Sitting in someone's lap at 6 or so...I remember being thrilled.
On the back of a Harley at 8 ...one of those huge Harley leather saddles. Even more thrilled - I was viscerally hooked on m/c's.
Farm equip't at 12 or so.
Drove a '52 Chevy p/u back/forth to town (15 miles) for parts during harvest season at 14 (unlicensed).
Drove grain truck from fields to granary during harvest season at 14 (unlicensed).
Learner's permit at 16...licensed at 17 in North Dakota.
Farm kids learned quickly back then.
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My first vehicle at 15 - used '60 BSA Super Rocket. Kept in neighbor's garage. My mother never did find out about it.
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