What was your first bike?

[alan]

First bike was a Matchless 150CC 2 stroke and first dirt was a Hodoka super rat. Some pic's below

[DEZADX]

Alan, great pics!  The top pic reminds of my Dads first bike.  It was a Honda 160.  But the windshield on yours......Classic.  The bottom pic reminds of my second bike. A 1971 Kawasaki 90 street bike with the front fender removed and some trials tires installed.  Ran around out in the desert for a couple of years on it. It was my 1st 2-stroke.  Great times.

[maddoggy]

Alan, that matchless bike is way cool. i really like that picture, makes me wish that they still made bikes in that kind of style. i kind of like to roll old school ya know. my first bike was an old honda, must have been a late 1970's 80cc or so. it was silver and was a ton of fun at 10 yrs. old. i was too young to realize that i needed to check the oil. well needless to say, the fun ended when it seized up. the only thing my dad said was "well, did you learn anything from it?". the next thing i had was an 84 odessey. oh ya, that baby was fun. it put up with intentional rollovers too!   MADDOGGY

[SMPKX500]

My first was a KX80. But at the time was looking at a honda 75 or something, a thee speed four stoke peice of crap. My dad refused to let me have the honda. He said I would out grow it too soon.

Sure enough a few weeks later we ran across a 1980 kx80. Boy was I blown away. At the time it was like a 500 let me tell ya. Never be that good again.............

[KX500freak]

my first bike was the '81 yamaha yz 125
it was a superb db at the time ,powerfull thing

then honda '82 cr250
it was at the 4th  oversize piston and  gave me holeshot few times
50 hp was huge power for 15 year oldie

then 18 yrs later it was the k5 coming in to my live
now i have 2 of them and i,m in love 

[ericac]

mine was a 80 something(?) honda trail 70, the thing would climb huge hills at like 2 miles an hour, haha then i got a 91 kdx200 which was my first 2 stroke (awesome trail bike, still got it sitting in the garage)

[stewart]

today i was lucky enough to get back what looks like my 1981  kx 420  which was my first big bore kx bike ...from a guy here in town that found it in a garge  for 25 bucks

[TheGDog]

First dirtbike riding I ever did not as a passenger was on a HODAKA Dirt Squirt 100cc at about 12 yrs old.  I beat the ever-loving sh!t outta that thing just to keep the rest of'em still in my view as they went bombing along in Victorville on plush long-legged Husky 250 XC's and Husky 430WR's.  Man oh man... I've ridden a Hodaka on some amazingly technical trails too.

Anyhoo... next came the neighbors HODAKA SuperRat.  Also a 100cc... shifted IN REVERSE ORDER... had Honda Elsinore Rear Shocks put on it... never been on a bike since that could turn THAT darn sharp.  And boy did that engine seem miles more hyped than the Dirt Squirt.

Then my first "Big Bike"... a '78 Husky 125CR we bought off that same neighbor guy who was pretty much a hotshoe rider as I remember at the time (although I know the me of today could smoke the him of back then).

I'd occasionally get to ride the StepDad's '82 250 XC.  d**n that thing was TALL!!!! 39" seat height!!!  But I'll tell ya this though... not even a K5 could blast thru gnarly sand-whoops as plush as that thing did... but really the only way to turn it sharply was to come into a turn hot and slide the back-end with rear brake, then blast the clutch and throttle.

Then there was a hiatus for a while... then picked up dirt riding again with a'96 DR350SE Dual Sport.  Quickly found myself pushing that thing past it's limits... back to dealer nenxt year and traded-in for a '97 RM250.  d**n that thing was amazing once the suspension sag was dialed in.

then I got the not-so-bright idea that I'd trade-in my [bought new '98 PC800 not paid for] and my [paid for RM250], for a DRZ400S in '00.  The two previous bikes were a wash financially... so it was just them taking them off my hands.

The DRZ was alright in the dirt after getting re-sprung.. but still too heavy.  But I then realized it would NOT work for my occasional needs to bomb down the 405 for 45 miles each way which a sometimes have to do for work.

