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slackula · 08-10-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousepad

Last biggy - Honda VTR1000 (Hit a 'buffalo' on Samui and ICU for a few weeks)

Good grief! I wouldn't want to even contemplate riding a VTR1000 on Samui!

the dogcatcher · 08-10-2009, 09:13 PM

I didn't think it would be long before the VFR, the CB 250 K4 stroke K5 and the GS 550 made an appearance. Dispatch tool though, CX 500 every time. Except for the alternator problem.

helge · 09-10-2009, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by klong toey

Well i am shocked am i the only one who's first bike was a FS1E.

Well, if we include mopeds, my first bike was a Kreidler, and later on the very macho Puch Maxi.

I have never seen a Yamaha with pedals.

Bower · 09-10-2009, 03:57 AM

BSA Tiger Cub, AJS, then got over ambitious with a Vincent Shadow, it was much too heavy for me, i was a s**t rider, swaped it for a MGA1600.

helge · 09-10-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Bower

then got over ambitious with a Vincent Shadow,

A pricey bike today. You could get a nice house in Thailand, for what your Shadow would be worth today.

withnallstoke · 09-10-2009, 08:31 AM

First bike was a Honda CB200. Rode it for 2 years before "selling" it to a Scouse mate who never actually paid for it.
Got my first ban riding the Honda (thats why i flogged it) and banned from the town of Jedburgh by the sherriff back in 1978.

(Internet piccie, same colour.)

Chairman Mao · 09-10-2009, 10:50 AM

1994 Honda NSR 125rr... Under 25s weren't allowed anything bigger than 125cc at the time.

Chix loved it.

Was nice moving to Aussie though to learn that you weren't allowed to have a bike under 150cc. Quite a change.

Thai Pom · 09-10-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klong toey

Well i am shocked am i the only one who's first bike was a FS1E.

See post #59, you are not alone....

klong toey · 09-10-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Thai Pom

Quote:

Originally Posted by klong toey

Well i am shocked am i the only one who's first bike was a FS1E.

See post #59, you are not alone....

Missed that post,glad im not alone,went on to RD250 then a 400.After a blew the engines on them had a 350LC crashed that big time,on to a 500 LC the a RGV250 followed by an RS250 Aprilia finished of on a very fast NSR250.
Shit i am lucky to still be alive.

nedwalk · 10-10-2009, 05:28 AM

the trouble with those RD LC, was they went like fuck and weighed nothing, the one i took for a spin felt like it was gonna blow away when i cracked it past the ton, did,nt like the feeling at all

klong toey · 10-10-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nedwalk

the trouble with those RD LC, was they went like fuck and weighed nothing, the one i took for a spin felt like it was gonna blow away when i cracked it past the ton, did,nt like the feeling at all

True not much fun to ride in a strong side wind at speed,but a great wheelie machine.
Hit the power band at around 6000rpm and hold on,vertical wheelies on acceleration.

FailSafe · 10-10-2009, 03:49 PM

My first bike was a mid-eighties Suzuki GSX-250L (not too dissimilar from a Honda 250 Nighthawk)- it was a great bike to learn on.

tsicar · 10-10-2009, 04:51 PM

my first bike at age 16 was a 50cc yamaha.
worked bloody hard on weekends on a miniature railway to earn enough to buy the non-runner. got my license, and crashed it three times on the first day i was legally on the road!!!
progressed to a 125cc moto-guzzi i got for free from a friend who could not get it running, then on to a 1200cc wartime harley that i got for free for the same reason.
progressed to a moto guzzi 750 s, which i wrote off into the side of a car, and gained a few ounces in weight in the form of steel plates and screws in my right leg.
then i went on to matchless and beeza, which were already considered to be antiques by then.
had a brief flirtation with riceburner "superbikes" of the day, then settled down to triumph bonnevilles which were out of fashion and ridiculously cheap at the time.
scored a ducati 900ss (bevel) for next to nothing after it was destroyed in a fire, then concentrated on buying up and restoring ducati's, flathead and panhead harleys, dozens of bonnevilles, a good number of nortons, one vincent shadow etc.
busy building a '41 wl at the moment that some poor fella took to the local harley shop more than 5 years ago for restoration, they stripped it and lost half of it and now they are paying me (big-time) to finish the job and get the guy off their back!
my favourites?
good old bonneville, although the best bikes i ever owned were probably the old 900ss bevel dukes.

