tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post4616695233225016324..comments2024-03-18T17:58:40.089-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: 1971 CB500Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-64863870434496702172022-01-31T07:12:47.468-05:002022-01-31T07:12:47.468-05:00I think this is the bike whose short range was lam...I think this is the bike whose short range was lamented by Peter Egan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-35069220044100226012021-10-08T22:03:17.565-04:002021-10-08T22:03:17.565-04:00Yup, beautiful pipes; and the first-year (I think)...Yup, beautiful pipes; and the first-year (I think) green-and-black paint knocks me out to this day. Something broader though, the proportions overall, were less brutal/more handling-centric than the 750. Just my seemingly inexhaustible two cents' worth.<br />ratsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-34115343673583788732021-10-08T09:14:36.780-04:002021-10-08T09:14:36.780-04:00I lusted after that bike for about 30 minutes, I s...I lusted after that bike for about 30 minutes, I still like the styling of the pipes. My focus changed to the 400F.. I have never owned either one.Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-37305293312410426762021-10-08T06:27:16.080-04:002021-10-08T06:27:16.080-04:00My first bike was a brand new '73 CB500 in ora...My first bike was a brand new '73 CB500 in orange metal flake (I wanted the candy gold, but it was unavailable in '73). Rode it out to Tofino and camped on the beach, good memories.<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085089656901860230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-86625212591737871942021-10-07T23:12:40.334-04:002021-10-07T23:12:40.334-04:00I bought one in 1972(a 71 model) really enjoyed it...I bought one in 1972(a 71 model) really enjoyed it although my ownership was fairly brief(no money of course). A few years later I bought a used 750 and had that for about 8 years until I decided bikes were no longer us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-56269197328907687602021-10-07T22:52:32.690-04:002021-10-07T22:52:32.690-04:00I got a set of those 550 Four shock off eBay a few...I got a set of those 550 Four shock off eBay a few days ago for no reason except that they were super cheap. I didn't know that was Bo Derek. MARSHALL OVERCLOTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933326266550672626noreply@blogger.com