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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: MassScoot on October 10, 2012, 10:09:06 PM
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I was thinking about my 1st motorcycle today because I noticed an old (outstanding condition) Honda CT110. My parents bought this for me in 1984 for my 1st year in college (University of Delaware) to get around on. I sold it in 1991 for $375.00. When I look @ it now, it's kind of ugly! But @ the time & was totally in love with it. I had a huge black wire basket attached in the rear. Every now & again I would burn my right leg on that damn exhaust pipe cover! Ahh...memories!
Here are a couple of links of the Honda CT110. I also have some pics of mine from the 80's. I should find them & post them here @ some point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CT110 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CT110)
http://mini4gallery.blogspot.com/2009/12/honda-ct110-hunter.html (http://mini4gallery.blogspot.com/2009/12/honda-ct110-hunter.html)
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Masscoot,
Thanks so much for sharing those memories. Sometimes we need to remember the special times
and then it is something as insignificant as a Honda moped that made them unique. When I was a
senior in high school my dad bought me a Fiat 500. The taxi cab of Europe. Now this was during the
muscle car era and I had friends with Mustangs and GTO's and there I was in my little 4 door white
compact with a 4 speed on the column. I would wash and polish that thing so that you could see
your reflection in the hood. It got me to class everyday and dates on weekends and when I went off to college he traded it in on a new red VW beetle for me. Almost talked him into a Karmen Gia but no go. Point is I would love to have either one of those now just for the hell of it. Please follow through with those pictures. I always enjoy your posts. Thanks for jogging my memories.
Mike
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Hey, this can be a thread for "My first motorcycle"...
Here's mine... 1976 Yamaha DT100 Enduro.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzLNYGQTyTNIN7OUryZNNJ5K8zch9GEJrYblTtlEbnvRoet9B7kg)
Honda Dax 70cc
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-b3F-7GBKjghMvqyjim0tRqpIkgKF9efJnXFOv0sn259u6EvM)
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Mike: Sounds like you & I are around the same age. I do remember Fiat's in the late 70's early 80's before they left the USA shores. Geez...Now they are doing pretty well with the new Fiat 500. I see a ton of them up here in New England. I miss my college days Mike. It's like you're still a kid & a semi-adult. Parties galore, tons of women & some excellent friends just having a blast! At least you had 4 wheels vs. my 2! Kind of hard to makeout on a CT110. BTW...Did you notice the external gas take on the left-hand side? Too funny. That bike was bullet-proof just the same.
Vivo...I remember that Honda 70cc bike! My uncle (on my wife's side) still owns one (green color scheme of sorts) He keeps it in his shed. It's in mint, mint shape as well. I begged him to sell it to me, but he will not budge. Plus...He doesn't even use it! He has a Suzuki Burgman & he crusies on all of the time. It's like that Honda 70cc was kind of like the 1st Yamaha Zuma. I know Yamaha did make a "knock-off: that Honda 70 you had. Good stuff!
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Hi MassScoot, Here is my first motorbike. It was a 1959 Allstate Moped which wasa rebadged Puch product sold in Sears stores. 49cc of roaring power which I bought second hand for $60. It could do about 35mph flat out but got 100mpg's. Great cheap wheels fo a 15 year old high school kid!
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Yup MassScoot, the Dax 70cc was the first Zuma. Actually, it more of a trail bike rather than a commuter bike, same with the Honda Mini-Trail 50cc 4t. These were great bikes for underage moto-crossers during our 70's days, although the Dax 70cc was bigger..
Mini-trail
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxF6620LY2RuADCGfHTPiHTc1wbzoPbXQqjuJXEjS3g_0ebT67Bg)
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this was my first scoot
(http://moto-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/7/5/3/7/5/Peugeot-Elyseo-125-01.jpg)
and this was my first motorbike
(http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery/Hyosung%20GV%20Cruise%20II%20125.jpg)
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Got my 1st scooter in 1958. A 1955 Sears Allstate Cruisaire made by Vespa.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/CruisaireApplianceBlue1961.jpg)
Got my 1st motorcycle in 1961. A 1952 Harley Davidson Hydra Glide.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/Harley1_005.jpg)
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old geezer,
Those two firsts of yours are out standing. Can you imagine what a collector would pay for that Allstate scooter? The Harley Hydraglide also, but that scooter is so rare if you still had it and wanted to sell it would certainly enrich your portfolio. My first bike is my 09 Xciting 500Ri. I bought
it this year at the ripe old age of 64. I own and have ridden horses all my life but two back surgeries and the desire not to have anymore ended that diversion. I had never ridden any type of motorized
two wheel vehical in my life. How hard could it be right. Now I'm sitting around nursing broken ribs
and a broken foot. Can't wait to ride again! Thanks for sharing these exquisite motorbikes.
Mike
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my frist scoot was a batuvs. I even did mods on it to get to do 50 or better.
