How bad did your first bike look?

[Jorja]

Drove to matamata last night to pick up my new baby. This is the first bike I have ever owned and didn't have much to spend. The plan is to tidy it up, get a w.o.f. (reg is on hold) and reg. Then once I have some confidence I will get something a bit better.

But to tell you the truth I took one look and fell in love. It is covered in green slime, has some surface rust and a few minnor things with the starter switch. Needs a throttle cable etc. All that just didn't matter. This is the start of something I have wanted to do for several years.

It is a Yamaha YB125. One of the first with an electric start. Silver and blue (well under the grime it is). Madducks comment this morning when she saw it was 'what creek did you pull this out of?'

have taken some pics of it as it looks now. Have not touched anything. Gonna start cleaning it in a few minutes. Figured I would do some before, during and after shots.
last pic is 'snoopy' next to his big sis 'the lady in red'.

By the time I am finished it will look awesome.

So what did your first bike look like? Would love to hear what other people had to do to get their first bike.

[Ivan]

Great man,

Owning ya bike is awsome and when you hear it run itbrings a smile to your dial,


I got my bucket racer running and had a big smile when I saw how fast it went

[YLWDUC]

My baby FXR in its ugly colour scheme.


http://jacksonsandco.blogspot.com/2006/02/born-to-be-mild.html
It wasn't that bad a first bike, reliable etc. But the speedo over-read by 10km/hr, meaning that caning it down the motorway at 120 was never gonna get me a speeding ticket. The fairing was a little broken, but my first run in with an unlicensed cage driver took care of that, and I got the wee girl repainted back to her original colours (see later in the blog). Still, the love affair never lasts with a little bike, and once the full came along it was bye bye fxr

[Goblin]

A good friend of mine was given his first bike at about the age of 10. His dad gave it to him in boxes and he had to put it together before he could ride it. Taught him well though, he's now one of the best mechanics/engineers I know.

[Jorja]

A good friend of mine was given his first bike at about the age of 10. His dad gave it to him in boxes and he had to put it together before he could ride it. Taught him well though, he's now one of the best mechanics/engineers I know.

I am no mechanic and doubt I ever will be. But Tony has promised it won't take much to get it going and I have learn't alot in the last few months. Could do an oil and filter change.

But am really glad I don't have to put it together

[Goblin]

I am no mechanic and doubt I ever will be. But Tony has promised it won't take much to get it going and I have learn't alot in the last few months. Could do an oil and filter change.

But am really glad I don't have to put it together

Yeah I know what ya mean, I'll never be a mechanic either but it has been fun learning to do most of my own maintenance. It's really sastisfying when you do it yourself.

[Maha]

My first bike was brand new so it looked stunning....
My 2nd bike was 2nd hand and it looked stunning....
My 3rd bike was 2nd hand and it still looks stunning...

[McJim]

My first bike was a Puch Maxi in 1984 - found it in an old barn while on holiday on the Ayrshire coast - asked the barn owner about it - he said it used to be his daughter's but didn't work any more so she didn't want it.

Me and my dad stripped the 50cc 2 stroke engine, cleaned it, got a new spark plug and re-assembled it - looked like shit but was good for 50mph (80kph) across newly harvested potato fields!

Looked like this except rusty and covered in shit.

[Hans]

Congratulations. And welcome. You'll find that bikies are a good alternative to mankind in general.

[The Pastor]

I had a zx2r, It was utter rubbish, carbs needed replacing - anytime the wheels stopped moving it stalled and couldnt start again untill I bump started that beast. Had a bent frame too, no brakes no indicators, no wof or rego. Still did 160km/hr before the speed wobbles kicked in. Also did wheelies.

[Hans]

Oh yeah, and my first bike was this. Same type at least. Not-quite-so good-condition. But I was 13 and having HUGE amounts of fun!

http://www.motoveteran.cz/jawa-350-kyvacka.htm

[Jorja]

I had a zx2r, It was utter rubbish, carbs needed replacing - anytime the wheels stopped moving it stalled and couldnt start again untill I bump started that beast. Had a bent frame too, no brakes no indicators, no wof or rego. Still did 160km/hr before the speed wobbles kicked in. Also did wheelies.

Hmmm 160 with no brakes and speed wobbles!!!!!!!

[The Pastor]

Hmmm 160 with no brakes and speed wobbles!!!!!!!

Yeah, i had to drop the bike back on to two wheels at 150 km/hr as the traffic was getting pretty heavy on the NW motorway.

[The Pastor]

My first bike was brand new so it looked stunning....
My 2nd bike was 2nd hand and it looked stunning....
My 3rd bike was 2nd hand and it still looks stunning...

RUB? 10 chars.

[bmz2]

first bike well done,my first bike was old 1975 cr125 dirt bike which i tried to convert to the road , what a bulls up that was, but had fun doing it the bike couldn't even get to 100k , but who needs to do a 100k when i throught i was going so fast,i throught evey body was speeding when they were passing me. get your bike on the road and have some fun ,be safe dude