moto shopping
We picked up a ‘74 Honda cb360 at a garage sale so we’re taking a motorcycle safety course this weekend. I haven’t ridden a motorcycle in over 10 years and I’ve been lusting after a new bike, especially ever since Triumph came back to town. So maybe it’s time.
My last bike was a ‘79 Yamaha 650 special. It was a Bonneville clone that was a smoother ride than the Bonneville and after I hacked the seat, it was easy to manage (I had to cut the seat down so my feet could easily reach the ground at stop signs … ). Unfortunately, at the time I didn’t own a camera and now I don’t have any good pictures. But it looked exactly like Phil Kovac’s here.
Of course, being a little hardheaded, I bought the bike and learned to ride by riding it home. Stupid. Actually I did a lot of stupid stuff on that bike. I had the absolute best luck any irresponsible 19 year old could ever have had and that bike never got a scratch! To make a long story short the bike was stolen and I haven’t had one since.
So … my current lust object is the Triumph Speedmaster - it’s pretty much the America but a little subtler with the engine blacked out. My only issue is that when I sat on the America at the dealership, the pegs were a bit of a stretch - they’ve been moved forward. So, I have to find out what it’ll take to move those closer to the seat.
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