First Motorcyle

My first was a Honda CBR500R

My first experience with a motorcycle was actually a 49cc mini moped which resembled an 04 Yamaha R1 Raven Edition, at 12 years of age. My father than bought an actual R1 Raven Edition. Once I turned 16 I would sneak a ride on the R1 and it just emphasized how much love I had for anything on two wheels.

Moped with a scrub brake. Most fun ever. Then a YZ-80. Then some random Yamaha scooter thing. That was one of the best. I must have given every girl in my subdivision a ride on that thing. Long break, 2013 CBR 600 RR then a 2014 1199 and my current 2021 V4S.

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My first bike was when I was 16 a suzuki GT50 with yamaha RD50 wheels and disc brake back in 1985

1952 500 cc BSA ZB34A competition. 23 HP. Plunger frame, IMHO the second worse rear suspension design the worse being the sprung hub triumphs. I was 13, it was 11. I traded my bug go-kart with a mac10 for it. When I got it, it had only 3rd gear of the four speed. Hard to get it going by using the clutch, easiest method was to point it down a hill first. At some point I figured out that the tranny case had been split open (big crack) by the lay shaft. So, I came up with a bunch of big ideal screw clamps and screwed them down and closed the crack. Now I had 4 gears. Unfortunately, I didn't pack it with grease and any oil put in would end up on the rear tire, so I ran it dry. Didn't last long and man did the transmission generate swarf in it's demise. These have a compression release and cable operated ignition retard. I have a scar at my hairline from forgetting to retard the ignition while attempting to kick start it. It spit all my 140 lbs over the bars. Eventually I came up with a transmission. Then the motor (which never broke surprisingly) got goldstar cams. Not having enough money to buy both initially I bought the intake cam by itself which as I remember really cracked the parts guy up (BTW for the really old guys on the forum the parts guy was Jim Rice the flat tracker). After installation I realized the comedy having made the motor really cammy. With both cams replaced, long reverse cone megaphone and velocity stack it made decent power. The motor eventually got put into a later goldstar swinging arm frame. Rode it constantly until I bought my first car at 16. For the life of me I can't remember who I sold it to or when exactly, but it had to be before I had the forty inch twins.

My first bike was 1999 aprilia rs125. And first motorcycle was 2002 grey 748s

First serious bike was the -03 R1, around 2007 when I was living in Bangkok.
After the R1 it was CBR1000RR, and then 1199.
Had almost 20 years of riding (very fast) in the city and upcountry, never ever got a speeding ticket. Good memories...

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1970 Honda 50!

'94 Kawi ZX-7

Honda Z50A. One for me and my brother to blast around the woods and fields in Michigan.

First big boy bike was a '79 KZ650 I did a light resto in the basement of my apartment building.

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Ready to roll,

81 Honda CB750F

jyli19 said:

1st bike was a Yamaha R6 - 6 years, learned to keep up with the group.

2nd bike was a Ninja 300, - 15 months , started to pass guys on 600’s

3rd was 1199, oh yeah

4th Daytona 675, not an 1199!

Tracked all the them

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1980-ish Suzuki GS650G given to me by a friend who had learned on it and wanted a riding buddy. It got passed on to many more new riders after I bought a 2001 Suzuki SV 650 that I later raced. Now have three first Gen Sv 650's, two race, one street.

First bike was a Yamaha YZF-R125 until it was stolen just as I was finishing my DAS scheme.

Went straight out and bought a Panigale 959 and rode it in wet mode for 6 months to get used to it. Loved the bike but wanted the colour dash and single sided swing-arm, upgraded to a Panigale V2 and haven't looked back.

I'd like a little more variety in my history but I don't have the space for a second bike and you'd have to prize the V2 keys from my cold, dead hands.

1975 Puch 125 Motocross

First bike was a Moto Guzzi Breva, '08 i believe. First Ducati was a 2008 1098.

BMW S1000RR Gen1 right after getting a license

Back in 1972 my Father bought the family two Yellow Suzuki TS-125's. My brother still has one. He rebuilt it a about 3 years ago, and I got to ride it again, after a 50 year hiatus, when I visited him in Colorado last September.

However...the other two are MY first 'REAL" Motorcycle, which I bought for myself in December of 2019. One in Natural White, and the other in Carbon. Same bike 5 years and 10,000 miles apart.

My first motorcycle was a Suzuki JR50 Dirt Bike at the age of 3, was racing motocross by 5 all the way up to the age of 24 where I started to focus on my career, and realize the dreams of sustaining a motorcycle career wasn't going to come to fruition to meet the lifestyle I enjoyed. From that I went to a Suzuki DS80, Honda CR85 big wheel, Yamaha YZ125, Yamaha YZ250, Yamaha YZ450F, then have stayed with Honda CRF450Rs since. Street bikes my first was a Yamaha R6, Yamaha R1, Ducati Panigale 1199, and now my Ducati Panigale V4.