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Dave B. Drove 4 Hours to Pick Up His Suzuki TC185 Dave and I had been conversing for some time about my available bikes. On a beautiful Saturday morning, Dave(on right) and his nephew Don drove up from Weirton West Virginia to look at my bikes. Both guys are engineers who can evaluate and appreciate great machinery. Don also is an experienced Enduro and Hare Scrambles rider, so Uncle Dave brought him along to give the bike a good mechanical once over. They were not disapointed, and the bike is now back in Dave's garage! Enjoy guys! |
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Bobby R. Drove 8 Hours From North Carolina To Pick up His Yamaha Bobby owns 7 other motorcycles including some current state of the art off road bikes, that he currently pounds the trails on. However, he just had to have the Yamaha CT 175 because it was just like one he had as a kid! As a quality control professional, he knows the value of an original condition Japanese enduro. He won't be tackling high mountain passes on this one, but he sure will be having fun tooling down to the Dairy Queen on a bike that will grab more attention than 10 Harleys. Enjoy Bob! |
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One is Finally Going to Ohio Eric is a fellow VJMC Member who lives in the Columbus Ohio area. We met at a recent Columbus show. He was on his way there when his Honda CA 95 finally gave up the ghost! As Eric is an avid Moto Giro rider in Vermont he had really put that poor little bike through motorcycle hell over the years. This CD 175 bike will be perfect for the Giro for him. It is a larger frame and has more displacement which should really help for those hills Out there! Lookout Vermont! |
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Why are most of my bikes going to California? Shown to the left is Todd. He is a decisive guy, he knows what he wants when he sees it. He had been watching my site for months, and we had exchanged emails about bikes he was considering purchasing.
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Sylvia and I started a dialog long before Christmas about my CB 360 I certainly don't mind taking the time for my customers to feel comfortable doing business long distance with me. She wanted to know about payment options, shipping, and title process. Emails, personal phone calls, references are all available to my potential customers.
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Donna Drove From St. Louis to Pick Up a Memory from the Past Donna had a CB 175 when she was younger and said she had always regretted selling it. She recently picked up the motorcycle of her dreams. It was way too cold and snowy to get a picture of the bike outstide. We loaded her bike up in a snowstorm. She trucked her way back home all by herself in some pretty lousy weather. See her note below. Happy to help, Donna! Hi David ,
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Frank Drove Over 400 Miles in the Driving Snow to pick up his very special Kawasaki AR 80. Not to mention the fact that he had to jump through hoops at Canadian Customs to take his beauty home. Frank is an engineer by trade and he knows rare quality when he sees it. Enjoy Frank! |
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Ingy Wants To Take His Back to Iceland! Attached is a picture of a native of Iceland, Ingy L. who is currently in Miami Florida studying film making. We had started a dialog some time ago about buying a bike. We were able to come up with the perfect combination for his needs, and I shipped him a beautiful little CB 100 last week. When it arrived, he couldn't wait for daylight to send me a picture. Maybe he will send us an oceanside shot with some Palm trees soon! Thanks Ingy and enjoy. |
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Kennen made a very long trip You really ought to get to know Kennen. What a neat young guy with a wide variety of technical knowledge. He spends 11 months a year as a crew member of a 150 foot luxury yacht that cruises all over the world. However, his real desire for the last few months had been over my bikes that he had seen on the internet. He took part of his vacation this week and drove over and picked up this nearly new Yamaha SR 250. Enjoy your vacation! |
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Brian Had Been waiting over 25 years for His! See his email below David,
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Bob Is The Advertising Director for the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club David; Here's a photo of the Yamaha Newport 50 I bought from you last month. She was 'as you described her' and came in the nick of time as gasoline just hit $4.60 a gallon here in California. The Yamaha owners manual claims 210 MPG and with only 2300 miles on her she's got many good days left and will save me a lot of gas $$$! I use it for short errands and going to my shop garage several miles away from home. What's the old saying' they're only original once!' Thanks again for your efforts in co-ordinating the shipment and recommending uship.com to save us even more $$$. Regards, Bob Billa |
