What was your first bike?

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‘80 something JR 50 in ‘89. I can still remember having a dream that I got a new JR to replace mine and I was heartbroken. Being so young, I thought it was real when I woke up.
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1974 Yamaha GT MX 80. Got it brand new from Orange County Yamaha in Garden Grove. I remember it like it was yesterday..... I rode the wheels off that bike







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XR 75
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2001 XR80 sitting in my Dad's shed Christmas morning 2000. Took me what felt like a full minute to release the clutch on my first ride out the door of the shed, as I slowly turned left and ran directly into a box scraper at 3mph.
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1976 Yamaha gt80… then moved to a 78 rm80
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I started with a mini bike ....but my 1st real bike..,

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B Lenny wrote:
'74 KX250....:dry: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/13/509935/s1200_74_kx.jpg[/img]
'74 KX250....Dry


That was my first REAL motocross bike , I had a Suzuki TC 90 and a Kawaski F7,before that, I think I paided $1100.00. Oh, the good old days.
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Foremost mini bike.

First actual motorcycle was a 1974 Honda XL175.
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A 1973 KS125 Enduro was my first bike.
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
1980 Yamaha MX80. Which I still have. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/14/510048/s1200_EE1F182A_1CF0_405B_BB1C_F1E6F4331979.jpg[/img]
1980 Yamaha MX80. Which I still have.
Nice...Cool
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B Lenny wrote:
'74 KX250....:dry: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/13/509935/s1200_74_kx.jpg[/img]
'74 KX250....Dry


Mark Hite wrote:
That was my first REAL motocross bike , I had a Suzuki TC 90 and a Kawaski F7,before that, I think I paided $1100.00. Oh, the...
That was my first REAL motocross bike , I had a Suzuki TC 90 and a Kawaski F7,before that, I think I paided $1100.00. Oh, the good old days.
Yep..$1175.00 OTD...Wink
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Wow...kinda forgot how useless these things looked. I was already a moto fan back then, and rode mine like I was pretty sure all my heroes did...and of course, beat the living hell out of it. Haha! Oh well...you gotta start somewhere, I guess.



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Dirtbikeracer 9/15/2021 8:42am
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AZ35 wrote:
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP). A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was...
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP).

A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was, so much fun!
I went from that 86 KD80 to a 1987 CR80, It was a Ripper
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loved this bike 1970 SST so many great rides along the RR tracks and out on the land fill in gibsonton florida, this is not my bike mine was beat to shit




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After a 100 dollar minibike with a briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine & a jackshaft drive - a Hodaka Combat Wombat was first bike with wheels larger than 10" in diameter.


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A 1970 Bultaco Pursang. A basket case that I bought with paper route money, and my buddy helped me split case and rebuild the crank in HS metal shop. The black and white does not do the ugly justice. The prior owner had repainted the original silver red scheme with candy flake purple and green and stuck a yellow petty fender on the front.

But it was my first bike and I paid my way (folks would allow a bike but not pay for it).


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1964 Honda cub! 50cc’s semiautomatic 3 speed!
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number six wrote:
After a 100 dollar minibike with a briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine & a jackshaft drive - a Hodaka Combat Wombat was first bike with wheels...

After a 100 dollar minibike with a briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine & a jackshaft drive - a Hodaka Combat Wombat was first bike with wheels larger than 10" in diameter.


Nice..
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davistld01 wrote:
Wow...kinda forgot how useless these things looked. I was already a moto fan back then, and rode mine like I was pretty sure all my heroes...
Wow...kinda forgot how useless these things looked. I was already a moto fan back then, and rode mine like I was pretty sure all my heroes did...and of course, beat the living hell out of it. Haha! Oh well...you gotta start somewhere, I guess.



lol - dude, i did things on my CT it was never intended for, like leaving the ground! Smile Feel like it made me a better rider in the long run because all my first bikes were pieces of shit!
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Late 60's Honda 90 with the dual speed transmission.
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1970 Yamaha 90 HT1
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1978 cr250r. Bought it from my brother in 1982 or 1983 (whenever Andre Malherbe wore that awful jersey I have on in the pic). Not the greatest beginner bike.
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jjavaman wrote:
1964 Honda cub! 50cc’s semiautomatic 3 speed!
Bingo!!
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Rider 5280 9/16/2021 8:32am
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AZ35 wrote:
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP). A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was...
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP).

