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02-14-2013, 01:20 AM | #1 |
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Your FIRST motorcycle/scooter picture thread
I thought this would be pretty cool. Let's all post pics of our first ever motorcycle/scooter/anything 2-wheels.
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of my exact bike, but this is identical, even to the color (found on the 'net). It's a 1971 Yamaha HT-1 90. My dad gave it to me on Christmas day when I was 13. He bought it used from his buddy who put about 75 miles on it. It was then in storage for about 12 years. It was MINT. I loved this bike! |
02-14-2013, 09:23 AM | #2 |
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Hi Mike
Great idea for a thread My first was a RUPP Roadster/2 i was 6 years old at the time the year 1969 My dad taught me to ride on that one RUPP roadster by inuyasha50, on Flickr And then my first street legal motorbike was a 1977 Harley Davidson XLCR got her when i was 16 in 1979 xlcr-1977 by inuyasha50, on Flickr Take care and riode safely dear friend Yours Hank
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02-14-2013, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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Same here no actual picture but here is my GL500 this is exactly the way I would run it with the trunk on always.
Should have kept it... I wanted a scooter or a CT110 but my dad said no 400cc or bigger. I can tell you when he saw the Burgman though he was real close to disobeying the doctors orders and taking it for a ride around the block but his wife said no...
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02-14-2013, 01:46 PM | #4 |
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My first bike
My first & only scoot : ) Rode Safely My Fri Mean Motofino
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05 Motofino 150cc |
02-14-2013, 03:03 PM | #5 |
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Mine was just like this one, but white.
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02-17-2013, 08:12 PM | #6 |
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Don't have a pic of mine
but here is a flyer from back in the day:
1972 TS125 Suzuki. Same color as mine also.
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01-03-2015, 02:39 PM | #7 |
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I don't have any pictures of the 1st bike that I ever OFFICIALLY owned. I was in the Air Force & brought it back from England , on a KC97. It was a BSA 500! I bought it for very little because I bought it in England. Unfortunatly , a little thing called Viet Nam , inturrupted my riding time. I think that it was around 1963! Irish
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01-05-2015, 08:59 AM | #8 |
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A 100cc Kawasaki just like this one.
I quit riding when I went in the Marines and didn't start back until my kids were grown.
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01-15-2015, 08:06 PM | #9 |
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02-19-2015, 07:04 AM | #10 |
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My first bike was a Triumph Tiger 650, just like this
My second bike was a Honda CL77, like this |
05-03-2015, 12:06 PM | #11 |
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What a lot of people don't know is that the Tiger 650 eng & the Bonneville 650 eng are exactly the same except that the Bonneville has two carbs instead of one! They have the same valves , cams , pistons ,bottom end , etc. If you have a factory manual , ck. for yourself. Irish
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06-16-2015, 09:16 AM | #13 |
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You are right Irish, the engines were identical except for the dual carbs. At the time of purchase I simply could not afford the difference in price between the Tiger and the Bonnie.
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06-17-2015, 12:07 PM | #14 |
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If any one has any questions about the "older" Triumphs , just ask. I went to the Triumph Factory school in the '70s. I got an A in mechanics & I stayed an x-tra week & took a course in Advanced Mechanics & got an A+ in that , so I know a little bit about them! Irish
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07-12-2016, 02:49 AM | #15 |
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Here's one for you, Irish.
My uncle had bought a '71 Triumph 250, T25T, internet photo shown below. Before he moved out west, he gave it to me (needed a clutch). I used it ride it back and forth to school, except when it wouldn't start. I ended up selling it to pay for car insurance. I wish I had it now ... it used to have such a cool sound. |
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