Re: The First Bike I Ever Bought...........and Why ?
Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:38 pm
I-K wrote:One of these days, I'm gonna make a concerted effort to talk the owner of a 70's two-stroke into giving me a go; I want to see just what the fuss is about...
They were light-years ahead of their time ( well, the speed aspect anyway
) - handling ?? yeh they had a frame and 2 wheels hanging off a motor that would still blow you away today. The 500 was the first genuine 100mph Kwakka (at least for public consumption), and mate, in 1968, from a 500, this was just unheard of.
Fast forward to 1972. Pre-900 era (just). You could get a 750 triple that would waltz down the quarter at 12 sec flat. No 1000 cc bike could match that until 1980 ! Plus the SMELL mmmmm the NOISE mmmmmmm the SMOKE don't forget the SMOKE !! clouds of blue Super TT smoke that would leave everyone behind you in no doubt that you were up it for the rent.
all these reasons and more are why old farts like me just lurve them triples ( and RD's)
In the US as we speak, like 2005, you can buy a Road Racing World magazine, that still carries adverts for chambers ( tuned exhausts) for H1's and H2's. They are still succesfully racing H2's in heaps of classes over there. There are aftermarket companies that sell more 500 and 750 chambers during a year than you could poke a stick at.
Sermon over
I luv that rattle rattle Dang - da DANG its heaven.
If you do get a ride on one , or a GT750 bottle ( they also rate highly), you will get the shock of your life - they are plenty scary.
cheers
FireFromThePulpitDave
Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:57 pm
well, you asked... here she is.....
my 1st motorcycle: a 1992 Honda CBR600F2 (cuz I had no idea about bikes, just wanted what my friend had- although his was the 900.)
this was considered a "girl" or "baby" bike where i am from, whereas over here..... well, you guys actually care about your road users and stipulate 250cc, etc.....
nice bike though
my 1st motorcycle: a 1992 Honda CBR600F2 (cuz I had no idea about bikes, just wanted what my friend had- although his was the 900.)
this was considered a "girl" or "baby" bike where i am from, whereas over here..... well, you guys actually care about your road users and stipulate 250cc, etc.....
nice bike though
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:26 pm
Hmmmmm.. first one I bought ????
DATE- sometime during 1980/81 ?
BIKE- Brand spanking new KDX 175
DESCRIPTION - Super little 2 stroke single trail bike (registerable)
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Every weekend, pissing of from the ranger in his little suzuki four wheel drive (remeber those things waaaay pre-sierra) he had no hope!
HOW MUCH COST ? just under 1500 hard earned dollars, got it form mentors down on paramatta road, remember them ?
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Sick of the old ks125 trailie I had shitting itself, also needed transport.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? about 2 years
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - to buy a road bike (a brand new GPz550)
Matt
DATE- sometime during 1980/81 ?
BIKE- Brand spanking new KDX 175
DESCRIPTION - Super little 2 stroke single trail bike (registerable)
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Every weekend, pissing of from the ranger in his little suzuki four wheel drive (remeber those things waaaay pre-sierra) he had no hope!
HOW MUCH COST ? just under 1500 hard earned dollars, got it form mentors down on paramatta road, remember them ?
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Sick of the old ks125 trailie I had shitting itself, also needed transport.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? about 2 years
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - to buy a road bike (a brand new GPz550)
Matt
Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:08 pm
My very first was a GPz 250 (84-85 I think) belt drive, seat that made my sofa look like a park bench, and a top speed of 120 kmh (down hill with a tail wind) and didn't I think I was the man!!!
Re: The First Bike I Ever Bought...........and Why ?
Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:03 pm
Gosling1 wrote:If you do get a ride on one , or a GT750 bottle ( they also rate highly), you will get the shock of your life - they are plenty scary.
cheers
FireFromThePulpitDave
'bottles are scary too...
I sold the MachIII and bought a waterbottle (Suzi GT750)
ummm..sorta like outta the frying pan into the fire
it had a better brake than the MAchIII, it had a disc on the front..woohoo.
but consumed gallons of 2stroke oil..smoke screen city
I did not have shares in Castrol so I sold it
so sadly no more chucklechortledinga 2 stroke noises
the only 2 stroke I have had since is from Mr Victa
the 1st thing I do with them is remove the head and take 5thou off
I got the hottest mower in the street...
Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:07 am
My first bike....
DATE- 22 feb 1998
BIKE- 1987 Suzuki GXS600F
DESCRIPTION - air cooled inline 4 cyl, steel frame, heavy, real heavy, skinny tyres, but the fastest thing I'd ever owned...woohoo 220kph!!
MEMORABLE MOMENT- The look of surprise on my mates face after fanging thru 4km of windy road on his worked GSX1100F only to discover I'm still right behind him.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $3000
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - It was the right size and it looked the business.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 2 years
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? it was farked (needed top end rebuild and rebuilt carbies) and i needed cash to fly O.S
DATE- 22 feb 1998
BIKE- 1987 Suzuki GXS600F
DESCRIPTION - air cooled inline 4 cyl, steel frame, heavy, real heavy, skinny tyres, but the fastest thing I'd ever owned...woohoo 220kph!!
