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Juliet -> Who or what got you into biking? (5/30/2008 12:14:32 PM)

For me it was my dad :-) ... he was always into bikes .. I just wanted one ever since I went with him to a dealer when I was 12 and saw this beautiful CBR600F1 (1987) ... my first thoughts were wow I can wash that bike just like a car ... all my dad's bikes were naked style older bikes  .. seeing this first CBR600 it just looked so pretty with the full enclosure bodywork ... I decided then I wanted a bike even though dad didn't want me on one ..


Jules

  
bsporty -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (5/30/2008 5:14:07 PM)

I grew up not knowing my dad, so thats pretty cool that your dad got you into it.
My story is kinda long, but I will try to shorten it up..my mom was a single parent with 2 kids and no family.Every car she had broke down.She would get so upset.When I was 11 we used to ride our bicycles to the grocery store cause she couldnt afford a car and was trying to save for one.I hated to see my mom so upset and I wanted to learn how to fix cars.So I guess even though my mom hated motorcycles I guess I would have to say it was her that got me into it.
My mom passed away in '02.I am an auto body painter and I am obsessed with cars/bikes/trucks.Great question!

Juliet -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (6/6/2008 10:43:18 AM)

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ORIGINAL: bsporty

I grew up not knowing my dad, so thats pretty cool that your dad got you into it.



He didn''t really want me on one but he knew I had been bitten by the bug ... especially after I sat on that 1987 CBR600F1 ... that was why he insisted I had to be able to ride properly once I was 16 ... I had weeks and weeks with him teaching me steering techniques and general bike control ... those lessons have stayed with me ever since :-)


Jules

littlejulie -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (6/13/2008 8:31:01 AM)

My uncle would take me riding on his Harley starting when I was 10. I really enjoyed it but didn''t really get into it until I went to Vietnam for the first time and my cousin let me ride his Kawasaki in an abandoned airport. Ever since I have been riding dirt bikes and finally decided it was time for a street bike. Now I have a beautiful ''04 600RR that I call ''squirt'' and is my best friend. Thanks for letting me reminisce. 

pitsvtec -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (6/14/2008 8:04:36 AM)

My parents both rode...took me on the bike when I was a child...got one after I finished college.

txf4igirl -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (6/14/2008 10:19:43 AM)

my husband bought one and I insisted that if he was going to have one around the house I was going to at least know how to ride it - a few weeks later I was at the showroom picking out my own... it was an instant addiction

FoxMaiden -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (6/29/2008 12:59:31 PM)

I always wanted to ride but the guy I was dating when I was much younger wouldn''t let me. Then he left me for another girl so I though FU, I''m going to ride now. Went and took the course the following weekend. I''m so happy that other chick makes him happy, oh and I hope they both rot lol. jk


Acara1796 -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (7/2/2008 7:56:36 PM)

Learned to ride at 10 while at a relatives house on an old Indian dirt bike - I was hooked. The posters on on my walls when I was a kid were the motocycle racers of the era and Scifi. :) When I was 13 my father, who was working for a Honda dealer at the time, arrange for me to motocross that summer. Loved that too. Had my first road bike at 17.

I have been riding for 30+ years now and have no plans of stopping. Actually looking to expand on track days and moving to racing. Also instructing to give back to the lifestyle/sport.

Both parents ride, husband rides and now my daughter just got her license in June and is riding the NT650.


TaraRising -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (7/4/2008 5:47:46 PM)

I road with a couple of friends on the back always Harleys. That got the idea in my head but I had 2 more kids instead. I started dating (still am ) a much younger guy that always talk about sport bikes. He talked me into letting him get a 1983 1100 cb and I seen him riding down the road while I was driving the mini van with the little ones screaming there heads off. Pretty much decided right then I wanted a bike. Within that month I found my 1991 cbr 600 f2 now he''s the jealous one ( I got the better bike[:D]) The sreaming kids and gas prices made my mind up.

batthembabyblues -> RE: Who or what got you into biking? (10/5/2008 11:19:04 AM)

My dad has had the same bike since I was born. He used to take me on rides through the river park when I was a little kid. Once I got a little older I didn''t want to sit behind dad anymore and I actually developed a pretty negative image of bikes. My ex wanted one and I was pretty against it, but after we broke up I started hanging out with more guys at school and started meeting more and more guys with bikes. I just had a revelation one day that bikes are actually pretty friggin'' sweet and I bought one a month later. I haven''t regretted the decision since.

  

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