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Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10039954 06/19/15
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 42,088 Likes: 54 TX DMc Campfire 'Bwana
DMc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 42,088 Likes: 54 TX	Who remembers: Texas-sized grasshoppers? Bird strikes? Rain slick streets? Sand and wet leaves? Ice? Off-center man hole covers? Who remembers pulling their Honda muffler baffles? How about carrying 2 passengers at the same time? Push starts? Riding hands-free? First wheelies? Old ladies at intersections thinking you were a bicycle going 6 mph when you were actually going 50? Who remembers using only your front brake lever on a wet street? How about intentionally or (maybe not intentionally) dragging a foot peg on a sharp curve? Who remembers the girl they wanted to impress burning their leg on the exhaust pipe? I could go on..., DMc PS: DOGS GROWLING AND SNAPPING AT YOU? Last edited by DMc; 06/19/15. Make Gitmo Great Again!! Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?

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Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Kojac #10039998 06/19/15
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Akbob5 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 5,516 Between the Treasure and Magic	Originally Posted by Kojac 1951 Indian Brave, I was 14 Where the hell is the like button!! I"m not sure of the model, but I remember being in the car as my mom pulled my dad on an old Indian trying to start it. I was 4. It wasn't even his bike. It apparently backfired through the carb and burnt right there on the side of the road with him throwing gravel on it to try to extinguish the fire. Apparently fire extinguishers were some kind of luxury for sissies and the rich. Of course this is the same guy who dynamited our well and knocked every picture off the trailerhouse walls! One of my oldest memories. Lots of cool first bikes and thanks to all for sharing the memories! My first motorcyle was a 50cc Rex when I was about 11. I'm not sure I even know who made it. Dad was always good at picking up "projects" of sorts. Next was a Honda 305 Dream, kind of a weird street bike. Bob Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10040016 06/19/15
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heavywalker Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 14,076 40 Years too Late	Elsinore 50cc Honda I was 8 years old, lotsa good times.

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10040162 06/19/15
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Roundup Campfire Regular R Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,091 Eastern Oregon	Getting in the game rather late on this. No pictures. I was 39 (39!} and living in Baker, Oregon. Been single for a while. First bike was a Yamaha 125 Enduro. Didn't last long as I tried trail riding and needed more HP as I was about 175 lbs. at the time. Replaced it with a XL350 Honda which I ended up modifying ie: punched out to 410 cc's different suspension, exhaust, plastic 3.5 gallon tank, gearing, etc.. Eastern Oregon at the time was heaven for off road stuff. Lots of public land, etc.. Made for lots of exploring, etc.. Never had so much fun since being on my uncles ranch in Castle Valley near Moab, Utah in 1946 and riding horseback all day long.. Happy Trails! NRA Life Member

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10040166 06/19/15
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centershot Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 10,790 Likes: 2 Southern Idaho	Yamaha 60, 3rd grade about 8 or 9 years old. Graduated to a Hodaka 100 Dirt Squirt a few years later - ha ha. Wow, had a bunch of bikes since that time but none more fun. Last edited by centershot; 06/19/15. A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope

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Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10040482 06/19/15
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twofish Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,229 Piedmont - North Carolina	Honda Mini Trail 50. I was seven as I recall. twofish Master of random precision

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10041208 06/19/15
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TBREW401 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 8,740	Sachs 125 trail bike, Pensacola, Fl. 1973

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Salmonella #10041820 06/19/15
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smarquez Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 6,181 Rancho Altacucawanda, CA	Originally Posted by Salmonella 1976 Yamaha YZ 125, I was 16. Worth big bucks now. Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger. Stupid always finds a way.

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10041838 06/19/15
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smarquez Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 6,181 Rancho Altacucawanda, CA	1972 Suzuki TS125J. 15 years old. Last edited by smarquez; 06/19/15. Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger. Stupid always finds a way.

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10043152 06/20/15
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EZEARL Campfire Tracker E Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,219 WV	Bought a '64 XLCH in 1970. I was 21.

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Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10044488 06/20/15
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supercrewd Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,312 Likes: 1 Joplin MO	My brothers but I learned to ride on it... My first: My First that I actually paid money for: What I have now: NRA Life Member

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10045982 06/20/15
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Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,745 Likes: 4 Northeast Louisiana	I don't like 'Murdercycles'! That's why I'm working on 76 years!! Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10046048 06/20/15
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oznog Campfire Member O Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 149	I had a combat wombat at the age of 15. My parents were way too trusting.

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Wtxj #10046060 06/20/15
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tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,970 Likes: 3	1967 50cc Benelli Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: What was your first "Motorcycle" and your AGE at the time? Sharpsman #10046080 06/20/15
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k20350 Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,813 Michigan	Originally Posted by Sharpsman I don't like 'Murdercycles'! That's why I'm working on 76 years!! Dr. my wife works for calls them "Donorcycles"

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