Re: damn mecanics!!!!
Posted by LukeM on Oct 02, 2010; 12:11am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/damn-mecanics-tp1611868p1618164.html
My wife and kids bought me a 1979 CB750L with (at the time) 32K miles on it. They knew it would need some tinkering to get running, and it did. That's part of the enjoyment for a guy like me. I'm an electronics engineer/system admin/network engineer/cable TV/field engineer for the last 30+ years. Sometimes it's good to step away from all the high tech stuff, and focus on something that needs wrenches and screwdrivers and stuff. Plus, it's a good way to kill a few beers when messing with hoses or valve adjustments or carb work.
(I'm not recommending drinking and driving, but drinking and tuning may be OK.)
I enjoy it. Maybe you will, maybe you won't, but the challenge for me is to keep this bike going for as long as I can. You have to admit, these bikes are pretty rare these days, and they contrast well with the crotch rockets and Harleys out there.
Don't give up hope...once you get it running and running well, the sense of accomplishment makes it worth it.
Luke M
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/damn-mecanics-tp1611868p1618164.html
My wife and kids bought me a 1979 CB750L with (at the time) 32K miles on it. They knew it would need some tinkering to get running, and it did. That's part of the enjoyment for a guy like me. I'm an electronics engineer/system admin/network engineer/cable TV/field engineer for the last 30+ years. Sometimes it's good to step away from all the high tech stuff, and focus on something that needs wrenches and screwdrivers and stuff. Plus, it's a good way to kill a few beers when messing with hoses or valve adjustments or carb work.
(I'm not recommending drinking and driving, but drinking and tuning may be OK.)
I enjoy it. Maybe you will, maybe you won't, but the challenge for me is to keep this bike going for as long as I can. You have to admit, these bikes are pretty rare these days, and they contrast well with the crotch rockets and Harleys out there.
Don't give up hope...once you get it running and running well, the sense of accomplishment makes it worth it.
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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