Why I'm glad I didn't buy an old bike.

[tim]

Was driving the family wagon yesterday. Saw a guy on a cool looking old bike and detoured to check it out.

Having a 30 year old fiat 124 Sports in my youth I know full well the pitfalls of badly maintained "classic" vehicles.

I pull up to the lights just before him, put the window down, turn the radio down and look across to the left.

Up he SPLATTERS his old Honda400, roughly stalls, mutters to himself, swears and sits waiting for the lights.

Lights turn green and he starts the bike IN GEAR and catapults off again.

[mike-s]

sounds like he needs to clean his carbs out a bit,

[Gosling1]

its just a clutch cable thats snapped........nothing at all really. Easy fixed...

Was it a twin or a 4-cyl 400 ??? Twins are boring as batshit......but a 400/4 is worth good money these days in good nick.

[gpxpunk]

your youth Tim, damn old are you dude???? haha

[tim]

gpxpunk, 30 in a few months



Dunno if it was a twin or a 4 at least now I know what I have to look for to sound intelligent when telling stories about bikes now I just gotta learn what a 4 looks like - i know a twin, that's what my bike is

[timmyrocks]

sound????

[mike-s]

if more brupbupbup its a twin, if a bit more sewing machiney, a 4.Also do what i do if i can pick a bikes manufacturer but not the specific model from a pic and go wade through www.bikepics.com.

[tim]

I think it was a 4