What was your first Bike?

[pembsgtr]

2003 Yamaha fazer 600, Triumph Sprint ST 1050, GTR

[Boomer]

Pembs, ya started on a 600? Cheesh, you've not lived!  ;)

SS50 bought in a box for £10. Assembled myself and it ran.
3 days later the piston came out all by itself.  :o

So, bought a Haynes manual and got another engine and did it right this time.
Sold the SS50 for £120 and bought a ratty Fizzie.
Fixed that up, sold for £200 and bought another one.
5 fizzies later I traded up to a Kreidler KS50 Watercooled.
Traded that in on a brand new RD50E which was DaBOMB!  ;D
Man I was so cool!  8) 8) <LOL>

Then got a KTM250GS and learned the first lesson of big bikes.
Don't respect them and they WILL eat you.  :D
Then an XS250, XS500 (awesome but coked valves were a PITA), CB750F2 (hated it, dull, dull, dull), CB1100RR, Z1300/6 DFI (one bike I would buy again), GS550E, 3 GTR1000's and finally my 1400GTR.

Looking back you can see where I got poor (GS550E) but she was a beautiful bike with a lot of soul, not much handling and a terrible motor (just my one). On a good day she was Betsy the Babe, on a bad day Betsy the Bitch.

Ever since Betsy I have named my bikes. The 3 GTR1000's were Sanji, Otto, and Ethel. the 1400 is Vivian.
I still have Otto and Vivian.

I also have a GTR1000 project bike that I may finish one day. Her name is Hoolie and the plan is a GTR1000 Streetfighter.

[patrick]

600 hornet  (2001 - 2007)
cbf 1000 (2007 - 2010)
GTR (2010 -               )

[Black Flash]

My first bike was also a Honda ss50 straight pipe handles bars 4 speed, 49mph flat out wind behind you down hill.

I always wanted either a FS1E OR A Gilera, those were the days!!!!

Then onto A SUZUKI GT 250A, followed by the 750. A little break from bikes, due to body breaks from a crash.

Then onto Honda cb 175, 200, 500.

Then another break from bikes into car racing, then ran out of money!!!

Then a mad time of 2 ZX10'S, gsx 1000, Honda Repsol, Honda hornet 600(crap),

BacK onto Suzuki Intruder 1500, 1300 pan, gtr 1400 and Honda SP1.

I am sure i have left some out, if i put down this bottle of wine and remember, i will post the others.

Cheers B/F

[Black Flash]

Just remembered, i had a DT 175 in there sometime, that was Brill, through ME OFF load of times.

Do i admit it, i had a Honda c90 and a c70, i fell  asleep on the 90 and went through a hedge, i was tired not drunk!!!

Cheers B/F

[Ziderman]

Mine same as Bomber...ss50....Kh250 Z650...Marriage Kids...Bandit 600 Bandit 1200 Fjrs x 2...& now.

[Kwikasfuki]

Do i admit it, i had a Honda c90 and a c70, i fell  asleep on the 90 and went through a hedge, i was tired not drunk!!!

You'd think that was impossible but I've nearly done that myself. Was so comfortable and warm on my GTR that I felt myself nodding off.

Anyone still have a classic bike? I aim to buy one once we move to a bigger house

[Ubertours]

 Honda 50, HondaCB100, HondaCB175, Honda superdream, Bandit 600F, VFR800(pre v-tech)CBR1100 Blackbird, Suzuki Hayabusa, 59 GTR in Black

[Winston Smith]

First Bike - Honda CB100N CUA165T.  2 months old when I bought it - 2 rebuilds on the engine?!!!

Had all sorts since from Super Dreams to R100R's, GS 550 to Blackbird, CZ125 to Pan European!!

