Is motorcycling in your blood?

**Badcat** · 1st June 2006, 13:11

Originally Posted by TL Rider

...same!! Infact I had to move out because I got one...harsh for a 16y/o but I regret nothing...much
I always loved the look and sound of bikes as a kid but as soon as I saw Mad Max1 I was determind to score one...haven't looked back since

yep - my parents hated bikes.
i built my first bike - a suzuki PE175 in an RM125 chassis by working at atomic bike wreckers (that's 25 years ago now) and getting paid in parts.
pushed it up to westlake boys high school main feild and taught myself to ride.
i was keen all right.

**T.W.R** · 1st June 2006, 13:11

It's part of who I am, both my Grand parents rode bikes in the 1920s, my father & aunt rode bikes as well. My father raced bikes & my aunt's ex was NZ trails champion in the late 50s.
When i was a small kid my father was a motorcycle cop for the ChCh city council MOT and every day he finished work i'd be waiting for him, he'd always take me for a ride up the street on the tank of the patrol bike.

As i was growing up he started restoring Brit bikes, I'd watch every move he made, He'd take me for trips away on each bike as it was done, then just prior to my Tenth birthday he brought me my first bike (YZ80H) and got me into racing, The neighbour over the road raced under the banner of the local Kawasaki dealership and I ended up spending all my available time learning there. And with the old man's connections knew & got to meet all the big names in the local circles.
Went to invitational MX meets, spent time with the Guan Hoe team (Malaysian GP race team) & John Woodley etc, Knew Bob Burns personally, met John Surtees etc.

Then when I came of age & was legal to ride on the road I was off & doing it and still going strong today, yep it's in the blood but it's more than that, it's a way of life

**DMNTD:Me** · 1st June 2006, 13:13

Originally Posted by SPman

Sooooooooo...thats where you get your riding style from........

Style? Mate...come on! Pirates don't have style,we have bird poop

**Hitcher** · 1st June 2006, 13:20

Yes, motorcycles are in my blood. It just took me a bit longer than most to confirm my addiction.

**Rashika** · 1st June 2006, 13:22

Originally Posted by Motu

Bikes are not so much in my blood - but the machinery is.I am a 3rd generation motor mechanic - my father was a mechanic,my grandfather was a mechanic,my brother is a mechanic,and my closest cousin is a mechanic.In our family we grew up around boats and trucks....we went with the truck side.Bikes are ''easy'' - I can see the machinery,I can pull them apart and put them together quickly...mix n match,modify,adapt.An added bonus is they are good fun to ride as well.

ahhh wish i COULD do that!
Dad seemed to think that cos he had 3 girls then they wouldn't want to know all that stuff (mind you he WAS NOT a mechanic! Not even remotely...)...but it does kinda fascinate me. Luckily i have some friendly peops that show me stuff at times

**kiwifruit** · 1st June 2006, 13:28

Mum and Dad met riding bikes
I started riding soon after i could run

**Big Dave** · 1st June 2006, 13:33

Grandfather built me my first one, lawnmower engine in a frame fabricated at the Port Kembla Steel works where he was the Senior Engineer.
I don't recall much about it - it was 1962 and i was two years old.
I do remember burning myself on the exhaust and it was rusty.

He bought me my first 'real' bike too. See attached - a few years later.
I loved the centrifugal clutch.

Estimate i've done over 1,000,000km on 2 wheels in the 45 years since.
In oz - we call it a 'tragic'.

My mother still looks at me and says - "It's all your Grandfather's fault.'

**Macktheknife** · 1st June 2006, 13:40

Dad and brothers were the trap for me, all the stories and fun they had. Just seemed natural to have a crack at it as early as I could. Unfortunately that was a bit earlier than I should have and my brothers bike ended up in the pool. Bit hard to explain why his bike was so clean but didnt go. lol
Things have improved a bit since then.

**PaddyFZ1** · 1st June 2006, 13:47

When i was young i had to help the old man getting the cows in for milking. When i was finally allowed to ride by myself, it was on an old shitter Ag 100.
A couple of my mates in high school were into motorcross, and as soon as i hit the powerband for the first time it was all over.
Couldnt wait to get my liscence, even got it b4 my older brother(that pissed him off abit).
Ever since then ive had a bike of some sort.

**Biohazard** · 1st June 2006, 13:54

Was it ?

a/I started coz my mates were doing it - nope that was smoking...

b/I started coz my parents hated it - nope that was smoking aswell

c/I was rebelious - nope that was smoking aswell...

I think coz i wasnt allowed when i was a kid, and it was a speed thing - i trained as a mechanic and they all rode bikes zx10's and the like...Mmmmm speed

I still ride bikes, but dont smoke....few i'm glad i gave up the right thing there, was kind of a pattern forminng !!!!!!!

**GR81** · 1st June 2006, 14:02

dad and all his mates were into bikes back in the day... so that got me hooked.

**MikeyG** · 1st June 2006, 14:09

Dunno why I started but I hope I'm still riding when I'm as old as the guy in the pic fishslayer posted

**Switch** · 1st June 2006, 14:09

I enjoy acceleration. And ive always enjoyed riding push bikes, getting a motorbike was one step further. But parents would blame someone in the family