I gave away a perfectly good bike!

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I gave away a perfectly good bike!

#1 Unread post by bikeguy joe »

Yeah, gave my Dad my Honda 360T.

He's the one who got me my first bike (minibike) and the one who's 72 BSA I rode the crap out of when I first got my licence. He's also the one who came and picked up the wreckage (me and the bike) at 3 am once, and only kicked my "O Ring" a little when we got home.

He's had a '67 305, a '73 350, a '76 750F and an '83 VT Ascot Honda...guess that makes him a "Honda guy".

Anyhow, it's been a few years since he's ridden and the other day he metioned the gas prices, wishes he had a cheap way to get to the airport, ect.

He also mentioned that he was thinking of spending around 1500 bucks on a used Whizzer, so I pulled the old 360T out of the mothballs and gave it to him.

Can't wait to go riding with him and my daughter!

Photos soon I hope....

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#2 Unread post by Gadjet »

good on ya.
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#3 Unread post by Wizzard »

What a nice thing to do . Good on ya M8.
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#4 Unread post by bikeguy joe »

Thanks, people. I'm just tryin' to keep the biker lineage going in the family. I figured it was a tiny fraction of a price to pay back all the things he's done for me.

I thought it would take him to long to get to the airport on a Whizzer and this was a lot cheaper too. (he had to buy a new battery).

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#5 Unread post by rstnick »

Very nice of you. I gave my older brother my '78 KZ650 about 6 yrs ago. He had a '79 in rougher shape. He also did some electrical work for me on my house. Also influenced my music tastes.

I got the bike back (he was a nice guy to give it back) a few years later. Then it sat for a few years. I've got her running again, and am lovin it.
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#6 Unread post by Kal »

Nice one, Good bikes deserve to be treasured and it sounds like your Dad is just the man to treasure the 360.
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#7 Unread post by cb360 »

Perfect bike to scoot around town on. And he probably feels more at home on that than he would some new fuel injected contraption.
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#8 Unread post by Scott58 »

Good deal bud. I have some adoption papers i'd like to e-mail to you. LOL
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