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June 2017

14K on Speedo

Riding June 29, 2017

Just clocked 14K on the 550 tonight. 2203 miles in just over a month. The bike is running great too!…

Repair
Third times a charm…..

Still battling with the right fork seal. Completely cleaned the lower fork tube with super fine steel wool this time around. Cleaned up one of the original fork seals to…

June 18, 2017
Gear
Installed Sport Wind-Screen

I guess I’m getting old. If I’m going on long distance rides with the CB 550 I need something to block some of the wind. I have a full plexi-glass…

June 1, 2017

This site is my own personal bike journal for lack of a better description.

It includes maintenance and fuel records along with some general rambling about my current biking activities.

I started riding almost 50 years ago when I was just 13. Before we had children, my wife and I, would take weekend and vacation trips on the bikes. At one time she was evening learning to ride on her own.

Unfortunately she developed health issues and the bikes went into storage for about 30 years.

In 2017 I started working to get them "Back on the road again..." It had been so long, I had forgotten the pure joy of riding!

Now I'm trying to make up for lost time before I'm too old to enjoy the thrill of the open road.

June 2017

14K on Speedo

Third times a charm…..

Installed Sport Wind-Screen