How Old Were You When You Started To Ride

[sammyseaman]

I was either 5, 6 or 7. Not sure so I'll just split the difference with 6.

[bluepoof]

I was 22.

[bomber]

15.

When the bike (a Honda 305 Sterrt Scrambler) was in my garage, it belonged to my buddy, John.

When it was in HIS garage, it belonged to me.

[Rincewind]

Around 5 years old if you count 50cc mini-bikes.  That was... over 30 years ago.  

[sammyseaman]

15.

When the bike (a Honda 305 Sterrt Scrambler) was in my garage, it belonged to my buddy, John.

When it was in HIS garage, it belonged to me.

Nice  

My pops brought home a Honda CT70 he found at a garage sale for $50. I still remember him pulling in the driveway with that little minibike sticking out of the trunk. All we had to do was fill the tires with air and clean the carb. I guess I had been pestering him for a couple years to get a minibike. What a dad. Here's to you pops  

[maddjack]

not quite 15

[bubba zanetti]

Licensed for 38 years but began on a Briggs and Stratton at a tender, impressionable age.

[MadOzodi]

DOH!

I'm the oldest n00b so far.  

[jay547]

i learned to ride at age 13 on a friend's honda sl 70. at age fourteen, in 1973, i got my motorcycle license and bought a honda sl 100. i've always had at least one bike ever since with the exception of maybe three of those years.

both of my daughters began riding at age six. one raced motocross for eight years. the other is thirteen now and wants to get her mc license when she turns fourteen in february.

[rabbott5]

I kind of started when I was 8.  I had a cousin teach me on his bike. I didn't have enough money and I couldn't talk mom and dad into buying me one.  Whenever we went to visit I would go riding with my cousin.  That started the summer of 1966.  I finally got my own bike in 1972, part of the money came from my 8th grade graduation gifts.

[olderigetfasteriam]

Thanks, just made me realize I have been on two wheels over 40 years..............

[Tony T]

I was about 6 or 7. Since my parents where very anti-motorcycle, (A coffin on wheels my dad always said.) I kept my orange 3 1/2 HP minibike at my friends garage. His dad was a HD mechanic and totally cool with us tearing around the neighborhood every chance we got. And now from what I heard my old friend is too. I always wanted to find him again and let him know I still ride.

Anyone in Chicagoland know a HD wrench named Scott?  

[veefer800canuck]

I was 9

My brother taught me how to ride on his 1970 Bushmaster 90

The year would have been 1975


This isn't HIS bike, but it's exactly like it, right down to the paint:

[Blunder]

Licensed for 38 years but began on a Briggs and Stratton at a tender, impressionable age.

Licensed for almost 31 years but do you remember the thrill when you were about 12 and got that B & S motor going full chat?

Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat, blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Those fat tires would make it squirm all over the place and all you could do was give it more gas.

That was livin', baby.

[sammyseaman]

i learned to ride at age 13 on a friend's honda sl 70. at age fourteen, in 1973, i got my motorcycle license and bought a honda sl 100. i've always had at least one bike ever since with the exception of maybe three of those years.

both of my daughters began riding at age six. one raced motocross for eight years. the other is thirteen now and wants to get her mc license when she turns fourteen in february.

 

[McHack]

Dad got me a Honda XR75 when I was 12,  lived in El Paso, Tx...  lots of open range out there.

Never got my license until 2 years ago.

[Doug Just Doug]

I was 12 when Santa brought me a brand new Yamaha TY80.  

[xbud]

When I was 11 years old my brother was buying a used 73 Honda 350 Four cafe bike for transportation to High School. I went with him and my Dad and the guy he bought the bike from had a garage full of bikes, from dirtbikes to trackbikes. My Dad negotiated the price on the Honda while I sat on a 69 Yamaha JT60 Dirtbike, the guy said he would knock $100 bucks off and throw in the JT60 if he paid cash right now. So I actually got my first motorcycle for free.

[black hills]

I was 10 when I started riding, but I'm pretty sure I was a motorcycist from the first ride on my dad's bike (around 6 months of age).

[2000TJ]

I see a trend here...you guys are old and started young.  That's cool.  

My Dad was obviously hard up for a riding partner and decided to plop my 15yr old arse on a 78' GL1000.  I used it for my DMV test at the age of 16, rode it for 3 years, and cried a bit when he sold it after I went on active duty in 99.

Lite bikes in the dirt is a commonly recommended starting point for riders....soemone forgot to tell my Dad.