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What was your first ever road bike?

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#1 ·
Mine was a Yamaha Virago XV750.

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just kidding, i started out on a rebel 250, she was the village whore! everyone learned on her, then we sold to some poor bastard, then a shadow 1100, then a TL1000, now the ONE
 
#18 ·
The first time I ever rode a bike was when I bought a brand new '96 CBR F3.

Looking back I now realize why everyone was looking at me like I was a dead man. They actually took me behind the dealership and taught me to use the clutch on a Nighthawk 250 (I guess that would be the first bike, but I'm not counting those 10 minutes.)

How scary does that sound?
 
#22 ·
Learned on my friends ninja 550, think it was a realy early 90s

bought a 99 CBR F4 right after
have a POS 83 Yam XT 550 dirt
Now have a 03 R6 Silver and Black stealth fighter

Just ordered an Ohlins Damper
Have Silver black Micron slip-on
PB tinted windscreen
LP front flushmounts
removed ALL stickers cept bottom Yamaha's
Waiting to find the right sliders

Can't figure out how to get that damn license plate holder off. Everyone keeps saying just pop the rivets out but when I take the seat off it looks like the rivets are covered by the tray. It sucks and I can't work on bikes for nothin.

:machinegu oh well...sigh
 
#26 ·
1973 Kawasaki 350 two stroke. Bought it from Jim Bolt in a tiny little shop in Lynnwood for $1000. Jim taught me how to ride it on the spot. I limped it home like the a mo ron.