MEMORABLE MOMENT- The look of surprise on my mates face after fanging thru 4km of windy road on his worked GSX1100F only to discover I'm still right behind him.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $3000
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - It was the right size and it looked the business.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 2 years
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? it was farked (needed top end rebuild and rebuilt carbies) and i needed cash to fly O.S
Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:03 am
DATE- April 2004
BIKE- 1997 Kawasaki ZX7R
DESCRIPTION - big, black, heavy beast of a boy
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Getting pulled over on my first ever ride (fined for exceeding engine capacity & not displaying L's) not being able to find the side stand and yelling at the cop to hold the damn bike or it's gonna fall over!!! That's when he asked "you're not supposed to be riding this huge thing are you".....ummm, no.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $7800 in perfect condition. Till I got my hands on it.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Because a 7R was Matty's first bike and I couldn't let him have one over me. And I didn't know of a 250 that doesn't have the ugly ice-cream tub square tail.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - We're still in love.
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? Won't be. We have history.
BIKE- 1997 Kawasaki ZX7R
DESCRIPTION - big, black, heavy beast of a boy
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Getting pulled over on my first ever ride (fined for exceeding engine capacity & not displaying L's) not being able to find the side stand and yelling at the cop to hold the damn bike or it's gonna fall over!!! That's when he asked "you're not supposed to be riding this huge thing are you".....ummm, no.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $7800 in perfect condition. Till I got my hands on it.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Because a 7R was Matty's first bike and I couldn't let him have one over me. And I didn't know of a 250 that doesn't have the ugly ice-cream tub square tail.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - We're still in love.
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? Won't be. We have history.
Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:09 am
DATE- 1998
BIKE- CBR250R
DESCRIPTION - Purple & Yellow "Banana Blade"
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Failing my first riding test for speeding
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $5500
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Had to get a 250 for licensing restrictions.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 12 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - Got sick of riding it to work in the rain and needed a car
BIKE- CBR250R
DESCRIPTION - Purple & Yellow "Banana Blade"
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Failing my first riding test for speeding
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $5500
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Had to get a 250 for licensing restrictions.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 12 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - Got sick of riding it to work in the rain and needed a car
Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:46 am
Smitty wrote:MixMasterMandy wrote:bought in 2000 - a 2000 yamaha v-star classic 650. ..snip..
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geez
you are brave admitting that....
thanks. i did however pass blame onto someone else....
Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:37 pm
Date: 1991
Bike : early 80's Yamaha XS250
Description: shitbox the only excess on it was in the name
memorable moment: Stopped at the lights riding 2 up and drag racing a council bus.............and losing
Price: $500 which is why I bought it. All I could afford for the money
How long: 4 months. Pissed me off so much I got a loan and bought a brand spanker zzr 250
Why did i sell it: Hell....still don't know why i bought it!!!!
Bike : early 80's Yamaha XS250
Description: shitbox the only excess on it was in the name
memorable moment: Stopped at the lights riding 2 up and drag racing a council bus.............and losing
Price: $500 which is why I bought it. All I could afford for the money
How long: 4 months. Pissed me off so much I got a loan and bought a brand spanker zzr 250
Why did i sell it: Hell....still don't know why i bought it!!!!
Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:03 pm
Ok, cobwebs blown......
DATE- back in the dark ages and in sunny old Blighty (strange learner laws abound)
BIKE- 1976 PUCH Maxi 50 (as in CC), bright orange with black 'speed-block'
DESCRIPTION - shitbox single cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled, 2-speed semi-automatic (no manual clutch), and PEDALS my treadlie was quicker but this was my learner bike. Rode the heap to school during my last year....first one at my school to do it! 
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Hacking around a bend in the fog and hitting the inside kerb and then chucking it (and myself) through a very prickly headge
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- Not a lot (my dad was a cheap-skate).
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - My dad thought it would make a great first bike (eg it was dirt cheap)
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - About 6 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - The cops banned me from riding it on the road ever again, being as it was a complete pile of doggy doo.
DATE- back in the dark ages and in sunny old Blighty (strange learner laws abound)
BIKE- 1976 PUCH Maxi 50 (as in CC), bright orange with black 'speed-block'
DESCRIPTION - shitbox single cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled, 2-speed semi-automatic (no manual clutch), and PEDALS
my treadlie was quicker but this was my learner bike. Rode the heap to school during my last year....first one at my school to do it!
MEMORABLE MOMENT- Hacking around a bend in the fog and hitting the inside kerb and then chucking it (and myself) through a very prickly headge
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- Not a lot (my dad was a cheap-skate).
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - My dad thought it would make a great first bike (eg it was dirt cheap)
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - About 6 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - The cops banned me from riding it on the road ever again, being as it was a complete pile of doggy doo.
Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:29 pm
DATE- May 2002
BIKE- 1989 GPX 250
DESCRIPTION - clapped-out old 2 cyl that still went like the clappers. Awesome weapon on the old pacific highway - gave I-K a run for his money when he had is R1
MEMORABLE MOMENT- apart from the 3 (4? 5?) accidents the most memorable moment was a 2 wheel slide in the wet that I managed to recover from.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $3000 - RIPPED OFF
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Been wanting a bike for years and finally got sick enough of public transport that I bit the bullet.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 15 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - I didn't really - it went to bike heaven. Wreckers gave me $300 to put it to rest.
ty
BIKE- 1989 GPX 250
DESCRIPTION - clapped-out old 2 cyl that still went like the clappers. Awesome weapon on the old pacific highway - gave I-K a run for his money when he had is R1
MEMORABLE MOMENT- apart from the 3 (4? 5?) accidents the most memorable moment was a 2 wheel slide in the wet that I managed to recover from.
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- $3000 - RIPPED OFF
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - Been wanting a bike for years and finally got sick enough of public transport that I bit the bullet.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 15 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? - I didn't really - it went to bike heaven. Wreckers gave me $300 to put it to rest.
ty
Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:52 am
DATE- 84 ?
BIKE- Suzuki GT250
DESCRIPTION - 2 stroke price of shit with front and rear crach rails (80's form ao crash knobs)
MEMORABLE MOMENT- come round a corner thought to myself i could do that quicker even though it was wet
as you guessed laid it down and it slide about 100 metres on the crash rails no damage to bike
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- about $100 bucks from memory.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - had no rego, finally got old enough to get Learners so though i better do it legally
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 6 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? sell what ppl pay money for shit boxes do they
and Bought a Brand new XLX250 road/ trail
The XLX250 lasted 3 hrs (one was spent back at work working overtime ) it had 48k on the clock and was written off by a guy coming through a stop sign at me
8 days ICU
4 months recovery
1 1/2 Rehab (learning to walk )
total time till next bike 3 weeks after left hospital
bought KLR250
BIKE- Suzuki GT250
DESCRIPTION - 2 stroke price of shit with front and rear crach rails (80's form ao crash knobs)
MEMORABLE MOMENT- come round a corner thought to myself i could do that quicker even though it was wet
as you guessed laid it down and it slide about 100 metres on the crash rails no damage to bike
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- about $100 bucks from memory.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - had no rego, finally got old enough to get Learners so though i better do it legally
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 6 months
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? sell what ppl pay money for shit boxes do they
and Bought a Brand new XLX250 road/ trail
The XLX250 lasted 3 hrs (one was spent back at work working overtime ) it had 48k on the clock and was written off by a guy coming through a stop sign at me
8 days ICU
4 months recovery
1 1/2 Rehab (learning to walk )
total time till next bike 3 weeks after left hospital
bought KLR250
Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:15 pm
Nova, you came from Blighty???
I lived in Picola when I was a tacker, played footy against Blighty. It was about 1hr and 15 to get there, seemed like ya was driving to other end of the earth.
cheers
I lived in Picola when I was a tacker, played footy against Blighty. It was about 1hr and 15 to get there, seemed like ya was driving to other end of the earth.
cheers
Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:24 pm
looks like I break the mould a bit here (buying a new bike and not a shitbox)
DATE- 2002
BIKE- zzr 250
DESCRIPTION - awesome bike, easy to ride and goes pretty well once you learn to ride it properly and get some good tyres, lets you keep the corner speed way up.
MEMORABLE MOMENT- first crash, first wheelie (makes me laugh), first tank slapper, scraping my pegs for the first time at arthurs seat, first track day at phillip island, dinking mina around phillip island at the supers (he's bigger than the bike and me combined)
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- about 8 grand on the road, I was rolling in it at that point.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - only 250's I knew about were the cbr and the zzr, had no idea what a zxr was. good quality bike and looked nice sittin on the showroom floor.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 3 years and a bit and counting
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? haven't yet, but will be advertising it soon. I'd keep it but I gotta pay off my zx6 loan
DATE- 2002
BIKE- zzr 250
DESCRIPTION - awesome bike, easy to ride and goes pretty well once you learn to ride it properly and get some good tyres, lets you keep the corner speed way up.
MEMORABLE MOMENT- first crash, first wheelie (makes me laugh), first tank slapper, scraping my pegs for the first time at arthurs seat, first track day at phillip island, dinking mina around phillip island at the supers (he's bigger than the bike and me combined)
HOW MUCH COSTY ?- about 8 grand on the road, I was rolling in it at that point.
WHY DID I BUY IT ?? - only 250's I knew about were the cbr and the zzr, had no idea what a zxr was. good quality bike and looked nice sittin on the showroom floor.
HOW LONG DID YOU KEEP IT ? - 3 years and a bit and counting
WHY DID YOU SELL IT ??? haven't yet, but will be advertising it soon. I'd keep it but I gotta pay off my zx6 loan