Did ya ever nick your dads bike and go for a sedate spin to the beach for ice-cream? has to be sedate, she's 60 years old now, runs like a watch. with loud exhausts coz' them internals have long rotted away :)
Think I'd better bring home some ice-cream.
I would probably murder you after you got home.
Beautiful bike though, I absolutely love older Hondas. What model is this one? I can't tell from the pic.
Hahahaha.
To be fair to OP, it sounds like he at least respects the bike, and treats it well. Maybe just a good beating. 😆
I love old bikes, back when it was simpler, no electronics (other than ignition system, though magnetos do "just work", you just don't have much juice to work with). Oh, and carbs are black magic, but at least on bikes they were pretty basic. No vacuum lines and emissions garbage to make them wonky.
Edit: looks like a CB450.
I love how tank pads were standard back then.
Cb450 blackbomber, lots of firsts for honda, 100mph, dohc, torsion valve springs, 1965.
It's restored, my dad loves this era of hondas, we have quite a few, another 450 is in the works, hopefully this time a 5 speed. Had a fun time barreling along back roads
I didn't get murdered, I came home bearing a galaxy ice-cream.
I love it. Tell your dad that some internet weirdo said it's absolutely gorgeous.
Hah, nice. My 1980 XR500 is a 5-speed. I kinda wish it had a 6th, but the top speed is already ~90MPH, and I don't think a big dirtbike has any business going that fast anyway.
Gifts of ice cream always go well with dads.