When did the biking bug bite you? Post a photo if you can find one.

[Geodude]

Originally Posted by Messie

I'm the one on the far left
Unfortunately no pictures of my bikes
I started on a yellow Honda SS50, then had some CB250 and then the 400 Superdream.

Cool Its images/groups like that that really got the bug started in me when i was a kid.

[Dave20046]

Got a scootay when I was 16,did almost 10k on it and messed around bodging it and respraying it.made a bit of cash on it so kept doing up bikes until I got my full license and found I much much preferred to ride them.


Btw Ralph you were a lovely little girl

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Btw Ralph you were a lovely little girl

I did notice that but didn't wanna say anything lol, but if you wore pink where I grew up youd get beaten up on a regular basis

[mister c]

I grew up around bikes. My mum's neighbour had a Triton 650 & BSA Bantam. i used to have a picture of me sat on an old BSA C15 when I was about 5, so think that's where the bug came from.

This was my 1st bike, a Suzuki X5 200. I wanted an X7 but couldn't afford the extra £100 on the finance. It was brand new (the only new bike I've ever owned) & cost £599 on the road lol. This is the bike that made me say that I wouldn't buy another blue bike again as I had nothing but trouble with it.....History repeated itself when I bought the Triumph, which, touch wood, is now all sorted

[dirtydog]

No pictures here either
First ride on a bike would've been when I was 7ish maybe, next door neighbours were motocrossers and had a little automatic thing like a PW50
Then I had a little spin up and down the road a few times on my brothers RD125 (when he was at work and didn't know about it) when I was about 12/13ish

Bought a 125 at 17 and have pretty much owned a bike since only being without a bike for about 18 months while I waited for my restriction to end

Decided to get my license in 1994 but didnt get around to it until 2008!!

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Btw Ralph you were a lovely little girl

Originally Posted by specialone

I did notice that but didn't wanna say anything lol, but if you wore pink where I grew up youd get beaten up on a regular basis

Completely different era though wasn't it Phil, as the world moved on out of the dark ages, it became more acceptable for males to wear pink

This was in 80's when music like Prince and a lot of Punk Rock stuff was huge and top of the pops was just a sea folk bobbing up and down in bright pinks, luminous yellows and greens, with the same colour hair and lots of gel to fix the sculptures in place. I wasn't allowed the wild hair, so I had to compensate.

You should see some of the pic's of me when Hawaiian shirts and aviator sunglasses were the big thing!

Hey Col, the late 70's and 80's were my era as well I remember all the pastel colours etc, but males around my area never wore pink and I still think it's wrong to do it now

[Viney]

I dont think that the biking bug ever really bit me. I had a Honda MTX 50 when i was 16, then i found cars! I didnt re-visit bike until i got a job in london and bought a scooter (Peugeot Speedfight 100). The circumstances sort of happened and i managed to do my DAS and bought the SV a couple of months after.

I have enjoyed the bike, but its mostly been a tool for commuting. I cant get away from the fact that i have made a fair few friends through via association with biking and had some good times. But i will always be a fan of four wheels.

Officially, the bug got me in 1998, when I was 8. I got a Yamaha PW50 (dirt) and wrode the hell out of it. I was finally able to buy my first street bike at 16, another Yamaha, this time an EX-500. Wrode that for a year and got bored of the lack of power and especially the lack of looks. Then one day, the SV popped up on a search, and it was mine. Ever since, I've been doing mods, making it my own. And I'm proud.