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[AZ Sparky]

Like a few of you, no surviving personal pictures but here's a shot of what I had that I found on the web.
Man that little Z50 would scoot around the sand pits

[SmileMaker]

1974 Kawasaki H1 500

[kravmaga]

I've noticed alot of 3 cyl. Kaws as first bikes.  Heres a story about my friend Randy's 750 H2.

He pulled the motor and sent it to Yoshimura racing and told Pops to build the baddest street engine humanely possible, no expense, and anything goes.

The engine came back with carbs turned and expansion chambers.  That bike was so loud you couldn't stand to be within 30 feet of it.  It would wheelie at 100 miles an hour, and continuely broke the frame.  When "cruising", it got 7 miles to the gallon, and 3 miles to the gallon when ridden hard.  Oh for the good ole bikes.

KM

[nuckelhead]

my first Harley... just couldnt bring myself to post my "real" first bike here as it was a Honda CBR 900RR.  but this bike i'm posting was my first and absolute favorite.  nothing rides like a Heritage....

[Buy early]

I've noticed alot of 3 cyl. Kaws as first bikes.  Heres a story about my friend Randy's 750 H2.

He pulled the motor and sent it to Yoshimura racing and told Pops to build the baddest street engine humanely possible, no expense, and anything goes.

The engine came back with carbs turned and expansion chambers.  That bike was so loud you couldn't stand to be within 30 feet of it.  It would wheelie at 100 miles an hour, and continuely broke the frame.  When "cruising", it got 7 miles to the gallon, and 3 miles to the gallon when ridden hard.  Oh for the good ole bikes.

KM

The Kaw triples were great bikes! Tempermental but real screamers! I can still hear that sound only a 2 stroke triple can make.

[SBB]

The Kaw triples were great bikes! Tempermental but real screamers! I can still hear that sound only acrwo cycle triple can make.

I agree!
Had a 71 500.
K&N filters and Wirges Expansion chambers.
A real screamer when it wasn't seizing pistons.
Definately the good ol days.

SBB

[faceracer]

This is not the exact first bike i owned, but one just like it.  Honda 50 minitrail.   That was ~43 years ago ..  man does time fly when you are having fun.   

I had a red one just like yours. it was a 69 Z50.

[faceracer]

MY first bike make by a guy in Ohio. Here is a link to some of my others!


http://www.home.earthlink.net/~faceracer/fr/bikes.htm

[Apehanger]

My first bike was a 1979 Yamaha GT MX 80

[Mikey]

I agree!
Had a 71 500.
K&N filters and Wirges Expansion chambers.
A real screamer when it wasn't seizing pistons.
Definately the good ol days.

SBB

I am glad to see others like these bikes. I have a few triples 2-350's 3-400's 10-500's 3-750's most run. My wife thinks I an a hoarder! These two are my favorites

[Mikey]

I am glad to see others like these bikes. I have a few triples 2-350's 3-400's 10-500's 3-750's most run. My wife thinks I an a hoarder! These two are my favorites

1971 500 above
1974 750 below

[darth davidson]

Here it is Kawasaki ZL 900 eliminator. Powerhouse at that time

[nuckelhead]

Here it is Kawasaki ZL 900 eliminator. Powerhouse at that time

great bike!

[Buy early]

1971 500 above
1974 750 below

Nice examples of the breed! Would love to ride one again.

[TinSpinner]

 
My first was a Cyclops Mini-Bike. Got it for Christmas in 1968. Thought I was the chit until my friend got a Fox for his birthday, it had fenders and everything! Soon traded up to a Honda Elsinore, then a Penton - started the enduro races at 15 and stayed with it off and on for 15 more years. Bought my first street bike, a Triumph Bonneville, while I was in college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. Rode it to Panama City, FL on spring break in 1977 and put a "For Sale" sign on it so I could buy a bus ticket home - what a piece of crap that was. Never sold it so I had to ride it home. A lot of bikes have come and gone since then but I have always had one or three. Most of my old photos were lost in a house fire but the memories are still vivid. Now I am glad to be in this group of elite bitchers, I think most of us deserve what we have!