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I was contacted by a guy I new in high school. He saw on Instagram that I had been working on bikes and other things. He wanted to know if I would be interested in a old bike his father had. It is a 1983 Honda Interceptor that he just wanted out of his shed. I never turn down something free or cheap so I agreed and gave him my number to give to his father. Really not thinking someone would just give a way a bike like that I figure the guy and the father were on two different pages, I figured I would never hear anything alts about it. About a month latter I get a call from the father we have a nice conversation and he tells me I would be the perfect person to give this bike too. The next night I hooked up the trailer and went in to town to pick it up. The guy is a little emotional as we are loading the bike up I know this is a big step for him. He bought this bike brand new, the year his son was born, it has 7000 mile on it and the last inspection sticker I see is 1988. He has had this bike in a shed for a long time. He tells me his wife has been after him to get rid of it for years. In 2013 the area was subject to major flooding I personally lost my house. The bike was under water for a half a day up to the battery box. I believe this is when it was brought back out in to the open for him. He fought me as I tried to give him a 20 dollar bill so he could go get a new title for me. he wanted nothing but a good home for it. We talked a little longer about bikes he had and he said good by, I paused and said I will be back but on the bike. I plan on restoring it to the best I can keeping the few scratches and such because you don't find 1 owner 7000 mile bikes that are 30 years old. I think I have one hell of a task ahead of me.