Then some more life drama...  um... then I sold the DRZ and went back again for some more street riding for a while... then in like '06 I picked up an '01 KTM 450 MXC Daul Sported with Cali Plates.  Was a sweet bike... only had 1 real dirt ride on it... then got married again.... got pregnant... her job situation looked iffy... nervous sold the 450 for some extra cash just in case... she got new job.. worries alleviated.. Papa wanted his toys back... bought a '90 KDX 200 and was gonna restore it... then realized it really wasn't worth the money it'd truly need to get it up to snuff for my needs personally so I gave that to my younger bro beginning of this year when low and behold I spotted this sweet a$$ '96 KX 500 for only $1250.00



I also sold the FZ-1 I had because it kinda felt like maybe it was gonna try to start giving me transmission problems.

And since now I have a 6 mo old... I went the sensible route for the street ride and went back for another PC800... which is like the most versatile and comfy street ride ever with like the lowest possible maintenance you can imagine.

.. now my first street ride was a '76 Yamaha RD125 (twin cylinder 125cc 2-Stroke!)
Then came the '82 Suzuki GS450
Then the '84 XL200 (LOVED this BIKE!)
Sometimes had to borrow brother's old Honda CB450 tank
let's see......then I inherited StepDad's Honda Ascot VT500
Then there was a '93 GSXR 750 (YEAH BABY!!!)
then a hiatus from street... then...
'96 Suzuki Bandit 600cc which I tried to use for commuting from WestLA down to my new job in "The OC"... but I quickly realized the Bandit wasn't gonna cut it because it had soooo much vibration in the crotch area that i felt like I had to piss all day once i arrived at the job.. was in agony... like 1 month later had to go back to dealer and flip it around for something better for long distance freeway jaunts..
thats when I 1st bought my '98 PC800.  I was dumb to ever let that bike go. But I did as i mentioned above.
then another street haitus while I played back aorund in the dirt again...
Then got an 2001 Yamaha FZ-1.. aka... The Wheelie Monster (<--- I Great Bike! BTW Highly recommend if you need a cummeter and don't have to carry lots of things on your commute)

and...uh.. I think that's about it.  maybe forgot 1 or 2 in there.

[MadKaw]

first was honda elsinore 50 75 or 6 model. 3 speed with clutch.

[FuriouSly]

mine was a 80 something(?) honda trail 70, the thing would climb huge hills at like 2 miles an hour, haha then i got a 91 kdx200 which was my first 2 stroke (awesome trail bike, still got it sitting in the garage)

Cool.... me too. A 1978 Honda CT70 in Black like this.... man that was the BOMB!!  Brings back some cool memories of my Dad and Brother who both have passed away.  Pretty neat stuff there.

Sly

[Arigato]

Mine was an '86 CR500.  Talk about a steep learning curve!

[billygoat500]

77 yz-400---->86 yz-490---->2000 kx-500 all still in my garage they will all kill any 250 in a hole shot!!!

[200x350xtriz250]

1st anyhting - homemade go kart with b&s 5 hp
1st 4 wheeler - lt125
1st 3 wheeler - 200x
1st dirtbike - kx80
1st streetbike - ninja 250

[don46]

Mine was an '86 CR500.  Talk about a steep learning curve!

Be thankful you didn't get the bug in 85, many of my friends quit riding after they bought 85's, not that the 86 was a slouch, they both deserved respect.

[don46]

Mine first motorized bike was a 1967 Montgomery ward minibike, briggs 5hp centrifugal clutch and virtualy no brakes. then 1968 honda z 50, wish I still had it, 1969 cl90, 70ish SL70, later 70's XR75, then the real bike 76 Hodaka Combat Wombat. In 1983 I got a Suzuki RM500, nasty bike, I had to carry a fanny pack full of clutch levers, I seemed to brake at least 1-2 per ride. Since then I've had a KX125's, 250's, 500's, Yamaha 490's, only 1 Honda XR200.