ItsRobsLife · 10-10-2009, 07:02 AM

Yeh that was the tube frames for ya, went a bit like putty when you put them into a sweeper at full throttle, Suzi had the advantage for a while with the RGV's, but then Yamaha came back with the Deltabox frame. I'd still be happy with a RD350LC YPVS though... how much would you pay for a mint one of those now?

new2thai · 13-10-2009, 01:13 AM

Hi Everyone, Sorry No pictures. My first bike was a BERINI 49cc moped in 1965-it was Dutch I think ,Two speed.Took my riding test on a 98cc Excellsior villiers engined with "girder" front suspension once again only two gears. As soon as I passed my test I got a 500cc single cylinder Matchless, manual advance/ retard timing mechanism,with a decompession lever so you could kick start it. Had to put a chair (sidecar) on it as my mate had totalled his Bantam 175cc and was in a plaster cast toes to ribcage. We used to take the roof of the sidecar and feed him in! Las bike was a "pre unit construction " (seperate gearbox and clutch) Triumph 650cc Tiger 110. It had "slickshift" gears,,,,, As you pressed the gear pedal it automatically dissengaged the clutch,,,, good fun at traffic lights when you were expected to hold the clutch lever in then engage 1st. Won many a race with that feature. Ahh ! Happy Days and still alive to tell the tale !

Timpatco · 13-10-2009, 01:15 AM

A BSA Bantam - it came to an end when I found it didn't fit between two trees - I did.
Date of incident? circa 1956
Location? the government land alongside the main water pipeline from Prospect
Reservoir to Sydney.
Engine capacity - small
Power - negligable
Colour? green/cream for Bike;
Red my face
Back temporarily to the deadly treadly - also a BSA 26" frame

sunsetter · 13-10-2009, 01:20 AM

yamaha yz 80, race tuned and better nick than this one, blew it up twice and had it rebuilt twice, fast lil fukking thing

Spin · 13-10-2009, 01:22 AM

For all those that mentioned the FS1-E, just thought i'd put up a decent photo.

I think my brother had one of these for his first bike. classic...

nigelandjan · 13-10-2009, 01:22 AM

A cut down mini BSA Bantam ,, 3 gears controlled with the clutch lever gear shift combi lever on the left hand side ,, used to ride it over the fields when I was 13 after the farmers cut the corn ,and then on the road in the dark on the way home , before me dad caught me and give me a bloody good hiding and destroyed it

ShilohJim · 13-10-2009, 02:24 AM

First was a 1958 Cushman Eagle, then a 90cc Yamaha, then a 125 cc Yamaha, then a 1972 650 Yamaha (damned quick bike), then a 1959 Harley semi custom fat-bob. Out of motorcycles for near 30 years until I retired then I got a 600 Honda VLX upgraded to an 1100 cc Honda Sabre last June. Sweet bike!

ShilohJim

10-10-2009, 04:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
tsicar Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 03:21 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: isaan/south africa Posts: 1,569	my first bike at age 16 was a 50cc yamaha. worked bloody hard on weekends on a miniature railway to earn enough to buy the non-runner. got my license, and crashed it three times on the first day i was legally on the road!!! progressed to a 125cc moto-guzzi i got for free from a friend who could not get it running, then on to a 1200cc wartime harley that i got for free for the same reason. progressed to a moto guzzi 750 s, which i wrote off into the side of a car, and gained a few ounces in weight in the form of steel plates and screws in my right leg. then i went on to matchless and beeza, which were already considered to be antiques by then. had a brief flirtation with riceburner "superbikes" of the day, then settled down to triumph bonnevilles which were out of fashion and ridiculously cheap at the time. scored a ducati 900ss (bevel) for next to nothing after it was destroyed in a fire, then concentrated on buying up and restoring ducati's, flathead and panhead harleys, dozens of bonnevilles, a good number of nortons, one vincent shadow etc. busy building a '41 wl at the moment that some poor fella took to the local harley shop more than 5 years ago for restoration, they stripped it and lost half of it and now they are paying me (big-time) to finish the job and get the guy off their back! my favourites? good old bonneville, although the best bikes i ever owned were probably the old 900ss bevel dukes. __________________ brrrzzzzt, brrrzzzt! beep!. ting, ting redirecting, please be patient..........: hello, insect! brrrzzzt, brrrzzzt..................

