Q = What was your first street bike?
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Sexual Daredevil
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From: Mother Earth- orbiting around Charlotte, NC. But now over the border in S.C.
Q = What was your first street bike?
What was your first street bike?
How long did you own it?
How many miles did you put on it?
How long did you own it?
How many miles did you put on it?
The Hypno-Toad
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From: Milwaukee, WI
1982 Yamaha Maxim 400, i had it about a year and rode it probably 3,000 miles. Also I ran it into the back of a station wagon. This type of behavior was to continue until, ahh, the present.
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From: Montreal
my first true street bike was 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Seca (although I began riding on the street on a 1980 Yamaha XT250). The Seca was a fanstastic bike for its day. I forget the mileage but I had it for five years, eventually selling it to pick up a 1985 FZ750.
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From: Portland, Oregon
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From: S.Dak USA
Yamaha FS1E. We called them "Fizzys". In England the first thing you could ride was a 50cc moped at 16 and the Fizzy was it! Cool machine,looked and rode like a real bike.Mine was a purple 1974 model.Loved it and rode the wheels off the thing for the next 2 years.
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Squid
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From: Jupiter, Florida
1968 or 69 ? Honda CB160. Rode it for one year while I was 15 to 16. Bought it new for a song because the 175 & 350's were coming out and they wanted to get rid of them. Wanted a 305 real bad. The dealer, Boca John, had one 160 & one 305 left. $150 diff. between the two but just couldn't get my dad to go for the HP difference.
Moved to a used CB350 the next year but sold it as soom as I could afford a car. Always wanted that Super Hawk and that's why I have one now.
Moved to a used CB350 the next year but sold it as soom as I could afford a car. Always wanted that Super Hawk and that's why I have one now.
Post Whore Junior
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From: Triad, NC
My 'hawk ia my first. 3 years +.. and 20K miles so far..
Now, I've had access to and ridden many dirt bikes, and street bikes... @ 5 yrs old I was ridding a 50cc Yamaha dirt bike, then got a XR80S when I was 9-10.. then had a YZ250 as a late teen ager-to early 20s... rode Mid 80's 750 shadow, '94 Dyna wide glide, '98 FXDWG (Dyna wide glide), '97 Ultraclassic, '00 Ultraclassic.. etc.. These were bikes I rode when I wanted to.. not just "test drove"..
But the 'hawk is MY first street bike..
Now, I've had access to and ridden many dirt bikes, and street bikes... @ 5 yrs old I was ridding a 50cc Yamaha dirt bike, then got a XR80S when I was 9-10.. then had a YZ250 as a late teen ager-to early 20s... rode Mid 80's 750 shadow, '94 Dyna wide glide, '98 FXDWG (Dyna wide glide), '97 Ultraclassic, '00 Ultraclassic.. etc.. These were bikes I rode when I wanted to.. not just "test drove"..
But the 'hawk is MY first street bike..
Last edited by Cleveland; Jan 23, 2009 at 07:38 AM.
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From: Buford,Ga.
Great bike still love to ride it.
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From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1965? Suzuki K11. 80 cc's. The K11 was the sports model. I had it about a year. I've no idea how many miles I put on it. It was a huge amount of fun. Really tough little bike. It crashed well.
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SuperBike
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From: Los Angeles ish
I bought a brand new '85(86?) 650 Nighthawk. I had it for a year with no accidents claimed on insurance. Next year my insurance premium went through the roof, was going to exceed the cost of the bike so I sold it.
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Hmm, Trying to recall which was the first one that was "mine" I think it was a Honda 125 MTX dual sport. If you only count "street only" bikes then my VTR is it.. though I put many miles on Harleys that I borrowed over the years too.
Duc Hawk
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From: Malibu's canyons
1st proper street bike @ 15.5 years old
1972 Blue Honda SL100 Enduro ~2,000 miles and ~1 year (It was a beater and smaller than my 125 dirt bike at the time)
Then kept trading up for the rest of my teenage years...
1983 Honda Ascot VT500 ~3,000 miles ~ 1 year (Fun, but lazy precursor to the Hawk GT)
1983 Honda VF750 Interceptor ~20,000 miles ~ 2 years (Loved it and really got into long rides. The girls in my High Scool liked rides on it too!)
1970 Honda CB750 ~10,000 miles ~2 years (Went classic. Only IL4 I have ever owned!)
1984 Yamaha RZ350 ~2,000 miles < 1 year (Loaner from a friend that I rode for a season)
1972 Blue Honda SL100 Enduro ~2,000 miles and ~1 year (It was a beater and smaller than my 125 dirt bike at the time)
Then kept trading up for the rest of my teenage years...
1983 Honda Ascot VT500 ~3,000 miles ~ 1 year (Fun, but lazy precursor to the Hawk GT)
1983 Honda VF750 Interceptor ~20,000 miles ~ 2 years (Loved it and really got into long rides. The girls in my High Scool liked rides on it too!)
1970 Honda CB750 ~10,000 miles ~2 years (Went classic. Only IL4 I have ever owned!)
1984 Yamaha RZ350 ~2,000 miles < 1 year (Loaner from a friend that I rode for a season)
Last edited by Moto Man; Jan 23, 2009 at 01:53 PM.
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at nineteen 1982 cb450sc nighthawk. Two cylinder I put 12,000 or so miles on it in the 2 years I had it. Guttless but did the trick and kept me from being too stupid until I developed better riding technique.
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From: Berkeley, Ca
Had a dirtbike when I was a kid. YZ80 and a trail 70. The SH is my first streetbike though. Its been 9 months and 7800 miles together now. Where have you been all my life.....(thats how I feel about my bike)
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I had a 99 Shadow ACE that I learned on before I found out I needed something more fun. I only had it a few months and only put about 1000 miles on it. After that it was straight to the VTR.
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Squid
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From: Wilmington, NC
Started with a 71 175cc Kawasaki that was a dual purpose bke.
Bought a 71 Mach III new and rode it about 3 years until a UPS truck pulled out in front of me when I was wide open in 3rd gear. Fixed her up and sold her.
Now I've still got a a 72 Mach III with about 4000 miles on it.
Bought a 71 Mach III new and rode it about 3 years until a UPS truck pulled out in front of me when I was wide open in 3rd gear. Fixed her up and sold her.
Now I've still got a a 72 Mach III with about 4000 miles on it.
