I was 7 when I got my first ride on a bike. It was a 49 Panhead that my oldest brother had. I was 12 when I first rode myself, it was a 26" bicycle with a Maytag gas motor mounted to it. It had no brakes so we had to coast to a stop. My first street bike was a Suzuki 90. Then a Bridgestone 350 GTO that almost killed me.