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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: Sabie on September 09, 2012, 08:41:47 PM
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Post the make and model of the first bike you owned.
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Kwaka Z250, two of em. first one I crashed into an Escort station wagon towing a van. Damn that hurt Next was a Suzi GSX650G (650 Katana)
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/279837/bikemart-z250.jpg)
(http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/suzuki-history/1982/1982_GS650G_Katana_450.jpg)
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1974 Honda Elsinore MT 250.
Not the actual bike pictured but an exact look a like.
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Suzuki GN250 1985 (looked just like this)
This was nearly 20 years ago.
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me first bike was an Excelsior AutoByk. Me thinks it was a 1950 model?? A great bit of gear, had pedals and everything. The Bike in the picture is pretty well the same Nick that mine was in. You get that when you spend your time chasing Triumphs and Vespas around the Pines.
Then I upgraded to a BSA Bantam :thumbsup
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/terryjohns/Excelsior_Autobyk_c1950.jpg)
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That seat looks a tad rustic for my tastes Terry :crackup
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Bultaco 250, left hand kick starter, pig to start :blk13
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Hey Aj
My older brother had a Bulltaco........ I think his left leg was twice the size of his right from kicking that thing
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My first bike belonged to a nurse who was a friend of my girl-friend way back then. The bike a Honda CB 175 Twin (1969-73) was up for sale for about $500 so I bought it to use to and from work and it was also the bike I went for bike licence on.
Back in those days electric starts were a new thing but a lot of bikes still had a kick start as back up like this one has. Not sure what year mine was but the picture shows the model and colour.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4406/36047519960_b0e74e16f3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WVoXNQ)
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Very Nice alan.... Do you wish you had it now?
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A Honda CD175. Pre dates the CB as it had a pressed metal frame and single carb. One of my sisters bought it new (it would have been a late 60s model), and it stayed in the family until I bought it off my older brother. I rode it to Canberra from Victoria when I went to uni here in 1977. It may still be around here somewhere when I traded it in on the next bike.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CD175 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CD175)
It had a fully enclosed chain case, and 4 speeds which you needed if the head wind was too strong. Interestingly it had a centrifical oil filter, which always seemed to have junk in it to clean out.
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Very Nice alan.... Do you wish you had it now?
I haven't really given it that much thought.
Anyway I got hooked when I first saw an ST1100 and it took until 2006 before I could get one so I doubt if I'd want my first bike again.
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Oh now that takes me back CB250G5 spent more time in bits than actually riding, cam chain tensioner used to fall to bits and the chain would come through the casing. :( Happy days. ::)
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My first bike was a 1985 Honda Z50, dad bought it for me so I could push sheep down the lane ways they had mustered in for shearing and clutching
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/b3aaec3d8324d783680df055caac02f6.jpg)
My first road bike was a 1999 Kawasaki Ninja, bought off a very nice policewoman who after I bought I off her booked me for having an incorrect license....
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/MyBike3.jpg)
Cheers
Graham (Streak)
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I remember the z50 , Streak, I always wanted one when I was a kid, but my mum said I was to never get a bike, she would be rolling in her grave if she knew how many I have had and crashes, I bought my kids a z50 when they started.
I hoped you paid out on the copper? What a bitch. :blk13
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My first bike was a 1969 Yamaha AS1. It was a 125cc two stroke road bike, which I purchased second hand in 1973 for $300. Here's a photo of one.
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I remember the z50 , Streak, I always wanted one when I was a kid, but my mum said I was to never get a bike, she would be rolling in her grave if she knew how many I have had and crashes, I bought my kids a z50 when they started.
I hoped you paid out on the copper? What a bitch. :blk13
I got out of I luckily, as I had been overseas, and my license had expired, when I had it renewed for some reason my bike license didn't, so I contested it and came out the other side.
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Suzukli TS250L 1974 (new). Too big and fast to learn on so I promptly fell off and broke my nose and collar bone. Bought a Suzuki 125 (3rd hand) and went out in paddock and learnt to ride. Traded 250 on a Honda CB500/4, then a 750/4. Traded it in 77 on a new Yamaha XS750D.
:bl11
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Yamaha AS1 - Sold when I found that it was no good for dating girls, and bought a car :grin
BSA M21 - 1948 600cc single. Restored and then sold when I was married, with mortgage and kids :grin :'(
Long Bikeless break - Spent over 30 years dreaming of owning another bike :'( :'(
Yamaha XS650 - Restored and then sold 'cause I was never quite sure if I'd get home, as it had significant electrical issues >:(
Yamaha XJR1300 - Great all rounder, really fast, broke the frame while in Cairns :law :eek
Honda ST1300 - Bought while in Cairns after breaking the frame on the XJR1300. Great tourer. :thumbs
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I got my first bike at the age of 13, it was a 1980 RM50 it had a 2 stroke motor, clutch, 5 gears and powerband. I taught myself to ride on this bike around the back yard and into the bushland around the property.
