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Lots of appreciation for another Honda man.
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Looks like I came to the right place! I have a good running little '86 Shadow VT500C future bobber and an '86 Gold Wing GL1200A that's needed me to get a "round tuit" for way too damned long now.
In the past I've owned a '73 TS185 enduro, a beautiful '84 Plum Crazy purple Ironhead that I miss every day, an Evo Sportster 1200 I wish I never bought, and a Mad Max rat chopper Kawasaki 454 LTD, and some other stuff that didn't stay around long.
Many moons ago I was the service manager at an auto and cycle repair shop. We were more of an auto shop that flipped bikes because we all rode, and we all rode the dealer bikes instead of our own with for sale signs on 'em. It was a nice perk. One of the most fun projects we had was my boss's quad. We basically cut a worn out 230 quadsport in half and welded the pieces to the cradle of a wrecked 4 cylinder KZ. Those days are long over, now, though. Biker me partied way too much, got in trouble, and lost his motorcycle license in 2010. I finally got my unrestricted license back this year and picked up the Shadow. I'm also older, wiser, and sober.
IDK if any of you followed my recent projects, but in all likelihood the Shadow will be going under the knife as soon as I run out of things I can do to the 106 due to lack of parts. So far I put a set of 12" apehangers on it, a solo seat, and a chopped rear fender. Next on the list is a clutch cable (too short), bolt on hardtail kit, lights, passenger pillion and sissy bar. Nothing fancy, just a budget bike built in a weekend for short trips at 50 MPG. By then it will be time to start the garden and neglect the Gold Wing some more.