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Timpatco Bang Tao Beach Last Online: 13-10-2009 01:15 AM Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11	My first motorbike? A BSA Bantam - it came to an end when I found it didn't fit between two trees - I did. Date of incident? circa 1956 Location? the government land alongside the main water pipeline from Prospect Reservoir to Sydney. Engine capacity - small Power - negligable Colour? green/cream for Bike; Red my face Back temporarily to the deadly treadly - also a BSA 26" frame

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08-10-2009, 09:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
the dogcatcher Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 03:59 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,078	I didn't think it would be long before the VFR, the CB 250 K4 stroke K5 and the GS 550 made an appearance. Dispatch tool though, CX 500 every time. Except for the alternator problem.

09-10-2009, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bower Patong Beach Last Online: 21-11-2009 12:29 AM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South coast UK Posts: 25	BSA Tiger Cub, AJS, then got over ambitious with a Vincent Shadow, it was much too heavy for me, i was a s**t rider, swaped it for a MGA1600.

09-10-2009, 08:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
withnallstoke Dazed and confused. Last Online: Today 04:44 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home. Posts: 1,943	First bike was a Honda CB200. Rode it for 2 years before "selling" it to a Scouse mate who never actually paid for it. Got my first ban riding the Honda (thats why i flogged it) and banned from the town of Jedburgh by the sherriff back in 1978. (Internet piccie, same colour.)

09-10-2009, 10:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Chairman Mao Thailand Expat Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,440	1994 Honda NSR 125rr... Under 25s weren't allowed anything bigger than 125cc at the time. Chix loved it. Was nice moving to Aussie though to learn that you weren't allowed to have a bike under 150cc. Quite a change.

10-10-2009, 05:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
nedwalk Thailand Forum Last Online: Today 06:14 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sunshine coast Posts: 3,892	the trouble with those RD LC, was they went like fuck and weighed nothing, the one i took for a spin felt like it was gonna blow away when i cracked it past the ton, did,nt like the feeling at all

10-10-2009, 03:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
FailSafe Hua Hin Last Online: Yesterday 04:00 PM Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	My first bike was a mid-eighties Suzuki GSX-250L (not too dissimilar from a Honda 250 Nighthawk)- it was a great bike to learn on.

13-10-2009, 01:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
new2thai Pattaya Beach Last Online: 11-11-2009 05:19 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 8	Hi Everyone, Sorry No pictures. My first bike was a BERINI 49cc moped in 1965-it was Dutch I think ,Two speed.Took my riding test on a 98cc Excellsior villiers engined with "girder" front suspension once again only two gears. As soon as I passed my test I got a 500cc single cylinder Matchless, manual advance/ retard timing mechanism,with a decompession lever so you could kick start it. Had to put a chair (sidecar) on it as my mate had totalled his Bantam 175cc and was in a plaster cast toes to ribcage. We used to take the roof of the sidecar and feed him in! Las bike was a "pre unit construction " (seperate gearbox and clutch) Triumph 650cc Tiger 110. It had "slickshift" gears,,,,, As you pressed the gear pedal it automatically dissengaged the clutch,,,, good fun at traffic lights when you were expected to hold the clutch lever in then engage 1st. Won many a race with that feature. Ahh ! Happy Days and still alive to tell the tale !

13-10-2009, 01:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
sunsetter Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 04:26 AM Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: londonthani Posts: 2,195	yamaha yz 80, race tuned and better nick than this one, blew it up twice and had it rebuilt twice, fast lil fukking thing

13-10-2009, 01:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
Spin Would ya? Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,334	For all those that mentioned the FS1-E, just thought i'd put up a decent photo. I think my brother had one of these for his first bike. classic...

13-10-2009, 02:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
ShilohJim Bang Tao Beach Last Online: 10-11-2009 07:11 AM Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13	First was a 1958 Cushman Eagle, then a 90cc Yamaha, then a 125 cc Yamaha, then a 1972 650 Yamaha (damned quick bike), then a 1959 Harley semi custom fat-bob. Out of motorcycles for near 30 years until I retired then I got a 600 Honda VLX upgraded to an 1100 cc Honda Sabre last June. Sweet bike! ShilohJim

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