My Very First Road Bike.

After all these years we have never had a topic dedicated to your very first road bike. I just saw a post a minute ago and it made me realise that we should share that bike that brought you to where you are today.

I was a late starter and didn't get my licence until I was 21 (basically 'cause I had nowhere to live and money was a pipe dream). The first road bike I had ridden was a mate's FZ600, and I dropped it in car park, no licence, never even sat on a road bike, it was bound to happen. Then I got my licence and was in such a rush I got a total pig; a GPZ500S! A mate was a Kwaka dealer and said it was cheap and good, what he should have said was it was cheap and shit. So to call a bike I owned for 4 days "my very first road bike" is a reality, but not really one that counts, so I'm ignoring it. So, in that case, my first bike was a very new 1990 Kawasaki ZZR600. I loved it. I fucked the first one and got another (in black this time) but just for reference, this is what I had:

http://www.kawa.cz/soubory/Image/vel...6-zzr600-1.jpg

I'm sure I have photos of the actually bike somewhere in the world, but not here right now.

Anyway, Show me yours!

First bike I legally rode on the road wasn't my unit (was a mates rgv250) Not an ideal bike to learn the road on but it was fun. My first road bike was a T500, 2 strokes were in the blood after that.

Mine was one of these:

http://userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp/.../DSC01764s.jpg

At 6'3 in old speak I looked like a monkey humping a football on that poor little thing....

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/att...0&d=1369230334

My first roady and she was a good little ride

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My first was a 1987 honda Cbr 600.
Rode it into the ground unlicenced.
Looked like this one but rattle can black.

This is what my first bike would have looked like in 1973 when I got my licence. Honda SS50.

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MThe first road bike I owned was a xs 750 triple 80$ from the wreakers solid it for 450$ 4 weeks later- but the first bike that I legally allowed to ride on the road licenced was an RZ250 with a 350 top end.

The first bike I had on the road wasn't really a road bike, it was a ER185, but the first road bike I had was this one.
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1bc6436e.jpg

My first bike was an 81 Z250, I still have it in the shed. Although it is some what modified now, still has original motor, tank and rear wheel, only a little bit of the original frame left. It's nowa 2.3m long hardtail chopper.

My first street legal bike.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps51abbc53.jpg

first street bike was 06 katana

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/100_4091.jpg

my first roady bought as a wreck got her on the road thought it was awesome and fast for a 250 till i fixed the speedo and she only was going 130 flat out

gsx250
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8d972142.jpg

My 1st street bike was the the zephyr lol and its my 1st project bike and at times the bike i wish I never owned bwahahaha

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/...107600x452.jpg

Only just bought it but my 650nk.

first road bike was a fs1e

my zr 550.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...3122009001.jpg

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...abizl/matt.jpg

and its still in the shed. about to be re-birthed.

GPZ500s bought off my aunt, wish she left it in the shed to rot. But I suppose I learned a WHOLE lot of things riding it. Like how to properly apply gaff tape, skin grows back, percussive maintenance works sometime, WD40 is your friend (but not on your seat), Suzuki's are better.
Not mine but this is what it looked like.
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That was the first road bike I OWNED. (The pics ive got are in photo's someplace)
The first bike I rode on the road was my dad's Zypher 1100

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Originally Posted by Weaselman

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That was the first road bike I OWNED. (The pics ive got are in photo's someplace)
The first bike I rode on the road was my dad's Zypher 1100

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Fuck old boy you never told me your old man had a 1100 :-)

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Originally Posted by Weaselman

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That was the first road bike I OWNED. (The pics ive got are in photo's someplace)
The first bike I rode on the road was my dad's Zypher 1100

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A mate of mine had one of those as his second bike. Imagine me as a 1.9m tall teenager perched on the back with my knees up near my nostrils while he showed me how well his new bike handled. Scariest pillion ride i've ever had.

I've still got my first road bike, just can't bear to sell her so I started to turn her into a fighter. people call me crazy for doin a mc22 up, but one day I'll pass her on to my daughter. I love my big bikes too but the first one is special.:D