12th Jul 2018, 21:17

It's nice to see that somebody else had the same experience as I myself did! I've spoken to a lot of fellow riders who couldn't believe that this little 700 CC rig could possibly go that fast! It was the last time I ever got a speeding ticket, and I had it up to 140 with about another inch and 1/8 turn on the throttle before I backed it down because I was riding bareback with no fairings, nothing! It didn't scare me because it's so well-balanced and it's such a beautiful machine! I rode it for about 6 years every single day, with multiple trips up to Northern California through Wine Country, and it performed like a champion and it's been the best bike I've ever had! I've been riding since I was 16 (57 now!) all the triple Kawasaki 2 strokes, Yamaha 400 Daytona specials, back in the day when the two strokes were magic and if you had a pristine Kawasaki H1750 you were golden god!

I just found believe it or not - my exact bike in the same color, that through the course of time somebody put some clip-ons on it and scratched the tank, which of course I can fix, put a 4 into 1 Kerker on it and the young fellow told me it has a sag, and I told him that they probably didn't re-jet the carbs properly.

So it's like stepping back in time and getting the love of your life back! So wish me luck my brother because, short of a little bit of detail work, it's got new tires, oil change fork oil, and the original bars back on; I feel like a child again! It has 32 thousand miles, which is a thousand miles a year or a bit less? But somebody kept it in pristine condition short of the few pieces of trim and chrome that have gone missing over the years? And he could be my son, he's only 24 - so he's moving and he can't take it and he wants $1,300 for it! How can I possibly turn that down when I didn't realize how rare they were?

So stay in the wind my brother, be safe & keep the rubber on the asphalt!

Peace and love for all of us out there getting in the wind and living life right...