The Old Girl Still Runs!

[vicman]

This 73 is my first true love. My dad bought it and rode it when I was a kid. When I turned 16 this was my first skoot and the one I have always had a special feeling for. By the time I was 18 I had moved on to bigger and newer bikes and then moved 750 miles away. Ironic right? After a few years I even left bikes all togeather and was racing cars. However a few years ago my dad asked if I wanted the Old Girl. Heck YEA!!! She has been silently waiting in my basement untill a week ago when I dediced to clean the tank and see if she still turned over.
I am happy to report we are in love all over again!!!1332626467691.jpg1335145185430.jpg1335143098989.jpg

[Re-run]

These bikes hibernate very well. You might need to replace some rubber bits or gaskets.
You never forget your first loves though!

[TOOLS1]

Cool!!! I can relate to your story. Mine was a 1972 CB 350 that my Mother had bought in 1974. I was riding it around the yard when I was 11 years old. I was riding it all around town like I had a license when I was 14. I rode it to School, work, and cruise town on it every day, and night. When I turned 18 I got a Harley, and forgot about the 350. My Mom sold it at a garage sale. A few years later I started to realize how much I missed that bike. I just recently found a replacement, for it, but it will not quite the same.  
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[shinyribs]

Thats awesome! Glad you still got her ,good luck getting her all back right again. Those are some crazy looking pipes! I dig 'em! One question,though...on that last pic,is that poo that came out of the tail pipe?

Regardless,cool bike and an even cooler story.Welcome to the forum!

[vicman]

That poo did indeed blow out of the pipe . It would seem a mouse set up house at some point over the last 27 years.  It looks like dog
 food and bird seed

[shinyribs]

Ah ha! Dog food! I thought it was rabbit poo.LOL I was wondering how a rabbit got in there!

[vicman]

I took her out again for a little longer ride last night to A, fill the gas tank to prevent rust issues and B, circulate some oil.
I swear it sounds as great as she did when I was a kid!
Now to rebuild the forks and get some new rubber on.
I'm thinking about some Dunlop Elite II's. I always liked that old skool drag look with the raised whites.
Any other suggestions on tires?

Now I want to find another one just to make into a cafe ride.

[Piute]

 When your ready for that tire let me know,still in the way of getting more parts,($)You wont me to give you a price .I took off a perfectly great(new) tire to put on what I wonted cost me Lil mo then100.bucks (mount,bal.tube,Ya-no),I'll pay for what I wont,I never excpect to get my money out of what I put into ,Do to the fact ;
                                I wont what i wont when I wont it  
                                              & hope it's on sale,



   Raised wht.lettering over a 100 just for tire,Hope it'e on sale,If you can find one 18"

[shinyribs]

I actually have a dunlop elite front tire that I am not using. Its practically new but it doesn't have white letters. If you are interested I'd sell it for $25 plus shipping.

[vicman]

Unngh!!
You are killing me man! I really have my heart set on seeing it with those brilliant letters popping out the side but what a deal!
Take a look at how much to ship to 28671. Most of the online guys I have looked at for pricing have free shipping...but not anywhere near your price.

How old is the tire?


FWIW, It looks like I will be the proud owner of a 80 CB 750 basket case shortly. I smell my hot CR (cafe racer) edition cooking.

[vicman]

Piute, It would seem mine has a 19" front and a 90/16 rear.
So far the best online price is $113 for a front and $ 167 for the rear.

[cdaiscool]

I saw somewhere where a guy took white-out and filled the black letters with it. Got the same end result. Just washes off when you wash the bike. 10 minutes later, and your letters are white again!