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tony.wilde1
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first ever bike!!

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well this was my first ever motorbike/moped...1968...i was 8 and my dad had to take the seat off so i could reach the ground!! excellent riding round the fields then...had 2 hand gears and a pedal backwards brake..great fun!!i remember i crashed into an anthill
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Post by yellafella »

My first bike ! Bought it off a guy so i could start seeing his daughter !! :lol:

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mine

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My first WORKING bike. Bought in state "heap of junk" and built by myself with help of my friend into one on photo. Originally it was old Ukrainian boxer bike (bad cope of BMW r71 of WWII). Yes, shame on me - at this time I was young, stupid and wanted "cool chopper"

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my first bike, you can tell who the oldies are on the forum :wink:

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Post by iggy1966 »

My trusty SS50!!! Complete Sh*te!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Post by eddvtr1000 »

:oops: er it was yellow, no gears, tiny wheels and if you were lucky to hit 30 plus it speed wobbled :oops:
no piccies or name coz you all know the tune :lol:
4 cyl = 2ltr , 2 cyl = 1ltr it's all relative.
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why do all the old bikes have pedles on??
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because

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Not all, but some of 50 cc is "mopeds" - old-style name derived from motor+pedals. You start engine by pedaling :)

Know those light 2-wheelers called "mofa" in Germany? Or "Class A"?

Those are same - there is no kick-starter, pedal along and it will start engine.
Lots of kids in Europe using those to get around. Top speed of 25 kmph means you do not need to have any driver license.
Very popular in Belgium method of transportation. Peugeuot Vogue, Honda Camino etc. etc. still being built and sold in shedloads.
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Who said we're showing our age now :!: :!: You're right :lol:
This was my first road machine I had only difference mine was blue.
The cheapest powered form of transport I'd ever had, one gallon of petrol every two weeks :!: :!: :!: :!:

HONDA PC50

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Post by SILVER ZIPPER »

First bike was a Vespa 90, 8O dad tried to talk me into a c15BSA250 which was £20 cheaper.I was young and stupid :oops: but it gave me the need for speed. :lol: :lol:
I HATE IT WHEN I HAVE TO PUT IT AWAY........
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Never got a picture of my first bike but it was one of these.......

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mine was blue with a rather beat up later rd fairing on it.

8) I feel a project coming on with all this nostalga 8)
Rich.

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8O mine was a metallic purple fizzie ..no pics though
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Post by droid »

CB 250 G5

Weaved on a straight road, throttle cable made of elastic, No-Stop-U front brake, rear drum locked up if you looked at it.....

Wrote it off on the way to P/Ex it for a.....





Cx 500



effin masochist or what?




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My first a GSX400F. Not bad twin cam 4 valves, went OK.

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SILVER ZIPPER wrote: dad tried to talk me into a c15BSA250 which was £20 cheaper.I was young and stupid :oops: but it gave me the need for speed. :lol: :lol:
Well Zipper you surprised me there :!: :!: I thought most if not all on here would not know what a BSA 250 C15 was, as that was the first bike (for riding around the fields on our farm) I had and learnt to ride on, I could already drive a car (off road) but trying to master that hand clutch took a bit of getting use to :!:

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