closest pics I could find since I of course don't have any of the actual bikes...
1980 Yamaha 250
very comfortable bike, low seat height , great beginner bike
got my motorcycle license on this bike before i had a car permit or license
it took months of convincing my parents to let me get a bike at 16, but it was worth it
snapped a rocker arm on the way back from my road test, had to truck the bike back home
mine was also red
2nd bike
1991 Ninja 250
logical next baby step from the bike above, i think i was 17 at the time
my bike was all black
3rd and last bike
1986 zx6r "ninja"
I think I was 17 when i got this bike
traded in the 2 above bikes fall of 1997 for a showroom mint red ninja
set me back about $2000 plus the "trade-ins", but it was very very clean
almost lost my life more times that I care to remember, so i ended up leaving the bike in storage for years until I traded it for random audio equipment
I had a good 2 or 3 summers from this bike, it was stupid fast next to anything I had ridden prior and would keep up with the "modern" bikes until about 100 mph and then they would walk on me (more like run)
so now that I'm older and wiser (and less reckless) I'm searching for a bike for this season. I will probably end up with a cbr F3 since I'm also on a tight budget saving for a house.
1980 Yamaha 250
very comfortable bike, low seat height , great beginner bike
got my motorcycle license on this bike before i had a car permit or license
it took months of convincing my parents to let me get a bike at 16, but it was worth it
snapped a rocker arm on the way back from my road test, had to truck the bike back home
mine was also red
2nd bike
1991 Ninja 250
logical next baby step from the bike above, i think i was 17 at the time
my bike was all black
3rd and last bike
1986 zx6r "ninja"
I think I was 17 when i got this bike
traded in the 2 above bikes fall of 1997 for a showroom mint red ninja
set me back about $2000 plus the "trade-ins", but it was very very clean
almost lost my life more times that I care to remember, so i ended up leaving the bike in storage for years until I traded it for random audio equipment
I had a good 2 or 3 summers from this bike, it was stupid fast next to anything I had ridden prior and would keep up with the "modern" bikes until about 100 mph and then they would walk on me (more like run)
so now that I'm older and wiser (and less reckless) I'm searching for a bike for this season. I will probably end up with a cbr F3 since I'm also on a tight budget saving for a house.