Tom works to bob his 1973 Honda CB350 GL Supersport motorcycle. It's backwoods fun, pert-near.

Monday, November 9, 2009

I Got Shafted, Twice


Man is time flying.

I ended up buying two more bikes. One is a 1979 Yamaha 850 triple Special, the second is a 1980 Yamaha 750 triple Special. 

Both have sat for two or more years.

Both have dead batteries,fuel in the crank, and a whole was list of bits and pieces needed to complete them. The 850 was purchased as a parts bike for the 750 then the previous owner decided to stop riding for the time being. Along comes Tom and walla, I couldn't leave the little guys out in the cold.

These bikes are shaft drive which will make bobbing them interesting. I've found a few examples of shaft driven bobbers, but have not fallen in love with any yet.

I'm interested in getting these bikes on the road for as little out lay of cash as possible. My goal is under 1,000 each. Thats a finished bobber for 1,000. I'm not sure if that should include the title transfer or not. What do you think?