Your First Yamaha

[Outrace]

Mid 70s DT-100.  Fun little bike.

[greench440]

Second bike - 1971 mini enduro 60.  First bike was a 1969 honda mini trail.

[MIKE_H]

No pics, but my first yamaha/vehicle was a 82 Seca 550. Picked it up in 91. Killed it and almost my self in true squid fashion in 94.

[olderigetfasteriam]

No pics either...mine was an 1972 AT125. I still have it although it is in my brothers barn in Illinois. I plan to ride it on my 50th birthday in two years. Wish me luck.

[Albie]

First Yammy was a 99 R1:



And this is what it looked like 3 months later after getting run over by a drunk in a truck:

[steve.ski]

1978 YZ80. Loved that bike...

 

[Court Jester]

My first Yamaha


My current Yamaha

[JGreb]

Didn't get into Yamaha's until recently. Mt 1st was a '99 R1. Only 3 months old when  drunk driver took us out!

Had one just like it and I loved that tank slappin beast, it was my first liter bike.

[atadaskew]

Me gettin' the old elbow down on my R7



Ok, that's not me nor my bike, but I wish I had an R7!  That is so sweeeeeeeeet.

Hey, I've got a TTr 125!  Does that count?

[thatguy]

My first Yamaha was a 1978 XS750E.Put tons of miles on that bike.Don't have any digital pics of it.

[Spiffious]

My first Yamaha was my second bike.  Got it when I was 18 years old, lol.

1989 V-max

[Uncle Leo]

Rode it between home in New Jersey and college in Boston.
It was awful, and I loved it!

[greench440]

Nice choice, the DT-1 was one of those bikes that changed the world.

[VAbikeguy]

1992 XV750 Virago.  I really liked this bike.

[scubadoguk]

Way back in the day my first brand new bike(RD 250 E), edit just spoke to sis she's the one who is not a twin that photo was 1977/8 OMG  I am now 47 get the walking frame out.

[Pondrat]

My first and only bike, 2005 Yamaha FZ6, bought in March this year.  Love at first sight?

The other bike is my uncle's KTM (or Katie M., as he calls her)

[JoBu]

Way back in the day my first brand new bike

That is such a cute pic.  

Cheers,

Joe

[bajajoaquin]

'93 GTS1000  

[crispiegee1]

Mine was almost an '83 Maxim 750 in 1991 (5k miles for $1000!!), but instead I waited ten years and bought a new YZF600R, which is still my bike today.  What a terrific bike.



And my favorite Yamaha of all is the 1978 XS11. The quickest and fastest bike of its time, yet stable handling and reliable, as well as versatile enough for touring.

[bonnieboomer]

1978 XS750 Special. Heavy shafty that scraped parts in the twisties but was just too cool for words.

Then IT's: 175, 250, 465. WOT through every logging road around.

A 1986 FJ1200 with Vance&Hines pipe that sounded like a Formula 1 BMW. Like the XS, heavy but good looking. 150+ in comfort.

Now, after years away from bikes to raise a family, it's a 2001 FZ1. Great all-arounder, limited by seat fatigue.

Maybe an FJR abs next...