The official post pics of your first motorcycle thread!

[edtardo]

I'll join in on this. My china bike is my first bike lol. Nothing like learning to ride on a chinese death machine.

[FastDoc]

LOL! At least whatever you hit you won't be going too fast ;-)

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by edtardo

I'll join in on this. My china bike is my first bike lol. Nothing like learning to ride on a chinese death machine.

That's not a "death machine." That is a very worthy first motorcycle, and it will take you to many wonderful places a street bike will never visit.

[katoranger]

My lifan looked just like your bike. It hauled me about 11K miles.

[Trailbikeryder]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

LOL! At least whatever you hit you won't be going too fast ;-)

Exactly!.. When I go to my local Bike meet. People say "your bike is nice, but too slow". I then say "If I wanted to go faster I would be here with my 800cc bike!".

[FastDoc]

My slowest bike is my 1972 CB175.

I might say it is also my favorite to ride.

It all depends on the 'mission' ands what you intend to get out of it.

My Q's topped out maybe in the mid 60's. They would have made lousy sport or touring bikes but for what they were they were excellent and a pleasure to own and ride.

[FastDoc]

Enjoy the (Chinese) ride. Never let anyone tell you what you like or don't like ;-)

[FastDoc]

For Kato.

The only pic I have of 'Little Sweetie'.

Her first show is next Thursday.

When I was at this event last year (Hogs And Dogs) I noticed there was no other bike in her category even remotely in her league. Easy trophy;-)

[FastDoc]

It's not easy to get 2 heavy tourers, two dirt bikes, Little Sweetie, a trailer, a pickup and a sports car into a 3 car garage, but I have a system ;-)

[FastDoc]

Note matching helmet(s) LOL!

[cheesy]

Okay, I spoke with my folks and there are no photos of my first two bikes. Probably just as well as they'd be B&W 127 or 620 prints(gave away my age). So, guess I'll tell.

Bike #1 was an early 60s 50cc Ducati 2 smoke. It was part of a lot of three bikes my Dad bought at an auction for something like ten bucks(Mom was sooooo happy). The Ducati was the most complete of the three, missing the rear wheel and the thumb shifter cables(seriously, shifted by the left thumb. N-1-2-3). One of the other bikes, I think it was a Sears Moped, had a rear wheel. It ended up on the Ducati. Dad cobbled something together for the shifter. I think that bike model was probably the inspiration for the phrase, "Ducati. Making mechanics out of riders since 1946." I fixed it more than I rode. When it ran, it was a blast on the trails near the house. When it didn't.....let's say it contributed to the development of my picturesque speech at a young age. Don't remember what happened to it. Probably just as well. Emotional scars and such.

2nd bike introduced me to the charm of Honda. A 1967 S90. Paid a summers worth of grass cutting money for it from one of my Dads' co-workers. That $50(again, showing my age) got me the bike, a set of off road sprockets(40mph), hi speed sprockets(72mph), shop manual, half dozen tune up kits, extra front and rear tire and a stock exhaust. The bike was fitted with the SL90 upswept exhaust and a knobby rear tire for light dirt riding.

I rode for it 3 years. Actually rode it from my parents place to my grandparents place. 600 mile round trip.
Dad made me sell it when I got my first car. Wasn't too happy about it, but I sold it for 3 times what I paid for it. That $150 put a lot of gas in that 1965 Merc Marauder.(Dang, showing my age again)

[katoranger]

Doc. My cb was the same color. Even in its rough condition I had alot of fun on it. I was 16. Bought it and a Honda Accord on the same day. The bike was more reliable.

[FastDoc]

Kato, I posted some more pics of the 175 in the 'Pictures' forum.

Cheesy, those bikes sound awesome. Can you find a pic on line that simulates your Ducati?

Epic trip on that little Honda. Honda's, particularly of that vintage, are excellent bikes.

[FastDoc]

I would totally be game to take a long ride on a little bike like that, but The West does not lend itself well to slow travel.

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Cheesy, those bikes sound awesome. Can you find a pic on line that simulates your Ducati?

Here ya go, Doc.


Took a bit of a google search to find it. Same color, too. Not listed on the Ducati site, probably don't want too admit to it. BTW, it was known as the Ducati Falcon 50. You probably don't want to know what my dad and I called it.

Here's a stock photo of my S90. Picture a bobbed rear fender and an up-swept exhaust. Right color, too.


I have never considered another long distance ride on a small displacement bike. I didn't really learn because a did a 1200km ride over four days on a bicycle. The only real difference was that it wasn't noisy.