Associate
- Joined
- 10 Dec 2005
- Posts
- 1,540
This will be interesting 
What was your first bike?
How long did you keep it?
How much was it?
What was your first bike?
How long did you keep it?
How much was it?
What was your first bike?
- Thread starter Freelanc3r
- Start date
In theory it was a DT125 that I was fixing, kept for about a week and gave it away as engine was gubbed, got it free
2nd was VFR750FG, kept it a year and swapped it for my current bike Daytona 955i
Not sure on worth of either as I got them for nowt
2nd was VFR750FG, kept it a year and swapped it for my current bike Daytona 955i
Not sure on worth of either as I got them for nowt
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Jun 2003
- Posts
- 8,732
- Location
- sawley/ long eaton
a honda c50 i swapped for a 10speed racer pushbike
it was in the 70`s and i was 12
stripped it down for the local tip where everyone went to ride there bikes
and back then 20p worth of petrol lasted all day lol
it was in the 70`s and i was 12
stripped it down for the local tip where everyone went to ride there bikes
and back then 20p worth of petrol lasted all day lol
Suzuki B100P
My dad converted it to a field bike with raised suspension, high level exhaust, plastic mudguards, big rear sprocket and knobblies. Spent many hours riding around my grandparents land when I was about 10, pretending I was competing in "Kickstart"
My dad converted it to a field bike with raised suspension, high level exhaust, plastic mudguards, big rear sprocket and knobblies. Spent many hours riding around my grandparents land when I was about 10, pretending I was competing in "Kickstart"
Puch Maxi 50cc, pedal start lol. Got it for my 16th birthday. Think it cost my dad about £50. Lasted a few weeks before I killed it and replaced it with a TS50 geared bike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Puch_Maxi_.JPG
Remember when you had to mix the 2 stroke oil in the tank every time you filled up?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Puch_Maxi_.JPG
Remember when you had to mix the 2 stroke oil in the tank every time you filled up?
Last edited:
Suzuki AP50, bought it in 1980, tho i can't for the life of me remember how much for, rode it into the back of a car within a month because i was stareing at a girl on horseback, who was wearing really, really tight jodhpurs
a year later i progressed to a BSA C15 250, the power increase was breathtaking
a year later i progressed to a BSA C15 250, the power increase was breathtaking
Associate
- Joined
- 21 Jan 2004
- Posts
- 960
- Location
- Derbyshire
When I was 17, my dad's friend gave me this to get me started
a Honda C90 4 speed step thought that I Did up repainted etc in that colour as well, along with it I got a c70 for spares , however they werent compatable so I gave it to my mate and neighbour to rag around the local fields. annoyingly the 70 went faster than my 90, this was the early ninety's.it died very soon after having no mechanical sympathy. then skip 8 years
then I bought one of these brand new on a y plate
I bought it to commute on 80 miles aday all weathers snow the floods the lot, I did my full test on it,and rode it until my 2 years were up then bought a v plate Bandit. the first ride was great the new found power smoothness and speed.
After having this a year and throwing it down the road and into the back of a stopped car. I bought this at 18 months old in 2004
on an 02 plate and have had it ever since, done only 50k miles on it so far and going strong.
bullit
a Honda C90 4 speed step thought that I Did up repainted etc in that colour as well, along with it I got a c70 for spares , however they werent compatable so I gave it to my mate and neighbour to rag around the local fields. annoyingly the 70 went faster than my 90, this was the early ninety's.it died very soon after having no mechanical sympathy. then skip 8 years
then I bought one of these brand new on a y plate
I bought it to commute on 80 miles aday all weathers snow the floods the lot, I did my full test on it,and rode it until my 2 years were up then bought a v plate Bandit. the first ride was great the new found power smoothness and speed.
After having this a year and throwing it down the road and into the back of a stopped car. I bought this at 18 months old in 2004
on an 02 plate and have had it ever since, done only 50k miles on it so far and going strong.
bullit
My first ever bike was an old air cooled RD200, i was only 8 years old.
My dad got it as a non runner, he and my uncle got it running and then took me and my brother over the track on it, lol i couldn't change gear let alone touch the floor
They used to sit me on it and push me off in first gear, and that's where the love affair started.
First road bike was the mighty DT50
got this for my 16th birthday back in 1984, had to get an evening job at tesco to pay for insurance.
I was one of the oldest in my year at school, no feeling like carrying a crash helmet round school wilst all my mates were on push bikes
Lucky i've got a few bikers in the family
My dad got it as a non runner, he and my uncle got it running and then took me and my brother over the track on it, lol i couldn't change gear let alone touch the floor
They used to sit me on it and push me off in first gear, and that's where the love affair started.
First road bike was the mighty DT50
got this for my 16th birthday back in 1984, had to get an evening job at tesco to pay for insurance.I was one of the oldest in my year at school, no feeling like carrying a crash helmet round school wilst all my mates were on push bikes
Lucky i've got a few bikers in the family
Associate
- Joined
- 11 Apr 2006
- Posts
- 13
Mine was a Mobylette[you can call them bikes when your a kid], I swapped a flicknife for it, with a kid that lived above a curry house
I was 12 and Brown Sugar was in the charts. I rode it to school for a few weeks and have no idea what happened to it after that.
Soldato
- Joined
- 7 Jul 2009
- Posts
- 16,234
- Location
- Newcastle/Aberdeen
First bike was a Fizzy that me and my mate went halves on when we were about 12 iirc. Saved up the money from my paper round for it, think it cost us fifteen or twenty quid...
Beautiful bikes, had my eye on one when i was considering getting a 'ped. I don't know how you can get something so right then so wrong. I mean, who wouldn't rather have a Fizzy or a Honda C50 than some rubbish plastic **** that you can get today? Sure, use different materials to make them lighter and less prone to rust but other than that... there's not really much you can do with something that simple anyway.
My first bike was a BSA D7 Bantam 175cc in the early 1960s then an AJS 500cc twin (sold it to a workmate and a week later went round his to see a conrod sticking out of the side), BSA B40 350cc single (many time a sore foot when it kicked back) , Honda CB250
The Honda was the best of the lot, no pools of oil underneath it when left standing and electric start
The Honda was the best of the lot, no pools of oil underneath it when left standing and electric start
Last edited: