A Bonanza minibike with 3 1/2hp Tecumsah engine. It would top out at 30mph, or about 20mph slower than Bruce Penhall flying by us on his tricked out Honda Mini trail.

It was Honda Cb 160cc.300 pounds and 16 horse.Woohoo

84 700 honda magna. man what a pile that was. no second gear and no chrome. but when your 18 you only care about being on two instead of four.

man reading all the posts makes me mad. why wern't my parents that cool?? they told me the old saying "you wont have a bike as long as you live under my roof son". so i moved out at 18

I learned on the street, and have only riden street bikes. My dad bought me a used honda CL 175 when I was 15. Got a permit, then my license. Couple years later on my own I bought a honda CB 350, but my eye was on a 750..but my money wasn't. At 19 I finally bought a Honda 750. Man that bike was so big....and screaming fast. Had it for a couple years, then got married and started having kids. For the next 30 years a bike was only in my thoughts and dreams. My kids knew it and knew why I didn't own one all those years. When my oldest daughter was in high school she always said she wants to be in a place in her life where she can buy me a motorcycle when I turn 50. That happened in 2005, and bless her heart, she did just that and this roadie and 42,000 breath-taking miles later...and still loving it!!!

Wanted to say thanks Beth!!!

sears mopad, the gears 2 speed on the handlebars it would run 35mph that was fast at a 11 years old.

Wanted to say Thanks Beth.

twowheeltherapy wrote:
Wanted to say Thanks Beth.

You're a lucky man and must have been a good father for her to do that for you. That's a great story.

twowheeltherapy wrote:
I learned on the street, and have only riden street bikes. My dad bought me a used honda CL 175 when I was 15. Got a permit, then my license. Couple years later on my own I bought a honda CB 350, but my eye was on a 750..but my money wasn't. At 19 I finally bought a Honda 750. Man that bike was so big....and screaming fast. Had it for a couple years, then got married and started having kids. For the next 30 years a bike was only in my thoughts and dreams. My kids knew it and knew why I didn't own one all those years. When my oldest daughter was in high school she always said she wants to be in a place in her life where she can buy me a motorcycle when I turn 50. That happened in 2005, and bless her heart, she did just that and this roadie and 42,000 breath-taking miles later...and still loving it!!!

touching story! I'm lucky if I get a phone call or a card from mine.