Hey guys, my name's Ryan, and I'm drudging through the rainy weather out here in the Pacific Northwest, Portland Oregon. Well technically I live in Gresham, Oregon, but no one ever knows where the hell that is so I just say Portland 
Anyways, I just thought I would say hi. My current project is actually my first one ever. I bought an old '79 CB650 off of a buddy for $200 and I am rebuilding it into a cafe racer. I've never really worked with cars or motorcycles before, at least, not beyond standard maintenance, so this has been part building a sweet bike, and part massive learning experience. I've laughed, I've cried (mostly when striping and sanding parts in prep for painting), but it's been awesome so far. I'm going to make a thread detailing my project with some nice pics, but until then, what's up?
On a side note, who else here is a CB fan? Bonus points (and sympathy points) if you're a 650 fan. And who hails from the Portland area?
Anyways, I just thought I would say hi. My current project is actually my first one ever. I bought an old '79 CB650 off of a buddy for $200 and I am rebuilding it into a cafe racer. I've never really worked with cars or motorcycles before, at least, not beyond standard maintenance, so this has been part building a sweet bike, and part massive learning experience. I've laughed, I've cried (mostly when striping and sanding parts in prep for painting), but it's been awesome so far. I'm going to make a thread detailing my project with some nice pics, but until then, what's up?
On a side note, who else here is a CB fan? Bonus points (and sympathy points) if you're a 650 fan.
And who hails from the Portland area?
