Hi all,
I've been pouring over everyone's knowledge on the board for the past 6 months and building as I go. I never really found time to put my build up, so I apologize for the massive drop of info and images.
Thanks to TwoTired, Hondaman, 754 and everyone for honest, crazy opinions.. seriously, you guys are awesome. plus Glen @ FlyingSquirrel in Toronto for another head full of Honda info
So, here goes. Last fall, got the bug for a bike. My wife was raised on one and we thought we could have an adventurous summer on a bike. Some caveats, of course: it couldn't be some modern sport bike or Harley, I couldn't afford a BMW tourer and we wanted something unique. Restoring a gorgeous old Honda seemed like a perfect choice. Well, there's a few issues.
1. Never owned a motorcycle 2. Didn't have a motorcycle license 3. Needed to learn mechanics and buy tools 4. We live a downtown apartment with no garage workbench and a misappropriated parking spot that needed to be clean every I was away!! Let the games begin!
So, not wanting to destroy a potential beauty of an older SOHC, we picked up a 78 in decent/good condition. The dual disc setup I thought would be good for the 2up riding.
Here it is sometime prior to purchase.