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Old 10-30-2008, 06:51 AM
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Smile What was your first motorcycle?

Just wondering how you got to your Harley.
Mine was a 72 Yamaha dirt bike , used, my dad got it for me, I it got when I was 14. That was in 1976.

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Thank you everyone for replying to this post, sounds like lots of good memories & cool first bikes. Alot of us started the same way it looks like.
 

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Old 10-30-2008, 06:53 AM
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Nightster..... Total fng here.
 
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A used Yamaha XS400E in 1983.
 
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Mine was a "mini-bike" with a Briggs & Stratton! Then I got a Honda CR125 Elsinore (this was in '76).

 
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Honda 90. My dad - who was an airline pilot - brought it back from Japan. Instead of having the gears go 1 down and 3 up, it went four up. Weird.
 
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A Honda MR50, Little Baby Elsinore.

 
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Montgomery Wards 5 hp mini bike.
 
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First motorcycle Rode My Dads Indian Chief at age 15 .. Rode many other makes and models in between then. First Motorcycle actually purchased for myself was 1969 XLCH for $1695.00 Brand new out the door .. Age 20
 
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My buddy had loaned me his Honda 50 a couple of times, I caught the fever so my mon helped me to get a Suzuki 50 at the age of 15.
 
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A brand new 1970 Honda CB350. Cost $750
 


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