Hiring dirt bikes as teenagers and going Sik in Noojee State Forest got me started , the more you fell off the better you got.
my first bike was a Honda Z50 when I was about 8, just over 40 years ago now and I have had a bike in my life on and off ever since. I have tried to give them up a few times as I just couldn't ride the jap bikes sensibly, but they always called me back. This time round I am really enjoying the heritage and not in a hurry anymore.
My father was a patched member of one of the most respected MC's in the world, my earliest memory was when I was 2 years old and on Christmas he took me for a ride on his Harley while on his lap, not the safest thing in the world especially after seeing a photo of the occasion but a great first memory, going to Broadford as a kid every year and seeing and hearing all the Harley-Davidsons coming and going, finally I managed to get my first bike last year and it had to be a Harley-Davidson which I am now able to ride proudly on with my Dad on his own bike.
Don't take this personally but it's none of your buisness and it's got nothing to do with this topic so I won't be answering your question, cheers.
Read the title of the topic buddy, there is your answer.
Thought you were done before this post?
Live in Qld, interested in flying up for a coffee. Happy to pickyou up from the a/port if you give me the flight and a day to sort work out.
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Needed no motivation I think the love of bikes was there from very early childhood I have been riding bikes since I was 10 years old turning 53 this coming Saturday and still riding and Harleys owned my current Super Glide is number 10 but think it will be my last one misses keeps giving me that evil eye thing when I talk about buying another bike lol.
As a kid I grew up on a farm, first thing with 2 wheels I had was a 3 speed dragster push bike, which was resurrected and given to me as a present from my Dads eldest brother. I would have been around 5 at the time. Progressed to a 20" BMX with coaster brake until early teens, when I was able to save up enough money in Xmas holidays to buy my very own 26", 10 speed mountain bike.
My other younger cousins lived on farms too, & had a couple old Yamaha 80cc scramble type bikes, they must have been around 1970's vintage. I loved riding them, I guess that was first time I'd ever ridden a motor bike, apart from my old man dinkying me on his '85 Honda 250XL, checking on our sheep.
I was in my early 20's before I bought my very first bike, a Honda XR 250. Had it for probably 3 or so years, crashed it heaps but was still able to get up and ride again most times. Last time I rode it, I flipped it doin about 90km on back wheel down a dirt road. Managed to hop back on it rather gingerly with fairly significant grazing to the old arse cheeks. Parked it up for what was to be a year or so before selling it.
Move on Ten years later, I bought my very 1st Harley last year. I'm so glad to be able to enjoy the freedom of being on 2 wheels again.
