Anyway, riding season has officially started for me!
Front tire pressure was down, but I expected that. My rear tire didn't lose any air, so that was convenient. I can't wait to get my new front tire on, it'll feel amazing... Took the bike to the new gas station in town, where a guy approached me about my CX. I love it when people walk up to check out my bike and talk to me about it and listen to them remenisce about their Jap bikes in the '70s.
Their comments tend to vary, however. I've gotten :
"Look at the size of that engine!!"
"Don't your knees get warm?"
"Hey, is that a 500? I used to own one of those!"
"Shit, that thing is OLD"
and my favorite...
"What year did Harley make that?"
After talking to the guy for a few minutes, I went to the "Dirt Trap" car wash down the street. Threw on Enginebrite and did an obligatory "muahahha" as it hit the hot header pipes, causing a nice fizzy sound and smoke. It cleaned up pretty well, but brought many different things about the bike to my attention, like new spots of rust (or is it not new?) and tears in the seat. Meh. It's an old bike, you'll have that.
The CX ran very well. A little sluggish at first, but I expected that because it just sat in the garage for 3 or 4 months. Started up in less than 5 minutes with my electric start, which isn't too shabby for a bike that age. No kickstart on the Honda! Took it on a few country roads to dry it off, then eventually took her home, hoping for a whole week of good weather during spring break next week :)
Their comments tend to vary, however. I've gotten :
"Look at the size of that engine!!"
"Don't your knees get warm?"
"Hey, is that a 500? I used to own one of those!"
"Shit, that thing is OLD"
and my favorite...
"What year did Harley make that?"
After talking to the guy for a few minutes, I went to the "Dirt Trap" car wash down the street. Threw on Enginebrite and did an obligatory "muahahha" as it hit the hot header pipes, causing a nice fizzy sound and smoke. It cleaned up pretty well, but brought many different things about the bike to my attention, like new spots of rust (or is it not new?) and tears in the seat. Meh. It's an old bike, you'll have that.
The CX ran very well. A little sluggish at first, but I expected that because it just sat in the garage for 3 or 4 months. Started up in less than 5 minutes with my electric start, which isn't too shabby for a bike that age. No kickstart on the Honda! Took it on a few country roads to dry it off, then eventually took her home, hoping for a whole week of good weather during spring break next week :)
