Absolutely beautiful!
"but I think the attitude change that allowed me to buy it IS the answer." - it's almost impossible to have a bad day when your face (and sometimes unexpected parts as well, hehe) is in the wind.
Congrats on the purchase and getting back to riding. I've been tempted myself, especially when I get a chance to borrow the daughter-in-law's bike, because if it's in your blood, you never get over it.
Looking forward to reading about your adventures and seeing the pictures!
You well know about never getting over it. I've been riding about 55 years. I am so glad that I'm back in the wind.
Thank you. I really appreciate it!
Wow 55 years of riding. Amazing! Which was your first bike?
1964 Yamaha YG1KT. 80cc of pure excitement, :) For the record, it was RED.
I googled it, what a cool bike! Do you still have it? Many people always have an attachment for their "firsts"
It carried me quite a ways for a small two stroke. I learned a lot about wrenching from it and had a LOT of fun with it. It started my love of two wheels.
I finally wore it completely out, wasn't worth fixing any more. So I used the wheels to build a welding cart and it stuck with me for another 20 years. I'm sitting here smiling just thinking about it...
Oh how beautiful! We can always keep small parts of old stuff, just to remind us from where we have started. I also tend to do that, use the old and incorporate it into something new.