How Many Years Motorcycling ?

[Kev m]

takes one to know one!   

Paraphrasing an old quote "The man who can tell good shit from bullshit, doesn't need no shit!"

True Story. 

Speak for yourself, hombre.   

Also True Story...

[Don G]

Started in 1969 @ age 6 on a home-built mini bike with a Johnson Iron Horse washing machine engine, so I guess 50 years. DonG

[wirespokes]

I've been riding and wrenching on bikes for 54 years - the adventure started on a shiny black 150 Honda dream. Didn't realize I was an avid motorcyclist till about 1992. Ever since, bikes have been my solution for overcoming the knocks life serves up, and it's always worked. I'm ashamed to say how many bikes I still have. 

[leolad]

47 years
BSA D7, KawH1, Norton, Duc, Duc, Guz

[Testarossa]

First ride was '64 on a friend's Honda Cub, and I rode a Vespa the summer of '68. First real bike was the Sprint in '70.  Could never afford shop rates so I always did my own wrenching.

[Texas Turnip]

My first bike when I was 16 in 1959 was a '51 Harley. Back then you could put a bike in your name and lots of us were running Harleys, Indians and if you had a brit bike we didn't understand what cc's meant.

Now it is not about the time riding but talking to new riders and telling them to enjoy it as much as I have.

Enjoy,
Tex

[hauto]

This thread shows the sad shape the motorcycle industry is in.Everyone is proud of their 50 plus years of riding,but I see no 10 to 15 years.Granted this is a MG site,but it does send a message. I know this aging ridership has been kicked around many a time.Now you see right here.Yes I've been riding a long time and I now got my son into it.Everyone go back and edit your post if you have siblings riding.

[roadventure]

52 years, so far.

[maquette]

66 years. Started with a Whizzer, then a Cushman, on and on from there. Didn't get my first Guzzi til about ten years ago. Back then, (in the early 50's) nobody said much to you if you were on the road with a motorbike or a scooter. Got rid of the Whizzer for the Cushman so there was room on the back for females. Testosterone don't you know. 

[jcctx]

Since 1956 when we moved off the farm and I had to sell my little mare. Missed the horse but thought I was waaaay cool on the used Allstate (cushman) scooter. Couple breaks but mostly owned some kind of powered two wheeler ever since!!

[canuck750]

55 Started playing in the dirt on a Benelli 175 Enduro, Then started racing Bultacos. First street bike was a Maico 250 Blizzard, Makes perfect sense to be riding a Guzzi now. To me anyhow.

I got me one of them, cool little bike.



for me its 39 years, starting on a 1979 Suzuki PE 175

[Bulldog9]

First ride was summer 1974, first bike was summer 1975, a lawn mower engine minibike. Summer 1976 started on a trail 125cc Yamaha. First Street bike was a 1972 CB350 in 1980ish, but just a beater dirt road, etc. First Street bike I rode on the street was in 1982. I bought a Suzuki GS 500 two stroke that i rode for a year and a half in college before it was stolen. Then in 1984 I bought my Yamaha XS1100 which I still own.

So 'riding' since 1975, Riding on the 'Street' since 1982. Doing it legally? Lol.... diddnt get a MC endorsement till 1998....

[Lannis]

Speak for yourself, hombre.   

I said "Those of us POSTING ....", NOT those of you still sh!tting yellow who wouldn't dare put your paltry 30 years or so up against our 50+ years of unmatchable experience.   You may still be able to do a few things I can't, but you can't strut around talking about what it was like riding a bike in 1969 ... and I CAN!   

Lannis

[Lannis]

This thread shows the sad shape the motorcycle industry is in.Everyone is proud of their 50 plus years of riding,but I see no 10 to 15 years.

If that's all I had, I wouldn't be posting either.   

Lannis

[Moparnut72]

"I was about 9.  A couple years later, I had $150 saved and saw a Yamaha 100 for sale.  I thought it was the trail bike.  My dad went to look at it and bought, but it was a 1966 Yamaha twin cylinder 100cc road bike, a YL-1E if I remember correctly.  Lousy trail bike, but it was a start."

