FabSwingers.com forum: First car/moped/motorbike

By *layfullsam OP Man
25 weeks ago

Solihull

What vehicle gave you your first taste of independence?

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By *rayheresnowMan
25 weeks ago

cardiff

Austin A35

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By *obilebottomMan
25 weeks ago

All over

Unicycle

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By *ot to giggleWoman
25 weeks ago

Coventry

2 ford es cort mk1 - one had a good body and one had a good engine, but them together and i had a complete car that broke down regularly

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By *eadymade31Man
25 weeks ago

benton

Hyundai getz 1.1 lol

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By *itygamesMan
25 weeks ago

Suzuki AP50 when i was 17

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By *rafter69Man
25 weeks ago

upminster

MK4 Ford fiesta and a Gilera runner moped

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By *9alMan
25 weeks ago

Bridgend

1965 mini van

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By *heel markMan
25 weeks ago

beside the sea

A Ford Granada ,I was 17 and thought i was great ,acres of space in the back , even met my future wife in it .

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By *lowmeagainMan
25 weeks ago

dorchester

Garelli tiger when I was 16

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

A Mk2 Golf, oh I loved that car. It was a heap, but it was mine!

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By *erry bull1Man
25 weeks ago

doncaster

First bike Honda ss50

First car Hillman imp

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By *unchalMan
25 weeks ago

Dartford

Skoda Estelle. It was so uncomfortable but it just ran and ran and did what it said on the tin. Until it didn’t, of course. I do remember having to call out the AA twice because I had locked my keys in the car! Fond memories of that car and driving around Kent.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

MK2 Scirocco

I miss her.

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By *ushandkittyCouple
25 weeks ago

Gloucester

Yamaha ty50 my dad used it to pootle to work and back before giving it to me.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Raleigh Racer .... so I could cycle to my best friends the village a few miles away

The Autin Mini Metro

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By *agerMorganMan
25 weeks ago

Canvey Island

Ford Puma (1997 version!) was my first taste of freedom.

But then I got a motorbike as well, a ZX-6R as my first bike

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By *ularliWoman
25 weeks ago

worcester

Peugeot 306. Silver and very nippy. I loved that car

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Him - Morris Marina Coupe

Her - F100 Pickup

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By *izzy.Woman
25 weeks ago

Stoke area

Mini clubman

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By *lassysxycplCouple
25 weeks ago

Westmorland

Him: a 10 year old talbot samba

Her: brand new VW Golf

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By *lex.and.SexCouple
25 weeks ago

Bedale

Vauxhall Corsa B.

Hyacinth Bucket burgundy 5 door GLS with no power steering and keep fit windows

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By *zoreanMan
25 weeks ago

Witney

Citroen c4 mk2 with 95000 miles and lasted 100000 miles more against all odds.

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By *illy78Man
25 weeks ago

Stoke-on-Trent

Mk2 Ford Fiesta XR2 gunmetal with pepper pot alloys

Vespa PX125

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By *luerooMan
25 weeks ago

Bridgwater

Honda ss50 1976 when i was 16.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

mini Mayfair

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By *onkey 2023Man
25 weeks ago

Cross Hands

First Car - Mini Clubman

First Moped - an ancient Honda SS50

First Big bike - Harley Sportster

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By *avexxMan
25 weeks ago

cheshire

ford fiesta 1.3 ghia,, happy days

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By *ickyKlungespeareMan
25 weeks ago

St Leonards

UYO 697S - A Honda CG125 that barely started, barely stopped once it did start, mangled an ankle, and was the gateway to other, bigger adventures in London and nationally once it got me through my test, on another 'bike (H741 AKL - GT550, Kawasaki).

That was when life started showing real promise. UYO was a shit 'bike, but it gave a whole world to me. It loved me more than I loved it.

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By *oastofReadingMan
25 weeks ago

Norwich

MK1 VW Golf. It was beige in colour.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
25 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

At 16 I bought a Yamaha FS1E 50, pre restricted 1976 R plate.

Lots of noise, lots of blue smoke but it went like the clappers, with a bit of down hill run and lead flat on the tank it did 60, not so good on the flat.

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By *rAitchMan
25 weeks ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

1968 Triumph Herald 13/60, complete with walnut dashboard. Blew the engine, so fitted one out of a Triumph Dolomite.

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By *ikynminnyCouple
25 weeks ago

south shields

Ford capri mk1

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By *antastic_Mr_Fox_76Man
25 weeks ago

District 13

First car corsa 1.5D, slow as fuck but did the job N341MFT

First bike was an R6

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By *hubs101Man
25 weeks ago

West Midlands

First Bike was a Yamaha RD50 slightly settled with a Micron exhaust & a 65cc kit

First car was a Fiesta 1.1L in beige (Although Ford called it Dove Grey)

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By *hubs101Man
25 weeks ago

West Midlands

Fettled not settled

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By *ucka39Man
25 weeks ago

Newcastle

Ford esct xr3i rs turbo

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Hillman husky car.

