Ugly American, sunny disposition

[dariodesade]

so it would seem that for the bike i've chosen, all the experts are here in this forum, so i joined up! thanks for having me!!

had to sell my '75 CB550K late last year, and have been looking for more of an "around town" bike ever since. something smaller (so i can bring her inside when its cold), and simpler to work on (i can get two carbs in relative sync, but 4? strange alchemy there, and my deepest respect to those of you who can do it!). something i can teach the ladyfriend to ride, as she's keen to learn...
initially, i was looking into an XS250 (with mounting horror after every new thing i read), until this beaut' little SR came my way. moped-simple engine, fits perfectly through the kitchen door into the utility room...and only $500 USD!!
now, of course she has one or two things to address. smallish hole near the end of the header being the "big one" (if cutting just behind the hole, then reattatching the muffler is "big"), and other than that the 2-piece seat is a bit dodgy (and uncomfy to my...er...."manhood"), thats pretty much it! oh...missing the battery side-cover, which so far is about the only part i can't find for her...

about that seat...i'm wondering if anyone can tell me whether a seat from either the SR185 or the XS400 would bolt right up? i'm watching one of each on fleabay (same model year as mine), but i wanna be sure before i pull the trigger. i seem to recall that these bikes all shared the same frame, but i can't remember for sure where...

anyway...look for my many adventures on "Valentina" coming soon, as well as a glut of piccies (i'm something of a shutterbug). for now, here's a snap from the sales ad i found her in...



again, thanks for having me!

[Angel09]

Hi there, interesting intro, like the sunny disposition. You are a long way from Perth so I guess I wont see you cruising these streets. Hope you have some nice roads over there to navigate and your lady friend enjoys learning to ride.

[Sprint]

Hi dariodesade - welcome to the Zoo
You're in Indiana?

S.

[Roady]

gday yank...

[Arwon]

Welcome to PSB. That is one wierd arse looking seat on the bike looks like I has been extended for an Asian family of 5

[dariodesade]

haha, yes...that is definitely one of the odder looking seats i've ever laid eyes on...fortunately, its going away soon as i find a decent stepper!

yes...indiana USA is from where i rule, though not for long. i'm moving home to detroit. how f!?#ed up must a place be that one would rather move home....do DETROIT?!?!?

nice bike roads around here though. that i'll miss.

sadly, it will be quite some time before you see me tooling around perth...but its always been a dream of mine to visit, and i'd naturally be bringing a bike to get around on! until then, you'll have plenty of pics and vids...
plus, are any of us really all that far from one another, in this internet age?

[Princess deb]

Ugly with a sunny disposition... I always felt that PSB would lead me to my soul-mate...

If you don't get your seat-issues addressed here, start a thread in the General Bike Talk section with the model in the title, a lot of bike enthusiasts who read the GBT section don't read the Welcome thread. Happy hunting, Dario!

[Kristy]

Nice location description You'll fit in well with our circus forum members

[dariodesade]

Ugly with a sunny disposition... I always felt that PSB would lead me to my soul-mate...

If you don't get your seat-issues addressed here, start a thread in the General Bike Talk section with the model in the title, a lot of bike enthusiasts who read the GBT section don't read the Welcome thread. Happy hunting, Dario!

wow! just 3 posts, and i'm already being flirted with!!! have i mentioned before how very happy i am to be here?!?
will do on that seat question, if i don't hear back from the seller today...then again, a double seat for you and me....

Nice location description You'll fit in well with our circus forum members

thanks! just wait til you see my juggling act...
(location was originally going to be "untrustworthy snakes of assholery", but its kind of a mouthful, truer though it may be.)

[thegraeman]

Gday and welcome mate, you go onto my list of potentially decent Americans with a sense of humour, I think that makes 3 now!

[dariodesade]

thanks! we're not all bad, really...especially when you consider the deep chasm between "reality" and "reality tv"...
an aside...it would have to start snowing here the week i get a new bike. mama nature, love...i smirk at thee!

[Dubs]

Howdy

Welcome

Dubs

[unicycle]

thanks! we're not all bad, really

Welcome, there is always and exception to every rule I suppose. Plus, don't visit Perth, move here!

[dariodesade]

Welcome, there is always and exception to every rule I suppose. Plus, don't visit Perth, move here!:cool:

would be a dream come true! honestly, i've a feeling if i ever came to visit, i wouldn't be able to leave. like rockatansky before me, i'd just wander into the (anything but a) wasteland, never to return!

though i'd probably want something bigger than a two-fiddy yammy for that, wouldn't i...

[unicycle]

Its all about the journey, so why not take your time getting there?? 2fiddy of not.

[dariodesade]

well, long as my luggage rack/backrest from the ol' CB550 fits, i can take as long as i want!
and you're damn right...its all about the journey. but not any of steve perry's solo stuff...that was crap!

[unicycle]

yeah fuck that dude, what a rich arse douch bag!

[jjgres]

would be a dream come true! honestly, i've a feeling if i ever came to visit, i wouldn't be able to leave. like rockatansky before me, i'd just wander into the (anything but a) wasteland, never to return!

though i'd probably want something bigger than a two-fiddy yammy for that, wouldn't i...

D-desade,


You will want to stay. When you are getting ready to go to Oz, save yourself some trouble and clear up your business at home so you don't have to go back.

The WA boys have it good. Picture California with only LA and a few other small towns. And 36 million less people.

[unicycle]

LA? We don't have shops open past 6pm and forget weekend shoping lad. This is that, there, them, hic country compared to them LA city folk. But I get your point, HEAPS of land but no people, not bad in any case.

[jjgres]

LA? We don't have shops open past 6pm and forget weekend shoping lad. This is that, there, them, hic country compared to them LA city folk. But I get your point, HEAPS of land but no people, not bad in any case.

Uni,

That's quality of life. Our 24-7, shop til you drop, economy is pointless. They even put advertisements in the men's room urinals.