Bagstr 287 Posted July 13, 2018 Cast your mind back to the Days when you were a senior in High School; You had $1000 for a down payment and a part time job. Looking at Todays bikes, What motorcycle would you buy? One Option Honda 125 Super Cub Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted July 13, 2018 DR650 no Question ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted July 13, 2018 2014 500 EXC, the finest motorcycle conceived by nonspecifichigherpower and built by mortals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoCalMule 106 Posted July 13, 2018 KTM 250 XC-W TPI Obviously, I will be working more than one part-time job, and for many hours to make the payments. Do they have 20 year loans on dirt bikes? I'll be out riding this Austrian beauty on my off time. No time for school so I'd graduate early...But hey, school nowadays is just an indoctrination to being a good little soldier anyways right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 162 Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, SoCalMule said: KTM 250 XC-W TPI Obviously, I will be working more than one part-time job, and for many hours to make the payments. Do they have 20 year loans on dirt bikes? I'll be out riding this Austrian beauty on my off time. No time for school so I'd graduate early...But hey, school nowadays is just an indoctrination to being a good little soldier anyways right? +1 cid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey777 44 Posted July 13, 2018 This is an incomplete hypothetical question. Are you asking my 17 year old self, or my 48+ year old self in my 17 year old body? Cuz' my 17 year old self didn't know jack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted July 13, 2018 He, he - Should have know to ask simple Yes or No questions. Are you 17 ? Can you imagine being 17 ? If I gave you $1000, could you find a motorcycle to buy? Is this the motorcycle you would buy? Is this the motorcycle you would buy? Would this motorcycle make you more popular at lunch time and help win girl / boy friends? The actual question is, What affordable two wheel excitement machine captures the imagination of todays 17 year old? P.S / Extra Points - Should have known college was a waste of time! Double Extra Points - If you can produce a photo of you and your date on a moto when you where 17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Champ 116 Posted July 13, 2018 Date? On a 305 Dream Machine that smoked horribly, who knew that when it quit smoking is would blow up due to lack of oil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasDualler 32 Posted July 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, Bagstr said: The actual question is, What affordable two wheel excitement machine captures the imagination of todays 17 year old? Trick question. 17 year olds these days are too busy staring at their phones to care about motorcycles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 162 Posted July 13, 2018 If I looked hard I could find a picture of me and a girlfriend on a 72 Honda CB500F. Now I have 2 in the garage along with 2 550’s. CiD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mctrails 38 Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, Covered in Dust said: If I looked hard I could find a picture of me and a girlfriend on a 72 Honda CB500F. Now I have 2 in the garage along with 2 550’s. CiD Hmmm, you best not admit on a public forum that you have 2 girlfriends in the garage. Just sayin' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted July 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, mctrails said: Hmmm, you best not admit on a public forum that you have 2 girlfriends in the garage. Just sayin' He’s bragging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken S 164 Posted July 13, 2018 If I was 17 I’d be on a YZ250 2 smoker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasDualler 32 Posted July 13, 2018 When I was 17 I was sitting in class in my Jeremy McGrath jersey day dreaming about a CR250R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 162 Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, mctrails said: Hmmm, you best not admit on a public forum that you have 2 girlfriends in the garage. Just sayin' Where else would I keep them? The wife is in the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oracle 195 Posted July 14, 2018 Travis Pastrana's one-off AF 500 cc two stroke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Covered in Dust said: Where else would I keep them? The wife is in the house. Oh My!! Love It Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey777 44 Posted July 14, 2018 My 17 year old me and 48+ old me wants this. Good for scootin' around town, fun in the canyons, all around great bike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isde97 29 Posted July 14, 2018 This is what I wanted when I was 17 I bought one when I was 18. I still have it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted July 14, 2018 12 hours ago, Covered in Dust said: If I looked hard I could find a picture of me and a girlfriend on a 72 Honda CB500F. Now I have 2 in the garage along with 2 550’s. I’ve been in your garage and I didn’t see two girlfriends there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted July 14, 2018 Something useful, like a badass 2-smoker. A CR500 or a YZ490. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted July 14, 2018 Excellent Choices, all. What we wanted and what we got tells us a lot about ourselves. This is what I owned This is what I wanted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 559 Posted July 14, 2018 When I was in high school, I loved all types and brands of motorcycles so much, that I wanted just about everything...but the Penton 125 was at the top of my list. Of course, I was mostly interested in racing motocross in those days, and the Penton...well this machine was way too rich for my blood. I haven't changed much over the years, except that maybe now I am a little less prone to want so many different machines, and I have no interest in entering an competition events. Also, with the way the world has changed and evolved, it's hard to say what I would be interested in today as a teenager, but the opportunities that presented themselves then were more numerous and different than they are now, so maybe I wouldn't even be interested in motorcycles. But if dropped into this scenario, I would say for dirt, I would want a Beta X Trainer and for street, I would want a Yamaha R3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simicrintz 177 Posted July 14, 2018 Couldn't get a girlfriend in HS; had a better chance of getting a bike........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites