06-03-2020, 05:38 AM
Cool bike, great shape.
One of my favorite bikes was an '82 LTD 750. Lots of fun for years while I was in the Army. But sold decades ago.
Somewhere around 2012 I came across another on Craig's list and went to look at it with my wife.
I was soo excited on the drive there, telling her about the bike..why those old standards of that era were better in a way that modern bikes weren't...not a race bike, not a massively heavy cruiser... extolling the joy of UJM.
We arrived to the seller...I looked the bike over and we talked a bit. I then took it for a ride down the street and back.
In that brief few seconds my illusion was broken. Sure the bike was a little worn out.. but it just felt off, crude, awkward..
I brought the bike back to him, said I would think it over and let him know...and we drove home.
My wife didn't say much, I just told her that wasn't the bike for me.
But it still was the memory of the old UJM and my LTD that made me buy the CB1100 and is the bike I modeled my setup after.
Enjoy it!! Keep us updated.
One of my favorite bikes was an '82 LTD 750. Lots of fun for years while I was in the Army. But sold decades ago.
Somewhere around 2012 I came across another on Craig's list and went to look at it with my wife.
I was soo excited on the drive there, telling her about the bike..why those old standards of that era were better in a way that modern bikes weren't...not a race bike, not a massively heavy cruiser... extolling the joy of UJM.
We arrived to the seller...I looked the bike over and we talked a bit. I then took it for a ride down the street and back.
In that brief few seconds my illusion was broken. Sure the bike was a little worn out.. but it just felt off, crude, awkward..
I brought the bike back to him, said I would think it over and let him know...and we drove home.
My wife didn't say much, I just told her that wasn't the bike for me.
But it still was the memory of the old UJM and my LTD that made me buy the CB1100 and is the bike I modeled my setup after.
Enjoy it!! Keep us updated.