309 hits rock, rock OK. 309, not so much

woot.

+1.....anticipation is killing me......

U can't plate a bike that badazz, can you?

Hey fucker. I pop into the RM forum once in a blue moon and I see this. Can you say "short attention span"? ........ :ddog

Get on with it!

You can take a pill for that

I'll be away from the internet all day tomorrow!

You bought 154.5 a motorcycle?

Yeah but I don't do any cool stuff.

Scared the hell out of me when she saw me through that fake mirror.
Do you need your bike hauled anywhere?

Hey Saul

So there I was, minding my own business, when I get an email from our own lovely and talented AnnieGS. She'd found something she thought I might be interested in. A thoroughbred steed that suits a motorcyclist of my caliber. Something equally at home on the Tarmac or some sketchy goat trail. It was a little older than what I'd been riding before, but looked very clean. The pictures in the ad were what really drew me in. I wanted, needed a bike just like this.

Here are those pictures:








































Yep. A 1969 Honda CT90. A real fire breather.

The fella I got it from picked it up to relive the fun he had on them when they were, uh, current. He had a mechanic go through the whole bike- replacing cables, chain, tires, etc. Then he drove it 40 miles in two years and parked it for over a year. It wouldn't start, so he sold it to me cheap.

It wasn't easy to get started. I had to turn the key on, turn the petcock on, then kick it over like 10 times. That was it, it started.

It wouldn't idle, so I pulled the carb, cleaned it and put it back all in about 20 minutes. After that, it ran like a champ. I insured it (cheap)and rode it on down to the DMV to get a plate. I really got number 309 the first time. it was kinda cool.

Anyway, the thing is a hoot, it's fun to be on a motorized bike again. I rode it all over town today. Going to take it camping this weekend. Fun.

I used my fabrication skills to adapt some KLR luggage:



Thanks for the find Annie. This thing is unbelievably clean.

Excellent!!

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can now officially join the 90%ers!

awesome

getting the 309 ticket was a neat omen

+1 that is cool congrats Saul!!

"getting the 309 ticket was a neat omen"





was meant to be!

Awesome!

That's just an all 'round great story! Congrats on the new ride!

nice