All - thanks for the replies
Andy750 - below you'll see a couple pics of the bike right now. I really am way behind on my plans for this winter. Looks like I might only get a new exhaust, tires, rims, spokes, fork seals and some aluminum polishing done. The chrome will have to wait.
With any luck I'll be riding before next winter. Last summer I compromised a bit on looks to get some run time on the engine - the Kerker muffler is now "composite" containing a bit of aluminum flashing and some repair tape. Sounds good at least..
I'm undecided on the exhaust replacement. I really like the sound and performance of the Kerker 4:1 but the other side looks a bit bare. On the other hand 4:4 originals are quite an investment.
Mainer4 - The ride sounds good. Let me know when they set a date.
UnCrash - Owls Head is a great destination. My real vice is aviation and they have a nice collection of planes/cars/bikes.
Joe Mfg - Mount Desert Island is a great destination. The park loop road was fun too. The first year I had this bike I did a loop Portland -> Yarmouth Nova Scotia via ferry and rode back through NS and New Brunswick. I think it was about 1100 miles of riding.
Some more trivia - I learned to ride on a friend's old Honda 50 scooter in the woods behind his house when I was 10-12yrs old. I'm not sure what model year it was but it looked like this one:
http://www.adclassix.com/ads/65honda50cc.htm The kick starter shaft was broken off. We would put it on the center stand, select 2nd or 3rd gear and give a tug on the rear tire to start it.
My first motorcycle was a 1965 Honda CB72 Hawk 250. This bike didn't have much acceleration but had a ridiculous top speed for a 250.
Second bike was a 72 or 73 CL350K4 - I did a Nova Scotia trip on this bike too.
I still have that easy rider helmet my sister is wearing in the first picture. I think it's past its expiration date...
