1985 Honda XR-80. My brother and I bought it together when we were 11 and 12 for $200. My cousin helped us get it running and we beat the snot out of it for about 2 years until it was stolen.

 

My first machine was an 84 200X Honda 3 wheeler
Rode the heck out of it sold when married in 87
Got Back in with Both feet in 2004 I missed allot
Now have
2- Honda 110s 1982
1- Honda 185S 1982
1- Honda Trail 70 1970
1- Honda 400EX 2004
Go to dunes as much as schedule will allow ride 400 EX all day
Ride Vintage ATCs all night
Life is short ride hard
Ride Safe
Ray

 

1985 Suzuki Quad Sport 230s ..... and I hated that stupid sideways kick starter......... but I loved the quad.....

 

A 1991 yamaha warrior ,still have it ,but the motor is bad

 

the '95 polaris 400L is the first quad i paid for in '00. i learned on a '78 yamaha 100 enduro bike i got as a hand me down in '83.traded it for a honda 125 bike about 2yrs later. traded it for a suzuki 250 bike about a 3yrs later.i totaled that bike had a few more bikes. then got my drivers license so cars and girls got in the way.i like to get another bike but the wife does'nt like me to ride bikes.afraid i'll get hurt probaly right

 

86 yamaha moto4 200 semi automatic. had to push start it every time that sucked. my older brother beat the crap out of it so i got what was left of it. still have it, for sale, blown engine, whole atv or parts.

 

Well i started out riding my cousin's Montessa 250 Enduro Hill climber dirt bike at the age of 14 yrs. old , and i rode a freind's 1986 Honda TRX350 Foreman full time 4x4 in the winter of 1986 it was the first 4 wheeler i had ever rode ; then in 1989 i bought my first quad it wa an Idenical 1986 Honda TRX350 Foreman 4x4 with a 1500 lb. SuperWrench mounted on the same custom built mounting plate welded to the front bumper !

I bought it from the Original Owner with just a little over 20 hour's on it a hold over from our local dealer ; i kept it for 16 years and it was in good shape as day one except for the plastic's which my brother repaired with a cheap plastic weilder he bought from Harbor Freight after i sold it to him !

My second Quad was a 1993 Suzuki LT4WD 300 King Quad that my Late Cousin bought one week before the Blizzard of 93' , i sold the 1986 Honda Foreman 4x4 to my brother Nov. 2005 ; and After i bought a 2006 Arctic Cat 400 FIS Auto 4x4 Feb. 7th 2006 i sold the Suzuki LT4WD 300 KQ to my brother a week later !

He rode the Honda Foreman everyday he could get off work before dark , but he didn't keep up the maintence it recieved when i owned it ; and about a year ago while he was racing our neifew's 1998 Yamaha Wolfvrine 4x4 the foreman jumped time !

He had to be pushed home by his wife on the 1993 Suzuki LT4WD 300 King Quad ,the KQ is still running strong to day ; he plan's on getting the part's and having me to rebuilt the Foreman !

Working 5 day's a week before datlight untill after dark .he doesn't have time to do the work himself ; but i will get it going for him again !

Then i think he will keep it maintained after he pay's for the part's to rebuild the Foreman's engine , it's cost a lot less to keep the oil , oil filter , and air filter cleaned and reoiled ; and a lot less time than an overhaul take's it look's like it will have sit up over a year now untill he get's the part's for the rebuild and i think this will be one of those time's when you learn the hard way about the care we give our toy's !

To me these are not toy's nothing that cost over 3 thousand dollar's and cost as much as a good used car or truck doesn't rate as a toy to me , if i were rich i might think different but i'm not rich and the money it cost to repair something that would still be in good shape ; if the proper care were taken to maintain these so called toy's !........

 

198ish suzuki 185.... no rear suspension..... then got into dirtbikes for along time before i got back into four or three wheels

 

First machine was a 1998 Yamaha Blaster. Ran it into the ground, and then about 7 years after that, I got back into the grind with the 450.

 

I have been riding for years but I just bought my first machine I myself own, a 2008 brute force 650, Grew up riding my cousins, friends, grandparents quads. Then got married and took about 5 years to get the wife to let me spend that much on a quad heh.