When did you learn.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2006
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From: Umatilla,Fl.
RE: When did you learn.
I learned to ride on my brothers 1968 Triumph Bonneville in about 1973.I used to ride it in the back yard before he got ohme from school.My first bike was a Honda 360 I think in 1975.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Charlotte County FL
RE: When did you learn.
12 years old Honda XR 75 my brother and I each had one and we would ride all day during summer vacation. It was followed by a few dirt bikes and ATV.
1977 Honda XR 75
1980 Suzuki RM 125
1986 Honda CR 250
1986 Honda 250R 3 wheeler
1990 Suzuki Quad Racer 250
1977 Honda XR 75
1980 Suzuki RM 125
1986 Honda CR 250
1986 Honda 250R 3 wheeler
1990 Suzuki Quad Racer 250
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Vancouver B.C. Canada
RE: When did you learn.
I started when I was 18, I am 35 now. 
My first bike? 1988 Honda NSR250R 2 stroke
My first bike? 1988 Honda NSR250R 2 stroke
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From: Rowlett, Texas
RE: When did you learn.
I'm like Sportypig. I learned on a honda mini trail back in the 60's. A yellow one like his pic. We did these things to that bike.
1. Broke the levers once a week
2. broke the rear spindle doing wheelies once a month
3. Took it to the lake and burried it in quick mud up to the handle bars.lol
1. Broke the levers once a week
2. broke the rear spindle doing wheelies once a month
3. Took it to the lake and burried it in quick mud up to the handle bars.lol
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 222
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From: Central Washington
RE: When did you learn.
ORIGINAL: SportyPig
I learned to ride in 1971, at the age of 12, on a Honda Mini trail 50. Then got my first street bike, a Honda 100, and my "motor driven cycle" license in 1973.
I don't have a pic of a Honda 100, but I did come across a picture of a Mini Trail 50 that is identical to my first bike.
I learned to ride in 1971, at the age of 12, on a Honda Mini trail 50. Then got my first street bike, a Honda 100, and my "motor driven cycle" license in 1973.
I don't have a pic of a Honda 100, but I did come across a picture of a Mini Trail 50 that is identical to my first bike.