Hello All From Not So Sunny S. Florida

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    Hey everyone, Scott here sometimes known as "Aced It" on other forums. I'm 53, I don't care for long walks on the beach, screw Pina Coladas (I'll have a whiskey please), and I'm a Honda freak. That is all.

    ... Haha, well I have a bit more to say still.

    As I type this we are still under a Tropical Storm Warning but we we're still concerned about the eye of Hurricane Dorian being only 125 miles directly east of where we live in West Palm Beach. We are a few miles in from the coast, so that's a plus. I am a native Floridian and have survived many storms, including Andrew in '92 where I had an apartment only 10 miles north of devastated Cutler Ridge. That was not a fun event. Which brings to mind that all my thoughts are with the Bahamian islands right now that had Dorian whip through as a category 5. Be that as it may, we seem to have skirted disaster and will have to ride out the next couple days with some wind and rain. I feel extremely blessed.

    Where to start. Well, I'm a motor head. I grew up around hot-rods and custom cars. I owned a speed shop and managed a race team in the late 90's into the early 2000's. I love bikes and I love customizing as a hobby. I recently acquired a 2006 Honda VFR Interceptor to add to my stable. There's a story behind how it came to me, but first I add that my other rider is my custom '91 Honda Shadow VLX. I also have several customs in process but they have slowed due to life changes in the past couple years and current situations. Those include a 1980 Honda CB750, a 1978 Yamaha XS750 kicker, and a comissioned 1978 Honda GL1000 Goldwing that I'm building for a friend. Nothing is going fast here, other than the VFR, lol. A few past customs I'm proud of are my 2003 Honda ACE 750, a 1982 Honda CB900, a 1998 Suzuki Intruder 800, a restoration of a 1982 Honda Magna V45, etc, etc, etc. And I've had plenty of other scoots in the past too.

    Okay, to the story of how the VFR became mine. About 5 years ago a young neighborhood friend called me and said that a friend of hers was having trouble with his scoot. She asked if I'd mind helping him, and I agreed of course. Since then I've done a lot of work on this young man's bikes and have treated him like a son. He's an awesome kid that I've seen graduate high-school and go on to becoming a UPS driver making $30 an hour. He's a go-getter in life, believes strongly in family and friends, and I'm proud of that. I've never considered charging him for any work, although I bought his 1998 Suzuki Intruder (yes, same one from above) when he lost all oil and blew the engine.

    A few weeks ago he comes to hang out and help me a bit with the GL1000 build. He shows me a picture on his phone of a 2001 Yamaha FZ1 and asks what I think. I said it was a cool bike, but he better not be thinking of selling his '84 Honda Sabre V65 (beautiful bike). He said of course not and said he thought about it for me. My reply was that I was not in a state right now to purchase another bike. He then proceeds to tell me he wanted to do something nice for me. After some time of me trying to talk him down, he told me to get over it and let's start looking. Damn, I mean DAMN! I've never had anyone do something like this for me. He said it was for those years of me working on his bikes, from maintenance to overhauls, and never asking for a dime. Fast forward, I found the Interceptor. It's a one-owner bike, 68K miles but fully maintained with all service records, Two-Brothers exhaust, excellent Michelin Pilot tires, smoked windscreen and I believe that's all. Since I acquired her I eliminated the plastic rear plate hanger, removed the intake snorkel, completed the PAIR and flapper mod, and lowered the rear via the triangle method and front. She's ready to go as a daily as soon as this weather gives up!

    Okay, here's a few pics, VFR and some others... 20190816_185425.JPG 20190902_185157.JPG 20181229_152900.JPG 20181229_152717.JPG 0409160958a.JPG 576e7f1c-8905-43ac-a46c-da2c45092b16.JPG 20170426_162223.JPG Magna2.JPG 20180819_162308.JPG 20190712_162753.JPG
     
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    ... and a few others from my past:
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    Forgot the current state of the XS750...
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    Hi it looks like you have been busy over the years with your bikes, I like the green one with the flames, where about in Florida are you?, my sister married an American in the early 90's and moved from the UK to near Destin in Florida, lovely lovely place, most people here in the UK haver never heard of it and hope to be going out there via Austin in Texas for the 2021 Moto Gp, hope the weather is not too bad for you at the moment as it looks like the Bahama's have copped it with the hurricane
     
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    I try to keep busy for sure. The "green" one with flames is my baby. I shot her with House of Kolor Dark Metal Flake Gold, but lightly over a black base which gave it that greenish hue. I have build threads for most of my bikes, especially that one. If you have time, https://www.hondashadow.net/threads/my-road-to-bob.185314/. Sorry admins if the link isn't allowed, but it's not for promotion only reference. I'm in Lake Worth Florida which is just south of West Palm Beach. Destin is up in the panhandle of FL and nowhere near me. Yes, we have been spared the absolute brunt of Dorian thankfully, although it's stationary position has been very worrisome. Still waiting for it to shoot northward.

    Here's a closer view of the paint on the VLX. It's from last year when we lived in South Carolina (moved for work, and then back to FL). This was also before I installed the brass 1914 Cadillac headlamp.





    PS - This is how I bought her. $600 and I still paid too much. Poor girl.
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