How did you all start?

[Berries]

Got my first motorcycle in 1964. Embarrassingly, it was a Suzuki 50 which my grandparents bought for passing my school exams but hell, it gave me independence and 50 years later, still loving it

It must have some miles on it.

[Blackbird]

It must have some miles on it.

Hehe - yup, grammar could have been better . The little Suzuki racked up about 15000 miles in its first year and after passing my test, it was onto Triumphs. Seem to have come full circle

[Erelyes]

Dad and half-brother had ridden bikes before I was born, but never actually saw either of them ride. Always thought the bike (GT250 X7) in the garage was interesting tho. Well, Dad got ill when I was in Std 4 and from then the bike sat.... and sat... and sat.

I was a boy racer so never really took an interest in the thing. I had the preconception of riding bikes as 'an exceptionally fun way to kill yourself'.

Fast forward to 2 years ago and I guess I'd gradually adjusted my way of thinking a bit. Eventually I realised that since there was free bike parking at work (distance is too far to pushbike) I could possibly save some $$$ buying a bike, and it might even be a bit fun.

Well I got that the wrong way round. Don't really save much $$$ over a car, but save time, and it's more than just a 'bit' fun!

[Banditbandit]

Pure rebellion .. all I wanted when I was growing up was a big motorcycle, a black leather jacket and a patch ... a 1%er in the making ... I was going to be an outlaw biker ...

I got the big motorcycle, the black leather jacket but I never did get a patch .. MCs have rules .. what kind of outlaw bikers have rules??? Fuck that ..

40 years later I'm still largely a rebel biker ... tho' nowadays most of my rebellion comes out in rebelling against the road rules ...

[ellipsis]

...I think it must have been when I was a little sperm...just before I became a zygote...