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What did you start on?

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#61 Unread post by TimTheE »

Street for me, first time on a bike was back in high school on my buddy's Honda TwinStar, I think it was a 200 or 250, the next summer I bought a 83 Honda Nighthawk 650.
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#62 Unread post by xsyamahadg »

I started on the street nearly 50 years ago on a Whizzer motorbike and a Harley Hummer 125cc. Bet most of you guys never heard of either bike. XS
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#63 Unread post by volpino »

Dirt, XLR 250 Honda with street kit. Rode it all over the farm and orchards from age 7. In retrospect, I wish I still had that bike!
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#64 Unread post by 307T »

I rode on the dirt for six months before I was on the street. Got plenty of experience falling off! :laughing: The first bike I ever rode was a Bultaco 360 El Bandito. My first bike was a Bultaco El Tigre 200.
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#65 Unread post by Big B »

street, first on my buddy's 83 nighthawk, then i bought my cx500
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#66 Unread post by jstark47 »

xsyamahadg wrote:.......a Harley Hummer 125cc. Bet most of you guys never heard of either bike. XS
Well, I hadn't before Tuesday night. But the Corbin show on Speedchannel had a segment on the Davenport IA vintage bike show, and Harley Hummers were prominently featured.
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6 years old, Scat-Cat Mini bike for christmas, 2 1/2 hp techumsen. Red with some white............... sweet, I was the man!
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#68 Unread post by CarpenterFSU242 »

i started on an xr100
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#69 Unread post by Digginit »

Chels wrote:What did you start on? Street or Dirt?

I started on dirt
'72 Yamaha Enduro 100.
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#70 Unread post by Digginit »

xsyamahadg wrote:I started on the street nearly 50 years ago on a Whizzer motorbike and a Harley Hummer 125cc. Bet most of you guys never heard of either bike. XS
I'd like to see a picture of that Harley. Was looking at a '52 Harley the other day while my bf's bike was being worked on. Not for a long trek....

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