BoxerCup R wrote:Hi None
All good bikes in their own right, I take it you like Hondas
That CL looks 'the part' and very different, haven't seen one before
How often do they get out to play ? Enjoy them all, as I'm sure you do.
John
Prefer Hondas after owning most other brands in the last two decades.
Some people drink, some smoke or do other hardcore stuff, I buy used bikes, work on them and sell them at a profit.
Hondas seems to keep their value better than others, easy to work on and cheap to purchase when you know how/where to look for them.
The CL350 had been sitting in a barn for ages when I first got it.
I had traded some welding equipment and $400 for it. I cleaned the carbs, it started fine, but had fuel leak b/c I didn't replace the gaskets.
I replaced the gaskets, rode it for about 2k miles until the head gasket blew up. I guess old/vintage 350s are not meant for sustained highway usage.
I gave it away to a friend who really wanted it to trade of a stand-up, coin-operated video game that weighs about the same.
The postie bikes get around town locally for errand runs..
With electric bikes becoming cheaper, I think the postie bikes will get replaced by ebikes; while they still have some value.
Bicycles are also part of my passion.
I've pedaled over 70k miles since 2004 on my one main road bike, the gravel bike in the background I bought the frame in 2017:
All mt bikes are still 26" wheels. I converted one of them to a 45 mph capable ebike:
Chances favor the prepared mind.
IMG_9851 by John Taylor, on Flickr
IMG_1093 by John Taylor, on Flickr
IMG_9743 by John Taylor, on Flickr
