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[Dave]

congrats heather! Arent old hondas great?

[Scot]

Awesome. With me, firing up an old bike that has been sitting for a long time is almost spiritual. I start thinking about what was going on the last time it cycled air through it's carbs. Several years ago my father in law and I acquired a Matchless G80. 53ish i think. The last time that thing was on the road was when the Beetles were in full swing.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Scot

Awesome. With me, firing up an old bike that has been sitting for a long time is almost spiritual. I start thinking about what was going on the last time it cycled air through it's carbs. Several years ago my father in law and I acquired a Matchless G80. 53ish i think. The last time that thing was on the road was when the Beetles were in full swing.

Absolutely. This one was parked when my husband was born in 1982. I was thinking about how different my in-laws lives were at 21 and 22 than mine and my husband's at that age. They were having a baby, just got married and parked a 5 year old bike and never thought about it again until that babies wife asked for it 27 years later.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Dave

congrats heather! Arent old hondas great?

Thanks! Yeah, this thing has had some serious jimmy rig things done to it that we keep finding. Considering my father in law was the last one to have it running and he was 22 when he parked it, it's simply miraculous that this thing wasn't toast.