Bought my first quad after my buddy decided to get into quads. So I bought a '01 Raptor. Now I'm into them more than he is. And not to deny my kids got my 5yr. old a 2001 50cc Scrambler and my 1yr old a 6v powerwheels. I'm thinking about putting in a 12v motor and battery in about a year for him. Got to out run any neighbor kids. lol
Now I bought a old a$$ kawi 110 three whellin death trap. POS but hella fun for wheelis and smokin out mosquitos.

 

1981 ATC 110 Good for a few years
1985 ATC 200X Outgrew really fast.
1985 ATC 250R Stepped up to the plate.
1985 ATC 250R Liked it so much I bought another...
2001 400ex Got back into it after a 16 year layoff but outgrew it really fast...
2002 Raptor This one's a keeper for awhile...

 

My first ride was a '80 model ATC 70, then a '81 ATC 110, then a '83 ATC 200, then a '86 ATC 350X, and an '85 LT 250R, and a '85 ATC 250R, then a '92 LT 250r, and a '86 TRX 250R, and then another '92 LT 250R, and finally a '01 Raptor........whew man, ATV's are more addictive than drugs, aren't they! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
I'm now an old 32 year old man and between myself and the kids we still have a garage full.....5 quads to be exact.
It's funny to read some of these forums and see how everyone complains about lack of power, handling, suspension, etc.....back then when I was a kid on the ATC 70 I couldn't have been happier.....guess we're all getting a little spoiled!

 

80' honda 70, 84' kaw prarie 250, 87, kaw tecate & 00' polaris sportsman 500.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

I learned to ride on my dads OLD single cylinder Harley I was so small
to ride that he had to start it for me[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
then he bought me a honda some thing made in early 60ths
i only remember it had no down pipe in front of the motor JUNK[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
my dad must of felt bad for me for not having a nice bike like the people i rode with
so he bought me[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] THE MOTHER OF ALL BIKES at least for me[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] a

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] 1971 HONDA SL100 ENDURO [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] it was only a year or two old
im showing my age[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] i drove that untill i joind the marines and the baddest bike then was the
[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]HONDA 250 ELSENOR[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

that was a long time agoooooooooooo

 

looking at this thread some people are friggin ooooooooollllllllllllddddddddd!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

A brand new 1973 Honda XL 70. Turn signals and all. Very first release of the clutch resulted in the bike jumping out from under me, denting that beautiful metal gas tank. I was about 8 years old.

 

1997 Warrior, with shocks set to a very low setting, i bottomed that thing out tapping the breaks on the road ;0

 

Minibike at 10 (1975)
Yamaha 125 Enduro at 11
Bultaco 125 Sherpa T at 12
Bultaco 250 Pursang at 13
Suzuki 400 at 15, sold at 16 to pay fines:-)
- too many years with nothing -
1994 Suzuki Intruder
1975 Suzuki Trail 90
2001 Yamaha Grizzly, gave to my Dad
2001 XR200 for Son #1
1998 XR100 for Son #2
2002 Honda XR650L, traded for.....

2003 Raptor

 

my first ride was a old vespa scooter that we rode in the dirt but my first true dirt bike was a 1976 honda 250 elsinore that i bought brand new for 1200.00 .i guess the year of that bike gives away my age oh well time flies .that 250 was the hottest thing going at the time and would outrun all of my buddies bikes boy how times have changed.starting out on dirt bikes gives me a real appreciation for just how much easier quads are to ride which is a good thing but boy i wish they had been around when i started riding i would have a lot less scar tissue.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]