Who on this forum has been riding ATV's the longest in Florida.

[greenmachine]

1978, on a used ATC 90, then moved to a ATC 110 in 1980, then an ATC 200x in 1984, then a CR250 in 1986, then in 1992 I bought an ATC 250r, sold it 2 years ago & bought a KFX400. The 250r was the baddest 3wheeler ever made! Mine was bord .020, reeds, durablue +2, trekkers w/10" wheels, renthals, it would scare you or run right out from underneath you if you didnt hold on when the powerband hit. I finally gave in to big brother & bought a quad since my beloved 3-wheelers were outlawed & deemed unsafe by our wonderful friends at the CSPC.

[Flashback]

  I started riding on a Bultaco 49 in 1976. switched to a Suzuki RM 175 in 1978. Did some riding in the 80's and early 90's, then got the Sportsman in 2003. So I guess I'm a rookie to ATV's.

[indianjoe]

That is anothr make I haven't heard in a long time, Bultaco..was a great bike then, and also remmber the CZ.

[Roostin300ex]

i rode about once every two months starting in 2001 but didnt won a quad until July 10,2005

[klutchbuster400]

i thougt you just couldnt make three wheelers anymore, not that they're outlawed and you cant ride them ANYwhere

[Southern4x4]

ive ben riding practically since i was born,Really my dad used to take me on his (which is mines now) and my uncles old yamaha 500 dirt bike

[JR]

Indianjoe:  How well I can relate.  In the early 70's I rode Puch, Penton enduro bilkes all over Florida.  Raced the Alligator Enduro and the Croom Enduro every year as well as hundreds of hours on Ocala.  Raced Ossa 175 and 250 Stelleto, Husqavarna 250 and 400 and CZ 125 and 250 in Motocross at the old Orlando Sports Stadium track, Gatorback in Gainesville and New Smyrna speedway as well as many others.  Rode some early three weelers.  Kinda got out of the sport for some years continuing to do off road with jeeps and 4 wheel drive trucks.  got back into ATVs as my kids grew up starting about 10 years ago and have been riding again since.

[TRAYWICK]

i started in 87

[bluesman]

The last bike i owned was a 86 cr 500 r
 
    now a ds650 baja
    son kfx 400
     daughter ltz450

[indianjoe]

Jr...Lots of good memories getting kicked up here especially the Alligator Enduro, I remember the arrows getting taken down and me and 3 other riders ridng right into the Hells Angels camp was kinda of scary but everything was cool they guided us back to the trail. And man I forgot about the Penton bikes what awesome bikes they were, dominated the enduro scene for a while.

[Anoriginal]

Anyone remember the early 1980's Maico 490 Sand Spiders? Better yet, how about the old Cagiva MXR 500 or the Can Am MX 370 and 500?? Cool old bikes.

[JR]

Indianjoe:  For some really great memories, you need to break out a copy of the original " On Any Sunday" Movie.  Really great movies.  It was a small international fraternity of off road motorcycle riders.  Malcome Smith of enduro fame, Gary Bailey and others of motocross fame.  A lot of the motocross riders of today are their kids and their kids kids.  I was blessed to ride with a lot of very famous great riders.

Yes I also remeber the Alligator taking folks into the camps of the Hells Angels, Outlaws and other gangs who used to camp in the Crystal Lake area of Daytona for motorcycle week.

[bugdust]

Trail 50 and Trail 70 in the mid-late 70s in Keystone Heights, in the 80s in Middleburg, I had a Yamaha 125 and a Suzuki 125 enduro while my friends had an 81 Odyssey, a Big Red, a 200x and my brother had an 86 250r. I also tried to follow on my Honda cb360 Now I just got back into them after many years of VWs. My brother just sold his warrior and got a raptor 660 and i'll have a new one in a few months hopefully.

[blindkaeta]

1978 on the gas tank of an old husky 250 on the railroad tracks with pops in PA.  1980 on a trail 50 then a trail 70,  moved up to a cr60 in 85 or 86 can't really remember.  I've had a 86 tri-z, 86 atc250r, xl125, cr125, yz490, that was a fun ride until my neighbor tried to jump it over a pond.  I also had a number of streetbikes and now I have a kfx400.

Speaking of a blast from the past I remember my uncle having a hodaka that would spit the rings out the exhaust,  and my pops had a penton that ran forever.

[Seabeejim]

Started riding in 1973 and for the life of me and the 2 Stoke fumes from dirt, street and jet skis I couldn't even begin to tell you some of the bikes I've had.  I know what I have now cause it comes up on my posts.  Anyway I saw pics of Iceland and evry cold spell in FL I remember I was there too.  Here are some cool pics of what we did there.  Enjoy

http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/iceland/arctic.htm

http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/album/qr/robbins.htm

[Speedway73]

While I'm not from Florida....been riding since '70, on a first year '69 Honda US90 at the age of 4 in the U.P. of Michigan. a US90 that was my GRANDMOTHERS. She used it to get back to the lakes to fish on the logging roads. I miss those days.

P.S.  The ban on 3 wheelers was only for the manufacturers. It was not illegal to own or ride 1. Dealers could no longer sell them to the public. This did not effect the private sellers.

[YAMAHONDAMAN]

my Brother had the Honda Elsinore 250 in 1974 along with the Maico 250,back in 1971-1972 he had the 185 suzuki and the 250 OSSA..strange bike ... all of the fenders was fiberglass.. i started with the mini trail 50 in 1969 or 70 then went to the Yamaha enduro 90 in 1971, my other brother had the 100cc Yamaha 100 with the down sweep pipe which BLEW AWAY the WOMBAT COMBATS !!!    ...  We built MANY go-carts with street bike motors in them.. the first one had the twin 160 "Honda Dream" Motor in it..in the mid 70's i started riding 3-wheelers and still do !! Hey Anoriginal..Remember "Miss Magic" !!!  Wooly Buggers and all !!!!!

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[MachineDog]

I started riding a year ago, same bike I ride now. And as far as I know my dad started on an xr 100 in 1970 something. But that's the only picture he has.. haven't asked him yet really when he started. Oh yeah, and he had the ole 4wd 84 toyota..