cabreco Posted February 16, 2012 #1 Posted February 16, 2012 I just got back from towing her in. I just picked up a clone 84 Blonde for $500. 64K and a full bling bagger! The original owner 85 years old decided he could still ride it. Took it down the driveway pushed to the left & rolled on the gas and look off! Only to drop her 2 seconds later. Miraculously he is ok, but the bike was trashed on the left side. She has EVERYTHING. Tow package, rear lights, chrome exhaust downtips, lighted front fender chrome tip, Chrome lighted air dam, PERFECT blonde trunk, NEW battery, good tires, driver's backrest, stainless GPS ball studs, intercom cables new rotors & calipers...and the list goes on & on. NOW I have everything to turn Bernice into a full dresser!
mm482 Posted February 16, 2012 #3 Posted February 16, 2012 Sounds like a great deal and it must have been close by too. Earl:thumbsup2:
cabreco Posted February 16, 2012 Author #4 Posted February 16, 2012 Sounds like a great deal and it must have been close by too. Earl:thumbsup2: About a 40 minute drive. I think I broke the record for going to the bank & renting a trailer in less than 30 minutes
Lil Venturous Posted February 16, 2012 #6 Posted February 16, 2012 I want to see pictures of the Fairlane.
cabreco Posted February 16, 2012 Author #7 Posted February 16, 2012 I want to see pictures of the Fairlane. The 1st 4 are when I bought her This is what it looks like now. FAIRLANE??? You were close. It's 63 Mercury Meteor. I picked it up in 2005 from the original owner for $1,100. It only has 56K original miles. The owner told me he bought the car brand new Oct of 1962 when his son graduated college & moved out. It was his empty nest gift to himself. He was 46 at the time...yep do the math, this guy was 89 when I bought it!
cabreco Posted February 17, 2012 Author #9 Posted February 17, 2012 Is that a CB 750 K ? 1979 Close. 1981 CB750K. Another great find. 23K $800. Yeah she needed a lot of elbow grease, but she needed absolutely nothing. She's my around town bike! http://honda-cb750-s.456789.n3.nabble.com/file/n3118324/Photo0010.jpg
RandyR Posted February 17, 2012 #10 Posted February 17, 2012 The original owner 85 years old decided he could still ride it. Took it down the driveway pushed to the left & rolled on the gas and look off! Only to drop her 2 seconds later. Miraculously he is ok, but the bike was trashed on the left side. I wonder if I'll have the sense to know when to park it? probably not...
Yammer Dan Posted February 17, 2012 #11 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) I wonder if I'll have the sense to know when to park it? probably not... :confused24::confused24: How many 1st Gens is too many??? Edited February 17, 2012 by Yammer Dan
mraf Posted February 17, 2012 #12 Posted February 17, 2012 :confused24::confused24: How many 1st Gens is too many??? How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?
cabreco Posted February 17, 2012 Author #13 Posted February 17, 2012 I wonder if I'll have the sense to know when to park it? probably not... The better question is:I wonder if I'll have the sense to know when to get a TRIKE kit!
Yammer Dan Posted February 17, 2012 #14 Posted February 17, 2012 The better question is:I wonder if I'll have the sense to know when to get a TRIKE kit! Right now that answer is.. NEVER!!
bongobobny Posted February 17, 2012 #15 Posted February 17, 2012 That's what I thought too, Dan, until my Warden talked me into it...
BradT Posted February 17, 2012 #16 Posted February 17, 2012 How many 1st Gens is too many??? The more you have = less time spent running to the dealer to buy more parts. You are correct again, starting to be a wise old Bird, just like our own Mr. Owl. Brad
cabreco Posted February 17, 2012 Author #17 Posted February 17, 2012 The more you have = less time spent running to the dealer to buy more parts. I did a quick tally based on Ebay prices of the bling on her, Using the lower prices I found I am up $340. Now (and I WILL do this) once you calculate things like spare rotors, calipers, lines, pumps, etc...I will be WAY ahead of the price curve. I will eventually drain & crate the drivetrain for a future rebuild (or backup engine). Lower the downtime
1rooster Posted February 17, 2012 #18 Posted February 17, 2012 :confused24::confused24: How many 1st Gens is too many??? Zero or ONE at the most
cabreco Posted February 18, 2012 Author #20 Posted February 18, 2012 I want to see pictures of the Fairlane. Brian, I'm sitting in your backyard today looking at real estate. BTW RU related to Randy?
cabreco Posted February 25, 2012 Author #21 Posted February 25, 2012 Spent the morning stripping down the parts bike. I'm down to the frame, the engine, both wheels & 1 caliper. It's amazing how light the Gen 1 is when you take off all the bulk. She feels like a 500cc bike!
Venturous Randy Posted February 25, 2012 #22 Posted February 25, 2012 Brian, I'm sitting in your backyard today looking at real estate. BTW RU related to Randy? Andy, I tried to lie out of it but couldn't and as we have gotten older, I guess that was just as well. :whistling:Genetics can be pretty rough sometimes. RandyA
cabreco Posted February 26, 2012 Author #23 Posted February 26, 2012 Andy, I tried to lie out of it but couldn't and as we have gotten older, I guess that was just as well. :whistling:Genetics can be pretty rough sometimes. RandyA Yeah my standard answer when I was asked "Is this your son?" was always: "That's what my wife tells me!"
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