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Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:05 am
by GIJoeBob
Friday night I took my Spree to the downtown classic car cruise night. A guy came by to talk to me and a friend who was there with me on his CT90. The guy told us he had some bikes that we should come look at and that he wanted to sell them to us.

Two days and $350 later I am the proud owner of a 1971 Honda CB175. It's in great shape and purrs like a kitten.

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Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:01 pm
by SpyderMike
looks great 8) im going to come steal that s*** from you :wink:

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:01 pm
by carp
Not if I get there first!!!!Man my karma must be bad,I don't fall into great finds like that.Guard that because I'm on my way(just got to put some gas in the Ranchero,GoogleMap your location......wow all the down there!!!!Oh never mind,Carp

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:50 pm
by eliteguy50
nice find, that is the one honda put the electric start on right? nice yz in the back too.

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:54 pm
by burnt_toast
wow for $350 running that is a steal!

congrats on your sweet barn finds

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:15 pm
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:

Dang tank ain't even dented! I thought they came that way. :)

There was a time when I'd have done almost anything for that very bike. So you gonna restore or just ride it?

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:36 pm
by GIJoeBob
Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:

Dang tank ain't even dented! I thought they came that way. :)

There was a time when I'd have done almost anything for that very bike. So you gonna restore or just ride it?
There's not much to do to it. Some steel wool to get rid of the rust on the chrome and some new tires will get it close enough to done for me.

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:43 pm
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:

Quoth Bob:
Some steel wool to get rid of the rust on the chrome
NooOOOOOOOO!!

Maybe light with Scotchbrite pads if the rust's real thick, but I'm beggin' ya, get a polisher and metal polish and do it with that. Steel wool will just ruin the chrome. Better yet, ship me the bike and I'll do it for you. Should take no more than 3 or 4 years... :)

Re: Another great barn find

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:52 pm
by burnt_toast
:lol: @ wheelsndeals