But there is a story connected with it that I would like to share. My first motorcycle was a Honda 250 but one of my best friends had a 1979 Honda CB750F that was just faster than anything I could imagine. He would let me ride it often enough to make me very envious. During college I ran into a bit of financial difficulty and couldn't afford to fix the clutch in my 250 or purchase books for the next term so I solved both problems by selling the motorcycle.
Shortly after getting married I stopped into the local Honda shop and saw a motorcycle I really liked. A 1979 Honda 750 just like my friend's but styled to commemorate the original Honda 750 from 1969. A Limited Edition 10th Anniversary CB7950L. Wow.
A few days later I was driving past with Jill in the car and I decided that I wanted to show her this motorcycle so we stopped to take a look at it. She told me that with all of our student loans and bills and just getting married that then wasn't the right time to purchase a motorcycle. I wasn't even set on buying the bike I just thought it was very nice and in great shape for such an old bike that I wanted her to see it so I didn't give it another thought.
Well, it bothered Jill that she told me that I couldn't buy the motorcycle so when I came home from work a few days later there the bike was sitting on our back porch. Jill had gone back to the dealership to purchase the motorcycle and had the salesman deliver it to our apartment as a surprise.
Unfortunately the motorcycle has just been sitting in our garage the last eight years while we ride our other motorcycles. But I can't seem to get rid of it because of the way that Jill bought it for me. Maybe I'll work on getting it running again over this winter. Or make me an offer I can't refuse if you want a good looking but non running antique Honda with a romantic history.
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I think u have a very very good wife. And u can repair u bike to make it run again. I tell u a site named bikerkiss which is a community of motoecycle enthusiasts. There are many motorcycle experts there. U can ask them for help.
Dude these bikes are so easy to get running, I cant believe you never did, especially after your wife did such a nice thing for you. What a failure of a husband, no wonder shes banging the butcher. Just kidding. But seriously, the internet is full of info about these old classics, and parts are available on ebay. Hell, if you are just going to let it rot, Ill buy it.
Anonymous,
All this time I thought it was the Milk Man! I never even suspected the butcher.
I have been thinking about letting this bike go to make a little more room in the garage for the other motorcycles and to get a little cash to put towards the 1940 Plymouth Truck restoration fund.
If you are serious about wanting to purchase this bike please let me know.
You are right that it is a complete failure that I didn't get the old 750 running. It just never quite made it to the top of the priority list.
A beautiful story! Who wouldn't want a bike with such a romantic history.
Have you sold it yet?
I owned this bike in the mid-80s and loved it. Great out of the hole but not much of a top end. Hope you still have it, it's a gorgeous bike!
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