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@Aroogah
Sadly the Interwibble seems to not contain any pics of my first bike - a Huffy Dill Pickle - it even had "The Dill Pickle" painted along the TT. It was that 70's avacado/lime-esque green colour, black banana seat, chromed chopper handle bars that felt as tall as me, 'pedal backwards' brakes. Brilliant for emulating Evil Knievel over jumps made out of breeze block and spare planks.
I was about 5 and insisted on having the stabilizers removed as soon as. I do remember the wonder of bicycle mechanics in play watching my dad undo the rear wheel bolts. I was all over the road at first (balance left - steer left, vice versa) but eventually got the hang of it. It was cool being able to ditch the bike and have it lay flat rather than stand up on it's own.
EDIT - Since everyone is showing off geographic locations....I learned here