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Re: Your first motorcycle?
Reply #30 - 06/06/12 at 20:29:07

My first scoot was a 1972 Harley Sprint SS350 single. I've had a few others between (even rode a few BSA 441 and old Triumph twins and singles)but I've always been fond of big singles. Was riding a Kawasaki KZ440 twin until I got the Savage this past weekend.

Big engines are ok but there's more fun thrashing a big single on the backroads!

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Reply #31 - 06/07/12 at 04:24:00

Uno-Lung wrote on 06/03/12 at 21:49:31:

This thread has lead me to a revelation that I never realized and why I love my savage. Let me explain.

Go-carts when I first became able to walk. Mini-bikes when I could ride on two wheels. From there, Sears was having a sale on 106 cc motor-bikes for 106 dollars plus tax. Armed with my life’s savings earned from lawn work, weeding the family garden and picking potato bugs, I’d leave the big ones, Dad drove me to Sears and loaded it on the pickup truck. It was a great bike until the plastic gear fell off the cam.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/tartard/searsprofileleft.jpg

Soon after, driver’s license in hand, I bought what I believe was a bike before its time – a Bridgestone 175 Hurricane Scrambler. With the stinger baffles removed, my 305 Honda buds only laughed when I would brand the inside of my legs with the heat shields. College expenses and freshman not being able to have motor conveyances was her demise.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/tartard/sears106-1.jpg

As soon as I could afford it, and here’s where I start seeing the pattern, I bought a Matchless 500. Reliving the 106 Sears days with bugs in my teeth and a silly grin, I was in heaven. I wish it was as nice as the one below, but it was a single cylinder not a multi thus the pattern. Family coming and a wife that wanted a live husband was the bike’s demise.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/tartard/matchless.jpg

Raised two boys then a empty nest and peer pressure produced another multi – 2002 Triumph Trophy 1200. Great sport touring motorcycle that put Goldwings and H-Ds in their place, the rearview mirror.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/tartard/tt1200.jpg

The wife started having health problems and two up rides were out of the question so the Trophy was sold and the silly grin and buggy teeth of a twelve year old returned along with a large deposit to the bank with the purchase of a used 2001 Savage. Returning to my roots, that 106 Sears, and the realization that one lung is all a motorcycle needs, and that I am like a dog returning to his own vomit is something that I have learned through this post.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/tartard/savage.jpg

Truly simple things are great – thump – thump – thump.

Nice looking Matchless dude !

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Reply #32 - 06/07/12 at 07:37:35

TheSavagePJ wrote on 06/01/12 at 10:50:30:

Just a general "What was your first motorcycle?" post. Curiosity is getting the best of me and I want to know what some of you guys started off on. What did you like about it? What didn't you like about it? Pics if you have any?

I'll start this thing off.

My first bike was (and still is) a black 2004 Savage. I picked it out because it seemed to be a good size for me and didnt look and sound like the other Japanese cruisers I looked at. It had a nice, clean and old school look, and the previous owner took the decals off and it just added to the clean look.

So what's your story? Cool

Malaguti Fifty (that was the name) with a 50cc 2-stroke boasting a whopping ONE full HP ! Shocked

Actually, mine was black, had wire wheels and a front drum brake.

The standard 2-stroke was a tuned-down version of the "Export" model which boasted a much more impressive 6.5 bhp...

Guess where my allowance went... Wink

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Reply #33 - 06/08/12 at 14:12:23

My first motorcycle was a Honda DAX 70cc, from 1975 or something like that, bought it with my first money when I was around 15 or 16.
It was a blast, 70cc, with manual tranny, clutch operated by the shifter, don't remember how many times I keep the throttle twist while downgrading a gear, and the bike just slide below me, and let me on the paviment!

here's a picture of one like it!

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Reply #34 - 06/09/12 at 11:24:49

because I'm from Russia, all my bikes are Russian.
My first bike was Voskhod 2 http://im5-tub-ru.yandex.net/i?id=286054913-63-72&n=16, which got me father. I was drive it 2 years. then there was izh-Planeta-5 http://im6-tub-ru.yandex.net/i?id=297092508-46-72&n=16. has served me for about 4 years. and then died in a fire, then I bought Ural "74 . at first he was in very poor condition. I had to restore it almost from scratch.
in 2010, I bought savage400 '95. It took me quite like it. simple, reliable, fairly dynamic. I think it's only some small for my growth (183 cm).

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #35 - 06/09/12 at 11:41:17 You had some cool bikes, sorry about the fire.Thats a bad thing, fire,, Did the bike catch on fire or was it in a place that burned down? Youre 6 feet tall,,if youre a long legged guy, yea,youre kind of pushing it on the edge of the comfort zone. YOu can get a forward control kit or maybe make your own, Did you sell the Ural?
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Reply #36 - 06/09/12 at 12:08:32

My first bike was a minibike. My dad and I used to buy, build, and sell them. The one I kept the longest was a green Rupp. The one I miss the most was my home-made chopper. I can't remember if my first bike with gears was the Honda Trail 90

or my one and only HD

I had various off road/motocross/enduro bikes growing up. Also had go karts and snowmobiles. I wasn't allowed to get a street bike. My parents figured I would kill myself. My first street bike that I purchased when I was around 35 years old was a Kawasaki LTD750 from the 80's.

Sold it to pay some bills. Years later I purchased my existing 2002 Savage.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #37 - 06/09/12 at 12:50:54 I had one of those. I totaled it to create some bills., It was red. I had a ton of fun on it,
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Sam7.62 Junior Member Offline It made better sense in my head... Posts: 92 Tampa, Fla Gender:	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #38 - 06/09/12 at 19:44:01 '08 Savage. no pics yet.
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
Reply #39 - 06/10/12 at 08:37:58

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/09/12 at 11:41:17:

You had some cool bikes, sorry about the fire.Thats a bad thing, fire,,
Did the bike catch on fire or was it in a place that burned down?

Youre 6 feet tall,,if youre a long legged guy, yea,youre kind of pushing
it on the edge of the comfort zone. YOu can get a forward control kit or maybe make your own,

Did you sell the Ural?

Yes I'm sorry burnt a motorcycle. He was pretty quick and easy. but apparently I liked the voshod-2 and of course the Ural. Miantenece Ural was difficult because there was a qualitative spare parts. parts that are marked "made in Russia" of poor quality and are often made in China.

a really good parts "made in USSR" but they've nearly depleted.
My Ural alive, but he now has a different owner. are you interested Ural? i can show some photos about it, but i can't to replay on this forum Sad

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Yeah, it's not bigtwin, but it is the best half of it

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #40 - 06/10/12 at 08:56:00 No,, IM not interested in another bike. Im selling mine off,just not gonna ride any more,
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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #41 - 06/10/12 at 08:59:07 this is one of first photo of my Ural
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Your first motorcycle? Reply #42 - 06/10/12 at 09:06:59 Pretty popular as sidecar rigs, Good bikes,.Nice pic, thanks
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Re: Your first motorcycle?
Reply #43 - 06/11/12 at 07:41:14

Man it took forever to find what my old bike was. I guess it was a big but not so much to me at the time:

This is not MY bike, I just found it one the web, but mine was just like it. I enjoyed the bike, but only kept it a short while, as it was old and needed too much work. I then got a rather new Yamaha DT175, when I rode around for several years. Great little bike, but I hated that the oil injection cable kept breaking and ruining the engine, so I gave it away (after the second time).

I never owned the Yamaha that I most loved, but I borrowed one from a good friend and rode it from Cocoa beach FL to Jackson Ms in one day ... 11 hours.

Again not my bike...

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