Orangecnty250r
07-15-2005, 05:57 PM
I was talking about this in another thread and decided to post some pics here in bikersville.
WOW 19-20 years ago!!!
This is the first bike I ever owned 1983 RM 80 (washed alot of dishes in a restaurant at 14 years old to buy this) . Forgive the pics these were taken pre digital era on a kodak disc camera.
Heres the scoop. Growing up my parents were low on funds. I hung out with well to do kids. They all had dirt bikes and ATVs. I actually used to ride my 10 speed down to watch them ride :cry: . My parents told me if I wanted a bike I had to buy it myself. For christmas though before I owned a bike I asked for a Bell Moto 4 Helmet (black because I had no idea what i would end up buying) You can see the helmet in one of the backgrounds. My friends made fun of me because I asked for a helmet before I had a ride. So I found a cheap RM 80 ----only three years old at the time but the cool 86's were coming out. Back then three model years of a bike made a big difference. A new kid moved in town (same age as me) his parents purchased the local sand and gravel pit. Imagine my eyeballs when he rode up on a brand new 1986 fourtrax 250r back in 86. It was well beyond a dream. Well, I tore my bike down and tried to upgrade the look by painting the forks silver, frame blue etc. It was a far cry from my friends rides but I finally had a bike to call my own and I worked on it myself :w00t: And we rode that sand and gravel pit just about everyday for our entire high school journey. Now I can buy pretty much any ride I desire but I cant buy my old 1983 rm 80 and black bell moto 4 back. I can only dream about having these back in my collection. Thinking of them make me :D
WOW 19-20 years ago!!!
This is the first bike I ever owned 1983 RM 80 (washed alot of dishes in a restaurant at 14 years old to buy this) . Forgive the pics these were taken pre digital era on a kodak disc camera.
Heres the scoop. Growing up my parents were low on funds. I hung out with well to do kids. They all had dirt bikes and ATVs. I actually used to ride my 10 speed down to watch them ride :cry: . My parents told me if I wanted a bike I had to buy it myself. For christmas though before I owned a bike I asked for a Bell Moto 4 Helmet (black because I had no idea what i would end up buying) You can see the helmet in one of the backgrounds. My friends made fun of me because I asked for a helmet before I had a ride. So I found a cheap RM 80 ----only three years old at the time but the cool 86's were coming out. Back then three model years of a bike made a big difference. A new kid moved in town (same age as me) his parents purchased the local sand and gravel pit. Imagine my eyeballs when he rode up on a brand new 1986 fourtrax 250r back in 86. It was well beyond a dream. Well, I tore my bike down and tried to upgrade the look by painting the forks silver, frame blue etc. It was a far cry from my friends rides but I finally had a bike to call my own and I worked on it myself :w00t: And we rode that sand and gravel pit just about everyday for our entire high school journey. Now I can buy pretty much any ride I desire but I cant buy my old 1983 rm 80 and black bell moto 4 back. I can only dream about having these back in my collection. Thinking of them make me :D