| Author | Message | ||
     Ourdee |
 A go kart with two non running engines and no brakes. Got one engine running but never did put brakes on it. It had a piece of wire ran through copper pipe for the throttle. I pulled the wire with my right hand. Parents took life insurance off my sisters and placed it all, on me to win. I was a big disappointment again. | ||
| 86129squids |
 My Dad gave me a kart like that- had lots of fun with it! I vividly remember him coaching me on how to reach back to the carburetor and pull the throttle WFO, defeating the governor setup- first time I tried, I reached back and grabbed the spark plug! Owie!  Then, another day I was racing around the yard, again, WFO, clipped a rock or something on one corner, and flipped the thing- kart landed on top of me. After my Dad rescued me, had to lay in bed all day with an epic asthma attack. It'd been a strong bet for them to take out life insurance on me too... somehow I've outlived both my parents. | ||
| Buellish |
P50 Honda. | ||
| Fb1 |
1972 Yamaha R5C 350, just like this one: (Image source: https://www.southbayriders.com/forums/threads/6423 0/page-8) I have its twin brother in my garage downstairs, basically in "barn find" condition, still with its original tires, seat, Indiana license plate, etc. I even have the original title from 1972. It's for sale if anyone is interested...  | ||
| Reepicheep |
Do cox airplane motors count? I can still smell that fuel. Those stupid motors never did start very well, and I never did get that plane to fly right, but they were motors! I still remember the feel of the thing in my hand too... like a powerful drug to a 9 year old me.  | ||
| Ourdee |
Ferris, get thee behind me and don't push. I had a 250 and the 350. Bill, was that one that you flew with 2 strings in a circle? | ||
| Ebutch |
1959 Cushman Pacemaker 8 hp.  Bought New $265.00 and it would do 65 mph down-hill ! (Message edited by ebutch on February 28, 2017) | ||
| Court |
1952 Cushman 711 Highlander . . . . . . it's sitting right here next to me in show room condition. | ||
| Loose1 |
1971 ski-doo tnt 640 Still have it and use it. I did a nice rider restoration on it in 2012. When I was going through it in 2012 they were selling for $8000.00+, now they are around $2,000.00. Mine's not for sale thou. Matt  | ||
| Tootal |
That I bought? 1972 Yamaha LT2 100 enduro.  | ||
| Njloco |
1968 Yamaha 250cc two stroke motorcycle. | ||
| 651lance |
Hodaka Ace 100. | ||
| Etennuly |
The first motorized vehicle that I bought with my own money was any one of several HO electric race cars. Dad bought me a go-cart at fourteen. My first driveable purchase was a 1968 VW Beetle. Came the week I got my license when I turned 16. I was NOT going to have any two wheeled contraptions until I was 18 and had my own insurance(dad's rule). In my defense, at the time they could not tell if I was crazy or just stupid when it came to riding.  Loose1, a man after my own heart! I had a 1971 640 TNT single carb, then a couple years later a 1972 640 TNT twin carb, both would top out at 85 MPH, the twin carb was a little quicker up top. | ||
| Two_seasons |
Loose1, A guy I know has one about that year. He calls it Shake and Bake  | ||
| Slaughter |
1966 441 BSA Victor - bought for ~$450 in 1971. I can't find any pics. Prior to that, I "shared" a 5HP Briggs Taco minibike, an 80 Yamaha and a Suzuki 90 with my 2 brothers but the BSA was my first buy with MY money that I myself bought/paid-for/owned. Interesting machine: No electrical system - lights run directly off the magneto. Points always closing; needing re-setting on a near daily basis. Lived on a hill, school was on a hill so bump starting it was a piece of cake. Pulling in the exhaust valve lifter (compression release) would make bump starting easy. Backfire busted the kickstarter and I held it up with a bungee for MONTHS until I saved the money for repairs... no problem. Weekend job, I'd rope-tow for a bump start and chose a gas station halfway home that was on a hill. It did get a lot of looks riding to high school in my senior year and to my weekend job at the airport. Image lifted from a 3rd party site:  (Message edited by slaughter on March 01, 2017) | ||
| Hughlysses |
