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What got you into motorcycling?

commuter and weekend getaway...

always wanted one, every since the ninja hit the US markets and made the movie scenes in the 80-90s (go American Ninja)... as I got older, realized I didn't need the speed of the SS, so got this as a nice compromise/all around ride.


hehe, throwback

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Had a massive heart attack 2.5 years ago at 42 and currently separating with my wife so I figure that it was something I always wanted to do and I could die tomorrow so why not do it and enjoy it today.:cool:
 
Almost broke my leg playing superman on a quads I had during my late teenage years...

after that I would always droll anytime I was a quad or street bike. I figured that getting a street bike would be the best path to take. you know all these cagers and semis really make you think twice about acting squid-ish.

not knowing a single person who was a biker it was a steep learning curve but not too bad. started on a 250 ninja like most after a year I upgraded to the 6R and I am loving it.

I love anything and everything on my bike, from my daily commute zipping in and out of traffic being free on the hwy / fwy to my occasional weekend getaway to some twisties its just amazing.
 
I was about 12 when my older cousin towed me behind his car. I was on a bicycle holding onto a rope tied to his back bumper. As I remember we hit 35mph. I was hooked on speed and two wheels from that day and had to get something with a motor on it. I started riding at 14. Bought my first road bike at 16.
 
Wow some flashbacks from some of the posts, for me it was a ride on a minibike, then got my own Cushman scooter, was old and wasn't very fast but it moved. Later got a Yamaha 175cc, that was a beast of a thing.
First taste of the street was on a old 125cc Suzuki enduro, first fast street was a Yamaha RZ350.
First street drift was way back on a old Kawasaki 650 showing off in San Antonio on how to power slide (drift as they call it now) on a street bike like a dirt bike.
First mono, can't remember been doing that for so long.

When a young person says they are the resident bad a$$, I laugh and think -- I was bad before you were had (born). :eek: You know who I who you are. :D :justkidding:
 
What got me into motorcycling

months back my truck blew up... then a few days later... it caught on fire.

i was left with a 50cc Ruckus to mob around on. i rode it for about 3-4 months. the entire time i started researching motorcycles, and then i saw ChaseOnTwoWheels youtube channel... that pretty much solidified it for me. the reasons:

1: solidarity. there is very few other interests that span such different types that all band together like this.

2: i have learned a lot about me, including my contribution to the venomous anger that came from being trapped in a cage (to use the vernacular, as cliche as it may be). i like me better on a bike.

3: cause it's frakkin' fun.

4: it makes you look like a certified BA, even if you lack the ability to back up those looks.

5: because corners, that's why.

6: see 3.


-MiniMose
 
My grandpa has been a motorcyclist all his life, I remember riding around with him and it got me hooked since I was like 4. I got my license when i turned 18 and wish I would have sooner >.< I still want to fix up his old 175cc H-D
 
I loved riding bicycles as a kid (still do), and fell in love with sport bikes in the early 90’s in high school. I always wanted one, but Mom said no while I was living under her roof (My aunt and uncle, her brother, were killed on a motorcycle, so she still doesn’t want me to have one I’m sure) Once I moved out I got a scooter, kinda for my wife, but really I knew I’d be the one driving it. Loved it, but being speed limited I couldn’t always use it how I’d like. Moved to a Ninja 250, and now to the FZ6R.

I think what I like about bikes is their performance focus. I love anything high performance, and cars have become so pedestrian it seems. The bike is a refreshing change, you feel the road and in control with shifting etc. It takes some level of concentration and skill, whereas driving a cage can be done while texting apparently. If you ask my wife, I bought the bike to get better mileage commuting to work, but we all know why I really got it… cause it’s fun!
 
I always liked motorcycles, but a couple of seasons ago two of my buddies got Ninja 650R's. After that I broached the topic with my wife and she was all for it, so we made it happen. I wanted something different then them and went for a bright Yellow Beast known as Sasha. :)
 
MiniMose said:
2: i have learned a lot about me, including my contribution to the venomous anger that came from being trapped in a cage (to use the vernacular, as cliche as it may be). i like me better on a bike.

-MiniMose
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I like that. I moved south though.
 
Sorry for the crappy pic, but that's my 1st Yamaha, a 2001 Yamaha Banshee

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Always loved bikes especially since my Uncle was a Hell's Angel when I was little. Got to go for rides with him. Didn't really understand the whole gang thing back in the day. Never really got an opportunity to ride though since my step-dad was in a horrific motorcycle accident that should have killed him. He was pinned between a guard rail and a car and drug for a distance. Both legs shattered completely and ripped apart, torso ripped apart including organ damage, broken arms, etc. Spent a year in the hospital before being released since he had gangrene in both legs. Almost had to have them amputated. This all happened not long before my Mom met him. He said no way was I allowed to get a bike. Accident wasn't his fault and I understand he was scared. I joined the Navy right before I turned 19 (turned 19 in bootcamp) and was in for 9 years traveling around a lot and only spending a few years stateside. When I got out in late 2002 I wanted to find a bike and take the MSF and was looking when I met my now wife. She was in financial distress and she got pregnant not long after we started seeing each other so my bike dream went bye bye. That is until about 4 or 5 years ago. I never stopped searching for bikes, but was always told no, but signed up and took the MSF course to get my license. Last year my wife was able to get a new car and I talked her into letting me get the 6R. Only took 9 years of constant hints and downright pleading.
 
DragonBlu said:
Now that's a hell of a story right there!
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Yeah, took me a while to get my bike to say the least. My Dad actually seemed somewhat interested in maybe riding again, but hasn't been on a bike since the accident (was early 1980's).
 
Listening to bands like Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and W.A.S.P as a kid.

Of course I didn't start riding until I was 25, but that's where the desire to do so came from. :)
 
It all started ling time ago. Riding with my older cousins and on my own at the age of 6yo. Rode until 16 then cars... until about 3 years ago when I got my lovely yellow 6R.

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