I have had my refurbished forks in a box next to my Daytona 1200 for many months, I had put reassembly on the long long finger. This weekend I forced myself to drop everything and refit them, rebuild the partially stripped fairing, get the wheel on etc. and go for a ride on Sunday. Well it all came together, I did 120 miles on it.
I had forgotten what a joy it is to ride this bike, especially with the Michelin Road 6 tyres fitted. I have the fork springs made for my weight, a rear Wilbers shock, again made for my weight and riding preference (comfortable at my age). I had previously changed the clip ons to an LSL Superbike Bars conversion giving me a street bar configuration and converted the footpegs to that of the Trophy Touring model which lowers them significantly.
A bike that is actually worth very little, they are not sort after, maybe worth $2-$3K USD but very rewarding nevertheless. I don't mind admitting I find the seating triangle quite a bit more comfortable than my CB1100EX :-0
Now approaching its 30th birthday my annual road tax is less than $36 USD, there is no annual inspection here in Ireland and I have it insured for a premium of $120 USD a year on a multibike policy - essentially it costs me nothing bar an odd oil change and petrol on a day out. For the amount I ride it annually the tyres, chains and brake pads etc will last me many years to come and incur no extra cost.
I will say this bike took some sorting though, I spent many hours stripping carbs, fixing parts, refurbing brakes etc. These older bikes only make sense if you can "spanner" yourself.
I had forgotten what a joy it is to ride this bike, especially with the Michelin Road 6 tyres fitted. I have the fork springs made for my weight, a rear Wilbers shock, again made for my weight and riding preference (comfortable at my age). I had previously changed the clip ons to an LSL Superbike Bars conversion giving me a street bar configuration and converted the footpegs to that of the Trophy Touring model which lowers them significantly.
A bike that is actually worth very little, they are not sort after, maybe worth $2-$3K USD but very rewarding nevertheless. I don't mind admitting I find the seating triangle quite a bit more comfortable than my CB1100EX :-0
Now approaching its 30th birthday my annual road tax is less than $36 USD, there is no annual inspection here in Ireland and I have it insured for a premium of $120 USD a year on a multibike policy - essentially it costs me nothing bar an odd oil change and petrol on a day out. For the amount I ride it annually the tyres, chains and brake pads etc will last me many years to come and incur no extra cost.
I will say this bike took some sorting though, I spent many hours stripping carbs, fixing parts, refurbing brakes etc. These older bikes only make sense if you can "spanner" yourself.