While I can understand the skepticism about the original mileage on this bike, I can assure that this bike has only 620 miles on it. The question was asked about whether or not I was going to rack up miles on it, and the answer is yes. But that being said, it will not be much, as I rarely ride more than the 6 miles to and from work. But my view on it is that I am sure there are several CB750s sitting in vintage bike museums, or collectors garages that won't uptick another mile. My bike however is going to be enjoyed.
The backstory on this bike is that it was purchased along with another just like for a father and son when new. The son rode his bike over the course of the next 30 years, but the father only put about 400 miles on it before passing. His son kept the bike stored until about 2005 and decided to sell to his brother-in-law. The brother-in-law kept the bike for 10 years and only put about 200 miles on it because he, like many people would choose, didn't want to rack up many miles on this bike. He had a Harley that he regularly rode so he just kept this bike under a motorcycle cover in his garage for the last 10 years, starting it up once or twice to let it run each year but not riding it. After 10 years, this year, he decided to sell because he wasn't riding it and felt like it was a waste to just sit in his garage. So he agreed to let me buy it.
It is not pristine. There are small rust spots on the chrome of the wheels, and there is corrosion on some parts of the engine covers as well as one of the front forks. This is easily taken care of however, and the bike is something that I am going to thoroughly enjoy...by riding it. I doubt i'll put more than 1200 miles /year on it but maybe this bike will spur me to riding more. I can say that after my first ride, it was a major blast compared to the 500 i've been riding for the last few years.