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Tim F is from the San Francisco area I can't remember which of the two I spoke with first. It was a rare coincidence to find that Tim and Paul, shown below were located less than 15 miles apart in the San Francisco area. They each had contacted me independently within a few days of each other about different motorcycles I had. As a matter of fact when one called, so quickly after another, I said, "Didn't I just speak with you a few minutes ago about... Here is Tim with his Honda CB 450. I shipped this bike and the bike below with the same carrier. |
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Paul R. is from the San Francisco area too! When I first started speaking with Paul, he was mostly concerned with how to get the bike all the way to California safely. I work with many shippers. In this case Paul and a friend Tim ended up contracting with a company to ship two bikes. They got a good price and received their bikes safely and quickly. Here he is on his "new" CB 400F. Soon he will be riding the world's crookest street located in San Francisco. Have fun Paul. |
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Clint S. drove all the way from St. Louis to pick up his CB 350. Clint recently finished his tour of duty in the US Army. Thanks for your service to our country Clint!He is just getting back into motorcycling. His friend's Dad had a CB 350 years ago, and Clint felt this would be a great nostalgic way to get started. |
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Monica has wanted a classic Japanese motorcycle for a long time. As Computer Animation Expert, she really appreciated the styling and panache that a bike of this era provides. However, she didn't know much about them and had to buy one from someone she felt comfortable with and could trust. Even though she was several hundred miles away, she came to look. Here she is headed home with her super cool 1973 Honda CB 175. |
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Glyn, who is from the UK, bought both a Yamaha 200 and a Super 90. I had them shipped to him in California. See his note below Hey David,
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Bill and son William III from Cincinnati picking up their prize. Bill said that "everyone" had a little Honda in his neighborhood when he was growing up in the 1960's. Bill, a drag racing champion has very fond memories of hill climbs in Oregonia. His love of small Hondas must have gone through the DNA as he said that William III absolutely would not settle for anything other than this little Honda classic. Happy riding!
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Barry L. drove all the way from Toronto Canada to pick up this beauty. He is a collector of some very exotic and rare bikes including the Honda GB 500 and a very limited production Honda RC 30. Now he has added a collectors grade CB 160 to his stable. I can also tell you that I have never seen someone so precise in his packing. He bubble wrapped the bike BEFORE he put the tarp on! Happy Riding Barry. David,
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Pat had been looking for a AC 50 Suzuki for over 27 years. It was his first bike. Here is a copy of an email I received from him recently: David:
Here is Pat riding his Suzuki at the "True Grits" 50cc ride in Georgia. |
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Chuck N. had bought his son a brand new Honda MR 50 in 1974. He told me that it made for wonderful family entertainment and a very successful racing career. He saw my MR 50 on the web page and contacted me. Chuck wanted it but was concerned how to get it to Clearwater, Florida. I connected him with some shipping options and he selected a www.uship.com carrier. It was picked up on a Wednesday and here you see Chuck sitting on it the very next day!
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Jim P. had almost given up ever finding a Honda CL like the one he grew up on. He had always lamented selling it when he bought a car. He came all the way from central Minnesota to pick this one up. I asked him for a sitting picture. Hopefully he will be able to compare it to an old picture with a similar pose taken at age 14. |
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Phillip and Diane of the Biloxi, Mississippi area, drove north and picked up TWO bikes-- A Honda CL 175 and a Yamaha RD 200. Phillip is a long time enthusiast who has owned a number of classic bikes over the years, and knows a great buy when he sees one. We had started an email dialog some time ago as Phillip has a management position on an off shore drilling rig far into the Gulf of Mexico and works a two week shift. They are great people who made a mini adventure of driving far into Yankee country to pick up the bikes of their dreams. Phillip and Diane have a safe trip back, and stay on the high ground! |