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    What did I see today?

    07-30-2012 09:23 PM #1
    Kicking myself for not taking a picture of this bike, and I had my phone with me...but. Ok, it was a Honda, that much I know. V-Twin, shaft drive, Kind of a dirt tracker look going on with it, low, flat bars. Wasn't a cruiser bike. And it was small. A good bit smaller than my Suzuki VX800. Vintage I would guess would be around mid 80's. Anyone have any idea of what I was looking at?
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    07-30-2012 09:30 PM #2
    nvm...found it. Honda Ascot 500...

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    07-30-2012 10:09 PM #3
    Looks like it uses a shadow vtwin motor. (without looking at wikipedia....)
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    07-31-2012 07:26 AM #4
    Have I gotten so old that it make me sad to hear that an 80s bike is called 'vintage' Kinda like hearing AC/DC on the oldies station
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    07-31-2012 07:38 AM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Silly_me View Post
    Have I gotten so old that it make me sad to hear that an 80s bike is called 'vintage' Kinda like hearing AC/DC on the oldies station
    umm...not how it was intended...It's vintage as in it's age...
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    07-31-2012 08:19 AM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Knock Sensor View Post
    Looks like it uses a shadow vtwin motor. (without looking at wikipedia....)
    It uses a majority of the Shadow's parts. Same service manual for both bikes.
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    07-31-2012 08:52 AM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by EdRacer71 View Post
    umm...not how it was intended...It's vintage as in it's age...
    You aren't helping!
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    07-31-2012 01:39 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Silly_me View Post
    You aren't helping!
    ha ha. you're old !!!!


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    07-31-2012 01:51 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by TBT-Syncro View Post
    ha ha. you're old !!!!


    don't feel bad....so am I
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    08-03-2012 11:07 AM #10
    Where did you see it? I picked mine up a month ago and have done some major overhaul to it...waiting for my Kenda street knobbies to get here and she's done (well, that and the retro seat cover and retro tail light and...) ...mine is black, BTW.
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    08-04-2012 05:13 AM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by D-Tung View Post
    Where did you see it? I picked mine up a month ago and have done some major overhaul to it...waiting for my Kenda street knobbies to get here and she's done (well, that and the retro seat cover and retro tail light and...) ...mine is black, BTW.
    This was in Providence down near East Side Marketplace and it was a white one. It did have street tires on it.
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