So to add more to the story of this bike for some reason...
The build date of the bike is 7/75 - it's an early "C", #576.
I've mentioned before that the two previous owners of this bike kept meticulous service records.
The bike was purchased new in late 1975 in So. Carolina by the PO's Uncle.
The first record of service is 11/29/75 with an oil change at 253.5 miles with the trip meter reading 215.
The next oil change is in Jan '76 at 668 miles.
Thereafter the oil was changed every 1000 miles and all other maintenance activities listed.
(Everything! Tires, valve adjustments, filters, points, etc. etc.)
The records continue with dates until 7/78 with only maintenance and mileage listed until 7/79.
This is when the PO bought the bike from his Uncle.
From 7/79 until 8/86 the records continue with the same level of detail.
At that point the mileage was 38124.
This was the period the PO was in college and a little after until he got married.
(The PO told me he replaced the original mufflers with new OEM units some time in 80-82 but for some reason this
isn't listed in the records. Maybe because he said he changed the mufflers in the dealer parking lot!)
Then there's a gap until 6/95 with the mileage resuming at 38695.
This was point that the PO consigned the bike to his brother.
The records stop at 9/96 with the mileage at 40484 so the brother didn't ride it much.
Around 1998-99 the PO reclaimed the bike from his brother and relocated to Texas for a new job where as far as know the
bike sat in his garage for ~12 years under a cover after he drained the tank and carbs.
I got the bike from him in 2011 with the mileage at ~41407 where I let it sit until last year when I began the restoration.
So this bike spent ~25 years of its 41 year life off the road.
Over 30 years the bike was only ridden 3283 miles!
Anyway, it's fascinating to me to have all this documentation on this bike since so few of these old bikes come with any history at all.
Usually it's only though forensic archeology that you find out anything about an old bike's past.