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Reply #255 on: April 24, 2013, 10:30:36 pm
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Rumor has it, Jack has been seen riding with some Triumph guys.
You didn't hear it from me. ;) ;)

Well, I guess he has to ride with somebody! At least it's not the Hardly Ablesons!
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Reply #256 on: April 24, 2013, 11:35:19 pm
Repaired that rear saddle bag buckle using a awl..Re-Installed both bags and went for a ride. It was a great day for a ride..
Oh Magoo you done it again


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Reply #257 on: April 26, 2013, 02:00:40 pm
First good ride of the year. 180 mile round trip to The Colorado National Monument
with SWMBO. Good time had by all....
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Reply #259 on: May 04, 2013, 12:38:16 pm
Sorry - looks like a fancified riding lawn mower to me...  but imagine how many lawns you could cut in a day!!!   :P


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Reply #260 on: May 04, 2013, 08:16:18 pm
It has too many wheels whatever the hell it is. It won't qualify as a motorcycle, so it's gotta be a car. Don't think it would qualify as such in the states, though.
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Reply #261 on: May 04, 2013, 09:13:18 pm
Well, I guess he has to ride with somebody! At least it's not the Hardly Ablesons!
Bare
You've got that right Bare ! Funny you should mention the Hardlies, The only bike that had to be loaded into the chase truck on the Beatty run was a brand new Hardly !
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Reply #262 on: May 04, 2013, 09:31:17 pm
You know the old tale about Hardleys. 80% of them that were manufactured since 1990 are still on the road...The other 20% made it home!

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Reply #263 on: May 05, 2013, 02:42:00 am
I went out into the garage and looked at the GB500. Damn, I need to put that back together! I need something to ride!
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Just out of curiosity, what does your GB need ? I really dig the out of the box cafe look.


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Reply #264 on: May 07, 2013, 09:07:53 pm
I'm gonna cafe a cx500.Thing was free,purchase-wise.Nobody likes these,so they are probly purty good.Understand they run forever,that'd be ok.Last Honda I had was a 750 automatic,20+ years ago.Finally over that.


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Reply #265 on: May 07, 2013, 09:27:46 pm
I've seen quite a few cx500 customs, probably for the reason you described Bare. No one seemed to like them, so they come cheap and no one minds cutting one up.  I think they are really cool.  This street-tracker custom comes to mind:

http://www.moto-verso.co.uk/motorcycles/honda-cx500-street-trail-by-rive-gauche-kustoms/

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Reply #266 on: May 07, 2013, 09:39:49 pm
Hey come on now my Harley made it home the other day after riding it, but I did have to push it the last mile or two after the crankshaft snapped, here it is getting ready for surgery


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Reply #267 on: May 07, 2013, 09:46:33 pm
and here lies the problem and the cure:


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Reply #268 on: May 07, 2013, 11:15:27 pm
I'm gonna cafe a cx500.Thing was free,purchase-wise.Nobody likes these,so they are probly purty good.Understand they run forever,that'd be ok.

That engine configuration seems to work for Moto-Guzzi.  Why doesn't anyone like the Honda?


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Reply #269 on: May 07, 2013, 11:44:40 pm
I can't speak for others but I thought my CX500 was a heavy, unresponsive, poor handling, poor braking, ugly machine with massive vibration that would put my hands to sleep within 15 minutes at highway speeds. 

On the plus side it was very dependable and easy to service.

I called it my Japaguzzi. :)
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