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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:31:43 -0300, "Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.
>
>I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL about
>motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring she bought
>(as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four, and enjoyed it so
>much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I think) in the fall.  When
>she first bought the CB450Four I told her that if she wasn't happy with it
>that we'd buy it off her for what she paid for it.
>
>Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and brother's
>1968 Triumph Tiger:
>http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG
>Sister's 2003 Shadow:
>http://ah115.com/Sue0839.JPG
>
>In any event, she's been having a blast, and the plan was that this year her
>husband would take the MSF course and learn to ride on the CB450Four (my
>sister grew up on dirt bikes, her husband has never been more than a
>passenger) and then he would look at buying a new bike of his own.  He wants
>a BMW, but I think it's more for status, this guy just bought a cappuccino
>machine, so do the math.  Anyway, he's been talking to a friend of his who's
>a doctor, and his friend has been telling him motorcycle accident horror
>stories, so now he's having second thoughts about learning to ride.  So what
>does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
>limbs, close calls and left hand turners.  I think I might be on my way to
>getting that CB450Four, lol.  The best part is, the SO loves the looks of
>it, and is well aware of the agreement to buy the bike if my sister ever
>decides to get rid of it.  I'll be keeping my fingers crossed this season.

you are truly a rotten SOB,

Tom (btw I like that in  a person)

#103, SENS, BS#80, FHBE #8, FLF, NS 10
'58 FLH, '02 K1200LTC, BMWMOA #107452

JMark wrote...
> Tud wrote:
> >
> > Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.
>
> Hmmmm....early for alkeehall...then again...maybe not.

Fuzzy is my roll model.

> > I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL about
> > motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring she
bought
> > (as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four, and enjoyed
it so
> > much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I think) in the fall.
When
> > she first bought the CB450Four I told her that if she wasn't happy with
it
> > that we'd buy it off her for what she paid for it.
> >
> > Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and
brother's
> > 1968 Triumph Tiger:
> > http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG
> > Sister's 2003 Shadow:
> > http://ah115.com/Sue0839.JPG
> >
> > In any event, she's been having a blast, and the plan was that this year
her
> > husband would take the MSF course and learn to ride on the CB450Four (my
> > sister grew up on dirt bikes, her husband has never been more than a
> > passenger) and then he would look at buying a new bike of his own.  He
wants
> > a BMW, but I think it's more for status,
>
> Status?  Tell your BIL I scoff at his notions - his perceptions of
> status.

I think he figures he'd have a better chance at convincing my sister to get
a BMW bike rather than the car, but he'd still have a BMW to show his
neighbors.

> > this guy just bought a cappuccino
> > machine, so do the math.
>
> To do the math, you gotta tell me how much he paid, type, brand - so I
> can compare and calculate how much was pissed away - OH, I GET IT -
> STATUS...knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Yep, I believe he said it was a few grand, but I could be wrong.  Speaking
of getting things wrong, don't misunderstand me, he's a hell of a nice guy.

> > Anyway, he's been talking to a friend of his who's
> > a doctor, and his friend has been telling him motorcycle accident horror
> > stories, so now he's having second thoughts about learning to ride.  So
what
> > does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
> > limbs, close calls and left hand turners.  I think I might be on my way
to
> > getting that CB450Four, lol.  The best part is, the SO loves the looks
of
> > it, and is well aware of the agreement to buy the bike if my sister ever
> > decides to get rid of it.  I'll be keeping my fingers crossed this
season.
>
> When I saw the title - I was thinking a turn of events over the long and
> brutal, north of the border winter whereby the distinct possibility
> arises where you can soon remake the old TV show, "My Three Sons".

GAHHHH!  Not a chance, we're done.

> Now, as to the CB750.

450

> Please do not chop it.  Tighten it up and make it
> purr just like it did when it rolled off the rice paddy, uh - showroom
> floor.

It actually runs pretty good right now, the guy she got it from was pretty
meticulous.  There's minor issues, like the paint not being 100% and the
front fender having taken a dig or two, but other than that it's complete
and runs, right down to the little beeper for indicating that the turn
signal is on to the tool bag.  I drove it during MineSweep last year and put
about 1200 miles on it, it's a little hard on the ass after a while, but a
fun bike.  And no, I would never chop it.

> Drop petcocks or carb screws in gravel parking lots so you have
> an excuse to return on the scoot to the scene of the crime.

