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Offline eastside750

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Los Angeles checking in - First time owner
« on: September 23, 2010, 03:32:44 PM »
At the ripe old age of 32, I decided it was time to acquire a motorcycle. I found a beautiful 1976 CB550K in Santa Barbara, and am heading up there tonight to pick her up.
The bike seems to be flawless, as it went through a thorough restore about a year ago. I couldn't be more excited. Can anyone recommend a good mechanic in the greater Los Angeles area that knows these bikes well?

In the meantime, I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of you here in SoCal and learning as much as I can about these bikes.

-Jason

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Re: Los Angeles checking in - First time owner
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 06:27:25 AM »
Can't help you with a SoCal wrench, but you came to the right place to learn about your bike. This place has been a constant source of info and inspiration for me. Anything you need, someone is willing to help. Congrats on your bike.

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Re: Los Angeles checking in - First time owner
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2010, 07:10:31 AM »
Welcome, post a pic once you get her home.
We'll all be someone else's PO some day.

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Re: Los Angeles checking in - First time owner
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2010, 11:21:57 PM »
Well, it turned out that the bike in Santa Barbara was misrepresented in the eBay auction. So after renting a trailer, begging my friend to leave work early, and braving 3 hours of traffic, we arrived only to find the bike in the photos wasn't the bike we were seeing in front of us. Turns out the photos were of the actual bike, but before it had been dropped on both sides. The kid copied and pasted the ad that was used when he bought the bike about a year ago. Not to mention the year of neglect the bike endured having not had anything done to it. There was barely any oil in it!
He never bothered to inform of this prior to my trip. Oh well. He didn't have any money from me. It took every bit of self-control that I had to not punch him in his moronic face. Negative feedback was left on eBay, and life continued, bike-less.

Which brings us to today. I found a MINT 1973 cb750 in Santa Monica this morning and couldn't hold back. I bought it tonight. I couldn't be happier. It's gorgeous, and I'll have some pics up later this week. Again, get ready for a bombardment of questions, as I aim to learn the finer intricacies of this glorious machine.