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    My Dream

    For some unknown reason I have decided I needed a Dream and it is only wet when I wash it, figured I would beat you guys to the punch. It is a 1967 Honda CA77, 305 Dream. For years I have thought they were the ugliest vintage motorcycle the Land of the Rising Sun ever produced, then I began...
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    Going to get to ride a new one........

    My Son-in-law came over today and dropped the news he has bought a new Rocket III, 2023 demo from the Richmond Virginia dealership with low miles. I can't wait to see the difference between the new one and my old 2005 model. I have made up my mind, I am keeping until I tag it as an antique in...
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    Rattle Can Paint Job

    I have posted a couple of threads about odd Japanese projects that tend to end up in my garage. My latest was an 83 XS650 Yamaha bobber that was put together and never really completed by the builder. It changed hands and ended up sitting in a Virginia motorcycle shop for over a year to get it...
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    Favorite Kid

    You know it is always said you can't pick a favorite child, you love then all the same..... I am not sure that is true with motorcycles........
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    Bought British Again-Now Can I Hang Out With the Cool Guys

    I picked up my 72 nd birthday present to myself this afternoon. It is a 1967 Triumph T100C appears to be in very decent shape. All the right mod's to include electronic ignition, belt driven primary, and recent 40 over top end rebuild. For some unknown reason, very well could be senility, I...
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    Carcinoma Don't you just love getting old...

    Having spent a lot of almost 72 years in the sun, it is time for payback. A few years back I lost the tip of my ear and yesterday I had a good size chunk of meat removed from middle back for the same type of skin cancer. I fully comprehend it could be a hell of a lot worst when the big "C" is...
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    Period Cruiser-Yes Another 750 Honda

    A little over a week ago I drove from Eastern Virginia to Columbia SC and back to bring another CB750 home. Since I ended up keeping a K74 I finished recently I recently finished I needed one to bring back and try and re-coup some money to the motorcycle account. (I am convinced of two things...
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    I should be shunned by the entire Rocket community....

    Upon checking the maintience records for my small herd I found the oil had last been changed in the R3 on February 2, 2020. I did and oil change and brake system flush, front and rear yesterday. Since the last change I had put a total of 374 miles on the bike. I am going to do some thinking...
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    I killed my flip phone..

    I washed my beloved flip phone in my jeans and killed it. I now have a new smart phone. This is a picture of my cat Marvin, I took it with my new smart phone. Marvin currently knows more about how to work this tool of Satan than I do. Old people really shouldn't be given technology and left...
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    Lipstick for another Pig.....

    As most know from my posts here, I am not happy unless there is something in the garage that needs to be brought back from the dead. Here is the latest addition, a 1974 Honda CB750. I drove 907 miles all in one day from Virginia to Tennessee to pick it up from the original owner who purchased...
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    Even After All These Years

    On Thanksgiving Eve I had a number of small errands to run and the weather was **** nice for November here in downtown Virginia. I started to take the truck but headed for garage and uncovered the Rocket 3. I will have to admit, it had been sitting for at least three weeks to a month, but...
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    Do Not Throw Away Your Scrap Wood

    You may end up like me, with an 8 foot motorcycle going on a cheap 6 foot "Horrible Freight" lift. Not pretty but these old brittle bones don't have to lay on a cold arse garage floor anymore.......
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    My Birthday Present - "name this bike" ;-)

    This Friday I turn 71 years old, I bought me an early birthday present. The Wife thinks I have lost it, I really do think she is checking into old age homes for me behind my back......
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    Time Flies

    It is hard to believe my "Old Fat Bottom Girl" will be coming up on 15 years old before long. Not to get sentimental but I must confess, it is still the best **** motorcycle I have ever owned. Like a number of folks on this site, I am getting a little long in the tooth and really enjoying my...
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    First Day

    This is actually my first day of full retirement. I believe this is going to be a fun ride...........
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    Latest Project: Honda 305 Scrambler restoration

    A few months back I decided I needed the motorcycle I lusted for when I was in High School, a CL77 or better known as the Honda 305 Scrambler. I had restored a couple a few years back and sold them, this one's for me. I located a candidate in Kentucky and after a two day trip, it was home and...
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    Black Betty

    I would like introduce "Black Betty", my new addition to the garage herd, a 2004 Triumph Thunderbird Sport. With a R3 and a MG Touring already nested in, I wanted a smaller bike for short runs. Back and forth to work, quick trip to the hardware store, or a covert trip to the Dairy Queen for an...
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    Change Tires at Home

    I have decided that I have carried my last tire to the shop to be mounted and balanced, maybe. I recently changed both front and rear on my Thunderbird Sport and with a set of proper spoons and a static balancer, it was a breeze. Of course there have been some pinched tubes through the years...
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    Speedometer has died

    The speedo on my 2005 Rocket died today on the way to work. The mileage indicator window is becoming very dim and the needle does not move at all. I have also lost the sweep feature when the key is turned on, but the tach will sweep after the engine starts. I have researched the prior threads...
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    New Brit in the Garage

    With the Rocket 3 and a Moto Guzzi California 1400 sitting in the garage I had been looking for lighter "knockaround" machine for a while now. I found this 1999 Adventurer in the rear of Triumph Dealership. The previous owner couldn't pay the repair bill so he had relinquished the title to...
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