Morrissey
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The year was 1997, I was 16, the bike was a 1984 Yamaha Maxim 400 with 20k on it. Nothing has ever felt as awesome as those first rides.
My first motorcycle, purchased in July of 1961, was a Harley Davidson Super 10.
It had a ten cubic inch two-stroke engine, and would barely reach 50 MPH.
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It looked like the above image, and I called it "Baby Blue".
The SuperHawk was such a cool bike.Not sure my Allstate smoker qualifies as first motorcycle - 40 mph downhill with a tailwind.
Hand mix the oil and gas....what a horror.
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This does tho 305 Superhawk - great bike I rode all year in St Catharines duing uni in the 60s.
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I recall lighting a small fire under the bike to warm the oil on a cold morning at Glendale residences.
It's nice looking. Also, nothing wrong with carbs.My first bike
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carborated Sym Wolf 150cc. 14hp lol.
I thought you already had an AT?Went to the Honda dealership today in Cape Town,
This is not my first bike but it might be my last if they have this colour in Canada
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I do, but it’s good to dream of owning a new oneI thought you already had an AT?
It occurred to me that - of the 2 dozen or so different (second-hand) motorcycles that have owned since that '57 Ariel Colt (200cc) motorbike in 1958-59, none of them was a new bike when I purchased each of them. And, while I have had to purchase a good many parts and do a lot of mechanical and restoration work on some of them, I have never had to take any one of them into a motorcycle dealership - and pay for repair work. Sure I have had to have some machine shop work done on a few occasions (for cylinder re-boring) and machining work that I could not manage on my ancient South Bend lathe with milling attachment, but I have enjoyed my servicing, rebuilding, repairing, machining and overhauling work as "part of the fun" with old motorcycles. Repairing and riding some old bike that has not run for 30, 40 or 50 or more years and "getting it going" and "back on the road" has often been a lot of "work". But also a lot of fun and satisfaction.I do, but it’s good to dream of owning a new one![]()
Beyond better highway speeds what does it do that the klr won't?I do, but it’s good to dream of owning a new one![]()
Using the same logic, what does a KLR do that a 1981 XL250 with a large aftermarket tank won't do?Beyond better highway speeds what does it do that the klr won't?
He has both, I was honestly curious. To your question it will cruise at 130 all day, not sure you get that out of the XL regardless of tank size.Using the same logic, what does a KLR do that a 1981 XL250 with a large aftermarket tank won't do?
Honda NX 250cc. The odometer limit was 160 km/h, it went well beyond that. I wish they made them again.My first motorcycle was a 1957 Ariel "Colt" in 1958-59. Bought second-hand with about 4,000 miles on the clock.
Rode to high school in Toronto all but 2 weeks of the winter and sold in Sept. '59 to pay for college tuition.
What was your first motorcycle?
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