Your First Yamaha

[Dr. Rich]

I was sitting at my desk the other night being rather nostalgic and thinking back to all the bikes I have owned over the past 40+ years. Two come to mind. My first real bike that I bought new was a 1968 Yamaha 250 Street Scrambler DS6-C and then a 1973 Kawasaki 750 H-2. Realizing that this is a Yamaha thread, I was wondering what other STN members first or favorite Yamaha was? I found a copy of a Yamaha Street Scrambler on the Internet.  What was your first Yamaha?

[Robert]

My Stepfather bought me A Cushman scooter for my 14th Birthday. I saved enough money to trade it in for a new Yamaha (1965 I think). :


Edit : 80cc

[FJRmgm]

my first Yamaha, after thirty years of riding, was/is an '05 FJR.

AWESOME machine!!

[Indy Raven YZF]

Mine was my YZF600R.  Awesome beginner sport bike.  Comfy enough and good looking for an eight year old design.

[lilwing]

My first Yamaha was my first street bike, an RD350 much like the one attached.

[squeezer]

No pics remain, but my first Yammie was an '83 Vision, bought in '87.  I really loved that bike.  Sold it to pay off my share of the lease when I broke up with my girlfriend.

[Leanintree]

Not mine, but mine was JUST like it. 1979 was a very good year for me.  



Leanintree

[Albie]

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

[RexRider]

Not mine, but mine was JUST like it. 1979 was a very good year for me.  



Leanintree

My first Yamaha (also first bike) was the 1974 version.  

[chornbe]

No pictures, sorry.

My first Yamaha was a 400cc Special-II. Jeezuz, I hated EVERYTHING about that bike.

Later, I bought a Radian. I loved EVERYTHING about that bike.

Then the FJR. I ***LOVED*** nearly everything about that bike. Even the niggling points were ridiculously minor.

[jschmidt]

RD400

[Dr. Rich]

Anyone remember this brute.... When it would kick back.... It would almost take your leg off. I still remember one day when it kicked back and I thought I would end up in the emergency room...

[RexRider]

Here's a picture of a Yamaha GT80 exactly like the one I had.    Won it from a radio station back home (WNCI, 98FM) when I was 10.

[Frantik1]

I wish I had pics, but I don't.
First Yamaha: 1981 YZ80
First Yamaha street bike: VMax
I've had 6 Yamaha's over the years.

[hig4s]

first bike ever 1969 mini-enduro 60

then
 second bike 72 AT1 125 enduro
   
 fourth bike 76 XS650
   
 sixth bike 82 XJ750 Seca
   
 thirteenth and current bike 07 Royal Star Venture

[pcrdude]

Mine looked just like this before the encounter with the minivan.

[Zerosum]

1982 Seca 400R.  My first bike, ever.  Bought it in 2003 with 5K miles on it for $900.  Fun little bike, that was.  I put about 5K miles on it before getting my Hawk GT.

[inchworm426]

So many years ago...
First Yamaha was my first bike.  1982(?) 550 Maxim
Then, in the 80's
750 Seca
1200 Venture
1300 Venture Royale   then a long break for kids and career,
now
FJR1300

[2Pokey]

My 1st Yamaha?  It was a 1984 or was it 1985? XJ700X. The Maxim X. I bought it brand new. It was a beautiful dark red. I loved that color. I seem to have an obsession for red bikes . Unfortunately I sold her to a insurance company after a near death experience with a distracted cager.

[Clive]

1992 Seca II: