Engine resto's

Gun · Post by **Gun** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:53 pm

and getting to alaska would be something haha. you know what us young know nothings really want, something to brag about.

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:45 am

Yeah, well even us middle aged 43 year old barely-know-something guys do it too!

I think that abridged trip will still be awesome, and at least if something did in fact 'happen', you'd be a bit closer to home in case you did have to rent a truck.

So the 160 idea is DOA? What's your girlfriend going to do for wheels? Another bike you could look at would be a CX500 - a sort of Japanese Moto Guzzi. Not too expensive, great engines, good smooth power, and should be pretty easy to find. A friend of mine just got one and he loves it.

Gun · Post by **Gun** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:46 am

the early models of those cx's look great.
I'm going to look into that for sure.

Right now my loose game plan is to get the superhawk running solidly. If i can get it running well enough to be a round the towner, I may just buy a gl1000. If i can't, (which all signs are pointing to) early next week i intend to ship the engine of to LM and have him do his magic. Then it would be about saving up money again for a CX another CB77 or 72, or any other recommendations of bikes that this forum has.

Gun · Post by **Gun** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:50 pm

i think whatever i get, i'm going to turn into a rat bike. Problem is, you find a ton of bikes that look nice and clean but don't run. Finding a bike that is mechanically sound but looks like hell, is a bit tougher.