Hi turtle Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Saw this 1985 suzuki gsxr 750 come to market as a kid and was blown away. Looked like a race bike for the street. What's your bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Bay Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 As a kid, this: Game Changer with the single rear shock. As an adult, this: Ferrari of motorcycles. V-TWIN sounded mean, single sided swingarm. Timeless style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Saw my cousin's neighbor pull a wheelie on the street as a kid. First time I'd seen and heard a dirt bike. I was hooked! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, South Bay said: As a kid, this: Game Changer with the single rear shock. As an adult, this: Ferrari of motorcycles. V-TWIN sounded mean, single sided swingarm. Timeless style. Sweet! As a kid, that yz was the king....Monoshock. I remember going to the store an swinging a leg over it. Salesman was holding the bike since I was too small. That 916 with the single sided swingarm is cool too. Plus that v-twin sound. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Moderator HozayKwarvo Posted May 6, 2021 Forum Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2021 Had several over the years but the one that made the most impact (literally, as I was on it when hit by an illegal with no insurance ) was my 1986 Fj1200. Image wasn't mine but identical to it. Four cylinders of air-cooled awesomeness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGMFRP Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1974 XR 75 was my first bike and it was the biggest influence on me as a kid. I got lucky and got a race frame monoshock version, like and idiot, i sold it for $500 at the swap meet. I would kill to have that bike back!! The image below was pretty much my exact bike , but mine had a supertrapp pipe on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Moderator Crusty Posted May 6, 2021 Board Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2021 Hahah,,,I just posted about the YZ250 in the other thread... I always liked the following bikes... 1985 YAM VMAX - remember seeing it at the Motorcycle Expo in LA and they smoked a tire in the outside patio area... 90's HON NT650 Hawk because V Twin Single Swing Arm is just cool SUZ TL1000S was pretty badass...lots of V Twin Torque 1978 HON CB550F...had it for 2 years, but never got it running...no time...but loved its cafe racer style 80's CB750 was my uncles and I used to joy ride it all the time when he was not home 70's CT70 because it was the FIRST Motorcycle I ever rode...down in Ensenada MX I worked at a Motorcycle Dealership in my 20's...so my love for bikes is big in the 90's era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators sndsamplr Posted May 6, 2021 Administrators Share Posted May 6, 2021 The 1979 Honda cr250. Even though I raced mini bikes early in my life, dad bought me a 79 250, and I really experienced racing and riding the big bikes at age 14. The feel and power of that bike was so stimulating; I had everything at the twist of that throttle. My friend Rick(ama pro) and I each had one, and we built so many tracks out in Proctor Valley and all we did was load up bikes in his truck every Saturday and Sunday morning and was on the tracks by 7 am. I really learned how to ride on that bike. My favorite bike I ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air450 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivermobster Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Harley V-Rod... I told my wife I had to have one! It wasn't a want, it was a need... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspadoo Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Easy One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, sndsamplr said: The 1979 Honda cr250. Even though I raced mini bikes early in my life, dad bought me a 79 250, and I really experienced racing and riding the big bikes at age 14. The feel and power of that bike was so stimulating; I had everything at the twist of that throttle. My friend Rick(ama pro) and I each had one, and we built so many tracks out in Proctor Valley and all we did was load up bikes in his truck every Saturday and Sunday morning and was on the tracks by 7 am. I really learned how to ride on that bike. My favorite bike I ever had. I got a 1978 CR250 when I was around 14 as well, still in Junior high. This is the first bike I was amble to climb Jawbone Hill climb. This pic was taken in Kennedy Meadows around 1983 or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennydog Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1982 YZ80, with no muffler, black oil all over my pants every time i rode it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRANDON LONG Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Definitely not as cool as others but this was my first bike as a kid..... Allowed me to start my first business around town and feel a little freedom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, raspadoo said: Easy One Glory days! https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/snw/d/irvine-1983-yamaha-it175/7305885298.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, HozayKwarvo said: Had several over the years but the one that made the most impact (literally, as I was on it when hit by an illegal with no insurance ) was my 1986 Fj1200. Image wasn't mine but identical to it. Four cylinders of air-cooled awesomeness Land rocket! Didn't that bike hold the top speed for that year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, MGMFRP said: 1974 XR 75 was my first bike and it was the biggest influence on me as a kid. I got lucky and got a race frame monoshock version, like and idiot, i sold it for $500 at the swap meet. I would kill to have that bike back!! The image below was pretty much my exact bike , but mine had a supertrapp pipe on it. Man that sucks you sold it. That would be cool in the man cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Crusty said: Hahah,,,I just posted about the YZ250 in the other thread... I always liked the following bikes... 1985 YAM VMAX - remember seeing it at the Motorcycle Expo in LA and they smoked a tire in the outside patio area... 90's HON NT650 Hawk because V Twin Single Swing Arm is just cool SUZ TL1000S was pretty badass...lots of V Twin Torque 1978 HON CB550F...had it for 2 years, but never got it running...no time...but loved its cafe racer style 80's CB750 was my uncles and I used to joy ride it all the time when he was not home 70's CT70 because it was the FIRST Motorcycle I ever rode...down in Ensenada MX I worked at a Motorcycle Dealership in my 20's...so my love for bikes is big in the 90's era. V-max was a mean bike. That engine was killer. Had a 1989 hawk gt because of the single side swingarm and v twin....poor man's ducati....lol. Had my eye on the cbr600 hurricane, but couldn't afford it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Moderator ChEFF Posted May 7, 2021 Forum Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2021 I think it was a 1976 or '77 Yamaha YZ80. First year it came out to compete against the XR75. Bike looks just like Bennydog pic. I was on the gate at Barona Oaks. Still couldn't beat Scott Burnworth or Jeff Ward or Rick Johnson or Brian Myerscough but sure had a great time racing that machine! If those guys never showed up i'd have been a National Champion! Wrong ERA to be racing. Kind of like those who had to race Carmichael and McGrath. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, sndsamplr said: The 1979 Honda cr250. Even though I raced mini bikes early in my life, dad bought me a 79 250, and I really experienced racing and riding the big bikes at age 14. The feel and power of that bike was so stimulating; I had everything at the twist of that throttle. My friend Rick(ama pro) and I each had one, and we built so many tracks out in Proctor Valley and all we did was load up bikes in his truck every Saturday and Sunday morning and was on the tracks by 7 am. I really learned how to ride on that bike. My favorite bike I ever had. Nothing like jumping up to a full size bike. The good old days when all your focus is going out to ride again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Air450 said: Showstopper! Super clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 5 hours ago, rivermobster said: Harley V-Rod... I told my wife I had to have one! It wasn't a want, it was a need... First liquid cooled bike for harley. That fat tire was an eye catcher too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Cookie said: I got a 1978 CR250 when I was around 14 as well, still in Junior high. This is the first bike I was amble to climb Jawbone Hill climb. This pic was taken in Kennedy Meadows around 1983 or so. Catching some nice air! Nothing like the rush of making that huge climb for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Bennydog said: 1982 YZ80, with no muffler, black oil all over my pants every time i rode it!! Your mom must have loved it when you rode. I know my mom would have made me wear the same pants over and over...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi turtle Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, BRANDON LONG said: Definitely not as cool as others but this was my first bike as a kid..... Allowed me to start my first business around town and feel a little freedom. The only moped you can pedal? Way better than a bicycle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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