Picture of you're First Yamaha ?

[uctofeej]

my 1980 650 Special II

Sweet! My dad still has his 1980 Midnight Special (nothing age-related implied ) That thing's a gas to ride!

 

[pmeysemb]

My '72 DT250 being ridden by my wife (girlfriend at the time). This bike was handed down from two of my brothers when I bought it sometime around '79. Lots of good times blasting around my parent's place.

Also, my only 2-stroke - power came on hard (as I recall) above 6k after I upgraded the upper end bits. Hah, during one high school summer, I blasted my way to a summer job on this thing!

Paul

'05 FJR

 

[Bounce]

my 1980 650 Special II

Sweet! My dad still has his 1980 Midnight Special (nothing age-related implied ) That thing's a gas to ride!

that "Midnight Blue" was maybe my favoritist paint job ever.

 

[Auburn]

Here was my first Yami... A 1974 mx 100 A.. It was a great bike for a kid to have.. Smitty

Glad you found the picture. This was also my first motorcycle, with a jake brake too. Then I had a '81 YZ 125. Oh the memories... :clapping: :yahoo:

 

[feejer222]

Obviously it's not me in the photo (I don't have a digital image of my own bike) but this looks like the bike I had from 1975-1978. It's a Yamaha FS1-E, known as the Fizzy. The 49cc sport moped was legal to be ridden by a 16yr old yet capable of around 70mph if you really wrung it's neck. I put one heck of a lot of miles on that little bike before graduating to a 'big' Honda CB200 when I was 17.Jill

That brings back memories Jill. I was into dirt bikes so never had a moped. My mates had Fizzies, Honda SS50's Garelli tiger cross's and one had a Gillera. Do you remember any of them?

My first Yamaha at 17. (Borrowed a mates 250 to take my test on) Yamaha XT 500

 

[Silver Penguin]

That brings back memories Jill. I was into dirt bikes so never had a moped. My mates had Fizzies, Honda SS50's Garelli tiger cross's and one had a Gillera. Do you remember any of them?

Yes. I remember them all, except the Gilera. Andy had a Puch Grand Prix.

Jill

 

[Mr Bill]

1975 DT250 touring Old Orchard Beach in Maine

 

[FuzzyRider]

Let's see...my first Yamaha...

I think it was this...

 

[UberKul]

Had to have my Mom dig these out of the old albums.

Give a kid something that rolls and he'll jump it!

 

[Groo]

Bought July 3, 2003... my first bike.

Sold October 15, 2004... after the FJR was delivered.

Bought it from a friend whose wife bought him a new Harley. It was an '82 Virago 750, and was a great first/learner bike, which only had 15K miles on it. This is how it looked after I took posession and cleaned it up a bit.

 

[trimmantom]

My second bike (1st one a Cushman scooter) was this 80cc Yamaha that I saved up for in 1965. Picture was taken when new and fender was out to be chromed . . .

I be stylin' in the wheat jeans !

If you look closely you can also identify those cool loafers to.

That was a typical setup for nerds of that time period for which I was also one.

 

[Wolfhound]

If you look closely you can also identify those cool loafers to.That was a typical setup for nerds of that time period for which I was also one.

I resembled that remark ! My Mom moved from Beach area of So Cal to Oklahoma City when I was 13, talk about losing your identity, from surfer sandals to cowboy boots , thought I was gonna die until motorcycles consumed me !

 

[red2kcbr]

My first Yamaha was my second bike. A '72 HT-2 90cc, just like this one. Exactly like it. Loved that bike. Bought it brand new for the equivalent of $250 in Tokyo in '73. Sweet bike. If I recall, top speed was about 125 kph. Terrorized the housing area at Kanto Mura, near Fuchu Air Station. Got my first ticket on it. Pardon me, I'm getting all choked up.