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Old 12-29-2006, 10:34 PM
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ORIGINAL: SportyPig

I think it was a 1971 Honda Mini Trail 50. Got it when I was 11. Picture attached (isn't my actual bike, but I came across that picture. Looks just like my first bike. Same color, everything.)

First legal street bike was a 1974 Honda 100. Don't have a pic of that one.

Mine was something like this when I was about 6. They actually bought it for my older brother, but I was taking it as soon as he got off of it. Numerous motocross bikes until I was 16 & got a car cause the parents wouldn't buy me a street bike.(They had street bikes before us kids but their/friend'swrecks scared them). My first street bike is my Sporty & Only one since.
 
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Old 12-30-2006, 10:38 PM
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my husband's 1976 FLH shovelhead.... once I got it going he ran behind me, with his arms spread out, guess he thought he was going to catch me???

my brother-in-laws 1st ride was my sportster, which he got going and went for the nearest pole.... he stopped it with his feet, like the Flintstones, after that, I couldn't watch, ha ha....
 
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Old 12-31-2006, 04:58 AM
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My first bike was a 1988 Honda NSR250R PGM-1 two stroke, top speed 117mi/hr no kidding, I still miss those days.
 
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this is my first bike (2006 883 custom sportster). never even been on a dirt bike bike before other than being a passenger in the late 80's. picked it up in april with 4 miles on in. have an awesome neighbor who drove it home for me. he used to teach the msf course gave me the course in the neighborhood (with my permit for any of you law enforcement types reading this - lol). took rider's edge in july and got my license the next day with 100 miles then on the bike. now i'm over 8,900, i have a lot of catching up to do. am loving it. see you guys out on the road. ride safe.
 
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Old 12-31-2006, 10:22 AM
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ORIGINAL: whaap

194? 100 cc Famous James.
I should add that this was my first "store bought" bike. Before that my dad had made me a home made scooter with a Briggs Straton engine.
 
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I learned on a Yamaha TX 500
 
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My first bike wasa 883 Custom Sporty...
 
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Old 01-05-2007, 06:25 AM
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My first was a 50's-something Whizzer engine mounted to a Schwinn bicycle used on local farm & dirt roads. After high school, bought & learned more serious riding on a 1966 Suzuki X-6 Hustler for the street.

Wish I had pictures of some of my early scoots.

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My first was a 50's-something Whizzer engine mounted to a Schwinn bicycle used on local farm & dirt roads. After high school, bought & learned more serious riding on a 1966 Suzuki X-6 Hustler for the street.

Wish I had pictures of some of my early scoots.

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I remember when I was very young (8 or so years old) my dad mounted one of those little engines on a bicycle that I had.

Great Fun!!!

 
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Old 01-05-2007, 01:28 PM
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My first was a 50's-something Whizzer engine mounted to a Schwinn bicycle used on local farm & dirt roads. After high school, bought & learned more serious riding on a 1966 Suzuki X-6 Hustler for the street.

Wish I had pictures of some of my early scoots.

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Brings back memories. When I had myFamous James a buddy of mine had a Whizzer.I could whip him easily when we were in the hilly stuff but onthe straight and level he wouldpass me up. Here I was on a "real motorcycle" and he was on a bicycle. DAMN. Really pissed me off. LOL
 


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