Good afternoon!
My name is Ben. I have been riding for almost 30 years now. I have had probably 15 bikes in that time, however, you never forget your first! I was freshly 16 and had just gotten my motorcycle permit.
The bike was a 1976 cb550 I bought off a buddy's dad for $150. It was rough around the edges, but ran and rode just fine. I had to put new tires on it, and a buddy and I did a halfway decent paint job on it in his garage. It had 21,000 miles on it when I bought it, and almost 40,000 when I sold it 3 years later. Like many others, I since wish I would have kept it, but such is life. I'll see if I can find a pic of it and post it in my profile.
I have been lazily looking for an original paint/original exhaust cb500/550 for a while now. Has to be an early one with the two tone candy paint. Orange or green are my favorites, but we will see what comes along, I'm really in no big rush!
Right now, the only bike I have is a 1976 KZ900 with a 1000 motor in it. I went through a few years back and put the forks/swingarm/monoshock/wheels/brakes off of a 1989 ZX10 on it. The motor is stock other than a pipe and a jet kit. But at least now it handles and stops way better then it used to.
