For the love of 2 wheels.

[krillz]

My wife and I had new friends over the house. The fella wanted to see my garage. When we went in he said something to me. "Why do you have 3 motorcycles"? I replied, "Because I cant afford 4"!! He didn't get it.
I was 7 for the X-mas of 1986 and my single father bought me a 1987 XR80. My passion was born, and 27 years later still loving it.
So let me hear your love of 2 wheels.

 

[Jacek3743]

Ever since the FZ8 came to the US, I was in love with it and wanted it. I was 17-18 at the time and my parents said "we're never getting a motorcycle" so my parents were completely against bikes. Our friend persuaded us to get a dirt bike, and my dad said sure. well, 2 years after that, we have 6 bikes in our garage.... soon to be 7. Ever since then, I can't get off the bike and ride as much as I can.

 

[Shorted]

I was blessed by having a dad who was into bikes and cars. It started in Christmas when I was 10 years old when he put a 70cc Honda underneath the tree without me having any clue that was coming, and quite a few bikes since then, I have not stop riding ever since.

 

[pigdog]

in 1957 or 58 i saw a honda 50 for the first time & i was hooked. when i got out of the army in 70 my first bike was a 68 bsa thunderbolt. ive had bikes ever since. fz8 is my 3rd brand new bike. now i have to get some body armor for these old bones.

 

[Jacek3743]

in 1957 or 58 i saw a honda 50 for the first time & i was hooked. when i got out of the army in 70 my first bike was a 68 bsa thunderbolt. ive had bikes ever since. fz8 is my 3rd brand new bike. now i have to get some body armor for these old bones.

Nice! btw, welcome to the forum!

 

[Evad]

Almost same story here, when I was 11 we were harassing my parents to get a Nintendo, they refused to have us waste our time inside playing video games, so instead they get my brother and I some used XR80's... Since them I've had an XL250, KX250, and now my first road bike the FZ8... I had been "bikeless" for the last 10 years, nice to get back on two wheels!

 

[chefwill]

when i was 14 yr old i was sent out of state to live with an uncle who had a 185cc Yamaha motorcycle that he let me ride. i got an Arkansas motorcyles license an continued to ride that 185 for about 7 months. The following year i returned to California and my parents refused to have me riding a motorcycle and it took 20 something years later for me to start riding again. ive held on to the M1 license all this time along with my "C" . now im 37, i own 2 bikes.. 2011cbr600rr for weekends/track, and 2012fz8 for daily commuting (best way to get around through downtown LA traffic).
i absolutely love riding.. the torque u feel when throttling, lane-spitting through traffic, mobbing out with friends(at least 12 bikes at a time).

 

[Tango59]

I had a couple of mini-bikes brfore I was 15, then at 15 my dad made a deal with me. If I would clear an acre of scrub timber off the property by myself (chainsaw was bigger than I was), he would by me a 125cc dirtbike. In four months I had a Suzuki TS125. Took the mirrors, turn signals and baffle off the second day I had it. Dad is still pissed about that.

 

[krillz]

Almost same story here, when I was 11 we were harassing my parents to get a Nintendo, they refused to have us waste our time inside playing video games, so instead they get my brother and I some used XR80's... Since them I've had an XL250, KX250, and now my first road bike the FZ8... I had been "bikeless" for the last 10 years, nice to get back on two wheels!

I had the XL250. Dual carb. Still have a KX250.

 

[grant696]

I can't really say much. When I was 13 I had one of those super pocket bikes that I rode around on a lot. Then bought an 05 Ninja 250 when I was 18. Lastly I bought my FZ8 a few months ago and I'm 22 now.

 

[Jacek3743]

Almost same story here, when I was 11 we were harassing my parents to get a Nintendo, they refused to have us waste our time inside playing video games, so instead they get my brother and I some used XR80's... Since them I've had an XL250, KX250, and now my first road bike the FZ8... I had been "bikeless" for the last 10 years, nice to get back on two wheels!

Lol, that definitely is like an unheard of thing parents would do... but you got very lucky