Well, I did this a while ago and it's time again! I have had nothing but love for my 450 and 300....so little issues, not worth mentioning...nothing has ever broken....> 10K miles on the 300 and >4.5K miles on the 450 now....I have not run the 450 in the dark so I fixed the glowing pipe 
So here is where we are......I love my 450....a LOT. That said, I'd been thinking lately about selling her while she's kicking ass and getting something more "conventional" like a CRF 230F or L (we had both in the past) so that if it breaks I might actually be able to fix it both in terms of money and complexity.
Well, Helen and I had to find our marriage license to prove we are married for our insurance (thanks, you POS BHO) that we've had for 15 years......
In the process I found pictures I had taken of Helen when she was about 17-18 at the beach. We went on our first date when she was 16. I made my living as a film processor/printer back then.
HOLY SH*T!!!!!!! I had forgotten just what a knockout she was. The fact she chose me was AMAZING. Make no mistake, she's still a good looking woman but she's almost 60 now, not 17. She was long, lean and tight and very pretty. She still is to me and always will be. We've been married 35 years this year and lived together for 2 before that. I love her with all my heart. She will never see this.
Now, why did I relate that? Well, because I had an epiphany.......I never thought a single time about trading my wife because she was aging and not the "babe" I married but she's been my baby most all my life. She will die one day and a part of me will die as well.
The epiphany was that I love my 450 so why should I worry about the future? I will treasure her as long as I can and the same goes for my beloved Helen.
Ed
So here is where we are......I love my 450....a LOT. That said, I'd been thinking lately about selling her while she's kicking ass and getting something more "conventional" like a CRF 230F or L (we had both in the past) so that if it breaks I might actually be able to fix it both in terms of money and complexity.
Well, Helen and I had to find our marriage license to prove we are married for our insurance (thanks, you POS BHO) that we've had for 15 years......
In the process I found pictures I had taken of Helen when she was about 17-18 at the beach. We went on our first date when she was 16. I made my living as a film processor/printer back then.
HOLY SH*T!!!!!!! I had forgotten just what a knockout she was. The fact she chose me was AMAZING. Make no mistake, she's still a good looking woman but she's almost 60 now, not 17. She was long, lean and tight and very pretty. She still is to me and always will be. We've been married 35 years this year and lived together for 2 before that. I love her with all my heart. She will never see this.
Now, why did I relate that? Well, because I had an epiphany.......I never thought a single time about trading my wife because she was aging and not the "babe" I married but she's been my baby most all my life. She will die one day and a part of me will die as well.
The epiphany was that I love my 450 so why should I worry about the future? I will treasure her as long as I can and the same goes for my beloved Helen.
Ed
