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From: don (Calgary) on 3 Mar 2010 18:56 On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:09:54 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >don (Calgary) wrote: > >> It's kinda like going in the way back machine for me. I used to own a >> Custom, although mine was an 82, so I am familiar with the bike. I >> wouldn't be buying it for performance reasons, although I recall the >> 750 as having decent acceleration. >> >> I have often though of picking up another 750. I would also be >> interested in a 150 or 305 Dream. Same reason, I used to own one. > >I understand. It's just that for me, that bike, despite the shaft/chain >difference, is very much similar to my CB900C engine-wise and in styling. >And my CB900C just didn't turn me on like I hoped it would. For me nostalgia is part of the equation. I have a lot of fond memories of my travels on a similar bike. I know you can't go back, but I can pretend. <g> > >Now this, a Honda S65, my first bike (no, that isn't me) I would like >to own again, for the nostalgia value: > >http://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ky0577-150dpi.jpeg I learned to ride on an S90. I wouldn't mind finding another one, but as much as I weigh today I might crush the bloody thing. Now you tall and lean guys might have a similar problem. Although not an S65 you can get a sense of scale from this picture: http://actualriders.ca/tallshort.htm Remember that one? <g>
From: don (Calgary) on 3 Mar 2010 18:57 On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:39:53 -0800 (PST), "Road Glidin' Don" <d.langkd(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Mar 2, 7:48�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> I don't need another bike. I really don't want another bike. >> >> But then I check the online adverts and look at the pictures and next >> thing you know I need a bigger friggin shed.http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-street-cruisers-... >> >> If it's still available this weekend I am in trouble. > >Caution! You're about to enter the no-spin zone. > >You could be heading for a case of TimMorrow-itis! And look what it >did to Thumper as well. Yeah I am seeing the signs. Where did I leave that turkey?
From: don (Calgary) on 3 Mar 2010 18:58 On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:52:07 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Mar 2, 7:48�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> I don't need another bike. I really don't want another bike. > >It's like buying a Playboy magazine (or something similar) It's nice >to look...even if you know you aren't really going to go for a ride. Unlike the Playboy magazine, I would need to ride the bike. I feel guilty about not riding the Venture more.
From: don (Calgary) on 3 Mar 2010 19:04 On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:55:40 -0700, "Bob Myers" <nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote: >don (Calgary) wrote: >> >> It's kinda like going in the way back machine for me. I used to own a >> Custom, although mine was an 82, so I am familiar with the bike. I >> wouldn't be buying it for performance reasons, although I recall the >> 750 as having decent acceleration. > >Ah, THERE'S the explanation. I was wondering about >this choice, too, but there's certainly no rational accounting >for the nostalgia factor in something like this. > >Enjoy your "new" bike, Don...:-) > >Bob M. > I am talking myself out of it, hoping like hell it will be sold by the weekend. But if I do, I will.
From: don (Calgary) on 3 Mar 2010 19:06
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:55:22 GMT, Lew <notme(a)notmindspring.invalid.com> wrote: >On 02 Mar 2010, don (Calgary) wrote in >news:8bjro5tblioh75f3uiutlnop3rg112asjb(a)4ax.com > >> I don't need another bike. I really don't want another bike. >> >> But then I check the online adverts and look at the pictures and >> next thing you know I need a bigger friggin shed. >> http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-street-cruiser >> s-choppers-1981-Honda-CB-W0QQAdIdZ189065406# >> >> If it's still available this weekend I am in trouble. > >I know the feeling. A friend checks craigslist every day and whenever >he sees a steal, he buys it. He has a shed full of bikes and one is a >1971 Honda CL-350 just like the one I used to ride. I was tempted to >make an offer, but what would I do with it? Will power to resist the impulse buy. That's what we need. |