Mine was a 1972 Yamaha Mini Enduro... It was a 60 cc two stroke bike that was perfect for my size.. That was and still is the bike I dreamed about for years and years.. I first saw one in I think 1970 or 1971 and fell in love with that bike the second I saw it.. I begged my mom and dad for one... My dad rode and so did my brother, and I wanted a bike of my own. Then one day in May of 1972 my mom and dad called me into the garage for something... When I walked in I saw this brand new bike... My dad gave me the keys and told me it was mine.. I can still remember taking it for my first ride and how my friends all drooled over it... Dam it was a great feeling.... And a memory I will never forget...
Mine was an Hodaka Ace 90. Bought it used in 1971 I think...I later pulled out that motor and painted the frame red...and bought a Super Rat Motor for it...Dean Daily (desert turtle Dist 37) built a pipe for it...fun bike for the time.
Mine was a 1974 Kawasaki KV75. It had fold down handlebars and would actually fit in the trunk of my mothers car. It looked just like this:
thats sweeeeet...I dont remember seeing those in the states...I remember seeing a ton of HondaMini Trail 50's...
Yeah, a friend of mine had a Mini Trail. When we went to buy my bike, I figured they were similar. At that age, I didn't know the difference between a two stroke and a 4 stroke. I figured my bike was just faster because it was a 75cc vs 50cc. Although I did wonder why his sounded like a lawnmower... Incidentally, IIRC, they were both 3 speed with a centrifugal clutch.
1970 Suzuki T90 with the dual range transmission. Street legal and I drove it everywhere. We bought it and the 1971 Suzuki T250 at the same time from the same guy. The T90 had 9 miles and the T250 had 131. I still have the T250 in my garage only it has 8091 miles on it now!
We had one like that when we were kids though I think it was a 90 and called something else, then my dad bought us a used yz80, after that I took a long dirtbike break until around 2000 when I bought a DRZ400E and got hooked as an adult, I've been broke ever since.
BSA Bantam 125 early 60's road bike converted to scrambler in late 66, ridgid arse frame-got belted by the Spanish invasion at the time-Bultaco's and Montessa's etc.PS I was only 11 at the time
Mine was a Steen X 100 with a leading link front end.Got it new in 73, I had alot of fun with that bike,but what a pile of junk. Spent more time fixing it than riding.
mine was my brothers hand me down QA 50, 1968 i think, i remember riding it when he was at school scared to death he would find out
1966 Honda super hawk 90 Good times. I rode my first enduro on that bike with a striped kick start shaft.. I finished.
My first motorcycle was a '70s era Honda CT 70. A cool blue one with a manual clutch and 4 speed. I got my first concussion on that thing.
1971 Moto Guzzi 700. It was my dads he rode it up to the early 80s then I got it back on the rode in 87. The thing was as big as a house!