A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was, so much fun!
Dirtbikeracer wrote:
I went from that 86 KD80 to a 1987 CR80, It was a Ripper [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/15/510152/s1200_gpCS_125_6.jpg[/img]
I went from that 86 KD80 to a 1987 CR80, It was a Ripper
My first bike was a 1982 YZ80J. The classifieds ad indicated it was a 1983 model, which was a highly revised model (that I really wanted), and when my Dad brought me to check the bike out in a back alley at night in Minneapolis, I was too excited to care and I put down my hard-earned $350 that minute. I'd never ridden a motorcycle, so I didn't know different, but I do recall AFTER riding a 1986 KX80 that I said "A radiator behind the number plate ... WHY?!" I took such good care of that bike and it really formed my love of motorcycles and riding.

The 1987 CR80 was my DREAM BIKE! Never got to ride one though. That bike still looks AMAZING to me. I recall seeing one for the first time at the first motocross race I attended ever in Grantsburg, Wisconsin (another first!). There was a local hotshot on one and he absolutely ripped. He was a machine and I was completely drawn in from that point on.

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DOT 197cc1953 era. My uncle had this in his garage for many years and challenged me that “if I could get it running, I could have it “
Spent many hours cleaning up carb, resetting points and cleaning up spark plug. She fired up about third kick.
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Dirtbikeracer 9/16/2021 8:43am
9/16/2021 8:43am Edited Date/Time 9/16/2021 8:48am
AZ35 wrote:
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP). A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was...
1980 KD80 (looked just like the 86 KD80 pic from OP).

A year later I got an 1981 YZ80, wow what an upgrade that bike was, so much fun!
Dirtbikeracer wrote:
I went from that 86 KD80 to a 1987 CR80, It was a Ripper [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/15/510152/s1200_gpCS_125_6.jpg[/img]
I went from that 86 KD80 to a 1987 CR80, It was a Ripper
Rider 5280 wrote:
My first bike was a 1982 YZ80J. The classifieds ad indicated it was a 1983 model, which was a highly revised model (that I really wanted)...
My first bike was a 1982 YZ80J. The classifieds ad indicated it was a 1983 model, which was a highly revised model (that I really wanted), and when my Dad brought me to check the bike out in a back alley at night in Minneapolis, I was too excited to care and I put down my hard-earned $350 that minute. I'd never ridden a motorcycle, so I didn't know different, but I do recall AFTER riding a 1986 KX80 that I said "A radiator behind the number plate ... WHY?!" I took such good care of that bike and it really formed my love of motorcycles and riding.

The 1987 CR80 was my DREAM BIKE! Never got to ride one though. That bike still looks AMAZING to me. I recall seeing one for the first time at the first motocross race I attended ever in Grantsburg, Wisconsin (another first!). There was a local hotshot on one and he absolutely ripped. He was a machine and I was completely drawn in from that point on.

Interesting Story, Grantsburg is my Favorite track it's also where I had my first ever race, it was on the 87CR80
I didn't win I got 9th overall after 3 crashes which I was happy with. There were two kids that were Super fast Loretta's bound kids, they used to battle only each other and lap the whole field. I beat my two close buddies that lived in my neighborhood so I was happy about that 😀
That 1987 CR80 absolutely Ripped it had the hardest hitting power band ever!
In hindsight I think it was Rich I had no clue. But if you didn't keep it on the pipe it bogged like crazy and then would hit abruptly, even on top end it was fast!. I Honestly think it was faster than the 1991 KX125 I had after it.
Shorty After getting the CR my dad took it for a rip on the street, and opened it up in 6th gear and came back with his eyes watering and as big as flying Saucers, and Said holy shit this thing is fast! He wasn't into dirt bikes and I honestly don't think he expected it to be that fast.
I think he was worried about getting it for me after that.
In hindsight I'm really glad I had the kd80 first, The CR80 would have been hard to learn on!
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First real MX bike was a 74 Honda Elsinore. Had a 71 Yamaha DT 250 converted into an MX before than. My girlfriend at the time got this pic and told me to take off my boots and leathers before I hit this mud puddle. She even took the rubber band out of her hair so my bell bottoms wouldn't get snagged in the chain.


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