The motorcycle bug hit me really early in life I had a dirtbike at 13 and rode the heck out of it. I actually still have it out at my dad’s shop till this day, it’s a 1996 CR80 2T! It still runs even though nothing has ever been done to it which is amazing. The second I turned 17 I got my motorcycle license and fixed up an old 1982 Yamaha Virago 920 my dad had laying around. It was beat up it had gutted pipes and the governor stopped it at 85mph, but it was fun!! I was the only kid at school with a motorcycle and damn did I think I was the coolest!! Me and this bike went everywhere I pretty much stopped driving my car all together and rode this whenever I could. This bike taught me a lot even about counter steering and not to mention it was a twin! Man did I start early with twins haha. Of course I was a long way from ATGATT those days, I am glad I made it to where I am in one piece. Here is a picture of me and my first motorcycle.
O and that little cr80? Here it is 
What was your first bike? Do you still have it around? Mine bit the dust and we had to trash it as it was too expensive to try to fix but hey i’m still riding! I don’t exactly miss this bike too much though as I didn’t get really big into riding until about 2007.
Nice looking Yamaha.
Sure wish I’d started riding in my teens.
My dad was an old rider so he didn’t have a problem with me doing it. Mom was never too keen on it but she new that from a young age if I had my mind set I was going to do it.
My dad was always funny he said when I could pick up a bike off the ground that means I could ride it. Well I learned how to do that one quick.
My first real motorbike was a 1987 K75S. I rode it every day the summer I got it and eventually had to get rid of it per doctors orders (seating position).
was that the stormtrooper BMW I saw in your posts? That looked like a great bike to start out on!
You probably were the coolest kid in school because of your bike! I like Trobairitz wish I had started riding earlier, but then again better late than never!
If I wasn’t I sure felt like it I even had an old 76 Corvette I bought cheap and fixed up with my father. I always had a bit of collection of vehicles going around. The part that makes me laugh though is that with a motorcycle and a car I have managed to have them both broken down at the same time leaving me with no way to get anywhere haha.
My first “bike” was back in 86 – a red Yamaha Razz 50. I learned how to crash well on it, rode it year round in all weather from sun to snow.
What is it about that first bike and trying to ride it no matter the weather? On the 1098 I don’t think weather ever stopped me.
That’s really sweet, B.
You never forget your first bike.
And I see nothing has changed on the dirt
The dirt stuff has always been the same lol I just have more gear now so I tend to get back up!