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Message: [QUOTE="Michelle, post: 271073, member: 16598"] Mini, to make you feel better: My first introduction to bikes was my cousin when I was 14/15 & he'd take me pillion to go over his place for tutoring in maths once a week (he was a teacher, I was a dumbass). I'd ride pillion with my ex, but never thought of riding myself (changing gear petrified me and I have no sense of balance). I rode scooters for a number of years, but gave up due to bad traffic & worse drivers. I started riding at age 32. My husband was studying full time, money was tight, but it was the last few months. A friend bought a bike in a box for $200, and took ages to get it together & running (thankfully). I knew that the first time Henk would ride it, he'd be telling me he needed a dirt bike, as he'd had one about 10 years previous. He'd go & ride a quad with another friend occasionally, and would comment he wanted a dirtbike after that, so I knew once Craig had his bike together it'd change to needing one. He bought a KTM 250 (89) the week after him & Craig went riding Craig's YZ125 (82/3/4 bitzer). I'd go along & sit in the carpark reading & generally relaxing. After a couple of weeks of this & the guys nagging me to try one of their bikes, I told them they could find me my own bike. I found a 79 DT125 for $50, Henk got it going (new clutch cable & can't remember what else, nothing major). I rode that for a few months, then sort of hinted I'd like something a bit more modern. I spotted a 1966 Ducati GTS250 & fell in love with that, but when I discovered it was for sale, I found I didn't like the weight of it. But Henk had fallen in love with it, so we compromised - he could have the Duc, I could have a new dirtbike. Found my 99 YZ80 (6mo at the time), and haven't stopped riding since then (so early 99 I really started, I guess, the DT didn't really count as a bike even, it was a POS). I too envy those that started earlier, but hope I'll be riding for many years yet. Michelle [/QUOTE]

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