What was it that got you into bikes?

[R1madness]

Heres how it happened for me. Picture this, I was 5 and it was 1973 (you do the maths)
It was my first day at school. I had just moved to Dunedin from the Catlins and i was overawed by the city. Had never seen so many cars and never seen a motorbike ever! Well there i was walking to school with my older bro when a bike went past. A shiney new Honda SL125 with silver paint with a red stripe. It was soooooo coooollll man. I talked about it all the way to school. When we got there imagine my suprise when it was parked next to the Staff Room. I stood there drooling over it for so long i missed the start of school. To be honest i did not hear the bell but that did not cut it and i got a note sent home to my parents (on the first day of all things)

Bloody bikes been getting me into trouble ever since.

[MaxCannon]

Like all kids I thought bikes were awesome.
However - since my dad used to ride and has false teeth from an accident they were firmly banned when I was growing up by my mum.

I actually got on a bike for purely practical reasons, new job in town + fuel prices meant driving to work was a crap option.

Saving 20-40 minutes each way and about $50 a week in petrol

[idleidolidyll]

the promise of freedom and girls

[JimO]

i watched "on any sunday"

[Maha]

the promise of freedom and girls

Still waiting aye?.....

[fliplid]

well, where do you start? or do you really need to ask???
practicality, enjoying the trip, saving shed loads of time travelling to work, being in the blood to start with. usual stuff really

[ducatilover]

they rule. and they are fun.

[The Pastor]

Mum said no, so i got one.

Im such a bad ass, but not as bad as k3v http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=5221813

[rok-the-boat]

Had been on bicycles til 15 then my cousin let me have a go on his SS50 and I was hooked. No pedaling (but, it did have pedals)!

[banditrider]

The old man was the bad influence. He found both my first trailee & road bike and persuaded me into buying them. Can't remember it taking that long to make the decision.

[0arbreaka]

Bruce (loosebruce) gave me the encouragement to actually get into bikes.

[riffer]

My dad. He had a GS500E, then a Kwakka GT750, and bought me my GP125 when I wanted to ride at 15, and when I wanted to step up found a KZ400 in a mates shed, and one of his mates was the motorcycle mechanics tutor at the Polytech and he got his students to completely restore the bike for me.

Motorcycling dads rock.

[ambler]

Living in Tokyo and hating riding the train to work, and having a car was totally out of the question. My first bike XJR400 was simply an A to B machine in those days, I didn't care what it was as long as it started up and took me where I wanted to go.
It was only after I met my wife who rides, that I actually became a bike-nut.

[dangerous]

Still waiting aye?.....

haha...

Spose I was about 7ish, was in the back of the Maxi (boot as 4 sis's in the back seat) we pulled up at a servo (BP on Wairaki) a gold CB550/750 with big crash bars and 4 pipes puled up beside... I knew I'd be a biker from that day on, it just took another 7yrs before I was.

[NordieBoy]

Mum, Dad and GrandFa all rode.
Step dad recently sold his 1911 BSA.
Brother is a bike mech and races.
Brothers girlfriend races.
Other brother has had a few bikes.
Sister rides.
Bro in law races when he's in from sea.
Nephew rides (he's 5).

I didn't have a chance of not riding.