Yet another newbie
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:47 pm
Hi all.
I drove my car around a corner a few weeks ago and saw a motorcycle with a very attractive price right across the road from my place. The bike wasn't too big for me so I bought it within 15 minutes. Honda CB360T for 1976 (made June '75) with less than 6,000 on the odometer.
This may not be the most scientific way to choose a bike, but I've looked at them for about 20 years.
The bike has been parked for a couple of years, so I changed the oil and gas, checked the ignition gap and timing. The biggest problem is one exhaust that has two outlets, the designed one plus a rust hole right next to it. The guys in the area say its not loud. The next biggest problem is how to check the valve gap in those tiny access holes. Everything else checked out so well that I'm not worried yet, but I'll have to look before too long.
I got into one of the last classroom sessions for the year and got a learner's permit. There won't be an MSF course until spring. I guess there aren't too many newbies this time of year in this state.
I did figure 8s in a little parking spot near here then went to the school parking lot for the MSF exercises on the painted lines. I think the Motorcycle Skills Test Practice Guide is great.
The bike seems like a gem although it vibrates more than a Schwinn. I have put 650 country miles and 7 city miles on it in two weeks. (It was a very small city.)
I drove my car around a corner a few weeks ago and saw a motorcycle with a very attractive price right across the road from my place. The bike wasn't too big for me so I bought it within 15 minutes. Honda CB360T for 1976 (made June '75) with less than 6,000 on the odometer.
This may not be the most scientific way to choose a bike, but I've looked at them for about 20 years.
The bike has been parked for a couple of years, so I changed the oil and gas, checked the ignition gap and timing. The biggest problem is one exhaust that has two outlets, the designed one plus a rust hole right next to it. The guys in the area say its not loud. The next biggest problem is how to check the valve gap in those tiny access holes. Everything else checked out so well that I'm not worried yet, but I'll have to look before too long.
I got into one of the last classroom sessions for the year and got a learner's permit. There won't be an MSF course until spring. I guess there aren't too many newbies this time of year in this state.
I did figure 8s in a little parking spot near here then went to the school parking lot for the MSF exercises on the painted lines. I think the Motorcycle Skills Test Practice Guide is great.
The bike seems like a gem although it vibrates more than a Schwinn. I have put 650 country miles and 7 city miles on it in two weeks. (It was a very small city.)