(I don't have pictures of the actual bikes but the following are the same models and colours)
(http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/09/12/bikepics-2059049-full.jpg)
I got my first road bike a year or two later, it was a 1982 z200
(http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/1982-z200.jpg)
After that had a few other bikes…
1980 cb250(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Honda_cb250rs_1984.jpg/320px-Honda_cb250rs_1984.jpg) 1984 gsx250(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStAr9kW9hI5P9vAgloeKg-7qTtl6JWrJS1rO7wWIuP5hznZ5uK_Q)
1990 cd250(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Honda_CD250U.JPG/320px-Honda_CD250U.JPG) 2003 vt750(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrufUHtadAHlGD1FJYU8_y83O-_9ES9vK0RQps75WmmUrwPYNt-Q)
1990 ST1100(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSubtxQljSxfNlLahWbA6KCrpfVF1-0eP3WVNQ-meatjJ1asCUxlw) And now the 2004 ST1300(http://ozstoc.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=116.0;attach=342;image)
There were some other bikes that I can't remember at the moment, but they were all part of the fun of owning and riding motorbikes :grin
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Nice ST Shiney, Blue is best...... :blu13
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Nice ST Shiney, Blue is best...... :blu13
Thanks mate :thumb
:blu13 Blue is cool :grin
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dont know the exact year but i think it is a 1969 honda cb 250 gold
this was sent to me not long ago by mum of my actual bike with my sister sitting on it
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc413/royst1100/facebook_-931197769jpg.jpg)
look! front number plates
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Long time since I have seen a number plate on the front, takes me back. :blk13
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Mine:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-utVx51RAvZo/TzcfO9FBsnI/AAAAAAAAEzM/wMtAxHLHfLc/s400/gsx_250.jpg) (http://www.realclassic.co.uk/suzuki03072901.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Yamaha_XJ900_seca.jpg/800px-Yamaha_XJ900_seca.jpg) (http://databikes.com/imgs/a/b/g/d/m/honda__nx_650_dominator_1993_4_lgw.jpg)
(http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic-bikes-2/XL250R.jpg) ... long break
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Yamaha_FJ1200_01.jpg/800px-Yamaha_FJ1200_01.jpg) (http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Tack9204/FarRiders/CAM_0043.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Tack9204/FarRiders/DSCF3759.jpg) (http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Tack9204/FarRiders/DSCF0894.jpg)
Theirs:
Did my training on one and rode the Queensland version of this: Biggest piece of crap I have ever ridden: (Electrical issues and drive train problems)
(http://www.online-utility.org/image/ImageCache?file=c/c0/WA_Police_Motorbike.jpg/800px-WA_Police_Motorbike.jpg) (http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Tack9204/Work%20Bikes/IMGA0124.jpg)
My current work steed:
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Tack9204/Work%20Bikes/IMG_0121.jpg)
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How do you find the yamie Tackleberry ? A mate has one and wishes he had the Honda. Is it any better than the BMW? :blk13
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2005 KLX 250, great off-road and around town. Not so good up a hill.
(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p616/rustyeb/b271af61.jpg)
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How do you find the yamie Tackleberry? A mate has one and wishes he had the Honda. Is it any better than the BMW? :blk13
Very simple answer in part the Yammie stomps all over the BMW except for one area, which is the ABS brakes in my own opinion. Comfort is a personal preference, so I can't comment on what somebody else may think, but I have ridden to Camooweal and return for work and think the FJR is comfortable. In my own opinion I would have one in the garage without hesitation, may even buy the current one if the finances are right.
Having been at a location that had a BMW R1200, Honda ST1300 & Yammie FJR1300 I can tell you that it really will come down to preference on a few things. The Yammie definitely has the acceleration over the other two. (Don't ask how I know) The BMW is really high off the ground, with some good ground clearance if you don't just ride paved roads, but making it difficult to mount on uneven ground (I'm 6' so not that short). Having ridden the ST1300 & FJR1300, I really didn't have a preference as they both have pluses & minuses.
Even the bloke that rides the ST1300 in T/ville bought my bike back from a service and commented on the acceleration compared to the ST. He almost lost the rear coming out of a corner as he accelerated. I have owned two Blackbirds and compare the acceleration on the FJR to the fuel injected B/bird, as does the other FJR rider who just happened to have owned both Blackbirds before me.
:hijacked
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-utVx51RAvZo/TzcfO9FBsnI/AAAAAAAAEzM/wMtAxHLHfLc/s400/gsx_250.jpg)
I also had one of these GSX 250s and found it more advanced with auto cam chain adjust and DOHC compared to Honda's manual cam adjust and single cam. After a spell without a bike I bought a used Honda CB 250N and work my way up again.
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Triton. Thunderbird motor cradled in a featherbed frame with roadholder forks and clipons. The straight pipes sounded great but attracted too much attention from the boys on the Trophy's with a blue light. :cop. Resulted in quite a few "spirited" rides over the Rimutukas to leave them behind. :nahnah :butt. No pics left unfortunately.