[Nygie]

The first bike I remember was a Raleigh Chopper!!! Original with stick shift and double seat!! ;D
My first motorized cycle was a Honda Express moped  ::)
Then GP100 never got it on the road
Then DT125, RD125, VFR400, DT125R, ZX6R, Hayabusa, Hayabusa, Pan Euro (bought to do up and sell), GTR1400

[Ziderman]

The first bike I remember was a Raleigh Chopper!!! Original with stick shift and double seat!

LOL Dating your self there....

[Mark W]

FS1SE, KH250, RD250, Z250, Test Passed....... GPZ900, 1200 Bandit, 1200 Bandit, Fazer 1000, GSR600, GSXR600, SV 1000, Fazer 1000, GTR1400  ;D

[Kevin]

Anyone still have a classic bike? I aim to buy one once we move to a bigger house

One man's classic is another man's pile of junk. I suspect our 'classics' fall into the latter category but we have three BSA 250s - a Starfire and two Fleetstars - and a Velocette Vogue.

If we're doing All Bikes lists:

Year I/we bought it, year of manufacture, bike, ! (crashed it - everything from 'That was silly' to 'Ouch, that hurt!'), * still have it.

1971 1969 BSA C15 !
1976 1970 BSA B25 Fleetstar !
1977 1975 Ducati 860 GT (Got married, couldn't afford to keep it, reluctantly sold it. I'd like another one.)
1978-1984 break from motorcycling
1984 ???? Suzuki GT500
1984 1979 Yamaha XS1100 !
1986 1986 Yamaha FJ1200 ! (my first new bike, I'd like to have this back)
1987 1986 Honda CBR1000 (I hated this and got rid of it after 5 weeks)
1987 1987 Yamaha FJ1200
1988 1988 Yamaha FJ1200
1988 ???? Kawasaki KLR 600
1989 1989 Yamaha FJ1200 !
1989 ???? Kawasaki GPz500 !
1990 1989 Kawasaki KLR 650
1991 1984 BMW K100RS
1992 1989 Kawasaki ZZR1100 ! (Cadwell Park track days, ZZR11s and red mist don't gel as the plastic in my right elbow will testify)
1993 1970 BSA B25 Starfire *
1994 1993 Kawasaki ZZR1100 ! (sold this when we'd had it about 3 years as we were diving every weekend and never rode it.)
1994 1969 Velocette Vogue * (Given to me by my Dad.)
1997-2005 Didn't ride, too busy diving
2005 2004 Triumph Tiger 955i (I loved this, my coccyx didn't)
2006 2004 Kawasaki ZZR1200 (I wanted to love this, I loved how it looked and handled on 'A' roads, I hated the lack of torque compared to my memory of the ZZR11 and I hated how it handled on 'B' roads)
2006 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa (I loved this, it was everything I wanted the ZZR12 to be)
2006 1989 Yamaha FJ1200 * (Given to me by my Dad. It had been standing in his damp garage for 7 years, with petrol in, and had been thrown down the road before being garaged. We spent far too much money 'restoring' it but we both really like it.)
2006 1991 BMW K100RS
2006 2002 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide *
2007 1992 Yamaha RD350R YPVS
2007 1969 BSA B25 Fleetstar *
2007 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa K8 *
2007 1993 Kawasaki ZZR1100 (I paid too much money for this, spent too much 'doing it up' then it sat in the garage for ages as after riding it I decided I didn't like it! Sold recently at a huge loss.)
2008 2003 BMW R1150GS
2008 2008 Kawasaki 1400GTR !
2008 1969 BSA B25 Fleetstar *
2009 2001 Yamaha FJR 1300
2010 2005 Yamaha FJR 1300 *
2010 2008 BMW R1200GS * (Up for sale as I love the bike but hate the fuel range. Will be replaced by a GSA)
2010 2010 Kawasaki 1400GTR *

I can't remember when I started this list nor why I maintain it but I did and I do!

Kevin

[Lonewolf]

Extremely impressive none the less.  8)

[Kwikasfuki]

Wow Kevin, that is one impressive list. I counted nine crashes, including a GTR. How did you crash the GTR?