A year on two wheels

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 10/12/2018 at 17:52 • Filed to: None

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I just realized I’ve owned this for over a year. I mean, there was a gap there where some dickass co-opted it for a few months but... I still have the title and I have the bike back so #stillcounts. This is the second longest I have owned a vehicle, the longest being the NB at about 2 years.

CX500 plans:

New wiring harness

Fix leaky water pump mechanical seal

Disassemble carbs and replace bowl gaskets

Rejet to 80/120

Ditch airbox for pod filters

Add some sort of gauge cluster. Or at the very least a speedometer and water temp gauge.

Turn signals

New tires

Full custom-welded exhaust

Fiberglass tail section

Longer rear shock

Grease driveshaft bushings and replace rear-drive oil

Possible electric fan conversion

Custom seat

Paint engine, frame, tank, etc

upgrade front brake pads, replace rear shoes

Mercedes Streeter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/12/2018 at 18:02

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Mmmmm that bike remains all kinds of sexy! Makes me really really want to make bike #4 (previously occupied by a scooter I recently sold) a cafe racer. My girlfriend really wants to build one too so we could make it a couple’s project.

Happy anniversary on two wheels!

rockingthe2 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/12/2018 at 18:10

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I’ve had the luck to have a great friend who gave me a deal on a bike I simply couldn’t pass up, so I’ve spent much of this year on two wheels. Congrats to you, hopefully I’ll be able to move up to the bike I really want (Triumph Thruxton R) soon, and I’d like to get an older project bike myself afterwards , I’ve been looking at older Hondas like a Magna or CBX with a slight envy lately too.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/12/2018 at 19:37

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One year!!! Time for a turbo 'busa!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/12/2018 at 21:05

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HAYABUSA MOTHER F-ER!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/12/2018 at 21:11

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Busas are shockingly easy bikes to ride.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > rockingthe2 10/12/2018 at 21:12

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Magnas are great. Shockingly easy to work on considering the complexity of a V4 and the power is really approachable. V65s have weak second gears, though. If you like tearing down engines to component parts and putting them back together again it’s like $14 to buy a replacement part for a V65, buy a cheap V65 with no second gear, and fix it yourself.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/12/2018 at 21:44

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Panigale V4 then!

rockingthe2 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/14/2018 at 19:32

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I’m pretty sure if I bought either of those two bikes I would ride them once, tear them apart, and rebuild them over the course of the next year.