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Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1700 on: September 15, 2025, 07:11:10 PM »
Congrats Alan. Woo-hoo!


Really good news! Congrats!

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1701 on: September 15, 2025, 08:14:57 PM »
I was hired today, gave 2 weeks notice to my present employer. I have 5 approved days off to take. No more nights and weekends, no more on-call hours 6am-midnight, just a 70 mile round trip commute and a mere 40 hours per week for slightly better money.

I'm free!
Great news indeed!
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1702 on: September 15, 2025, 08:47:26 PM »
Thanks Gents.

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1703 on: September 16, 2025, 09:10:36 AM »
That’s terrific Alan
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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1704 on: September 16, 2025, 05:27:25 PM »
Thank you Kevin.

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1705 on: September 16, 2025, 06:26:00 PM »
Turned over 107000 miles today
Got 48.9mpg for the ride
A beautiful day for the ride
71 CB750 K1
107,000 miles
Original Owner
———past———
70 SL100/125/150
70 Candy BlueGreen CB 750 K0
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Former Honda parts kid/counter kid/do all
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Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right
Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1706 on: September 16, 2025, 07:25:42 PM »
 We were at the Drag Races and were gifted a Zuma pit bike, it belonged to a pair of long-time racers that retired. It needs a lot of work but has a great paint lob.
No matter how many times you paint over a shadow, it's still there.
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 You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1707 on: September 16, 2025, 07:27:26 PM »
 I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.
No matter how many times you paint over a shadow, it's still there.
 CEO at the no kill motorcycle shop.
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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1708 on: September 17, 2025, 08:11:32 AM »
I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.
Hahaha!
71 CB750 K1
107,000 miles
Original Owner
———past———
70 SL100/125/150
70 Candy BlueGreen CB 750 K0
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Former Honda parts kid/counter kid/do all
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Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right
Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1709 on: September 17, 2025, 08:59:47 AM »
I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.
Ayyah
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A