FS1E motorbike.

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By *ermite12ukMan
25 weeks ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Mini 850 - that was slightly faster than a lawnmower.

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By *ikynminnyCouple
25 weeks ago

south shields

First legal bike kawasaki kh125

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By *hris0808Man
25 weeks ago

Rotherham

Vauxhall astra

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By *mmaleiaWoman
25 weeks ago

East Northamptonshire

Mk1 fiesta metallic blue

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By *redwilma666Couple
25 weeks ago

Kilbirnie

Mini cooper 's' 1970 model

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By *hrek101Man
25 weeks ago

Herts

Fiesta 1.1s...the S was the most important part

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By *ostAirmenMan
25 weeks ago

crewe

It’s was an off yellow metro city x 3 door with brown interior . Crashed 3 times and two engines .

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By *JandCMCouple
25 weeks ago

cardiff

In 1982 I had a suzuki GP125, really old n knackered I would quite often have to push it home, it was so rusty the petrol tank would leek petrol.

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By *ady LickWoman
25 weeks ago

Northampton Somewhere

Mini

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By *ecretSearcherMan
25 weeks ago

Reading

Honda vision 50cc moped when I was 16.

Engine size and quality have improved vastly since then

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Suzuki er 50 and then ford xr2

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By *pinnakerMan
25 weeks ago

bristol

Vespa 90 registered as a 50 with a 125 engine

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

2012 audi a4

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Ford rs turbo

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By *h11Man
25 weeks ago

South Woodford

BMW Isetta bubble car at age 16. Cost a fiver as a non-runner, another £13 for replacement engine so on the road for £18 (plus outrageous £23 for a year's insurance).

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By *ie n MashCouple
25 weeks ago

Back in Malice

Triumph Herald 1260, 40 years ago. Bought it because I couldn’t get the Lambretta I had started.

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By *ie n MashCouple
25 weeks ago

Back in Malice

"Vespa 90 registered as a 50 with a 125 engine "

Nice!

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Nice first car

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By *igblueyamMan
25 weeks ago

Dundalk

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By *oiluvfunMan
25 weeks ago

Penrith

Honda MT50. Stage 1 tuned; removed the baffle from the tailpipe, and cut a felt-tip pen top down to hold the ch*ke open to boost the fuelling……..ahh, happy days!

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By *ane DTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

1994 Astra 4 door

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By *ikerb0yMan
25 weeks ago

Stoke

Aprilia rs 50, those we the days!

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By *illy IdolMan
25 weeks ago

Midlands

It was a Peugot Speedfighter moped. Absolutely loved the freedom it gave me at the time

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
25 weeks ago

Home

Citroen xzara carvan

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Red Ford Esc ort Mk4

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By *imbo2007Man
25 weeks ago

Peterborough

Rover metro

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By *I TwoCouple
25 weeks ago

currently travelling down W France

A tuned fissie

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By *ittleJohn5Man
25 weeks ago

Wickham Market

A Honda MB5 at 16

50cc with a 65cc big bore kit

Those where the days

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By *uxurybubblesCouple
25 weeks ago

by the sea

1986 iroc z28 camaro with a corvette ls engine swap was an amazing car but couldn't corner for shit

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By *ichaelsmyMan
25 weeks ago

douglas

1986 renault 5

then

austin maestro

metro

cavalier

laguna

clio

honda cg125

honda blackbird

honda vfr 800

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By *929Man
25 weeks ago

newcastle

Was a 1.3 eskort bonus in that awful toilet paper blue a lot of fords at that time came In, it was standard for a few month then I got an xr3i with a burned out clutch for 80 quid and had everything swapped lnto the 1.3, fitted rs turbo skirts and bonnet and got it painted I loved thst car haha

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Ha ha excellent,I had xr2 first then xr3 ah memories

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By *olden RatioWoman
25 weeks ago

Buckinghamshire

A turquoise 1303 VW beetle, which I absolutely adored.

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By *luttTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Duns

Vauxhall Astra - it was shite. Did put a decent CD player in it though.

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By *mooth tongue 4uMan
25 weeks ago

edinburgh

First bike was a bsa bantam 125

First car was a mini van

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Classic

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