Re: What was your first bike?
Posted by shinyribs on Sep 03, 2013; 4:27am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/What-was-your-first-bike-tp4043743p4045376.html
Mine was a '87 KTM 125 MX at 13 years old. Not mine,of course,but it was identical to this pic.
Notoriously famous for limp side stand springs. I eventually just took the thing off and parked next to trees.
I never broke a single part on that bike (amazingly) but I did wear out several top ends. Probably 5-6 ring/piston/cylinder jobs in about 2-3 years time.lol. I loved that bike. I miss that bike. Sold it and bought a '93 KTM 125 EXC which endured equal abuse/rebuilds. Sold that and stepped up to a '94 KTM 250 EXC. <- That bike was insanely strong. 5th gear wheelies at will without having to fan the clutch. Just roll on the throttle and up she came! Never could ride it hard enough to wear it out. Sold it to a high school buddy who put a trailer hitch on it and still uses it to haul firewood to this day. Hauling trailer loads of firewood with a 2 stroke...that should speak for itself.
Finally made my way to street bikes and a SOHC CB750 landed in my lap. I do believe I'll be on CB's from here on out...though I do have a soft spot for Katoom's to this day. Can you say KTM 1290 Superduke R Patriot Edition?I can.my wallet can't. 
440 lbs of Austrian V-twin goodness. 175 Hp & 90 ft lbs/tq to be exact.
Turn it up. Sit back,covet and enjoy...
Sorry,got a KTM tangent. It's hard for me not to.
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/What-was-your-first-bike-tp4043743p4045376.html
Mine was a '87 KTM 125 MX at 13 years old. Not mine,of course,but it was identical to this pic.
Notoriously famous for limp side stand springs. I eventually just took the thing off and parked next to trees.
I never broke a single part on that bike (amazingly) but I did wear out several top ends. Probably 5-6 ring/piston/cylinder jobs in about 2-3 years time.lol. I loved that bike. I miss that bike. Sold it and bought a '93 KTM 125 EXC which endured equal abuse/rebuilds. Sold that and stepped up to a '94 KTM 250 EXC. <- That bike was insanely strong. 5th gear wheelies at will without having to fan the clutch. Just roll on the throttle and up she came! Never could ride it hard enough to wear it out. Sold it to a high school buddy who put a trailer hitch on it and still uses it to haul firewood to this day. Hauling trailer loads of firewood with a 2 stroke...that should speak for itself. Finally made my way to street bikes and a SOHC CB750 landed in my lap. I do believe I'll be on CB's from here on out...though I do have a soft spot for Katoom's to this day. Can you say KTM 1290 Superduke R Patriot Edition?I can.my wallet can't. 440 lbs of Austrian V-twin goodness. 175 Hp & 90 ft lbs/tq to be exact.
Turn it up. Sit back,covet and enjoy...
Sorry,got a KTM tangent. It's hard for me not to.
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