What was THE bike that got you into sportbikes?

[Chango]

Gixxer got me hooked!

GSXR 1100 1986 man that bike popped my sport bike cherry big time! I went to that from a 1986 honda night hawk 650! couldn't believe how fast that thing got to 100mph!

 

[mistaforty]

honda hurricane 600

 

[stoutgat.jroux]

mine was an honda cbr (919) 900 the 1999 model a friend of mine use to drove one

 

[Quicker Gixxer]

1982 GPZ 550...had it a few months and bought a brand new 1985 Ninja 900...I ruled the streets...until the Vmax came out..lol

 

[Big Bo]

Was married for two weeks and asked the then wife if I could buy a bike? She said yes. I wanted a 900 Ninja. Had rode about 6 miles on bikes. Got drunk that day and crashed a dirt bike into a wall. She told me if you buy that bike I will divorce you, I won`t be a young widow. Did not buy the bike. Years later, a neighbor was given a 900 Ninja for doing a favor for a woman. I like that bike.

 

[sicheneder333]

My 1st street bike was a '82 Yamaha Virago 750. Then came the '83 Yamaha 900 Seca and that was the bike that took me on to many, many different sport bikes that I've owned up till now.

 

[Telboy2000]

Aprilia RS125 followed by a GSXR600

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

My earliest motorcycle memory and what started it all, I was hooked from day one:

And, a bit later, I noticed these in the mags and I wound up on a Hayabusa.

 

[DrRobBusa]

I can't remember if I have posted or not so my apologies if I have !

I started riding back in the early 90's and my progression is as follows....

1977 Honda CG125
1979 Honda CG125
1985 Yamaha XS250 Custom
1989 Yamaha DT125
1987 Yamaha RD350
Some old Kawasaki KX200 or something similar bit vague that one - it was Kawasaki Green and a trials bike.

1990 Honda CBR600F
1995 Yamaha YZF750R
1993 Yamaha YZF750 SP

Then I treated myself to my 2013 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Limited Edition in Daytona Yellow and Marble Black.

 

[Duanne]

My 1982gs 1100ez and I still have it...And its for sale not a think wrong with it..

 

[Ketchmi]

My first move into sportbikes was my 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200. 147hp stock (mine's not!) and carbs! I still have it, probably will forever. It didn't make me see blinding lights and a man in robes so I got my 2000 Busa'.

http://www.guidomedia.com/rocinante.jpg

Sorry, my first try at posting a pic on this forum and I am not very good at it!

 

[mjn]

Started with this one at 16 yrs old.. hardly a sportbike... but about as sporty as was available then.



Then, after a couple more, I bought this new in '81. Still have it.



My little bro picked this up in '88, and I was forever changed....

 

[Gpmo]

1984 Honda CB750 nighthawk Then got pumped on a 1992 FRZ 1000

 

[GsxrBots]

1984 Honda CB750 nighthawk Then got pumped on a 1992 FRZ 1000

Funny you mention that.. I saw this on Craiglist the other week, and I can't stop thinkin' about it..

1989 Yamaha FZR 1000

 

[AZIROC]

 

[sixpack577]

Wow, the R7 is a really rare bike, especially in the U.S.

 

[Quicker Gixxer]

1995 Ninja 900....That was a great year to own one. It was the king

 

[Gpmo]

Funny you mention that.. I saw this on Craiglist the other week, and I can't stop thinkin' about it..

1989 Yamaha FZR 1000

LoL.. I was obsessed with the awesomeness that was the DeltaBox.


Sooo you gonna buy it?

 

[supermod]

Started with a 1966 Triumph TR6 (in 1970) then a Buell S2 (still have that one) and now a 08 busa.

 

[HOOKDADDY]

2001 GSXR 1000 tru LOVE