Ok, as Paul Harvey would have said, "Now for the rest of the story." My Friend had a friend, back in the day, he worked with. His friend bought the bike new and had the faring and rack installed by the dealership when he bought it. He added the box later. The guy passed away from cancer back when. The bike sit up for years and finally my friend bought it from his buddies widow. He replaced a muffler ( that took forever to locate) , Had the Honda shop clean and rebuild the carbs, new throttle cable and this and that. He put not quiet 3,000 miles on it before parking it in 2014. He only rode it on the back roads. He said his friend never drove it over 55 mph. This guy is honest. I believe him. When I found him, he had dug the bike out, added fresh gas, put it on the charger. He started telling me what was wrong where and pointing out rust... Wanted to start it for me...I said not necessary. Total miles on this bike, (hold on to something) 7,885.9 miles!
I bought it. It came with new clutch cable, seals, bike cover and a Clymers. Lot of rain coming so we agreed I'd pick it up next week in better weather.
A blind pig does find an acorn every so often. Even the wife is happy and she don't like nothing! Next week after I get it home I'll take a pix before and after I get it cleaned up.
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