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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #30 on: March 29, 2019, 11:25:08 PM »
The sun was out today (rare in Manchestershire) so I took the CL450 out to Mossley, to buy excellent home made steak pie and chips from Alan & Viv's chippy, not because I needed to, but because I could :) The bike sang as it whizzed along and I had a big smile, it suddenly makes all those hours and £s I spent resurrecting another abandoned bike well worth it.

Parked up outside Mossley station:


Well done Dave - the CL450 looks awesome...

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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #31 on: March 30, 2019, 02:20:22 AM »
November 1969 was obviously a good month for Honda James, they built both our bikes that month, though I don’t know if in the same factory. Maybe someone here can tell us.

Notice the wall behind the CL450, the Victorians didn’t mess around with namby pamby cheap brick walls. I learned from a Fred Dibnah programme that the dimples in the middle of the huge stone blocks were for a kind of scissor clamp that they used to grip them when they were lifted into place. Now you know look out for them in any 19th Century architecture.
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« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2019, 09:29:23 AM »
The South Downs look stunning James and I do so miss riding around that area. Oh, the bikes not bad either 😀😀😀
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« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2019, 08:11:40 PM »
Nice ride out today nice and steady away.
Emley Moor mast.

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Up Holme Moss from Holmfirth and down the other side as there aren't many bigger hills about. Then back home up Woodhead.

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« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2019, 08:31:18 PM »
Nice ride out today nice and steady away.
Emley Moor mast.

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Up Holme Moss from Holmfirth and down the other side as there aren't many bigger hills about. Then back home up Woodhead.

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Great to see the 350F getting some decent miles on her..

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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #35 on: March 30, 2019, 08:40:52 PM »
Nice pics.

Just had a semi serious thought.
Anyone fancy a meet up.followed by a ride out?
I was thinking of meeting at Raven Cafe.nr Whitchurch.great breakfasts.then a ride into Snowdonia. Maybe another stop at Ponderosa
Date and time to be arranged

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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2019, 08:45:14 PM »
Nice ride out today nice and steady away.
Emley Moor mast.

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Castle Hill Huddersfield

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Up Holme Moss from Holmfirth and down the other side as there aren't many bigger hills about. Then back home up Woodhead.

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Great to see the 350F getting some decent miles on her..

I am enjoying it more and more James its like owning a Toy Poodle with the bark of a Rottweiler with that exhaust.  ;D

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« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2019, 08:52:18 PM »
Nice ride out today nice and steady away.
Emley Moor mast.

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Castle Hill Huddersfield

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Up Holme Moss from Holmfirth and down the other side as there aren't many bigger hills about. Then back home up Woodhead.

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Great to see the 350F getting some decent miles on her..

I am enjoying it more and more James its like owning a Toy Poodle with the bark of a Rottweiler with that exhaust.  ;D
How are you getting on with the tyres Chris?
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2019, 09:13:21 PM »
Nice ride out today nice and steady away.
Emley Moor mast.

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Castle Hill Huddersfield

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Up Holme Moss from Holmfirth and down the other side as there aren't many bigger hills about. Then back home up Woodhead.

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Great to see the 350F getting some decent miles on her..

I am enjoying it more and more James its like owning a Toy Poodle with the bark of a Rottweiler with that exhaust.  ;D
How are you getting on with the tyres Chris?

Fine really, even though they are a bit bigger than they should be. There is a 4.00x18 on the back and a 3.50x18 on the front. I have had no problems with them up to press, so will stick with them for now. Just that I am loath to change new tyres. Biggest problem was the front tyre catching the front mudguard but I adjusted that.   :)
I am running them hard though.
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #39 on: April 10, 2019, 07:21:39 PM »
Out in the same territory as Moorey was on Sunday, also back via Woodhead - I got another 50 miles on the CL450, up to 150 now. Outside Compo's Chippy (again!) in Holmfirth, met some classic Jap tiddlers. Interesting bikes, but a quiet bunch....



Today I stopped at a cash machine, only for a minute, so I wasn't too bothered about parking on a double yellow line. When I'd finished, I turned round and to my horror, there was the traffic warden walking around behind the bike to see the reg number. 'Don't see many of these around' he says, we then had a chat about the bike, and at no time were yellow lines mentioned! I wonder If I'd have got a bollocking or a ticket if I'd been on something less interesting.


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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2019, 10:52:27 PM »


   next wednesday.April17th is the start of the Cotswold Biker nite ride outs .

if your close to any of the venues ,live around Glouscestershire ,it well worth a ride out .check link for details


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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #41 on: April 17, 2019, 07:55:37 AM »
Stunning James!
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #42 on: April 17, 2019, 08:08:48 AM »
Great looking bike James as usual  8)
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #43 on: April 17, 2019, 01:42:07 PM »
Beautiful bike James  ;D

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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #44 on: April 17, 2019, 02:53:35 PM »
Lovely bike James. What a shame about the barrels having to be changed out, maybe a porus casting if you couldn't detect the leak from elsewhere?
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