August BOM 2013

[Gorminrider]

Very Nice, Frank! It's really wonderful to see a beautiful '81 with the Original Owner still attached!

(...you can smell the Jealousy, eh? I will go to my grave pining for a bike I used to have, through my own weakness of character...)

[azr]

Great looking bike, a real work horse! one of my favorite colours as well. Can't say many people own a vehicle that long, well done.

[Bass Man]

azr, Gorminrider, thanks for the props! I wish that I could take all of the credit for holding on the Ol' Blue for so long, but there was more than one occasion when I was getting tired of having it in the garage, and considered selling. My wife talked me out of it every time, saying that I might want to ride again someday. She's a saint!

Gorminrider, thats a great idea for a thread on these forums, "The Bikes I Used to Have"! For me, it's the Honda 90, remember the ones with the white fairing down low? Took the fairing off and used it as a trail bike, what a blast! I was 12 or 13. Wish I had her today..

Cheers!

[2BRacing]

Congratulations on BOM! My favourite colour is blue. However, we did not get that colour combo here in South Africa. I am also the original owner of a '81 850.

[Bass Man]

2BRacing, I just looked back at the April '09 photo of your BOM, sweet machine! Glad to hear of another OO 81 850 out there... a rare breed indeed!

Cheers!

[harley10]

Very nice bike indeed ,impressive to own a bike that long,Brian

[Bass Man]

,impressive to own a bike that long,Brian

Thanks, Brian! Like I said, I owe it in part to the wife. Wait a minute, I just realized, I married her the same year, hey...maybe there's a connection...

Cheers!

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Nice bike! I bought my GS1000E new in '79 and still have it too.

[Bass Man]

Thanks Kieth! I'm impressed; OO '79! Lots of good miles on that one, I'm sure...

[gsgeezer]

Frank: I really love your bike, especially the color!

The 850's (my first GS was an '82 850, I bought from my nephew Dan) are one of my favorite bikes of all time and it's cool that your son was involved in the resto.

[Bass Man]

gsgeezer, thanks, man! She's a beauty indeed! Never really appreciated how solid the 850's are until I started riding again. Seems like we've aged together. Definitely not the bike for pure, unadulterated speed or nimble handling, but solid in all the areas where it counts.

Cheers!