1969 BSA Starfire. It was big, orange,loud,and slower 'n Molasses in Minnesota. It was the bike I learned to ride on, self taught BTW. But it was the bike that made me the badass mufuh I am today. It was the bike that got me more women than any Harley I have owned since. It was the bike that pissed off my neighbors more than anything. It was the bike that ate my entire bank account ($290) and THEN some. It was the bike whose oil I never even CHECKED the entire time I owned it (hey, whaddid I know; it was 1972) It was the bike I never told my mom that I owned (I was keeping it for a friend) It was the bike that started me reading Easyriders. It was the bike that made me start looking more & more like I stepped out of a Dave Mann centerfold. It was the bike that made "The Wild One" my favorite movie. And,

sadly,

It was the bike I enjoyed more than ANY other bike I ever owned, including the gorgeous Fatboy that I now ride.


But, I don't think it was the bike.

 

Honda Monkey, 1972, Munich,Germany.

 

Hodaka Ace 100, about a 1970. Learned to wrench on it. Could tear the carb apart and put it back together pretty quick. Now I don't have a carb.

 

I had 1 of these. Was pretty beat up but I rode it anyways. (back in 74,75)
Went to a Honda 750 in 77.

 

1997 Kawasaki ZX7R Bought salvaged on whim. Ended up rebuilding a lot of the bike but man could it haul ***. Awesome for 19 year old PVT. Ahhh memories....

 

A honda 90 stepthrough. Then at 17 got a 1972 Honda CB350 for road riding.

 

a 1995 Kawasaki KLX 650 Thumper.

Than at 22 a Dyna Wide Glide with 16 inch apes and custom paint. awesome bike but sold to buy house. than a nice fatty and so on.....

 

i used to have a Honda C50 cub....i was 16 , i looked a **** , but it was a lot faster than my mates 50 cc trail bikes .

 

mine was a DT 175 like this but in silver!

 

A 1962 Lambretta motor scooter....