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Ditto all that. Could not have said it better.

 

In 1971 I got a Bonanza mini bike .Soon pulled the goverener .Wore through many of my dad,s miltary boot,s trying to stop.AT age 12 got a honda 90 step through the speedo read 60 mph.Soon after only moment,s i found a cliff to smash up my upper face including teeth..Well iv,e been torn up more on the dirt then the street..Great training ground for the real world..Imho if one has a jack pot, Get back on the horse lesson learned..Yet at age 51 still ride the way it should be ..Brisk..

 

My uncle had an old Vespa scooter that was my first foray into motorized two-wheeling. I was probably ten or eleven at the time and my brother and cousins rode the hell out of that thing. Started in the backyard and ventured out into adjacent fields and abandoned rail right of ways. I'd love to have a dollar for everytime we crashed that sucker. Lots of fun and sure taught me riding skills at an early age.

 

Now that would be something. There is another thread with members tracking down best rental rates in Vegas. Maybe they will find a deal you can't refuse!

 

Mini bikes 30 years ago but I still don't know what I'm doing....that's why I love it. Every year is an adventure

 

Started with a Rupp Roadster as a kid....after a few bumps and bruises I figured it out. After the Rupp I hit the road on a Honda CL 70. Didn't have a clue..... just rode

 

When I was 13, in 1966, my Mom and Dad got me a motorcycle from Sears and Roebuck. My Dad showed me the basics and more or less said here is the shifter. One down and four up. Go have fun. I don't know who made the bike but I sure had a lot of fun on it.

 

Self taught beginning 40 or so years ago and still learning.

The last thing I learned shortly after getting my Limited is that with a 900 pounder you've got to give yourself a little more cushion. Handles well, but not all that nimble.

 

dont remember my age, Honda trail 50, then i blinked and i was racing flat track. Most really good riders I know grew up in the dirt.

 

Uncle built me a mini-bike when I was around 8, even had apes on it, ran up and down the bean field rows and it would outrun my friends mopeds, Kawasaki 100 when I was 14, went "coast to coast" on it but never left our farm, then a LOONG, but worth the while wait.. 76 FX Super Glide at 26.. added 05 EG in 07. Hope to someday do the coast to coast ride for real