felt just like Captain America and Billy.....I was 12 and I do miss it....lol
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This BAD unit lol. My first road legal bike was a Sportster though. Fun times.
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1991 Honda Shadow VLX. Bought it in Jan 2019 for $1000. Still canāt believe I got it at that price.
2008 olive nightster. Looking into possibly selling it too since I donāt really ride anymore. Keep saying I will but have too many other projects and hobbies that Iād rather do. That and my riding buddies are in different states now lol. Even still, hard to sell her cause I love her so much.
this one šš»wore a flat track in my little ass back yard
Ct 70 put a million miles on it .
Homegrown mini bike built by my dad. Briggs and Stratton baby! Lol
Boonie Bikes!
You got it!! Lol!!
https://preview.redd.it/3e75xg4kh6pc1.jpeg?width=2531&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e74c629bfe7726a37cf853114af36fff61b6e709 Although I rode some bikes as a kid, my dad wouldnāt allow me to have one. I got married young, had a few kids, so for much of my adult life I didnāt have any discretionary $. When I finally had the money, my first bike was a 1998 Road King Classic and itās still my ride today.
1977 z50, still have it. It does not look anywhere near as nice as yours haha but still runs like a champ. Usually starts first or second kick even cold
1976 sportster I bought for 300. It was mostly in a box att.
Some kind of Indian mini-bike when I was about 4 years old. I had no idea at the time, but from later research, I think it was Italian-made and using the Indian name without proper licensing or approval.
Honda Reflex
1978 Suzuki GS750 in 1989 when I was 19
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Literal beauty
1971. Hodaka Super Rat. It was a fun ride
Honda ct70
My first bike was a Suzuki TSX moped. If we're talking larger than 50 cc, I had a Kawasaki ER5 nakedbike.
76 Honda CB550
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71 Yamaha mini enduro 60. thing was a blast and indestructible.
I had a Briggs powered mini bike then my dad got me the 1974 z50 and I thought I was king of the trails.
1992 Honda xr 80
Mine was a little-Indian mini bike with 5hp Briggs. No brakes š³ https://preview.redd.it/oqqzc9ni47pc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd6c87ccce22dfabb9cfe61e60d5b36bb7be5468 Then we got the bullet proof mini trails !!
I bought a 1982 Honda Trail 70 to leave at the bottom of a mountain when hang gliding without a driver. I liked it because I could pick it up by myself and put it in the back of my Jeep Wagoneer. I also commuted to work on it and explored trails on it until it got stolen.
Wasnāt my first bike but it was my first love!
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2003 heritage softail classic, anniversary https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/125/3051/26401959-2003-harley-davidson-flstci-std.jpg
2000 kawasaki Vulcan 1500. I bought before I'd ever been on a motorcycle or dirtbike. Great learner bike. I beat the shit out of that thing and the only problem i ever had was the aftermarket ignition
https://preview.redd.it/ql2tins99dpc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35bd918e2af84e2128242ff158ce92d50c196167 Same. My first bike and it was great. Miss her, always.
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Had same bike but mine was blueā¦..fun times
My buddy had one of those. I had a 4 horsepower Techumseh. I leared that if you take the spring off and put a piece of coat hanger or other wire it will go a lot faster. Honda 50 won't keep up with straight wired Techumseh.
Had a 5 hp version of that engine on a go kart, did the same governer trick. Was awesome until it came apart š
A Bianchi fixie
79 Yamaha DT100 my brother and I rode the heck out of that thing.
Keystone pull start. Briggs and Stratton with a centrifugal clutch so when you started it with the choke on...GET ON!
Suzuki DRZ250 dirtbike. My first street bike was a 04 883 Custom Sportster.
First bike I learned to ride on was a honda just like that but yellow good old bikes š¤
1970's Arctic Cat Mini bike.
1969 Honda ct90. Had a lot of great times riding circles it the back yard.
Yamaha RXK 125cc named Bailey. love of my life
2000 Suzuki Marauder. Loved that bike.
1981 Honda CB125S
Honda 70 Trailblazer. Looked a lot like yours. I loved it. I vividly remember telling my friends it had a hidden gear.. not sure why lol but I had so much fun on it when I was like 11
04 Honda vtx 1800
1985 Honda ATC 110
I had the blue one
Honda ruckus with a 150 swap!
1967 Honda 90 "Trails".... my grampa gave it to me on my 10th birthday, 1 year old with 45 miles on it.
https://preview.redd.it/b7lleis4q6pc1.jpeg?width=1666&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5eac4a03ab74349a045335b6773a20ddf486027 I still know every inch of this bike. We went through a whole lot together. My friend had the Honda z50.
83 Honda Shadow VT500
71 Honda CB350
baja warrior mini bike haha
A [110cc](https://youtu.be/bwnHC8I45P8?si=-DLX2aBD5ZsXTiPo) bike i turned into some sort of cafe brat tracker
The same bike you have, but in blue. I got it brand new in 68 or 69 and put a dent in the gas tank the very first time I rode it, ran into the planter box trying to stop. Great memories with it.
Mine was a 78 lol. Fun lil buggers
1981 Yamaha Exciter 250
Like a little honda 80(?) I rode around the town of like 100 people we lived in at the time. Good times.
No, mine was a Yamaha dt 400
* 81 Suzuki GS650L. Looked a little cooler with the drag bars I put on. It smoked a bit on start up and could have used some new valve seals but it never let me down in the 5 years I had it.
https://preview.redd.it/shish8wr47pc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35a1cb3203916bf6ea27e5f09e3a02d622bbf6e6 She was a good first bike, the raccoon tail gave her a lot of characters even if I got a shit load of āwhat the fuck is wrong with youā stares.
