first bike

[red98]

all this talk of "250`s on L-plates" has got me reminiscing about the good old days and the bikes i`ve owned.not sure if this subject has come up before or not,but what was the first one ?.....the X7 i mentioned in the "L-plates" post was my second bike bought new in 1980....my first....A HONDA XL 100 S ...single cylinder off road style in white,not sure what the "s" was for  ...had it for about a year,had to helicoil the thread in the head that takes the spark plug as one day the plug made a break for freedom    never did find it...




so,what was your first bike ?




Muppet, forgot to put the year  ....bike was on a "t" plate which makes it a 78/79 ....

[Hedgetrimmer]

Mine was a Suzuki ZR50 X1. I got it from D & A Rayner motorcycles, where I was working as a Saturday lad; cheap as chips.

It was feckin slow! So slow in fact, that once whilst exiting Gants Hill roundabout in London, a copper on foot waved me over. "Going a bit slow round that roundabout weren't you lad?" he said. To which I just kind of nodded at the bike. "Yeah, see what you mean, on your way then." 

I used to have to tackle North Circular rush hour traffic on it for my last year at school - frightening with all the lorries bearing down on it all the time 

Thanks for reminding me about that one Paul     

[red98]

 ....no prob nick... .......sounds like you needed the full/un-restricted power of an XI 100 S.......happy days...

[locksmith]

1975  FS1E  think it was about £250.
Had a disc brake and everything

[red98]

1975  FS1E  think it was about £250.
Had a disc brake and everything

WOW  , disc brake.............that would have been a DX then ?

[Exupnut]

Notice the fast colour

[red98]

Thats not the origanal one mr nut  ......so did you have the "t"shifter or the barrel one ?

[Exupnut]

Had this exact model. Unfortunately I must confess in red Mr red.

[Hedgetrimmer]

Notice the fast colour

Unfortunately only for the name badge 

[red98]

I knew it, I bloody well new it..........red through and through...  .....its your lucky day mr nut, having a sort through my 600 spares and I came accross some touch up paint for my boxeye.........can transform that blue bike of yours in no time 

[darrsi]

Blimey, that takes me back. 


I actually had the Raleigh Chipper as one of my first bikes as a kid, it was like the little brother of the Chopper.
There was also the Tomahawk as well which looked similar.


First "motorbike" i had was at 17yrs old and it was some kind of scooter, no idea of the make? That was back in '87, and been riding ever since.
Stayed on 125's for quite a few years after that as they were lightweight and fun, the best one's being the KMX, RD and also an Aprilia Taureg which was great when it was working properly, but was a bit temperamental and all parts were way more expensive than normal. 

[YamFazFan]

1986,my first bike,FS1E-DX ('80/'81 model I think),bought from a mate as a non-runner for the princely sum of £45+a packet of 20 cigarettes!,only required a new slide needle to get it running again .Fishing tackle optional.Notice the bronze & silver rider training awards stickers proudly displayed on the sidepanel! (& this was before the days of CBT)..oh & full size L-plates .

[ChristoT]

I had a Varadero 125 - Christo modded of course.... 

Took that thing fully laden from Hatfield to Portsmouth, then by ferry to Le Havre, and thence on to St Malo - 3hrs in torrential rain! Horrible.

I then bimbled all over Brittany with it, before returning to the UK to buy my Fazer:

[Dead Eye]

Mine was my 1999 Yamaha FZS 600

[solorider]

my first bike on the road was my dads mobylette step through, my first bike was a Honda MB50 which I bought after riding the mobylette for 4 months. I actually rode 2 up before I rode solo, my uncle got on the back and told me to ride the bike which I did.

[slappy]

First "bike" I actually bought was a Lambretta Jet 200 in a sort of mustard colour, paid £15 for it  and traded the shit handling piece of shite in for a  brand new 1974 RD250, got £20 trade for it which I was pleased with as I was only earning £11 a week as an engineering apprentice. Paid for the RD on hire purchase over 3 years at £20 a month.

[BIG MAC]

Brilliant little bikes - wish I still had one

[noggythenog]

Yamaha FZS600 


Although my old man had one when i was a teenager so i had experienced how quick they "could" be....it had always struck me as being a smooth bike.......in hindsight most likely my dad taking it easy with me holding on the back.......but then i had previously experienced him kicking a wing mirror off a car while on the back of his vmax so it had allot to live up to to be fair.


But one thing that stuck in my mind was his mate who was a racer and he managed to ride one off the edge of the tyre whilst racing an R1....ok so i also think nowadays that maybe his mate was just a twat but that was the story and this is mine so that is that.




I wasnt dissapointed when i finally got my own one.......id experienced fast cars but this was something else really.........the little 600 is def a wolf in sheeps clothing but is also well mannered........& i also love the look of the original box eye fazers......so much more unique and retro than the generic fox eyes....and the gen 1 thou............if they had made then Gen 1 thou in box eye form then i would have one right now.


Once ive gone round the houses i reckon ill be one o those guys that pays over the odds just to have another box eye in my shed.

[red98]

Mmmmmm....how much over the odds noggy...

[noggythenog]

Mmmmmm....how much over the odds noggy...

Shit!!!!!!!!

[noggythenog]

I meant for a silver one.


None o that exagerrated rust colour

[noggythenog]

Mmmmmm....how much over the odds noggy...
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P.s


I still have my frame.......plus a box of special parts


They have your name written all over them red......im just biding my time.........i knows stuff...i watch storage wars every night........youll be PM'ing me when nobody else on the planet even knows what PM means any more 

[unfazed]

My first bike was a Honda CB125s in 1973, I lasted 13 days before being rear ended by a Ford Escort and spent the next 9 weeks in Hospital with a fractured femur.
Once I could bend my knee 90degrees fixed it and back on as daft as ever.

[red98]

 ....you could be right there noggyboyo.....ps...whats a pm   

[tex]

mine was a 74 purple fizzy, got it in 1976 on my 16th birthday, cant remember how much I paid, about 60is quid I think!