What was your first bike?

Bought this as a field bike with 2 mates when we were 12 for £40, stuck some nobblys on it and she was a beast

Hope y'all dont mind a junior poster joining in the posting fun...

I had a Honda NS125RR... It was in poor nick, but it done me till i passed my test. When I got my SV i took the wee honda to bits to "fix her up" when i wasn't on the SV... 1 year later i gave said bits to the local youth motor project... I swear I seen it in their skip

mine was a candy blue curvy sv650N. am getting bored with it now though - is bit of a nancey boys bike. Will get st3, or sprint as soon as i get years no claims bonus.

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Originally Posted by Triumphumphumph

That was my first bike too except it was white with red and blue stripes. 1979 I think, a 'T' reg. Had a single disc at the front drum at back 0-60mpg in less than a week. My mate had a Honda 185 trail and burn me off no problem - the shame!

Mine was unsurprisingly somewhat modified, anyone remember B-line kits ? , Le-sport expansion chambers, ported, different sprocket ratio's, clip -ons and a single seat unit, bat out of hell to about 80 or so , lost out on top end though.

Great little bike, frame size was about the same as the grey 400 jap imports.

Cheers Mark.

BSA C12 250 single was the first ever in 1970 - still have the log book! You could ride an unrestricted 250 with L plates and without a helmet with only masses of hair blowing in the wind to save your brain; it was good though!

A succession of classics followed, with Honda CB77, BSA 650 Road Rocket with sidecar gearing that gave fantastic accelaration but top speed of about 70! Suzuki T500 - manic! Sensible bikes followed such as a BMW 100/7 and Kawasaki GT750, so it's great to be back with something (even slightly) sporting like the SV650S

suzuki GS125 - in bad nick.

Originally Posted by M1TCH

Bought this as a field bike with 2 mates when we were 12 for £40, stuck some nobblys on it and she was a beast

ha ha,
i went to pick one up for a friend a few years ago,
it was the 1st 2-stroke i have ever ridden,

quite a fun bike, if i dont say so myself.

CG125 with the dodgiest kill switch ever

In the end I had it disabled cos it kept cutting in at the most inappropriate moments

Mine was a bright and shiney little Yamaha RXS125 in red that my Mum arrange to get for me!

She was sick of giving me a lift to work so paid the deposit (I had to pay the rest). 6 Months later a car slammed into my side in my 'Big Bad' accident and Mum then promptly arrange for the purchase of a little Mini instead.

Needless to say, my purchase a year later of a DT 125 resulted in my eviction from the family home.

Final victory was mine though - my brother (the 'Golden Child') completed his DAS a couple of years ago...

... resulting in the most priceless comment from my Dad "Well, I guess we can't have a go at you now can we."

i learned on a xr80 then went to a klr250 then i bought my first bike a sv650sk4