Which was your first bike?

adman77 · 13th January 2009, 16:57

Just out of curiousity. I don't own a bike, but a good friend of mine switched from a Hero Honda CBZ to a CBR954 (quite a jump!) So what about you guys? Bring back the good old days.

vikram_d · 13th January 2009, 17:04

My first bike was a handed down TVS 50 back in 1991. Fill 20 rupees worth of petrol and it would last the whole day. :-)

deadguy25 · 13th January 2009, 17:05

My first bike, the one my dad got for: me, myself, and only me

was; and is a Suzuki Samurai August 1997 when I was 21.
Took it to Mysore on the fourth day and then to Jog falls on the 9th day after which I modded it. After 5 years of proper usage (numerous trips), she has retired and sits quietly in the garage, i clean her once a week and kick start her

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Tejas@perioimpl · 13th January 2009, 17:07

Rajdoot for a little while, until my dad saw my erratic driving style and banned me from from riding ever again. This is like 12-13 years ago!

jkdas · 13th January 2009, 17:08

Royal Enfield A350

faithless_1984 · 13th January 2009, 17:17

Forced my parents to buy me a CBZ (black) when i was in school.
Used to wash/polish it myself.
Then one day i had a small accident and the next day the bike was gone.!

sammyboy · 13th January 2009, 17:18

Hero Puch, 1989. Man I loved it. Wheelis on demand, could take 3 guys to mussoorie from Doon and always returned 75+ kmpl

esteem_lover · 13th January 2009, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by vikram_d

My first bike was a handed down TVS 50 back in 1991. Fill 20 rupees worth of petrol and it would last the whole day. :-)

You must have roamed around quite a lot for that.

My grand dad left me a princely sum of 8k & my father refused to permit me to buy the Yezdi, so went out & got the Bajaj Super in defiance.
Then, Yezdi Classic, 1981 purchased with my own blood & sweat in 1995, held on to it until 2008. Never bought another bike again until 2 months back when i got another Yezdi CL-II, 1989.

narayan · 13th January 2009, 17:34

1990 - HERO STANDARD CYCLE

1994 - HERO RANGER

the Motor - bikes start from here

1997 - SUZUKI SAMURAI

2002 - RX 100 ( 2nd hand )

2003 - RD350 ( dont know which hand ! )

Now when i saw the pictures of the ENFIELD 350AVL/350 STD - I am tempted to indulge but...

Su-47 · 13th January 2009, 17:38

Yamaha RX135, unless the forum considers Hero Puch to be a bike.

Agreed the HP could do wheelies pretty well, but was pretty pathetic otherwise: I had a nasty encounter with rear-brake rod getting dis-engaged in an emergency braking situation (I'm glad to be alive!).

Add to that a bent connecting rod within 4-5K Kms and I've concluded that it was a piece of junk.

bblost · 13th January 2009, 17:40

I put all that in my intro itself
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/introd...-boy-lost.html

bsa slr
Kinetic Pride
HH Splendour
RE tBird

Fountainheader · 13th January 2009, 17:48

I used to go around in my Dad's LML Select for around 4-5 years. Till I got myself a Pulsar 180, a month into my 1st job

sammyboy · 13th January 2009, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Su-47

Yamaha RX135, unless the forum considers Hero Puch to be a bike.

Agreed the HP could do wheelies pretty well, but was pretty pathetic otherwise: I had a nasty encounter with rear-brake rod getting dis-engaged in an emergency braking situation (I'm glad to be alive!).

Add to that a bent connecting rod within 4-5K Kms and I've concluded that it was a piece of junk.

aah well my puch was from the import bunch so with full time triple riding with full throttle it was with me for about 60k kms . Then I gave it to a friend who was still having fun with it till last year. Now its been retired

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Sankar · 13th January 2009, 17:58

First bike was a Hero puch

abk · 13th January 2009, 18:06

The "normal" hero.

Bike generally means a bicycle

First motorbike I bought: Hero Honda splendour
First motorbike in family: Bullet
First motorbike I rode: Moped

13th January 2009, 16:57	#1
adman77 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 383 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Which was your first bike? Just out of curiousity. I don't own a bike, but a good friend of mine switched from a Hero Honda CBZ to a CBR954 (quite a jump!) So what about you guys? Bring back the good old days.
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13th January 2009, 17:04	#2
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	My first bike was a handed down TVS 50 back in 1991. Fill 20 rupees worth of petrol and it would last the whole day. :-)
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13th January 2009, 17:05	#3
deadguy25 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 393 Thanked: 221 Times	My first bike, the one my dad got for: me, myself, and only me was; and is a Suzuki Samurai August 1997 when I was 21. Took it to Mysore on the fourth day and then to Jog falls on the 9th day after which I modded it. After 5 years of proper usage (numerous trips), she has retired and sits quietly in the garage, i clean her once a week and kick start her.
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13th January 2009, 17:07	#4
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,581 Times View My Garage	Rajdoot for a little while, until my dad saw my erratic driving style and banned me from from riding ever again. This is like 12-13 years ago!
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13th January 2009, 17:08	#5
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Royal Enfield A350
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13th January 2009, 17:17	#6
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 324 Times View My Garage	Forced my parents to buy me a CBZ (black) when i was in school. Used to wash/polish it myself. Then one day i had a small accident and the next day the bike was gone.! Last edited by faithless_1984 : 13th January 2009 at 17:21.
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13th January 2009, 17:18	#7
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Hero Puch, 1989. Man I loved it. Wheelis on demand, could take 3 guys to mussoorie from Doon and always returned 75+ kmpl
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13th January 2009, 17:34	#9
narayan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,114 Thanked: 2,372 Times View My Garage	1990 - HERO STANDARD CYCLE 1994 - HERO RANGER the Motor - bikes start from here 1997 - SUZUKI SAMURAI 2002 - RX 100 ( 2nd hand ) 2003 - RD350 ( dont know which hand ! ) Now when i saw the pictures of the ENFIELD 350AVL/350 STD - I am tempted to indulge but... Last edited by narayan : 13th January 2009 at 17:48.
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13th January 2009, 17:38	#10
Su-47 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 692 Thanked: 327 Times	Yamaha RX135, unless the forum considers Hero Puch to be a bike. Agreed the HP could do wheelies pretty well, but was pretty pathetic otherwise: I had a nasty encounter with rear-brake rod getting dis-engaged in an emergency braking situation (I'm glad to be alive!). Add to that a bent connecting rod within 4-5K Kms and I've concluded that it was a piece of junk. Last edited by Su-47 : 13th January 2009 at 17:46.
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13th January 2009, 17:40	#11
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,000 Thanked: 15,305 Times View My Garage	I put all that in my intro itself http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/introd...-boy-lost.html bsa slr Kinetic Pride HH Splendour RE tBird
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13th January 2009, 17:48	#12
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	I used to go around in my Dad's LML Select for around 4-5 years. Till I got myself a Pulsar 180, a month into my 1st job
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13th January 2009, 17:58	#14
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,053 Times	First bike was a Hero puch
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13th January 2009, 18:06	#15
abk BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NOIDA / Gurgaon Posts: 277 Thanked: 15 Times	The "normal" hero. Bike generally means a bicycle First motorbike I bought: Hero Honda splendour First motorbike in family: Bullet First motorbike I rode: Moped
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