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Title: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Viper254 on June 08, 2021, 11:54:32 AM
Bought myself a Honda CB250 Nighthawk - some assembly required, a half-finished restoration project but with all the hard work already done.

Haven't ridden a geared bike in 5 or 6 years and I'm really looking forward to it.

My partner needs our car for her work, so I've got a motivating factor to actually get on with assembling it :)
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Iahawk on June 09, 2021, 05:45:23 PM
Sounds like a fun project for a good little bike. I like the looks of those!
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: CROSSBOLT on June 09, 2021, 07:10:54 PM
Okay, Viper! Need pictures....you know Stig: no pix = dint happen!
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Neil955i on June 09, 2021, 08:35:27 PM
Well done you. Good luck with the project.
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Kansas kymco on June 09, 2021, 09:41:46 PM
You know what they say,  (Just like riding a bike) you don't forget.   

Kind of funny: I usually drive a manual transmission truck but today took the one with automatic transmission.  At every stop light for a while I would want to push in the non- existent clutch.
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on June 10, 2021, 12:57:41 AM
Quote from: Kansas kymco on June 09, 2021, 09:41:46 PM
You know what they say,  (Just like riding a bike) you don't forget.   

Kind of funny: I usually drive a manual transmission truck but today took the one with automatic transmission.  At every stop light for a while I would want to push in the non- existent clutch.
(1970's) I borrowed a nurse's big Chevy one evening to take the patients from a psych hosp. in Mass out for ice cream.
I drove a VW bug.
At the first stop light I put all the passengers under the dash board or rear floor....when I put that 'clutch' to the floor.
Once we finished screaming and laughing I got out and let the manic/depressive lawyer behind the wheel.
It only got more entertaining because he was just entering his manic phase! I've never laughed so hard at a Friendly's.

Anyway - I kinda envy Viper, don't you?

Stig
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Kansas kymco on June 10, 2021, 01:02:38 AM
Quote from: Viper254 on June 08, 2021, 11:54:32 AM
Bought myself a Honda CB250 Nighthawk - some assembly required, a half-finished restoration project but with all the hard work already done.

Haven't ridden a geared bike in 5 or 6 years and I'm really looking forward to it.

My partner needs our car for her work, so I've got a motivating factor to actually get on with assembling it :)
You can never have to many bikes/scooters,  caveat being it doesn't cause other issues.
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Viper254 on June 10, 2021, 08:03:29 AM
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on June 09, 2021, 07:10:54 PM
Okay, Viper! Need pictures....you know Stig: no pix = dint happen!

I'll get some pictures when I go to pick it up :)
Title: Re: First Geared Bike in Years
Post by: Ruffus on June 10, 2021, 08:12:56 AM
@Stig, I do have the impressions that, nowadays most of the cars on our roads here are steered by "patients" of a psych warden, without having med personal with them.