These are not my pics, I just grabbed them off teh internet.
My first bike was at 12 years old, a red '78 Yamaha DT-100 bought new for about $525. I rode it three years and had outgrown it. Sold it my freshman year of high school.
I guess I was starting to think about a car at that age. I never bought another bike although I sure loved the faired bikes I was starting to see on the road in the 80s. I couldn't afford one though. The car I ended up buying was reliable but extremely unremarkable.
My intrigue with sportbikes continued through college but of course, I had no money at that time. After college, 1990, guess what...no money although my GF at the time encouraged me to buy a sportbike. Imagine that? Wish I married her....but again, no money. She was perfect though. Too bad I was too stupid to realize that at the time.
1995, still no money but decided to get married anyway to a less cool girl. 2000, my car was used up and my dad handed off his 1998 Vulcan Classi which I used for "practical transportation." Guess what, the wife hated it. I sold it after two years for $1100. It wasn't what I wanted anyway.
Never even entertained the idea of getting another bike until 2008. I had some money and I finally got what I wanted although it was a very togh decision between the ZX-14 and the 08 busa. I thought I better move on it quick before wifey changed her mind and I went with the 14. Oo--wifey hated that one. I loved it and I still do to this day.
2010, divorce final, picked up a brand new 08 Hayabusa to see what I was missing out on. Still own and love that bike to this day too.
So what's next? Probably keep building on what I have. I've already spent more that what the 14 cost me doing basic mods on that bike. I'm sure I'll do the same on the busa. I'd say turbo and that's my bike for life. The S1000RR almost got me a couple years ago. I'd like a really great 600. I have money now, but nothing has really grabbed me. I have other things to spend on now too.
But it was mine and I loved riding it,
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