Moved: Your First Bike

'A' Reg Suzuki TS50ER, when I was 17 (Had for about 2 years)

'K' Reg Honda CB TwoFifty Nighthawk - those 20HP was amazing (Had for about 10 years, last 4 of which were in the garage)

Honda CBF600 (had or about 8 month then got bored of it)

'10' Triumph Speed Triple SE for a few years before being written off this March

'16' Triumph Speed Triple R

 

My first bike was a Suzuki GSR750, and i guess my proper bike was a Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade

 

Mates have always taken the piss of how many bike I've bought the list is too long (50 odd) to put on here
it's been quite a mixture and I'm on my 12th Triumph

First bike was a 1972 Yamaha FSIE
First big bike (100 mph+) 1978 Honda CB550/4

 

Was going to ask this question to you all, but found this thread from a few years back.

I had to google some of the bikes already mentioned......

 

First bike a 1962 Greeves 25DC 2T Twin SVG879, sourced for me by Geoff Priest in Norwich (anyone remember him), passed my test on a Honda C110, DVF41C, at 11am one morning, off to Priests at lunchtime, rode away on a 1962 Norton 650 SS, 545SBJ, never having ridden a big bike before.
Sorry, I’m a bit of an anorak concerning registration numbers, or some of them.

 

RD200DX

 

My uncle gave me his old Starfire which I kept in a cowshed at a farm down the lane because my parents didn’t want me to have a bike. Learned to ride on it - more by trial and error since I was only 15 and so couldnt take lessons. Hateful machine, but I do get a little nostalgic when I see one!

 

My first proper bike was a Starfire too, I say proper coz I had a Matchless 350 before that but never took it on the road . Passed my test on it but I have to say it wasn't the most reliable of machines, I had loads of fun learning about ignition timing, valve adjustment, fixing punctures and also the bike jumping out of 4th gear . I became kinda quick at removing the gearbox trying to find the problem which turned out to be a camplate spring which looked and felt ok but it must have had a hairline crack which you couldnt see. Happy days.

Matchless 350
BSA Starfire
BSA A65 Thunderbolt
T140 Bonneville
CB750 K6 Honda

Long break

CB500 Honda
Triumph Sprint 900

 

my first bike would be a minibike with a 3 1/2 h.p. briggs and Stratton motor. My first proper bike was my Honda XL250 Enduro! That was a heavy bike, but ahead of it's time. All my friends were on 2 strokes, and look where they are now!

 

My first bike was a little Kawasaki KC100 for a fews weeks to get me through my test, then the day after I passed I picked up a brand new Kawasaki GPZ500s and I thought it was the dogs nuts

 

My first bike was a

Honda CD 175
BSA Bantam 175
BSA A10
Kawasaki KH 250
Honda CJ 250T ( a true piece of crap )
Suzuki GS 550
Honda CB250RS
Honda CB750 F1
Yamaha XS750 D
Yamaha XJ650
Suzuki GS1000E
Kawasaki GPZ750R
Yamaha XJ650 x 3
BMW R100RT
BMW R1100RT
Triumph Trophy 900 1992 in rebuild
Triumph Trophy 900 1994 current
Triumph Trophy 900 1999 current

 

My 1st bike was a suzuki AP50 which was a real come down after spending nearly 2yrs previous riding my mates DT400,But at 19 made up for it with a Kawasaki GPZ1100,I have had some amazing bikes,in no particular order,
Suzuki AP50
Yamaha RD125DX
Yamaha RD250 x2
Yamaha RD400
Yamaha RD250LC
Yamaha RD350LC
Yamaha xs750
Yamaha DT250
Suzuki x7
Suzuki gs1000e
Kawasaki KH250
Kawasaki GPZ1100
Kawasaki gpz1000rx
Kawasaki gpz 900
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 x3
Kawasaki ZZR 1200 x2
Kawasaki ZZR 1400 x2
Kawasaki ZZR 600 x2
Kawasaki gpz500
Kawasaki er5
Kawasaki er6
Kawasaki z750 x2
Kawasaki z1000 x2
Kawasaki zx9
Kawasaki zx12r [1st 1 in the country]
Kawasaki zx10r x2
Kawasaki z1000sx
Kawasaki klr650
Kawasaki versys650 x2
Ktm 640
Ktm 690
Ktm 990 smt
Ktm 1190r
Ktm 1190 adv
BMW F800r
Honda Firestorm
Honda Crosstourer 1200
Honda Africa Twin
Triumph Tiger 1050 x3
Triumph speed triple 955i
Triumph speed triple 1050
Triumph tiger 800 xc
Triumph tiger 800 x3
Triumph Explorer 1200
Triumph Bonneville Newchurch
Triumph Legend
Yamaha tdm 850 x2
Yamaha TDM 900
Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 x2
Yamaha fazer 600
Yamaha xt660x
Yamaha FJR1300
Yamaha xj 650
currently Yamaha MT10 & TIGER 1050

 

I make that 76 bikes!! that must be a record on this forum..anyone else?

 

Yes Dougie,and i owned them all except 1 on pcp[never again] i reckon i single handed kept my local kawasaki dealer going for a 15yr spell.

 

My first bike was a Honda 90 sports....came very close to getting a scooter as i was not quite sure at the tender age of 15 could have gone either way but after riding a BSA 250 Sunbeam scooter i quickly decided that scooters handled like shit! so bought the bike and never looked back.
Second bike was a Royal Oilfield 250 Crusader sports and that sealed my love for slow hard starting oily British bikes.