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  Bike: 1985 Honda VF700F Interceptor, purchased 10/24/97 from Dave Marascio of Norwood, MA.
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2001 - Bike started up like a champ in mid-April and I rode it into 1030 Mass Ave a few times (I could stash it in the garage!) but riding into Cambridge isn't much fun.
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2000 - Didn't treat the bike well over the winter. Battery froze so I got a new one at Pep Boys. By that time Milwaukee Iron had run out of inspection stickers. After 6 weeks of waiting for them to get more they failed the bike because it was leaking fork fluid on the front brakes. I had to get the front forks rebuilt and Artie's mechanic quit so I didn't get on the road until July. Did a bunch of commuting to Waltham where I was consulting. The bike does pretty well on 128.
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Another year, another battery. This year the turn signal switch is pretty balky. You've really got to fiddle around with it to make it signal a left turn. Also the left rear turn signal lamp has fallen off and is hanging by the wires. The bike is really starting to look like crap. Unfortunately I'm not drawing a paycheck so I doubt I'll be able to do much about it.

2002-08-07 - rode out to a friend's house is Stow and back. On the way out went rt 128 to rt 2 (boring, boring) then through Stow center, a very pretty town center. One of my friends said "looks like it sat outside for a while" and he's right, it does. Took route 117 on the way back - a very nice ride through Lincoln into Waltham. Mostly two-lane, not too many stop lights.

2001

Bike started up like a champ in mid-April and I rode it into 1030 Mass Ave a few times (I could stash it in the garage!) but riding into Cambridge isn't much fun.

2000

Didn't treat the bike well over the winter. Battery froze so I got a new one at Pep Boys. By that time Milwaukee Iron had run out of inspection stickers. After 6 weeks of waiting for them to get more they failed the bike because it was leaking fork fluid on the front brakes. I had to get the front forks rebuilt and Artie's mechanic quit so I didn't get on the road until July. Did a bunch of commuting to Waltham where I was consulting. The bike does pretty well on 128.

  The Halloween ride this year was a lot of fun. It started again at Rt. 128 station but went back through Canton to rt 135 then into Milton, through Readville, Dedham, Needham, and Norwood before ending up in Hyde Park. About 50 miles of riding on a great fall day, but I didn't hang around for the festivities afterward.
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1999 - lots of commuting to Kendall Square. No problems.
 
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lots of commuting to Kendall Square. No problems.

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Got a few miles riding under my belt. Weather was clear and not

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