The First Bike You Bought

[Alun]

Been checking out some old bike pics and I'll always have a soft spot for this little Eastern European chunk of metal. A CZ 175 Trail, which was the first bike I ever bought, purchased from a dealer in central Cardiff for under £300 brand new. The colour co-ordinated with my lime green and black hooped socks at the time.

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Was the dealers in City Road? there used to be loads of them on that road back then , I don't think there's one left now

Yes Bob it was on City Road and you got to test your purchase by riding up and down the gully at the back.

[Spike941]

That'll be a Suzuki TS125

[Nigel]

1st bike

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2nd bike

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[Redmurty]

Honda C90 I was 13 at the time

then a Lambretta 125sx I was 14 ish

Best buy a BMW 100/7 from a pissed up submariner in pompey that bike was a barsteward to start but ran for ever last time seen being used by a courier in London

thought I had better take my test after that

cheers Spud

[frenchy3]

First off road bike was a 1978 Maico MC400. First road bike after my Puch Maxi was a 1979 Suzuki TS250ER(this seemed a bit tame after the Maico!)

[JonnyBravo]

Yamaha FS1SE - Fizzy Chopper
In Black
With me in my black leather jacket
I was 16 and Meatloaf
FizzyChopper by jonny grey, on Flickr

[hotbulb]

First "bike" I ever bought was a Phillips Gadabout moped ...about 14 at the time and the bike was nowhere near roadworthy. Used to ride it around the garden chewing up the grass, much to Dad's annoyance! I did think about making it roadworthy, but getting parts was a problem even then (and yes, Bob and Alun, I did try the various dealers on City Road, but to no avail!) A bit later I was given a Pluvier (???) moped which never ran. At 16 I bought an Isetta 300plus bubble - not quite a bike, but a "provisional" bike licence covered it It had to go when the MOT was due - I couldn't afford a new tyre and battery which it needed
I wish I had pictures of all these.

[frenchy3]

Yamaha FS1SE - Fizzy Chopper
In Black
With me in my black leather jacket
I was 16 and Meatloaf
FizzyChopper by jonny grey, on Flickr

There is one of these in Bavins motorcycles in Diss. I saw it when i was getting my MOT done.

[almar]

MZ. TS125 followed a year later by a Honda CB200 great days !

[cozi70]

First off road bike was an italjet 50,which burn my leg so back a needed a skin graft at 10 years old.
First proper road bike was a yamaha rd50 like these.