Hehe, that was a drain screw for the float bowl, good memory.

> A
> significant part of MC history in that bike, defining a new era.  An
> entirely respectable experience in any venue - in front of any group of
> yahoos - or people that appreciate a machine without stumbling over the
> manufacturer origin.

ML loves the style, not sure why, but she loves that look.

> Sierra Hotel.
>
> --
>
> JMark
> RHRC#2, RBRC#5, FVDE#1

--
Tud
AH#115 SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT
'70 Triumph T120R Chopper "The Death Trap"
'72 Triumph T100R project
http://ah115.com

Tud wrote:
>
> Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.

Hmmmm....early for alkeehall...then again...maybe not.

> I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL about
> motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring she bought
> (as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four, and enjoyed it so
> much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I think) in the fall.  When
> she first bought the CB450Four I told her that if she wasn't happy with it
> that we'd buy it off her for what she paid for it.
>
> Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and brother's
> 1968 Triumph Tiger:
> http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG
> Sister's 2003 Shadow:
> http://ah115.com/Sue0839.JPG
>
> In any event, she's been having a blast, and the plan was that this year her
> husband would take the MSF course and learn to ride on the CB450Four (my
> sister grew up on dirt bikes, her husband has never been more than a
> passenger) and then he would look at buying a new bike of his own.  He wants
> a BMW, but I think it's more for status,

Status?  Tell your BIL I scoff at his notions - his perceptions of
status.

> this guy just bought a cappuccino
> machine, so do the math.

To do the math, you gotta tell me how much he paid, type, brand - so I
can compare and calculate how much was pissed away - OH, I GET IT -
STATUS...knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.

> Anyway, he's been talking to a friend of his who's
> a doctor, and his friend has been telling him motorcycle accident horror
> stories, so now he's having second thoughts about learning to ride.  So what
> does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
> limbs, close calls and left hand turners.  I think I might be on my way to
> getting that CB450Four, lol.  The best part is, the SO loves the looks of
> it, and is well aware of the agreement to buy the bike if my sister ever
> decides to get rid of it.  I'll be keeping my fingers crossed this season.

When I saw the title - I was thinking a turn of events over the long and
brutal, north of the border winter whereby the distinct possibility
arises where you can soon remake the old TV show, "My Three Sons".

Now, as to the CB750.  Please do not chop it.  Tighten it up and make it
purr just like it did when it rolled off the rice paddy, uh - showroom
floor. Drop petcocks or carb screws in gravel parking lots so you have
an excuse to return on the scoot to the scene of the crime. A
significant part of MC history in that bike, defining a new era.  An
entirely respectable experience in any venue - in front of any group of
yahoos - or people that appreciate a machine without stumbling over the
manufacturer origin.

Sierra Hotel.

--

JMark
RHRC#2, RBRC#5, FVDE#1

"Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
> So what
> does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
> limbs, close calls and left hand turners.  I think I might be on my way to
> getting that CB450Four, lol.

Evil genius at work.
--
Wakko   NTXNS
03 FLSTSI  -  "BlingBling"
http://www.heritagespringer.com

"Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.

Been into the BIL's cappucino machine?

> I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL
> about motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring
> she bought (as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four,
> and enjoyed it so much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I
> think) in the fall.  When she first bought the CB450Four I told her
> that if she wasn't happy with it that we'd buy it off her for what she
> paid for it.
>
> Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and
> brother's 1968 Triumph Tiger:
> http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG

Those little high revving 4 cylinder 450's and 500's make absolutely killer
cafe racers.  Give you a break from the chopper, too.
--
Spunky the Tuna
AH62 BS69 SENS DOF#R LSMFT EIEIO PDQ op cit
the more hurry, the speed...

Spunky the Tuna wrote...
> "Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.
>
> Been into the BIL's cappucino machine?

I hired a new guy at work to do the grunt work, I simply wasn't getting
enough time to enjoy RMH when doing all the work myself.

> > I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL
> > about motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring
> > she bought (as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four,
> > and enjoyed it so much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I
> > think) in the fall.  When she first bought the CB450Four I told her
> > that if she wasn't happy with it that we'd buy it off her for what she
> > paid for it.
> >
> > Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and
> > brother's 1968 Triumph Tiger:
> > http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG
>
> Those little high revving 4 cylinder 450's and 500's make absolutely
killer
> cafe racers.  Give you a break from the chopper, too.

