What was your first bike?

the_candyman · 1 Aug 2011 at 11:09

My first bought bike was a Yamaha SR125 custom. Cost me £550. must have done 4 maybe 5000 miles on it. Loved that bike. Traded it in, in April.
Currently have a Yamaha Diversion 600cc. Love this bike too as she has been nothing but a dream ride. This one cost me £500, an absolute steal.
Will be upgrading to a Kawasaki ZL1000 when I move.

Souleh · 1 Aug 2011 at 12:35

Sachs XTC 125 - 4T suzuki engine

Had it 1 year and bought for 1300, sold for 1100.

Now on a zx6r

Prophet · 1 Aug 2011 at 12:38

Yamaha RD125 on a Y plate.

Had it for just over a year an paid £800 for it.

bakes0310 · 1 Aug 2011 at 12:40

megelli 125cc kept it for 2 months and passed my DAS then bought my current bike honda hornet 600cc.

moss · 1 Aug 2011 at 12:43

99 R6, cant remember the exact price, it was around £3000.
Bought it in 2006 and sold it in 2010.

Scort · 1 Aug 2011 at 15:24

First bike:

2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Almost 12 months before it, and I, were hit in 2008

Paid about £5,000 from a dealer

Antipasti · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:59

My first bike, only had it a few days,

2001 GSXR 600, paid £1325

Mucky_Pup · 1 Aug 2011 at 18:18

'09 Yamaha YZF-R125, Got it from new 6 miles on clock, still have it, £3k.

BennyC · 1 Aug 2011 at 19:34

05 ZX6R - £3200. My first and only

gillywibble · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:57

It was a Yamaha TY175 when I was 14 (1984).

UKDTweak · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:06

What was your first bike? Suzuki TS50
How long did you keep it? 6 Months
How much was it? £400

Traded it in for an Aprilia AF1, which ran for about 6 months till the piston rings broke, by the time I got around to getting the parts and re building it, I had moved onto my first car, never been on a bike since

Demon · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:18

gillywibble said:
It was a Yamaha TY175 when I was 14 (1984).

First bike ever
What was it: Yamaha TY80 (1978 I believe, I was 7!)
How much was it: No idea.. Dad bought it for my and my brother.
How long did I have it: 2 years or so, then we got a TY175

First Road Bike
What was it: Suzuki RG125
How much was it: £400 (salvage)
How long did I have it: 2 years

First big bike
What was it: Suzuki GSXR600Y
How much was it: £3200
How long did I have it: 2 years

agnes · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:42

Skipped the moped scene, 125cc scene and went straight in for the big boys.

Ducati 748

Although, my dad owned many bikes before hand and I have always ridden bikes lol

ags

Freefaller · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:03

CG125!

Then a GPZ500s
ZX6R
R1 - didn't keep it long - didn't get on with it
Thundercat
TT600

MADMAN69UK · 2 Aug 2011 at 17:48

2009 Honda CBF125.

Bought her new for £2000.

Had her for 2 months then traded her in for my current 2009 Kawasaki ER-6f

Mr.Nick · 3 Aug 2011 at 22:11

1983 Yamaha RD125LC, bought it in March, and started riding a couple of months back. Goes like stink for a tinker

Sagalout · 4 Aug 2011 at 07:24

I had an RD125LC back in about 1990. Very quick bikes compared to modern 4 stroke 125's. Noisy with a k&n filter on too!

4T5 · 4 Aug 2011 at 08:16

C90 Chicken chaser, stripped it & used it over the fields & still have a scar on my left palm from going over the bars & landing hands first into a chain link fence. I had a few more marks after going to hospital as it was how my Ma found out I had a bike.

nick5466 · 4 Aug 2011 at 12:36

RS125
Sold it last week after 8 years

Spent more time in the garage than on the road.

Mr.Nick · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:00

Sagalout said:
I had an RD125LC back in about 1990. Very quick bikes compared to modern 4 stroke 125's. Noisy with a k&n filter on too!

Yeah, mine is noisy as hell, I came back from work one day, to find a coffee waiting on the side, and my dinner in the oven

Has it's benefits I guess!

What performance gain would I see if I were to change the stock filter to an after-market one (such as said K&N?)