I missed a lot of years of fun, looks like. I started riding late, (40, ick), when my wife (uh, I mean the kids) ran out of ideas for father's day. So they bought me the MSF course and sent me on my way. They didn't know what they started!! Didn't have a bike when I took the course, but passed and got my license the same day. 5 days later I showed up on the driveway with a 78 CB400TII. She just looked at it, "who's is it"? "mine", I sez. "no it's not" sez she. "yup, and I bought it with your credit card" sez I. I could see the doubt in her eyes, so my friend who had driven me to the dealership to buy the bike chimes in "yes, it is, and he did...". Now I can see something other than doubt in her eyes, something more along the lines of "you used MY card to do WHAT!!!???". heheheh...
She got over it in a while, bike wasn't that expensive. Then I bought a 77 cb750f in late fall, and took it apart over winter. I always wanted a 70's F, they looked SOOOO cool when I was in junior high. Wanted one of the yellow 76 Fs, but when the 77 showed up, for $450, I couldn't resist. PO couldn't ride it, too short, and had only put on 25 miles in 3 years, 14k miles total, so after thoroughly cleaning the carbs and attempting to put them together 3 or 4 or 5 times (it's EASY now<G>), it actually started the first day I had it all together! Harley riding neighbor actually came over with some beers when he heard it screaming away in my garage. It's got some great sounding aftermarket pipe, not too loud, but man, does that bike sound out in a crowd. I love it, my son loves it. It's a great thing. Just wish I'd started riding earlier. My son got his license last year, he's been riding the 400. My wife took the course last year, I'll probably get her to take it again this year, she wasn't too comfortable riding last year. Looking forward to the mountains of snow melting this spring in MN!!!! sorry for rambling <g> bk ===== sohc #2663 '77 CB750F2 'Zebu' '78 CB400TII 'Shorty' __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
