My introduction to "Dual Sport" was the Yamaha MR-50. I bought it second hand from a school mate for a princely sum of R 50 in 1987. Petrol was freakin' cheap then. I once put in 18 cents and got quite a bit of juice. I heat seized the thing once while trying to do 110 km on the Freeway. I am not sure what happened to it after I left college. By that time it was stripped in pieces.

Favourite memory of this bike: Riding home pissed from the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay.

Now that I think of it it was not very responsible.

I'm not sure if this qualifies as my first bike. A Honda Express 50cc/2 speed automatic. It was actualy my mom's. I grew up on an Air Force base in the early 80's (Langebaanweg) and there were stacks of these things all over the place. I used to ride in the garden and sometimes sneak out in the street. It had a 2l tank and could get a top speed of about 40 km/h. That's fast when you're a laaitie. Had lots of fun on that thing.

(bikes in 1st. and 2nd. pic not mine, but was exactly the same)