Author Topic: Your Very First Bike (Read 14601 times)

2 shocks · « **on:** July 21, 2014, 06:04:10 pm »

Evening All, back in 1972 my old man bought me a very well used James, I flogged the arse out of it for a few years and sold it to a kid in the 1 horse town for $10.00 and moved onto many other bikes. Always wondered if he still had the bike and I tracked him down and yep, restored sitting in his garage. Mick said there is always only 1 person I would sell it too and that was me, so here it is after 40 something years and I have my 1st bike back and I've still got my very 1st girlfriend who has put up with my bike stuff for many years

I'm hoping the attached images work

Ken & Dawn Baker

Nathan S · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2014, 06:21:36 pm »

That is awesome.
My first bike turned to ash in 2001, so I'm spared the stress of wondering where it is..

marshallmech · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2014, 06:41:51 pm »

Fantastic Ken great to see i still have my first bike a honda z50 i got in 70 must get around to restoring it.

80-85 husky · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2014, 06:51:22 pm »

I had a Gemini boss 80 and I don't care where it is

Hoony · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2014, 06:59:44 pm »

That's so cool Ken, it looks great.

lama · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:14:09 pm »

My first bike is a kx 500 in a wasp sidecar frame owned it since October last year and think it's the bees knees ( just got to learn how to ride it properly) great story above mate !!!!

frostype400 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:19:41 pm »

Great to see my first bike burnt other wise I would still have it my close to first bike is all restored in my mates house as it was his first bike.

KB171 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:33:04 pm »

Fantastic story, & great looking bike, luv the suicide shift ,its even got a slab rack on it,
I'd be parkin it a bit back from the coonara though mate

2 shocks · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:36:51 pm »

Hey Brownie, must admit I had a VB emotional moment when we wheeled it off the ute, brings back lots of memories

GD66 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2014, 08:39:17 pm »

A Clockwork Mouse ! Bugger-all of them around mate, she's a little beauty. Good on you

SlideRulz · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2014, 08:46:25 pm »

My first proper bike.

This was the first bike I ever rode, my father put this bike together for the Chimps in the Sole Bro's circus, mid 60's.

yzhilly · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2014, 09:07:39 pm »

Yeah that is awesome Ken & Dawn ,well done . hilly

William Doe · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2014, 06:00:08 am »

Awesome story and great bike

This was mine

Sold it in 1975 , no idea where it ended up though .

This is the closest I will ever get to getting it back

JAP 454 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2014, 08:06:57 am »

Bloody hell, Bill, a Bantam Bushman ! I put a few of those together when I worked at Bennett's in 1967, My very first bike was a M 21 BSA which I bashed along the Woranora bush tracks followed by a 1957 Triumph Thunderbird on the road.
Foss

SlideRulz · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2014, 08:17:55 am »

Beautiful little James there Ken and in pride of place.
I also had a Bantam Bushman around 25 years ago, yet another bike I wish I'd never let go.

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