A couple of months ago there was one of these on eBay. It was in my town so I started bidding on it. It was in rough shape so I dropped out at $500. I have since gotten a 1964 Yamaha YA6 125 single. It was pretty rough also but I am working through it. It is very similar to the YG1T, the first motorcycle I owned. I've already got more money in it than I should.
kk

[Mike Harper]

My first bike ? a 1947 Hiawatha doodlebug in 1947 ( which I still own) so that makes 72 years of riding. Doesn't seem that long ??

[ScepticalScotty]

23 on the road, 45 all up. And in contrast to many, I have only owned 3 bikes in those 23 years. Srx600, SZR660, and my 2004 Breva 750.

[guzziart]

It started with a basket case YA6  50 years ago and 21 bikes, hope it never ends.

[mobiker]

I just realized what's so appealing about this thread.

Those of us posting can't brag any more about our prowess with attracting girls, or how high a mountain we can climb, or how fast we can run, or our ability to kick someone's arse in a bar fight ....   



Lannis

What do you mean "..any more"?
I like to say that the only fight I ever lost was when I slipped going around a corner 

[MMRanch]

That took some thinking to get this right and I'm thinking I must have forgot a few but :

In 1968 I got a Honda 65S ,

I've had 25 since if I count the Cushman and I thought of it as a motorcycle at the time so I should count it.

So 51 years in the motorized saddle !  and Still counting , I have 4 now counting the dirt bike.

[pete roper]

There have been at east two mass extinction events since I started to ride!

[moto-uno]

  ^ , But I'm kinda afraid to imagine what those two were :)  , Peter

[Vagrant]

Bought my first the summer of 1963. two stroke 50cc Allstate as I recall so 56 years. more importantly there has never been a time of more than a couple of weeks where I haven't had at least 1 in the garage. high was 7 now 4 but the V85 is calling!

[Lannis]

What do you mean "..any more"?

You're right ... I did say "can't BRAG any more ..."   One can always brag no matter how old!      

[Sheepdog]

Nobody knows the true nature of experience until you've woken up four times during the night with sore shoulders/back/knees. If I'd known I was going to last this long I would have taken better care of myself. All the pain seems to disappear when I ride, only to punish me later. Still, I'm not stopping as long as I'm not a danger to others. My son rides, so I have a place for the Guzzi to land when my skills fade.

[NWrider]

Vagrant: "Bought my first the summer of 1963. two stroke 50cc Allstate"    Made by Puch? My brother had what I remember as a 65cc fan cooled Puch (Allstate) with a three speed with wheels and tires that looked more like oversized bicycle tires.  It was quite an amazing performer as I recall.

My first motorcycle was a 1961 Harley Super 10 165cc two stroke.   Riding for 57 years now, 72 life time motorcycles with 18 in the current collection - yes I'm severely addicted.

[Motormike]

Started riding in 1970, so that's 49 years now.  My first "motorcycle" was a real oddball, a Jawa 50cc step through called the Jawa 50 model 20.  My dad bought it used from my older brother-in-law.  I have no idea on earth where he got it from.  3 speeds, pre-mix.  I hated it.  All my buddies in school had "proper" motorcycles like Yamaha 100's or Honda 125's.  Only rode it a year before I bought a Suzuki TC-90.  My fragile teen-age manhood just couldn't take the Jawa any more!

[v7john]

It's been about 44 years. Started in 1975 on a Yamaha V70 step-through when I was 18. Yamaha RD250 then RD400 followed by the V7Sport in 1978. I just stuck with that till I added the 750S3 more than 30 years later. The V7 loop replaced the S3 when it was wrecked. This year added the old BSA. So basically 7 bikes in all that time and 3 of them Guzzis.

[buster1]

43 years. First street bike was a 1975 Suzuki GT 250. Motorcycles are time travel machines

[Vagrant]

Vagrant: "Bought my first the summer of 1963. two stroke 50cc Allstate"    Made by Puch? My brother had what I remember as a 65cc fan cooled Puch (Allstate) with a three speed with wheels and tires that looked more like oversized bicycle tires.  It was quite an amazing performer as I recall.

My first motorcycle was a 1961 Harley Super 10 165cc two stroke.   Riding for 57 years now, 72 life time motorcycles with 18 in thecurrent collection - yes I'm severely addicted.

.  That’s the one