How did you get your first bike?

**cave weta** · 12th May 2009, 12:09

Originally Posted by DIN PELENDA

My first bike I stole it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can join my Gang. I just have to come up with some kind of initiation...
... Hmmmm, perhaps Renagade Master can help, he's way gayer than Carver

**Monamie** · 12th May 2009, 12:23

20mths ago i saw a pretty black bike in a shop and thought...."That looks like good fun" and bought it

. When they dropped it off I wondered how the hell do you start it

...never mind ride it

.
No looking back now...onwards and upwards

**jim.cox** · 12th May 2009, 12:24

Bought it from a mate, paid cash

**DIN PELENDA** · 12th May 2009, 12:44

Originally Posted by cave weta

You join my Gang. I just have to come up with some kind of initiation...
... Hmmmm, perhaps Renagade Master can help, he's way gayer than Carver

Yeah that's true I met RM on one of the KB rides and I ad him to my friend list because he always come with some kind initiation , and he is funny eg. we were on Summit on Turoa (MT Ruapehu) on bike's and someone ask how hi we are Renagade Master was quick to respond "I don't know I didn't take anything this morning"

. All I can say then was " in order to be old and wise you first had to be young and stupid RM"

**ajturbo** · 12th May 2009, 19:37

Originally Posted by MSTRS

I suppose I should come clean...made a good story though, eh?
Early 1973 borrowed a forgotten amount off my old man to top up my savings, bought a Triumph Tigress. Got my licence. Few months later, Dad was paid back, scooter wasn't doing it for me anymore so traded it on a near-new TS125 ($600...new model was $950) from Frank Boyle when he was the Suzuki dealer cnr of Queens Dr/Kings Cr Lower Hutt. Start of many motorbikes, trail and road.

i brought a near new TS125... took it from Nelson to Auckland... first of many long trips i did on it... think it even made CHCH... back in th early 80's

**BMWST?** · 12th May 2009, 19:54

i bought my second hand CL 175 from HONDA CITY in Lower Hutt...$650
The CB and CL 175s were so much cooler then the 200,s

**cs363** · 13th May 2009, 00:02

Originally Posted by cave weta

You can join my Gang. I just have to come up with some kind of initiation...
... Hmmmm, perhaps Renagade Master can help, he's way gayer than Carver

Hmm....gayer than Carver?

That would have to be:

**cs363** · 13th May 2009, 00:04

Originally Posted by TLDV8

Same here,bought off Laurie Summers in early 1977 for $995,the first H2 ((X-Chris Natrass/Paul Pav-H2B) followed three years later,still got that too.

I have fond memories of that bike - probably a touch of the rose tinted glasses, but it never caused me any grief and I had a load of fun on it.

Like you it led to stronger things like H1's & H2's...

**Gremlin** · 13th May 2009, 03:43

Not going back nearly as far as some of you...

Little over 4 years ago, well, actually, probably about 4 years ago (without checking, it must be damn near exact), I had saved money from a job labouring on construction sites when I wasn't at uni.

Saw a 1990 zzr250 on trademe being sold by an insurance assessor (John from KB had written it off). Bit of work needed doing to it, which was done, and while cosmetically challenged (as it was termed) motor never missed a bit until I sold it 7 months later... Probably did the most mechanical work on that one... changed brake pads and stuff... never done it again...

After that came a 1996 zx7r (13 months), 2004 zx10r (18 months) and now a 2008 ktm 990sm for 7 months...

**crazyhorse** · 13th May 2009, 07:14

As a single mum, with two young children, I went to a bike rally on the back of a mates bike, on the way home I had already decided I was getting my own bike.

I went to the bank, put it on the mortgage, and bought a brand new bike - Never have I looked back, and I ride as much as I can.....

**madbikeboy** · 13th May 2009, 08:14

age 11, old motoX bike bought from a neighbour. wasn't going - and the money came from paper round. I took it and stuck it under the house because I would have been kicked out for getting a bike.

Got it going, and rode it during the day (played hookie from school to ride it). Got away with it until I tried to wheelstand, and crashed. Ambo ride meant my secret was out...

**Goblin** · 13th May 2009, 09:47

Sold my horse for $400 for the deposit on a TS125 ER from Vandy Motors. Got the little MTF instalment book and paid it off myself.

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th May 2009, 10:00

Originally Posted by ajturbo

i brought a near new TS125... took it from Nelson to Auckland... first of many long trips i did on it... think it even made CHCH... back in th early 80's

TS's must be amongst the longest running models (like GN's and GPX's). Mine was the last of the low-mounted chromed metal mudguards...a bloody pain too.