I've actually been around for a couple weeks now, parting out a CB650 in the classifieds section. I guess those posts do not count toward my totals.
Anywho... I'm from Southwest Ohio, Northwest of Cincinnati. I've owned about 45 bikes in the past 15 years. I love bikes of all kinds. I'm mostly a Triumph guy, but I've owned a little of everything including SOHC Hondas. I had a 78 CB550K that I loved a lot. I realize that they are not the most popular/favorite year, but it was an awesome bike. My brother and I build a hybrid CB500/CB550 several years ago from what was essentially two parts bikes and junkyard parts. I don't remember much of the mechanical aspects of these machines. That was a while ago.