Originally Posted by
50PlusCycling
For less than the cost of motorizing a bicycle, you can buy a motorcycle. In fact, I traded an old Nishiki bicycle for my first street motorcycle, a Honda CB175. Unfortunately, my first street motorcycle got me my first traffic ticket, and led to my being on the most-wanted list among traffic cops in my neighborhood. I would have been better off keeping the Nishiki.
Mine was a 71 Honda CL350 coming from mini-bikes. Didn't get the bicycle riding bug until 10 years ago.