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Offline christiank

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Hello from Brooklyn.
« on: November 24, 2009, 05:03:15 PM »
Hello. My name is Christian and I live in Brooklyn, NY. Just picked up a '72 CB500 Four yesterday. Trying to learn as much as I can about it. Here is a pic I took right before bringing it home. Looks pretty stock as far as I can tell.

I am completely new to motorcycles. Only been riding for a few weeks now.





Offline BobbyR

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Re: Hello from Brooklyn.
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2009, 05:12:40 PM »
Welcome from Westchester County. If you can ride in Brooklyn, you can ride anywhere. In the spring head up this way, I meet a lot of people from the Bourghs up here on weekends. Sweet looking ride, real sweet.
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Offline hoodellyhoo

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Re: Hello from Brooklyn.
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2009, 05:19:55 PM »
Slick looking bike!
1972 CB350F (Back from the Dead!)- http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20822.0
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Offline elquenada

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Re: Hello from Brooklyn.
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 06:17:33 PM »
nice bike!  im in Astoria if you ever want to ride on over.  i'll have my 550 running again in a few months.
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Offline christiank

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Re: Hello from Brooklyn.
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2009, 04:35:37 PM »
Thanks for the welcome. Had to get a new battery today. But then had a chance to ride around slowly in the rain for a bit today. So much fun.

Firsts for today include...learning to not leave the bike with the key turned to the parking position, discovering a dead battery, learning to kickstart the bike, getting a new battery because the old one wouldn't hold a charge, running out of gas, switching to reserve and putting gas in it for the first time.