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Why I bought a Honda CB Sevenfifty.
Written by Martyn King.
I used to have a Kawasaki ZZR600, thought it was the Dogs Danglies. Unfortunately
a myopic car driver decided to kill it for me and in the process break my foot..
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The death of a ZZR
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The insurance money came through and it was time to look for a new ride. I fancied
a Ninja 600 or CBR 600 but couldn’t see any in my price range.
I looked round for a while, mates with cars providing a taxi service (cheerz guys),
and in my local shop (won’t mention the name as they gave me a crap time). I spied this big, black retro machine.
I knew straight away that it would be mine.
The bike in question, a Honda CB 750 F2 with 14k miles and looking like a minter.
I gave it a good coat of “looking at” and proceeded to clamber on board. This was a bit difficult as I had my foot
in plaster at the time. Anyhow, it fitted like a glove but I didn’t buy it right off. It took me a web search and
another two visits to “my” bike and a few questions to another owner before I did the deal. I didn’t even bother
with a test ride as I knew that it was the bike for me.
As luck would have it we decided that we got on with each other, I’ve ridden her
for 2500 miles in 7 weeks without any problems. Wish I could say the same about taking delivery, but that’s another
story.
I put a new rear tyre on and she thanked me by becoming even more obliging in the bends. Then it was time for the
16k service.
I dread this one; it’s usually expensive but this time I got a nice surprise,
only £109! I know that I could have done it myself but this is the first bike that I’ve had with a full service
history so I thought that I’d carry it on. It’s also the first bike I’ve had that came with the manual and previous
owners in single figures!
The service improved throttle response a bit. I reckon it was down to getting
the carbs balanced and vacced.
I’ve now customised my bike, i.e. stuck on some stickers, a small flyscreen and
fender extender on it and it’s getting to be more like me all the time. Except it’s a she and I’m a macho tattooed
biker bloke. :0)
Overall I like this bike a lot. If only it would accelerate a bit more aggressively then I would be in heaven.
Martyn
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