I'll read that as "Give you a break from the wrenching, too."  <g>

> --
> Spunky the Tuna
> AH62 BS69 SENS DOF#R LSMFT EIEIO PDQ op cit
> the more hurry, the speed...

--
Tud
AH#115 SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT
'70 Triumph T120R Chopper "The Death Trap"
'72 Triumph T100R project
http://ah115.com

"Spunky the Tuna" <spunkythetuna@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Xns94CA6E6B98F9Dspunkythetunabellsou@216.77.188.18...
> "Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Drinks offered, I'm feeling a little chatty.
>
> Been into the BIL's cappucino machine?
>
> > I was at a family function this weekend and was talking to my BIL
> > about motorcycles.  He doesn't drive, but my sister does, last spring
> > she bought (as I've mentioned in here before) a 1974 Honda CB450Four,
> > and enjoyed it so much that she bought a new Honda 750 (Shadow ACE I
> > think) in the fall.  When she first bought the CB450Four I told her
> > that if she wasn't happy with it that we'd buy it off her for what she
> > paid for it.
> >
> > Sister's CB450Four (fender wasn't mounted, but she has one) and
> > brother's 1968 Triumph Tiger:
> > http://ah115.com/AVTT0651.JPG
>
> Those little high revving 4 cylinder 450's and 500's make absolutely
killer
> cafe racers.  Give you a break from the chopper, too.

Man do they ever. A guy in the neighborhood has one that he pulls out from
time to time. He snarls by the house in second gear at about 5500 rpm and
brings a smile every time.
--

            Wayne
AH 52, SENS, BS  238
The road goes on forever...

Easy wrote...

> Tud wrote...
> > So what
> > does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
> > limbs, close calls and left hand turners.
>
> you are an evil, evil, man.

Evil?  Au Contraire.  If I were evil I'd simply ask to borrow it, she
wouldn't hesitate, and then I'd have the bike right now. <g>

> that's one thing i like about you.

One amoung the many?  ;-)

> good luck.

Thanks, I'll keep everyone posted.

> --
> Easy, #39

--
Tud
AH#115 SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT
'70 Triumph T120R Chopper "The Death Trap"
'72 Triumph T100R project
http://ah115.com

"Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> So what
> does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
> limbs, close calls and left hand turners.

you are an evil, evil, man.

that's one thing i like about you.

good luck.

--
Easy, #39

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:46:57 -0300, "Tud" <tud333@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Easy wrote...
>
>> Tud wrote...
>> > So what
>> > does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of lost
>> > limbs, close calls and left hand turners.
>>
>> you are an evil, evil, man.
>
>Evil?  Au Contraire.  If I were evil I'd simply ask to borrow it, she
>wouldn't hesitate, and then I'd have the bike right now. <g>


ummm TUD don't you remember doing that before?,  ( I know short bus
syndrome)

BTW did you ever get that mud off of it?


>
>> that's one thing i like about you.
>
>One amoung the many?  ;-)
>
>> good luck.
>
>Thanks, I'll keep everyone posted.
>
>> --
>> Easy, #39

#103, SENS, BS#80, FHBE #8, FLF, NS #10, '58 FLH, '89 KLR 50 '02 K1200LTC, BMWMOA #107452

Tom wrote...
> Tud wrote:
>
> >Easy wrote...
> >
> >> Tud wrote...
> >> > So what
> >> > does any good BIL do in this situation?  I told him more stories of
lost
> >> > limbs, close calls and left hand turners.
> >>
> >> you are an evil, evil, man.
> >
> >Evil?  Au Contraire.  If I were evil I'd simply ask to borrow it, she
> >wouldn't hesitate, and then I'd have the bike right now. <g>
>
>
> ummm TUD don't you remember doing that before?,  ( I know short bus
> syndrome)

I do indeed, although that was before she had the new bike so I couldn't
really keep it that time.

> BTW did you ever get that mud off of it?

Yeah, sadly I felt guilty and washed when I got back to her place.  That was
a fun little bike, but I really could have used a front fender for that leg
of the trip.

> #103, SENS, BS#80, FHBE #8, FLF, NS #10, '58 FLH, '89 KLR 50 '02 K1200LTC,
BMWMOA #107452

--
Tud
AH#115 SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT
'70 Triumph T120R Chopper "The Death Trap"
'72 Triumph T100R project
http://ah115.com