Who here started riding the earliest in the 20th century?

Coyote Chris

Coyote Chris

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I first started riding in 1964. Dirtflier probably was earlier than that.
 
I rode my first motorcycle in 1963. It was a Honda Cub 50. Its was the perfect motorcycle for a young beginner as it had a centrifugal clutch. The first motorcycle i owned was a 1969 Honda CB160
 
1958 in Key West Florida rented a little black two stroke something by the hour, I was hooked then I rode a friend's 500cc BSA some.

Then a ten year hiatus, bought my first bike in 1969 a CL175, been riding and upgrading ever since.
 
1961 or 62 on a Honda 305 Dream. Back then even that could keep up with traffic (and scared the snot out of me a few times). Probably made me a safer rider though.
 
I started riding in 1969 or 70 on a 1968 Harley Davidson 125cc 2 stroke Rapido.
The pic isn't my bike from back then, mine was black. Times have changed a bit since any of us started on 2 wheels.

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I started riding a trail bike (Honda MT125) in 1976-1977 and registered it to ride on the road when I got my license in 1979. Before I got my license I traded it in for a new Honda XL250S which was much more fun to ride.

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And again I'm the 'young kid' here... ;)

very early 80ies... also a trail bike... Puch Ranger 4TL (despite the Austrian manufacturer, made in Spain)...
The Ranger 4TL was the "deluxe" model, black, 4 gears, speedo + tachometer, turnsignals...
The Ranger 4TT came slimmed, yellow, 3 gears, only one instrument, no t/signals, and (painted military green) also used by the Austrian armed forces...

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(not my photo)

Mine had studded Metzeler tires on, larger carburetor & jets, piston with short skirts, setup for torque...
And I literally rode the wheels off that thing, hopping around in some old clay-pits at the (back then) outskirts of the city...
Must have hit the deck like 10 times a day... 😏
Fun times though and some great riding skills gained there... 😎
 
OK, all you guys with your cool classic rides...

Bought a new 1983 Yamaha Maxim 400. I'd never rode and didn't have a license... but those are minor obstacles. It solved my parking problem at Pearl Harbor submarine base and Hawaii was nice place to ride.

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Not mine, but that's what it looked like. Pretty ugly, but I needed a ride. Any motorcycle is more fun than sitting in a car!!
 
1st official motorcycle was a 1973 Suzuki TM 125 dual range speed. Had it 2 yrs before I turned 16 in 1975 and got my permit to ride on the street. So started with a mini bike first, then a 60cc off road bike, a Honda ATC90 3 wheeler too, before the Suzuki. First street bike was 1979 Suzuki GS550
 
I fabricated my first set of powered wheels in our garage sometime in the late 50’s just after I learned to weld.

Part of a metal kitchen chair, half of a bicycle, and a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine. Tricycle. Lotsa fun. Some road rash. But, I avoided any broken bones. LOL Sure wish I had some pictures.

My first REAL set of wheels was a Honda P50? moped I rode on base in Korat Thailand in 1968. Hardly ever sober.


Rich
 
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