CBR 1000F "Hurricane" 1987-1996 CBR 1000F

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Old 04-16-2010, 05:57 PM
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hey guys ,

strangest thing happened to me last week and this week, as you know i gought this Huricanne 3 years ago, well a fork seal let me go a week ago, got the parts and sent it to my favorite shop, ( i would have done it myself but dont have a spring compressor). Anyway i got and pick up the bike on monday and the ownwer tells me, well you have amde a guy happy today!
Was wondering why he said that, turns out that after finishing th work on the bike he parks it outside, and this guys coomes to get his bike tune, tuns around the bike, looks excited, comes in ask him where the owner is, goes back outside look at the bike , touches it and smiles!

turns out this guy is the original owner of the machine whom bought it in 1988!

wow, anyway i always thought it was in good contition and the owner of the shop was telling me, if this guys is the original owner , your bike could not start better in life!


Anyway go tot the local bike night on Wednesday, and I park , this bike comes and parks besides mine, a cbr1100xx, it is Phil the original owner, we talk for about an hour and i learned about the bike and got some interesting details.Turnes out the bike was sold to the guy i bought it from

Fun to know where the bike is comming exactly! He even sent me picks, he and his girlfriend had bought two hurricanes, same year same colour... anyway, proof of what goes around goes around.



Anyway , we are supposed to go for a ride.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 06:04 PM
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That is awesome, Carl!! I wonder what the chances are of that happening?
Weird.
I think it's cool that he has a 'Bird, too.....
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 06:05 PM
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That's very cool & very rare for the 2 of you to meet.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 06:44 PM
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I bet the original owner was pleased to see it in such good nick
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 07:39 PM
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Pretty neat thing that Carl, I wonder if the second one is still alive.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 10:48 PM
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That is so cool Carl.
To be able to here about your 'Cane back in the day, and feel proud to be able to tell the original owner about the 'Cane and how it is now.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 10:59 PM
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I'd love to find the original owner of my bike.
Great story Carl
 
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:24 AM
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[I]will post the picture of then versus the now later on
 




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