Recent content by geoffj66

Can get pretty cold - often below freezing. Alb is at 5000 feet elevation.

Thanks guys. I’m in Albuquerque - middle of the state. Was a chilly morning on the 60’s, warmed to 80’s by mid day.

Just a picture from this mornings ride.

I installed new BP7ES NGK plugs in my special today. Made quite a difference. She’s purring like a kitten now so went for a long ride. I love this bike.

Nice ride today on a beautiful morning. I love this bike!

I accept my nomination. I can post newer better photos of my bike as well. What a great group.

Funny you mention height of the handlebar. I believe this tall bar with a large turn in was stock for the special II? Anyway I really disliked the height and bend so I installed a stock repro regular handlebar. Here it is now and it’s much nice to ride and more comfortable to turn.

Thank you for the nice welcome. I am really enjoying this bike so far. I also have a '82 Honda CB650 Nighthawk. They are such different personalities for being about the same age. Indeed it is a new hobby, I do a lot of older cars so its not too different from that. So far I have...

Hi all. New here and new to XS’s and motorcycles in general. I just got this sort of rough 1981 Special. It’s a lot of fun to ride despite the number of things it needs. I’ll be reading a lot here to learn all I can as I work on it.