Last fall, I found a 1982 Honda CM450C up for sale for $450. Of course, the guy selling it thought it was a Nighthawk, and didn't seem to know what he was talking about, but I went to take a look anyway. As it turned out, while he was kind of clueless, he DID have a good mechanic, so it was in reasonably good shape for a 30 year old motorcycle.
After some closer inspection, I bought it. I knew at the time that the front brake probably needed some work, and a few other things were going to need maintenance, but it seemed OK. (Spoiler: It actually is, though it needs more work than was originally obvious.)
I paid for it, put the plate off my Honda Rebel on it, and drove it home. On the way, I discovered that the brake REALLY needed work, so did the clutch, and the speedometer just didn't work at all. It's not too inaccurate below 20mph, but above that there's basically no connection to reality. Right.
After assorted other trials and tribulations (it turned out the title wasn't quite so clear as it looked like it was), the thing was finally registered, insured, and legal to ride... in late November. In Massachusetts. *sigh* Well, seasons change, and now I can get to work on the thing...
Anyway, here's the bike, with the addition of a small windscreen I had available...
Looking pretty good for 30 years old!
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