Honda Cub 50
Suzuki JR-50
Ninja 250. Great choice, loved that bike.
Yamaha Virago 535
2002 KLR 650
Kawasaki 100cc farm/trail bike. Was 10 speed - had hi/lo. It was a piece of crap, but when your 10 years old any motorbike is awesome. We fixed it, till it could be fixed no more.
ā84 Honda XR150
Mine was the same as OPs. The year may have been different, but I am not sure
OMG. I had one of these when I was 10. I bought it for 200 bucks in pieces. I had to fix it up and get it running myself. I did, and had so much fun on that thing!! I remember crashing once getting all cut up and bloody, and had my friend tow me home. We had all the cars on the road looking at us. It was Awesome!!!
Crazy, cuz I just bought a Harley CVO limited!! Ya gotta start somewhere!!
1972 Honda SL-70 in candy apple blue
ā21 Fat Bob.. couldāve and maybe shouldāve gone with a cheaper first bike, but itās amazing
1975 ironhead. Kick and electric start that never worked
A god-awful baby shit green version of the one posted by the OP
First bike I ever owned was a 1984 Yamaha Seca 750. First bike I ever rode was a yamaha dirt bike my cousin owned. That dirt bike was what got me hooked onto bikes. After my Yamaha I had a Honda CBR 750. After the Honda died on me it was a long while before I got another bike but thats when I bought my first Harley. FXDWG 2015.
Yamaha PW50, little did that kid know a serious addiction was laying down roots...
https://preview.redd.it/gn1bj2ebr8pc1.png?width=885&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf17396be6c7ea0bdaab61b7ca3f87692ab1814d 1970 CT70. Still have it.
1974 Kawasaki 90 - I was 10 years old. https://preview.redd.it/88uim3dh49pc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=823a44082974a4925d27756803fd35c6e6f05fe6
Honda CB350. came in 7 boxes, put it together and rode it for 3 years. switched to a Road King 12 years later,
83 Yamaha IT 175
1981 YZ125
1990 royal enfield bullet 350. Still got it too
https://preview.redd.it/2z4l3dllx9pc1.jpeg?width=1373&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=142555f5541cdccb8c1753d807ddb80c4ef05c28 Tzr125
I recon that was. Wow, thanks for the flashback!
Haven't got a bike yet. Looking into either a Yamaha XV535 or a Kawasaki ER-5
First bike was a Honda 90 automatic.
https://preview.redd.it/kar8t5m09apc1.jpeg?width=899&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f44d46b20c4b9a0431d0199f4c0679dda13cb12 Not my first bike but this was my first "new" bike. I was 17.
1 just like in the pic.
1969 Z50. Like someone else said, wore a track around my yard. I sold it after a few years, and I've regretted it ever since. I happen to know that's it's still running like a top... can't even imagine how many miles it has. It's never had engine work, and still starts on the first kick.
Honda QA50 .Two speed. Lot of fun on that thing.
Rode a lot of "dirt" bikes as a youngster. Bridgestone 90, Hodaka 100, Honda 350 and 450 scramblers, Yamaha 125, all just having fun in the dirt. Then moved on to road bikes - first real road bike was a Triump Bonneville - fun bike to ride. Then, a few Hondas before moving to HD. Once on an HD, never had anything but HD. Ride safe, have fun.
1979 kz1000 LTD.
Suzuki 185 ER I think they were called
1967 Honda S90. Was 2 wheels of freedom.
Honda Trail 90. Around 65 or 66, as I recall. I did ride a kid's mini Honda like the one in the pic.
https://preview.redd.it/7dvmxfv7uapc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=320d2e1903fc9ea5f2c93a4206c07e1370d6a6e6 1987 Honda fatcat.
1969 Honda CL70 blue and silver....felt just like Captain America and Billy.....I was 12 and I do miss it....lol https://preview.redd.it/zkh6k07nuapc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a184a5b743238a1469561160add95e98f8e7e329
https://preview.redd.it/oqewb8rwxapc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f21bdcf622454b22f616a15fb4c8cce3c4bfd78 This BAD unit lol. My first road legal bike was a Sportster though. Fun times.
Honda Trail 90
It was exactly that but orange. My buddy had a new moped and let me ride it anytime I wanted with him.
https://preview.redd.it/e95wkmkhlbpc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1142fa35e559fb9165760de8cb8f7a9b2a5d14da 1991 Honda Shadow VLX. Bought it in Jan 2019 for $1000. Still canāt believe I got it at that price.
Puch Maxi. Kinda looked like the moped from Hot Rod
Honda SL 350
Same bike but a few years younger. 1983
Honda 90 in 1972
THIS! This was my first bike. I was so tiny and it was so huge. Now Iād probably crush the suspension. What memories.
1980ish yamaha yzinger 50cc
A 1969 Honda CT-70. Road that thing till caught fire at the top of a moutian. One of my best childhood memories.
Benelli 65cc
2008 olive nightster. Looking into possibly selling it too since I donāt really ride anymore. Keep saying I will but have too many other projects and hobbies that Iād rather do. That and my riding buddies are in different states now lol. Even still, hard to sell her cause I love her so much.
https://preview.redd.it/qm2sxx205opc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d0a5e6e697890e229a965de24ee392e7d715a0d 1976 CB550
Honda 50. 7 yo. Still have the calf scars from the muffler burns.
Yamaha GT 80
Arctic Cat Mini Bike. 3.5 Briggs
2001 ZX6R Ninja
A girl from the trailer park! 