Topic: What are the odds?

[StevieMac]

Very cool!  That's great that he came through with the old pics. 

My '72 CB500 was originally brown but had been repainted before I got it. 

[ElCheapo]

How does it work in the States? Why do you guys change numbers?

my theory? the all-American belief in infinite expansion...why conserve anything? we have plenty of room...

Somewhere there is a landfill full of old license plates.  Waste makes = POWER - The American way 

[DME]

Well, what are the odds of this happening considering I´m the sixteenth owner of the vehicle?

Are you joking, or has that bike really been bought and sold all those times?

It`s no joke.
I AM the 16th owner.

First owner had it from '75 - '82.

I bought it in 1995.

In the 13 years in between it had 14 owners..... this gal has been around......

She´s in a very stable relationship right now, though.... til death do us part 

Wouldn´t it be cool to have a timeline with a photo from each owner showing the different states she´s been in through the years....

And who knows what stuff the other previous owners might have laying around?

The first owner had a frame with lower yoke, side- and centerstand, seatlock, tooltray, brakearm and stock horn that I could have 
Going to pick it up later this week....

Cheers
Daniel

[cbjunkie]

you have GOT to track these guys down!
 
assemble a timeline of photographs, you know there's nothing we like more than our portrait taken with our babies, they are sure to have at least one each...

you know the first, presumably you know number 13 as well, so only 11 to go...

[DME]

you have GOT to track these guys down!
 
assemble a timeline of photographs, you know there's nothing we like more than our portrait taken with our babies, they are sure to have at least one each...

you know the first, presumably you know number 13 as well, so only 11 to go...

Hey then you know who did what abuse to it  ;D0

Yes, yes 
Not that it would matter, though.... it can take it, it´s a Honda

[nickjtc]

There was an article in RIDE magazine (out of England) some time ago, about how they tracked down as many owners of an old Yamaha or Suzuki as they could find, and then reunited them all with the bike. It made for interesting reading.

I think it would be interesting to meet previous owners of a bike, just to see the kind of person who inflicts horrible changes in the name of style or fashion. I'm the fourth owner of my Norton. The second owner had it the longest (25 years) and in that time it was converted into a chopper, and then back to standard, presumably to make it easier to sell.

Here in BC you can 'buy' a personalised licence plate of up to 6 letters for $100 or so. As long as it is 'tasteful' and has not been snagged by anyone else, pretty much anything goes. You then pay $40 a year extra for the priviledge of keeping it. I had 'RC46' on my VFR800.

[Bob Wessner]

I think it would be interesting to meet previous owners of a bike

I'd certianly like to meet mine!