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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Today 08:45 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| What was your first motorbike? I started riding less than a year ago and I'm quite pleased with my first bike, despite the stick I get. So, I thought I'd start this thread so I can find out why all the jealousy. My first bike. ![]() 1982 Honda VF750S 'Sabre' V4 water cooled DOHC 16v Power 82 BHP Torque 52lb/ft Top Speed 125 Mph 1/4 mile 12.3 secs Cost A bottle of gin (that Rigger drank)
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| Phuket Last Online: 17-03-2010 02:12 PM Join Date: Aug 2009
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| 1978 on "L" license My 1st bike was a Kawasaki Z1000 1977 a2 model red one this was the last of the tear drop tank models I had it for 17 years in and out of redgo for that time(I would by a new bike and store the old Z) over 100,000 k's never missed a beat A guy pestered me for months to buy it, $4500 it was his. I do wish i had kept it along with the ELR Kawasaki 1000R |
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| slacktard :) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Behind a slipping mask of sanity in Phuket.
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| My first bike, circa '82 was one of these, but in red. 50 cc's of pure power, I bought it brand new: ![]() My second bike about a year later was the same thing but a 125cc version, also red. I came off that on black ice a day after my 17th birthday My third bike was probably the dumbest thing I have ever bought, I wasn't licensed for the 125 but I got a job (so I had money) and wandered into a bike shop and saw one of these at the back gathering dust: ![]() Mine had a 'king and queen' saddle and was a great bike, except for the torque pulling me sideways when I revved it at traffic lights or tried to corner to the right. I bought it because my mate had a 650 Honda (CB I think?) at the time and I wanted more cc's than him! Finest motorcycle I have ever ridden, at one time it was something like 3 months before I realised there was no oil in it but the bike was going fine. We rode all over Yorkshire together until I got busted, the bike was eventually sold to the cop that caught me. I'd love to own another MotoGuzzi.
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| Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 07:28 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In a dreamworld
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| [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/VFDE/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/bsa004.jpg[/IMG] BSA Bantam 125cc D! 1966 Jointly ow[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/VFDE/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/bsa004.jpg[/IMG]ned with three others.. |
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| Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 10:33 AM Join Date: Jan 2009
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| I'm old, my first was a 1975 Honda CB-125. Not a whole lot different than the cbr-150 I ride here in Thailand. Bought it brand new in 1976 in America for $461 out the door back when the dollar was worth something. I was 18 at the time and my mother did not talk to me for 6 months. |
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| or TizYou? Last Online: Yesterday 08:23 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore
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| 1975 DT250. ![]() Bought second hand just before 17th birthday. Only had it a couple of months and then bought a second hand Honda CB750. ![]() Then in 1979 I bought my pride & joy. Suzuki GS1000S. Brand spankin' new AUD3,300 on the road. God I loved that bike. ![]() |
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| Muang Boran Last Online: Yesterday 11:10 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangkok
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| First two, I was too young to have a license for, so I just used them on our own land and nearby country lanes. 1st ![]() Honda 70cc Monkey Bike 2nd ![]() Honda H100 First Bike I could legally drive on the road was this ![]() Yamaha DT50MX Finally I bought one of these, a fantastic bike! ![]() Yamaha XT600 Tenere, I still have it garaged in the UK. |
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