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Marmite the Dog

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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I will meet the blackness and the blackness will be eternal

kingwilly

250cc Honda Rebel cos it was the largest bike I could buy and legally ride in Australia, cost $5000 AUD

matsalleh

Ages ago a secondhand Lambretta scooter 200 cc, grey colour.

BUGBEAR

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

Rigger

xl 175 but i was 15 yo at the time. it would matter what you rode mtd we would still give you shit because you deserve it

mobs00

Marmite, are the two red horns on the front of your bike for your safety or for the safety of other motorists?

Muadib

First 'real' motor cycle was a Yamaha DT 360... Had a bunch of mini-bikes before the 360...

Bung

That's funny, my first bike was one of these as well! Had a green tank though. I worked my arse off as a builders labourer when I was 16to save up for it. All my mates had 125's and I completely owned them on the fire breaks (fire trails) around my place. Great thread, thanks for the memories!

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PanzerJohn

1.Suzuki AP50 (new)
2.Suzuki GT185
3.Honda 400 Four
4.Kawasaki KH500
5.Yamaha XS 500 (new)
8.Suzuki TS 125
9.Mocheck Harrier Honda 400F
10.Kawasaki Z900 nitrous
11.Honda 400N Supershite
12.Suzuki GT 380
13. Kawasaki H1F
14.Yamaha250/350 LC
15.Yamaha XS 250C
16.Kawasaki Z900 standard spec
17.Yamaha YPVS 350 N2 (new)
18.Harris Magnum 2 Z900 drag bike
19.Kawasaki Z250 Scorpion
20.Suzuki GSXR 1100 WT
21.Kawasaki VN1500 Vulcan (new)
22.Kawasaki ER5 (new)
23.Kawasaki ER5 (new)
24.Triumph 500 WS 1943. (very old)

If the the GSXR 1000 had been about when I was kid I would be dead.

Gerbil

Kawasaki ZZR 1100

150 BHP
Top Speed 285 km/h

Probably not a sensible choice for a learner but I survived.

slackula

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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the dogcatcher

First bike Suzuki TS 100, crap rust bucket. Last bike before coming here ZX9R.
Like your bike marmite, sort of baby VMAX.

dave humphreys

my first bike was a bsa c15 ,
then a matchie 250 ,
then a royal enfield continental ,
then , a ariel arrow , 250 cc villiers engine ...

then, creme creme de la creme , 500 cc bsa gold star ,,
those were the days , when british was best ..
and you youngsters , were just a twinkle ,,,

27 years inn uniform , dame vera forever,,

Spin

1983 Kawasaki KX125, was a worn out knacker, unlike this rather nice example.....

chassamui

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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..

BarnacleBill

1959 Lambretta 125. progressed through Hondas 250 to 750, then to Norton 850. Last rode - 1986!

BobR

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.

TizMe

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.

Fondles

My first bike was a 1982 Suzuki RM80Z, way way too much grunt for a 10yr olds first bike, i binned it many times !!!

Norton

1961 BSA B40 SS90. 343 cc, 4 stroke, single cylinder. Bought it new.