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Love the Vespa OldGeez, bet you wish you had that now, youd be the coolest geez in town 8)
My 1st scoot, given it for free,even had it delivered for free by the owners bro just to get it out her garden where it had sat for 5yrs. :D Didnt work when i got it, rewired it, repainted it, fixed it up in 3-4 wks and had it on the road, never looked back since ;
Sold it to a neighbour a few months later for £300, he still has it now, runs great and hes never spent a dime on it. Kinda wish i'd kept it now :P
Peugeot Speedfight 100cc Mk2......1999.
From this...
(http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/streido/208212_175348899180968_4564046_n.jpg)
To this........
(http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/streido/208737_175347182514473_8246703_n.jpg)
And then he was gone, ran off with the neighbour the bitch, im sure he just keeps on running perfectly to fcuk me off ;D
Anyway, theres more pics of the little bastard here if anyone's interested........
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.175346172514574.36974.100001175782324&type=1&l=f1e1fb2343 (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.175346172514574.36974.100001175782324&type=1&l=f1e1fb2343)
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Well this was my first scoot, all I can say is it got me where I was going;
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t478/MotoRandy123/PegassoParts/P1060146.jpg)
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Randy123,
That's another high dollar collector's item in today's market. Do you still have it?
Mike
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I put a 110 cc chinese engine in a 1982 Honda Passport last year. This one has a dual clutch and shifted really smooth. I restored it frame up as well.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/002-12.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/003-9.jpg)
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Looks like new Geezer. 8)
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Na I moved away and left it behind. It probably got thrown to the dump!
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I put a 110 cc chinese engine in a 1982 Honda Passport last year. This one has a dual clutch and shifted really smooth. I restored it frame up as well.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/002-12.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/003-9.jpg)
OG: All I have to say is WOW!!!!! That looks amazing!!!! I love Honda 70's & early 80's small engine bikes! I would kill to have my old CT110 back in my stable again. Nice job OG!
Streido: OG said he restored it.
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Thanks, I restored bikes and British Roadsters (Triumphs) in another life.
I'm old now and if I remember to zip my pants up after I take a leak, I'm doing good.
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Mr. Geezer,
I'm 64 and loving it. These are the best years of my life and seem to just get better. I have had everything I've ever wished for in life and am truly grateful. I'm slowing down with work and planning to retire when my job is no longer fun. I have accumulated a lot of "stuff" to quote Carlin and most of it doesn't mean anything anymore but I am finding that helping others brings more joy to my life than any material possessions. I just want to tell you how much I enjoy the knowledge and wisdom you bring to this forum. And your no bull sh**e attitude helps me to understand that you know what you're talking about. So keep it coming. I think we all look forward to your posts. Are those pants
zipped?
Mike
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I have been retired for 4 years and enjoy myself every day. I have endured some hard ships the last week but it will just make me appreciate it more when I'm over it.
I am 11 years older then my wife. She still works and is the controller of a global corporation.
I have turned wrenches for 54 years as a side line. Not my profession. I was a process engineer for 5 years and then a manufacturing manager. I have done all I wanted to and have nothing left to prove.
I will help out when I can remember what I used to know. ;D
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Thanks, I restored bikes and British Roadsters (Triumphs) in another life.
I'm old now and if I remember to zip my pants up after I take a leak, I'm doing good.
I love Triumphs and Nortons.... ;) Wish I have one...
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Hi OG, That Honda Cub is GORGEOUS! I am also retired and loving it. After 47 years in the printing industry I gave myself a retirement gift, a Kymco like 200i. It is amazing how much fun you can have going to the market! I had a lot of bikes in the past including a BMW R69S,but the scooter is such a ball. By the way I had a roomate in college who rode his Honda 50 cub to San Francisco fron LA twice! An amazing little bike.
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Hi OG, That Honda Cub is GORGEOUS! I am also retired and loving it. After 47 years in the printing industry I gave myself a retirement gift, a Kymco like 200i. It is amazing how much fun you can have going to the market! I had a lot of bikes in the past including a BMW R69S,but the scooter is such a ball. By the way I had a roomate in college who rode his Honda 50 cub to San Francisco fron LA twice! An amazing little bike.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGd-NRSWbt0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGd-NRSWbt0#)
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These photos look just like my first motorcycle, a 1983 Honda Nighthawk 650.
http://nighthawk-forums.com/your-honda-nighthawk/good-pictures-of-my-1983-650/?PHPSESSID=4bd9169705a849a8d5abff07a10bbcd3 (http://nighthawk-forums.com/your-honda-nighthawk/good-pictures-of-my-1983-650/?PHPSESSID=4bd9169705a849a8d5abff07a10bbcd3)
That baby hauled butt!
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My first motorbike was an orange Suzuki TS185 like this:
(http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/1976-suzukit-ts185.JPG)
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Dear Gourd Head,
I'm sorry. I would have thought that most everyone's reply to you about your kill switch, ie, it's use and function would have satisfied your curiosity but you continued on and on in spite of a lot more knowledgeable advice than mine about the damn thing. So I'm assuming you were doing that for entertainment or you are a gourd head. But your right. If you're thin skinned about a little humorous gig I do apologize.
Mike