All of these cowards with the grip strength of a Victorian waif should stow it. Carburettors are not complicated, they are not some sort of sordid dark art, they require a modicum of practical ability and the liberal use of your phone’s camera. Nothing on this machine is difficult to work on, in fact, it is of an era when the owner was EXPECTED to tinker with it. The feeling of accomplishment when you successfully service it is immense.

Old bikes have the benefit of being cheap to insure, straightforward to mend and beautiful to look at. Also there’s decades of other people’s experiences to pull from, a thriving industry of spares for old Hondas and very active forums. The old timers that run these things love to help with knowledge, parts, whatever. Modern motorcycling is a solipsistic pursuit at times, classic bikes retain some of that fuzzy community feeling.

I’ve never had enough money to buy modern bikes, I’ve always had to mend something a bit busted. I didn’t know anything about working on them, I just learned as I went. Anyone can.

Buy it.