gnyce
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Long-story short, a buddy/neighbor of mine ended up with a (free) 1983 Honda Nighthawk CB650SC. While he intended to keep/fiddle with, his spousal-unit vetoed that plan - which is where I come in. He offered it to me to 'fix up' or do anything (within reason) I wanted to. How to be honest, my spouse isn't too thrilled about the idea of me having it either - doesn't care for the first one - but also expressed concern that it would interfere with some other home-projects that I need to finish. That's a fair point. But after that, I see it as a way to learn more of the ins and outs of small-engine/mechanical stuff. For example, left-front caliper sticks and likely needs to be rebuilt. Carb def. needs some work. Bike sort-of runs, but has some issues in the lower RPM, but really scoots once aboue 3500k. I could futz in the garage during the winter, and practice/learn without imperiling my currently-well-functioning FZ6. But I suppose I could also do more than fix it up... could alter more significantly as well... e.g. a cafe or bobber style(ish)... but then I run the risk of really screwing up perfectly-good model-year bike (although the cluster is just awful). It could also be a bit of a money-pit too, and for what? I'll never really get much $ out of it.
So, given the same scenario - what would you do?
So, given the same scenario - what would you do?
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