Well I spent last year working on a cb350 twin, which was in bad shape. after some long hours and a bit of swearing it was up and running. soon I was hooked on vintage Hondas (with a little help from Clymer and zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance). I spent most of the summer on the cb350 but soon wanted to gain some cc's after the first few 100 mile trips. started looking into cb750s. a friend soon bought one and i took it for a spin. it was a bit heavy and bulky for a light 5'9" guy like me. starting looking at alternatives and ran across a few cb500's but they were going for $1000+ non running. i was looking to spend 1/2 that. so, onto my story....
another friend of mine was harping on me to help him find an old Honda to work on over the winter. so i rode my 350 up to visit him a few hours away. i parked the bike out front of the bar and stopped in to talk about motorcycles and shoot pool. the next day when i was taking the last turn before the highway home i saw it... a cb500 four outside at a yard sale! well my first thought was "i found a bike for my friend". i parked my 73 cb350 in front of the house and walked up to the bike. a man on the porch said "we wondered when you would stop by to checkout this bike". hu? how did this guy know me. he went on to explain that he was at the same bar last night, saw my bike, and the group of them agreed that if anyone was to buy the 72 cb500 i was going to be me. he explained that it was his brother’s bike and sadly his brother passed away a few months back so all his stuff was being sold. i offered him 1/2 what he was asking which he gladly excepted saying his brother would be happy to know that the bike was in good hands. it started right up and my friend & i rode both bikes back to my place. while filling up with gas a guy got out of his car and said "whoa, i just stepped into the 70's! nice bikes guys, good to see somebodys keeping these classic bikes going." needless to say i kept the cb500 and sold the 350 twin to my friend. so it looks like ive found just the place for all my winter project questions on the sohc4 forum.... and now some pics
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