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LukeM
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OK...guy is selling a 1982 CB750 Supersport...for $3200.  Here's the desc:

1982 cb 900 honda supersport has header pipe but have original pipes for it. runs great needs nothing got it thinking had enough of the harleys and decided i would rather work on the harley than ride the honda lol .intrested in trading for sportster 1976 and up no basketcases or major projects my bikes really nice so your trade should be decent to.if intrested in buying price would be 3.400 obo which would be 3.ooo if cant get that just keep it and ride it i guess.

The funny part, to me at least, is the line about "work on the harley rather than ride the honda".

I thought the focal point of motorcycles is riding them. Seems like this guy has the right bike in mind, especially if it's an OLD harley.

Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
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TOOLS1
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He obviously has low self esteem (if, you know what I mean).
TOOLS
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No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Re-run
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Why do you say that? Just cause he needs a chrome encrusted compensation machine?
The ride IS the adventure. The destination is just to get gas!
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LukeM
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Face it...we ALL know why we ride bikes.

The vibration.
Wind in our hair/scalp.
Getting grease under our fingernails.
The vibration.
Making $15 worth of gas last the whole week.
Early morning, breath in the air, watching tendrils of smoke/mist rise from the exhaust while the machine warms up.
The vibration.
The sudden *thwack* of a large bug hitting the windscreen/faceshield.
Running through the gears, and finding yourself at the speedlimit +20.

Did I mention "the vibration"?

Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
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shinyribs
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This post was updated on .
Dang Luke,  I just read this at work...now i'm dying to get home and on my bike!
You nailed it bro!

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TOOLS1
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I just ride to pick up hot babes.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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free2ride
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good thing this site is up and running . . . I'm almost forgetting how to ride.

today's weather: 34F, 8" or so of wet snow.
"The thing about quotes on the Internet is you cannot confirm their validity" - Abraham Lincoln

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Winston S. Churchill

Most motorcyclists live more in five minutes than other people do in their entire lives.

when you mix religion with politics you get politics

people say I'm condescending (that means I talk down to people)
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TOOLS1
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That sucks! It was in the 50s here today. Kind of chilly, but it is supposed to be in the 60s Sunday. I'm going to ride the Toolmatic to the KCVJMC meeting that afternoon. I have been able to ride to every meeting since last Feb.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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shinyribs
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We got 35 mph winds with 60 mph gusts.And I just remembered today that I forgot to get my license...still cruising on my learners permitNow I'm scared to ride.
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LukeM
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You could do what I did to get my MC license: used my wife's Honda scooter. Anything over 50cc needs a license in the great state of Ohio. It took me longer to ride the scoot to the testing place than it did to take the test.

I don't feel bad about it: they make the rules, and I play by the rules.

Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
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free2ride
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TOOLS1 wrote
It was in the 50s here today. Kind of chilly, but it is supposed to be in the 60s Sunday.
and it's been a warm winter here -- up until yesterday we'd only had a little over 1/3 the snow we normally have, and only a handful of days under minus 25!



shinyribs wrote
We got 35 mph winds with 60 mph gusts.
22F right now, 6F wind chill, snow still coming

25 mph wind, gusting to 38 [you win]
"The thing about quotes on the Internet is you cannot confirm their validity" - Abraham Lincoln

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Winston S. Churchill

Most motorcyclists live more in five minutes than other people do in their entire lives.

when you mix religion with politics you get politics

people say I'm condescending (that means I talk down to people)
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shinyribs
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The test shouldnt be a problem. I just simply forgot about it! You cant just ride up and take the test,they have them once a  month in groups,so you have to have a ticket to test that day.Pain...