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JP

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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2006, 01:29:49 PM »
Drive the flippin' thing man!  Yes, it would be an adventure-possibly a bad one- but an adventure none the less.  I just recently did just the same thing.  I had my father in law drop me off in Atlanta, I made the purchase, and took off on my own (he stayed in atlanta).  I was miserable in 100+ temperatures, then rain, then sun again.  But I made it home about 5 hours later, and I have another story to tell.

The smart thing is always to truck it, but I never said I was smart ;D

Seriously though, sometimes there are hidden bugs, but you can usually tell a lot about a bike as soon as you see it.

JP

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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2006, 01:50:48 PM »
Quote from: ProTeal55 on July 27, 2006, 01:30:10 PM
I would truck/trailer it home if it were me.
What happenes if the axle falls outta it , tire blows, etc on your "maiden voyage" home ??
Better to be safe than sorry (or dead)...

My 4cents...
I agree and would do the same. Even thou I know my bike I still wonder at times what if. If some thing dose go down I have to rent or find a truck or some one that will rent to a ford explorer owner. I would never ride an unknown bike that far but then I believe in being safe more then sorry ;)
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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2006, 02:08:03 PM »
100 degrees ! 200 miles ! unknown Bike !

The Truck is a more intellegent choose. You'll be alive to show us pictures ;D

Good Luck
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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2006, 03:49:51 PM »
1 of the reasons I said truck it was dirty fluids don't lubricate well,Could be like a liquid sand storm in your motor,bearings,forks,brakes,
which could cause unnecessary wear,or breakage!   
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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #29 on: July 30, 2006, 07:42:16 PM »
Hmm, maybe I'm a bit too obvious, but did you ask the owner whether he thought it would make a 200 mile trip?  Usually, the tone of the response is more revelaing than the response itself.  I would tell him I could ride or truck it back and see what he says.  The guy I bought my bike from said it ran but he would not ride it from MD to NY.  I thanked him for his honesty and we trucked it.  I wouldn't hesitate to make that trip now, but it's mine and I've been through it.

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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #30 on: July 30, 2006, 10:31:21 PM »
The smart thing is always to truck it, but I never said I was smart ;D

Seriously though, sometimes there are hidden bugs, but you can usually tell a lot about a bike as soon as you see it.


I agree. If the seller looks like he actually cared about the bike, and as long as you can take it for a long ride before purchase, I think you can risk it. That's assuming you can do a rudimentary checkover, and that the bike has actually been in recent regular use. Of course there is a BIG difference between riding a bike 200 miles to home (like I did with the 650) and riding it across the country.
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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #31 on: July 31, 2006, 05:27:40 AM »
In 2004, a group of SOHC riders met up in Los Angeles to ride the Easy Rider Trip (see www.easyridertrip.de for details). We had guys from England, Scotland and Germany (as well as USA) come to ride and 3 had bought bikes off Ebay. These guys flew into LA and had one day to get the bikes ready for a cross-country trip (5500 miles, 16 days).Only one didnt make it, having blown a head gasket in the desert. The other 2 made it coast to coast.  It can be done.

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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #32 on: July 31, 2006, 07:22:17 AM »
I just wend to Honda Homecoming in Marysville Ohio From Buffalo NY
and put on 900 miles.
This is my 8th year going
Have a CB750 A 1976
And also pull a trailer behind it.
http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~rat1/
Only thing is my chain drys out and gets loose
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Re: How far do you ride your CB?
« Reply #33 on: July 31, 2006, 12:47:44 PM »
Quote from: RAT1 on July 31, 2006, 07:22:17 AM
Only thing is my chain drys out and gets loose
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