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Thursday, August 04, 2005
	Success...of sorts The Honda CB450 has officially moved under its own power! After installing the salvage speedo and tach, putting the new battery in place, and filling her with some fresh petrol, the lights were tested and Lori cranked her over. After some coaxing, and a little fiddling with the choke (which in not quite as sophisticated as what we have today), things sort of smoothed out. However... and of course there had to be an "however"... there seems to be a lot of smoke. This may be due to the fact that it has not run in so long (please don't let it be the rings). Keeping it running was also a challenge. The battery is going to need a good solid charge as I ran it down tonight. With that in mind. Let's not have any romantic illusions about kick-starting. I tried that. The bike fell over on me. Fortunately, I can officially say that it is not as heavy as my Shadow. Once things ran a bit smoother, I hopped on and out the driveway I went. Boy, can we say power. This is relative as it is only a 450, BUT, on a 250 lb machine. You do the thrust-to-weight ratio math. Of course, it was an impulsive drive in my shorts and sandals. With the bohemian footwear, shifting the four speeds was not done any justice. Steering and breaking was very good. A different drive than my low-saddled 750. I felt as if I was sitting waaaay up there and leaned over a bit. Now I know what you crotchers feel like. All in all, it looks hopeful. The horn does not work and the break light only comes on when you step on the rear break (that may be how it is supposed to be). She just may need to get out and have a run. A tune up is in order I think though I don't think I would handle that on my own. Crooked River may get a chance to work on something older than usual. Posted by C.L. Smith @ 9:25 PM email post 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home

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