A 2-1/2 HP CAT mini-bike. Paid $100 I saved up working in tobacco for ~3 months. I think I was 13 at the time.  No suspension and a scrub brake. Woe be unto you if you needed brakes when the rear tire was wet. I was riding down a dirt road near home one day when I met a man walking. I took one hand off the bars to wave at him, the front wheel hit a hole and snapped sideways, I vaulted over the bars and landed on my back. I think I scared him to death. He came over, asked if I was OK, and helped me up. I looked over and the bike was upside down, balanced on the seat and handlebars, still running. I flipped it over, got on, and took off. A few years later my dad sold it to a grown man in the next town over. He used to see this guy riding on the shoulder of US 52 early in the morning. He figured my mini-bike became an early example of a "liquor bike".  | ||
| Reepicheep |
Yup, two strings in a circle, in theory, but the best I ever got it to do was run briefly, bounce a few times, then stall. It was easy to take apart and put together though, so that was the real benefit of it. Tiny little crank and piston, tiny little head, cool stuff. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Very similar to this:  | ||
| Ratbuell |
Still have it.  1991 Dodge Daytona C/S "competition package", RPO code AGS. One of 150 total built, one of 26 with my options and colors. Original owner, bought it brand new in 1991 from Templeton Dodge in Tysons Corner, VA. 2.5 liter 4 cylinder "hi torque" turbocharged engine, 152hp, 205 lb-ft. Getrag close-ratio 5 speed manual. Performance shocks/struts/springs. 4 wheel vented disc brakes. 16" directional wheels. Factory a/c, power steering, power windows, power locks, rear defrost. Currently sitting in my garage with a hair over 74,000 miles on the odometer. Prior to this, I drove dad's old hand-me-down Cutlass 3.8 V6...and rode bicycles. Never did the dirt bike thing - I was a kid from the suburbs, we didn't have cool stuff like that around...  | ||
| Tootal |
Slaughter, nice to see the 441! After my Yamaha was stolen from the side of the house I went without a bike until dad gave me his 441. I rode it to high school and left the keys in it just so I could watch people try and start it! Several went over the handlebars! Many years later I was riding a BMW with a bunch of Harley riders. One guys wife had her own bike but she was having problems starting it and her husband refused to help her. It was hot and I was tired of waiting so I shut my Beemer off and walked over and stomp started that old Harley. Nobody could believe I could stomp start a Harley. I told them I used to ride a 441 Victor, these Harley's are for pussies! | ||
| Bartimus |
A RUPP Dart Ridge Runner, 5HP of awesomeness  http://nsm05.casimages.com/img/2011/05/09//1105090 930351318508131074.jpg | ||
| Reepicheep |
I bet that Baja is a blast for the young and foolish. | ||
| Teeps |
'68 Honda CB160 w/scrambler kit. | ||
| Hootowl |
'74 CB550. | ||
| Xdigitalx |
1968 VW square back, bought for 100 bucks in 1979 with a crushed in roof, no windshield. I Fixed roof, installed new windshield, replaced fuel injection brain, dropped some fuzzy dice from rear view mirror and primered it brown. Lasted me 3 years. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I had a mini bike, go cart, Yamaha GT80... But the first one I put the money out for was this 1974 Ford F150. My Dad talked me into buying a truck so he could use it to haul building materials... I wasn't thrilled. But once I figured out what the bench seat was good for... I had a smile on my face from ear to ear.  | ||
| Buellish |
First bike was the afore mentioned P50 Honda,first 4 wheeled vehicle was a '61 Dodge Lancer 2 door sport coupe with a 318 and push button automatic.At around 2100 lbs it moved out pretty good. | ||
| Ourdee |
My 69 C-10 had a bench seat. There were some boys next door that flew string planes in circles on the other side of my house when I was little. They built a different plane every month. I think about getting another CB550 four every spring. | ||
| Hootowl |
My 67 C10 has (I still have it) the "custom sport truck" buckets and center flip up seat/arm rest. | ||
| Damnut |
First bike was a 1970 Honda Z-50 that I bought off one of my customers on my paper route for $35 back in the early 80's. My first car was a 1979 Toyota Supra that I bought when I was 15. I worked on that car for a year and on my 16th birthday I was driving it legally............. 10 days later I hit a Blazer head-on and totaled it. LOL | ||
| Sifo |
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