What was your first bike?

[AppleJoe]

As the title says, what was your first ever bike? Not being nosey, it's just out of curiosity
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Full licence from 16/4/08
Previously: '56 YBR125 - Current: K1 SV650S

[kitty kat]

A Kawasaki KC100 which I learn't basic controls on, only kept it for a few weeks though as the 6v battery was crap, I consider my next bike as my first bike, a Honda 125 superdream, way back in 1985!!
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[AppleJoe]

Cool, I was looking at a superdream the other day (am looking for my first bike atm, hence the post)
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Full licence from 16/4/08
Previously: '56 YBR125 - Current: K1 SV650S

[kitty kat]

good luck with your search, a lot of the lads on here ride a 125, they will give you a better idea of a good first bike.
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[Imonster]

Back in the dark days of 1995, just after passing my CBT, I got one of these on an F plate (1989) for my 16th birthday for about £300 quid.

https://hem.passagen.se/yodla/yamahadt50.jpg

A Yamaha DT 50. Never wanted a twist and go as back then, much more than now, the selection available was:

a) A bit gay looking

and

b)I wanted to get onto the bigger bikes asap, no A1, DAS, etc. then, so as soon as I passed at 17 I'd be licensed to ride anything I could afford to insure, so thought it best to learn clutch and gears straight away, even if it did mean upchanges every 6 mph

Loved it, blew up three engines in one year on it, and it was derestricted so it would piss all over my mate Dave's AR50, and Rich's Piaggio...something (wasn't a Typhoon). Ah, the joys of topping out at 45, maybe 48 mph I miss you, F590 NBL...

Once I passed I got one of these beasts, a Honda NSR 250 MC16, as my first "big" bike, bought for £1700 quid in mint condition! And I'd kill to have one again, but their prices these days seem to have sky rocketed

Awesome bike, and far too fast for me as a 17 year old with very little experience

https://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l149/r_triatmono/Honda/NSR%20SP/mc16.jpg
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[Blau Zedong]

Road bikes - A TS50X followed by an A100.
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[calum17]

my first bike was an RS50. great bike for learning on cos they can be fast and are super through corners.

[MattEMulsion]

Aprilia RS125
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Yamaha YZF-R6

[c_dug]

TS50X, great bike to learn on, soooo slow though, was fully restricted so only did 30mph

first big(ish) bike (current bike) TDR250 and i love it

c_dug

edit: everyone else put pictures so....


the TS50X

https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/ts50.jpg


and the TDR250 (before i took it to bits)

https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/DSC00833.jpg
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[----]

My first road legal bike was this:

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/Pic-0033.jpg

Hongdou gy125 (chinese import crap)

Then i got IMO the best 125cc bike money can buy:

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/mydtrnew.jpg

Then my next was this:

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/DSC00002600x450.jpg

The far one.(not the crappy aprillia 125)
Hyosung comet gt125,and it's the bike i would advise anyone to buy as a first road bike.

The dtr is not great if you dont like greenlaning.

Good luck with the search.
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DRZ-400sm

[306_abb]

My first bike was a Honda CBR 400 RR

[The Tot]

My first one was my hand-me down piaggio NRG extreme that i nicked off my dad nearly 5 years ago!


https://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2004%5C09%5C19%5Cbikepics-213829-full.jpg
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[Jamie.]

First was a MBK Stunt:

https://www.scoot-boost.com/photo%20de%20scoot/gamme%20mbk/Stunt/stuntambre.jpg

[Endless Nameless]

1982 Honda CG125. It's just turned up, pictures tomorrow when its daylight.
Tristan_the (bless his little cotton socks) rode the thing from Yeovil to Plymouth for me, in the horrible weather we've had this afternoon. Didnt get here 'till half 5 so it's dark. Might try and get a photo shortly.
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A2 passed 22/07/08; restriction up 22/07/10 (just so I don't forget)
'79 Suzuki GS550E. Yes, that's a GS550, not a GS500.
Supersports "In a video editing competition I'd kick your sorry ass"

[st3v3]

[Charlie]

A Honda x8rs

Great first scooter loved it
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Past: Honda x8rs, Honda City fly, Honda Hornet 250, Honda VFR750, Yamaha xt600e.
Current: Honda CBR929RR & Yamaha XT660Z Tenere

[squishio]

july this year I got a Sanya sy125 for £400squid (ybr125 copy) for my first bike.

had it for 1 month and then the gearbox seized whilst I was doing the london to brighton rally. (still had fun though)

https://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C12%5C09%5Cbikepics-1110864-full.jpg

now I have a shiney hyosung gt250...

https://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C12%5C09%5Cbikepics-1110918-full.jpg
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Current - Hornet 600, Transalp 650, X140 Pit, GPZ400R
Past - SY125, GT250, GT650, CX400, CBF600, Bandit 600, SL1000, GT250

[spikenipple]

My first bike was a C50, what a beast.
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C50 > GN250 > XJ600 > SV650S K7 > 2001 RSV Mille R > MT-09, XR400R > 2005 Fireblade (trackbike) + 2022 MT-09 + ZXR400 race bike

[Jull]

Honda XR125, was written off - still miss it even though I'm on a 'big' bike now.

[andi]

One of these!
https://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/andipicture/suzuki_gt185.jpg
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Before: Suzuki GT 185. Honda Superdream 250. Yamaha RD350LC. Suziki RG250. Yamaha FZS600. Honda CBR600F3
Now: Honda Fireblade 929

[TheShaggyDA]

One of these :-

https://www.hoc.org.uk/gallery/bikes/CB100N_84.jpg
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Current: CB500 Previous: CB100N, CB250RS, XJ900F, GT550, GPZ750R/1000RX, AJS M16, R100RT, Enfield Bullet

[i:6e3bfc7581]But still I fear and still I dare not laugh at the madman...[/i:6e3bfc7581]

[deanoet]

CG125
Current and first.

Great round town, dies a death at 45mph+ though
Doesnt like headwinds, or hills.
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CBT Passed 18th July 2007 : Previous Bikes> CG125 : Current Bike> Hornet 600 : PASSED DAS 30th Oct 2007
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[Jaloopa]

First was a Motoroma Wasp. Picked it up dirt cheap and rode it into the ground
https://motorbikes.tiscali.co.uk/motospecs/img200/3401_0.jpg

First (and only to date) geared bike, my Yamaha TW125, which is a lovely bike, and a bit differentto the usual CG/RS etc. that most learners seem to have.
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mattsprattuk wrote: but at least the lifan could do like 104mph in 3rd gear

[ram_doom]

A Derbi GPR50 brand new in 2000 for my 16th!

https://www.leovince.de/pics/v6/4136-derbi_gpr50_replica-300px.png
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TL1000s, KDX200

[Huambo81a]

Bandit 600
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Present: 2017 KTM Super Adventure S
Past: 97 Bandit 600 / 05 Bandit 1200 / 03 ZX6-R / 2006 Tuono R / 2001 VFR 800 / 2010 Street Triple R / 2013 Speed Triple S / 2017 S1000XR