I worked all summer and fall at Dairy Queen and quit as soon as I had enough to buy my Suzuki TC90. I was 14 and in Texas, in 1972, you could get a motorcycle license for bikes less than 100cc when you were 14. What a great state Texas is!
The bike had a shifter that would let you shift to a lower gear range where it could climb any hill. It would do almost 60mph on the freeways and I burned out at least two pistons doing that. I rode that bike all over the place and it was great. Other than having to change the plugs and learning how to replace a piston or two, my TC90 was all good.
I learned how to use a clutch by riding in circles in my back yard. It was unsual for Texas but it snowed that winter and we rode the bike in the snow learning how to use the clutch and shift.
Link to Suzuki TC90 brochure
