'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
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.
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
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.
