The official post pics of your first motorcycle thread!

[FastDoc]

This might be fun! We did this some time ago with first cars.

My first 'motorcycle' was a early 70's Rupp minibike similar to this one, but mine was obviously not pristine.

Mine was green with a black plastic tank and a Tecumsh 4HP engine with a pull starter.

Mine did not have rear shocks, and the chrome muffler exited under the seat.

I had so much fun with that bike.

The seminal event of puberty for me was riding Beverly Schmelnick around the neighborhood. She was much more beautiful than her name would suggest. We got 'chased' by the cops (suburban New Jersey) and I ducked into Marino Caraballo's yard and hid the bike behind his garage.

Beverly was excited by the 'bad boy' stuff. That was not my first kiss, but my first good kiss, and to this day one of my best.

My mother made me sell the Rupp.

[bogieboy]

First bike i ever got was an old 79 xl75...me and the cops had a reputation...that continued to the forst bike i actually bought, my x18 pocket bike......LOL Then i gor something i could plate and still piss em off...

[MICRider]

I'll play!
The first bike I had was one of those homebuilt looking mini's with a Briggs and Stratton motor. Unfortunately, it was broke more than it ran, and it had a sticky throttle and no brakes... NOT the best combination! I used to run it into the woodpile to stop it. Come to think of it, maybe that's why it was broke down all the time?

So, I will actually class my first bike as my venerable old 71 CT70. Ruby red and purred like a kitten. Many many miles were spent on this bike and all of them were good

(Not my actual bike, mine was a little more beaten up, it's still waiting for me to finish my repower... Lol!)

[SpudRider]

My first motorcycle was a 1979 Honda CB400TII. I had a lot of fun on that motorcycle.

[FastDoc]

This is going to be fun. Keep them coming guys!

[Weldangrind]

Mine was a '71 Indian Bobcat with a 100cc Morini Franco engine. That little two-stroke would haul! Mine had a chrome tank, and I loved it.

My Dad was "cleaning up" one day, and he threw it in the dump.

[tecnolli]

My first motorcycle was a Puch Maxi S, it has a 50cc two stroke, mine had spoke wheels. My mom didn't want me to have a motorcycle and my dad played deaf. So i took my 400 Deutschmarks and came home with the Puch. Man, i felt like king of the road. The bike was really reliable and i rode it for one year before i bartered it for another two stroke, a Hercules Prima 5. One of the biggest mistakes in my life.
Those were the days...

[katoranger]

I had a seventies minibike with a 3hp briggs. Then an XR75.

The first bike I bought was 1975 Honda CB200T. I would like that back. Will see if I can find some pics.

[FastDoc]

Kato, your first bike was similar to my 1972 CB175! One of my favorite bikes!

Tecnonni, The Puchs (and Motobecanes) were the coolest thing a kid could have when I was in High School. Indeed I would still love a chance to ride around on one.

Weld, your dad's 'cleaning' policy would not fit in with all us parts hoarders here on Chinariders! LOL!

Spud, that's a pretty sporty looking 400!

The 1st 'real' motorcycle I learned to ride on belonged to my friend Tom (a Christian, BTW) when I was a freshman in college. It was a 1978-ish Honda 400 Hawk :-)

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

...Spud, that's a pretty sporty looking 400!

The 1st 'real' motorcycle I learned to ride on belonged to my friend Tom (a Christian, BTW) when I was a freshman in college. It was a 1978-ish Honda 400 Hawk :-)

If sounds like you learned to ride on a Honda Hawk very similar to mine, Doc. I had a lot of fun on that little bike. I was living in Pennsylvania, and I rode my Honda Hawk all over the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, and even into southern Ontario.

[FastDoc]

My first real bike was a 1980 Suzuki GS1100E.

I ran the odometer up to 75,000 miles on that bike but I did not get it new. In it's day it was the fastest production motorcycle in the world, and had 100 HP and weighed maybe 550 pounds. I named it Rosalita (Rosie for short) in accordance with the Springsteen song. That bike and I were in most of the states, and crossed the country together.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

My first real bike was a 1980 Suzuki GS1100E.

I ran the odometer up to 75,000 miles on that bike but I did not get it new. In it's day it was the fastest production motorcycle in the world, and had 100 HP and weighed maybe 550 pounds. I named it Rosalita (Rosie for short) in accordance with the Springsteen song. That bike and I were in most of the states, and crossed the country together.

That's a beautiful motorcycle! I bet you regret selling it.

I loved the standard seating position on the old street bikes. However, the wind could beat you up with the upright riding position on the "naked" bikes, which had no fairings. When traveling over 45 mph for any length of time, the wind would buffet your chest quite a bit.

[FastDoc]

I sold that GS to my friend Ira.

He rode it from my home in San Francisco to Bangor, Maine where he lived. No troubles. Last I heard she ran over 100,000 miles when I lost track of Ira.

I did a valve job, head gasket and new rings and a hone when she had about 40,000 miles and that was the only service, other than routine, she ever needed.

When I was touring on her, I fitted a Slipstream windshield, and Chase Harper soft luggage.

[cheesy]

I'll have to dig through my parents photo albums to find pics of my first two bikes. If there are any, they'll be black and white. So, with no pics to post, I'm not tellin'.

[katoranger]

Here is one like my CB200T. This one is alot nicer.