What was your first bike?

[tommymck]

1972 Yamaha RT1. Purchased for $75 in 1977 at age 14. Back in those days, a 7 year old bike may as well have been 70 years old. That thing was a hunk of junk by the time I got my hands on it. Haven't thought about that thing in decades. This thread got me nostalgic though, and I searched through the Youtubuniverse. The sound and smoke from this vid is exactly what I remember though. I can smell it as I type...