I finally managed to find and bring home a bike, a 1974 CB550. This has been years in the making. The stars had to align to make this happen. I found a killer deal on the bike. Some people on the forums find these bikes for $300 - $400, and while I didn't get this one for that cheap, it was still attainable. This picture is from the original ad.
The guy took a deposit from me, as he was still waiting on a title to come through the South Carolina DMV. Giving him the deposit was the best move I could have made. He had over 70 hits on the bike in the three weeks that it took me to pick it up from him, and two of which were offering more money.
Lester, the guy I bought it from, obviously didn't do this for the money. Lester is a super friendly guy and he was excited to sell me my first bike. He was a huge motorcycle nut, he has owned over 2,500 motorcycles. He had so many cool stories. I could have hung out with him for a couple of hours just listening to them all.
I'm leaving town for a week today so I won't be able to start work on the bike until next week. I am so exited to finally have a motorcycle! Here's a picture of the bike being introduced to its new home.
This blog is going to be used to record my experiences and time spent rebuilding This bike. I have a lot of ideas for this blog and it will be taking direction soon. Blog posts should be relatively frequent.
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