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OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike?This is a discussion on OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? within the General Discussion forum, part of the Dirt Bike - ATV - Suspension Forums category; My first Dirt Bike was a Hodaka Super Rat 100. I bought it from a friend for $50! Of course ... |
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12-07-2005, 01:52 AM
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 OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? My first Dirt Bike was a Hodaka Super Rat 100. I bought it from a friend for $50! Of course it was in 6 boxes!  My friend disassembled the bike to do a few minor repairs and re-paint the frame. Well once he painted the frame, he couldn't figure out how to re-assemble the bike. He decided it would be easier to con his grandma into buying him a new bike  So once he got his new bike, I bought his old bike. I got a repair manual from the library, bought some metric tools and re-assembled the bike. I had a blast with that bike. Over the next few years it got passed down to my two brothers, who also had a blast with it!  |
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12-07-2005, 02:17 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? Early 90's Honda QR50. Loved that bike. Then 1988 DT175. Back down to my favourite; 1978 XR75. I would kill to still have that bike! Now with my YZ.  |
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12-07-2005, 05:58 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? Stripped down Honda 305 Dream w/ Sears Allstate forks. First race bike was a 1971 Yamaha 175 Enduro. |
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12-07-2005, 06:12 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? I started riding on 125 enduro bikes which I rode for years. Now I have the KX500, it is one mean dirt bike! |
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12-07-2005, 06:26 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? In 1967 ........ Home built English paratrooper mini-bike from WW2 that my father dropped a Honda 50 4-S motor in. |
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12-07-2005, 06:34 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? when I was 8 my dad bought me a 1979 Suzuki DS-80. He owned a gas station at the time and the first day I got I was driving him nuts to show me how to ride it. Now for reasons I dont remember he had me somewhat pointed at his coke machine when he was trying to show me how to use the clutch worked. So I started my riding career by pulling an uncontrolled wheelie right into my dads coke machine, smashing the plastic front and light bulbs. I was the only one who was not laughing their *** off (including my dad) and I told him I was never riding again. which lasted about a couple of hours. Equally as funny was the fact that my mother (still to this day) belived motorcycles to be the most evil creation ever invented by man. So naturally my dad had to say to me. "kid, you must NEVER EVER tell your mother about the bike, or we will both be in serious trouble" Still to this day, 21 years later, my mother does not know I own a bike. She just thinks I am really clumsy and fall down the stairs alot. |
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12-07-2005, 06:42 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? 1973 Kawasaki KE100. I bought it for 15 dollars from a neighbor lady and then spend 1 day and a half working on it to make it run. Road it 3000 miles in one summer, and then blew it up the next spring. |
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12-07-2005, 07:17 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? Killer thread Joe...... In 1962 I bought a brand new 80cc Yamaha (YG something) trail bike with a pressed steel frame, oil injection and a chrome & yellow tank. Rode it a bit and then had to have more power. Duh.....LOL Changed the rotary valve, installed a hi compression head and an expansion chamber pipe. Thought I was smoking and for me I was, and looking back I had no idea of what decent suspension was. That sucker had about 3" of travel (maybe). Discovered riding in the desert about 6 months later and have been there ever since. Almost got a divorce over buying that bike but that is another story.  |
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12-07-2005, 07:48 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? ATM, My first dirt bike was 72 Honda SL125K1. I loved that bike so much . It introduced me to dirt biking and was an excellent choice for a beginner. I put on knobbies, a Preston Petty front fender, stripped down to minimal lights and added a Bassani megaphone/silencer exhaust.I believe it was the March 1973 Dirt Bike Magazine test that called it the turtle chaser. Ths picture of the kid parked at McDonalds on the SL with his helmet on and a Jofa mouth protector hanging open. That was dead on for my helmet and the Jofa, even dressed like the kid and had shaggy hair hanging out from the lid. It was a great time to begin riding dirt bikes. After 8 months I got the fever for MX and I brought an OSSA 250 Stilletto MX and went from there. Bill   |
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12-07-2005, 07:49 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? it was a 2003 ttr 125l |
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12-07-2005, 07:51 AM
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12-07-2005, 08:22 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? honda trail 50 in yellow back then (the 60s) honda gave you a choice of colors like cars |
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12-07-2005, 08:39 AM
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12-07-2005, 08:42 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? I got my first bike at 18 it was a kawasaki KE100 with no exhaust. Which i ended up laying down when the throttle got stuck. Mind you i bought it for 50 bucks. About a week later i decided i was going to buy a real bike, and then took the trusty KE100 throught a foot deep puddle of mud and water and it seized. Well those were good times. I need to go riding.  _____/\__/\__/\____ |
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12-07-2005, 08:52 AM
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12-07-2005, 09:42 AM
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| Re: OK, here is a hard question. What was your first Dirt Bike? 1979 and my dad got me a used Honda MR50. That was a great Christmas. I actually learned to ride on a snow covered school playground(of course I couldn't get that bike and wait til spring!). /Mike |
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