Early Rides

Plasmaman · Derestricted Danger Joined: 21 Nov 2021 Karma :

While I got a Cushman Scooter when I was 13 ($50), I also came by a Harley that year. In those days (I'm 82 now), the carnivals had big board lined drums about 30 or 40 ft or so in diameter that motorcycles raced around, rising all the way to the top out of centrifugal force. The feature was called "The Wall of Death." One day I was exploring the woods behind the area a carnival had been a few days before. I came upon an old Harley board track racer that had been abandoned back there probably due to a thrown rod or something. I pushed it a half mile home and put it in my basement which fortunately had an outside entrance. During the next month or so I started taking it apart out of curiosity. The years have faded how far I got, or what I ended up doing with it. It was a memorable experience though.

My first bona-fide motorcycle was an indian Brave 250cc flathead at age 16. Since that time I have owned everything from a Vincent Black Shadow to a Honda CBX 6 cyl. - probably thirty or more. I sold my most recent bike, a 1,200 cc Sportster last year. Lately, I've been keeping my hand in the hobby by cutting out 19" motorcycle replicas on my homemade CNC plasma cutter.

Here is a 1953 photo of me on my Cushman:

Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

Sarah and zannia were my early rides. Much better than any bike I've ever ridden.
Hana was a good ride as well. As was hannah.....
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A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

'Zannia' I think I remember those, weren't they Jawas made under licence in Latvia?
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

JBM · Derestricted Danger Joined: 02 Feb 2022 Karma :

Diggs · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Karma :

My first was a Mobylette 'liberated' from a shed at my school when I was way too young. My second was a Raleigh Runabout bought for a couple of quid from a mate when I was 14 and accidently torched. My next was my sister's Honda Express which I buggered by taking the exhaust off on a tree-stump. My next was my sister's Fs1e which I crashed into a tree and banana'd the forks. After that was a part-share in a CD175. I don't recall being responsible for its death, but I do remember it having no baffles and being chased repeatedly from wherever we'd ride it due to the noise.... Then came my legal bikes....
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

My first two wheeled velocipede...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/39/d8/09/39d809a63577e9cfdcf3018e8a2f8efa.jpg

My first real bike.....

https://nationalmcmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1972-yamaha-yds7_1.jpg

Stock photos, I couldn't afford a film camera on the cadets money back then.
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