Drew's first shifter bike. KX60. Picked it up cheap and did a fresh top end and minor maintenance. He struggled with the clutch at first, but thanks to a secret local riding spot we got him sorted and within a month or so he was able to get through the gears and fly it as well. In fact his skill set leaned more towards jumping than bike control and he soon flat landed it from 10 feet int he air and grenaded the stock shock. An Ebay replacement from the same year 80 put him back in the dirt, but he was soon more rider than the bike could handle and the RM65 in the background replaced it after one season.
This is a LEM 50. Sort of an Italian weed eater with some suspension. It was an automatic so a good transition machine from the ATC. He had a buddy with a similar bike and the two of them ripped up the desert.
This is right after he got his head around two wheels. He crashed a lot at first and we had to hide behind the motorhome to practice so he was not embarrassed. By the second trip to the desert he could hold it wide open.
The venerable TW200. Bought it from a buddy for my wife to learn on. This is my with my daughter. She loved to ride it and would become so relaxed she'd nearly fall asleep. Wife decided it would not turn left and had to go. No really...
This is one of the few pics of the RM125 I had. It was a demo machine from Suzuki and other than setting up suspension for my weight I never modd'd it. The 911 is mocking of the kids 199 plate.
This is a sad story and one of very few bikes that came through my garage and did not leave a runner. Won it for $50 in the early days of Ebay. Brought it home and had it running that weekend. Decided to make a mini street tracker out of it and had started collecting parts when my wife got sick and all the priorities changed. I put it in the Recycler (Probably before Craigs List!) as a free father and son project. Gave it to the first dad/son that called me. Hope they made something cool out of it.
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