Hi every one.
My name is Tom...Thomas...Thos..called many things...and worse! I have in my possesion a 72 Honda cb 500/4,K1
I am cursed with the ownership of a BSA Plunger fitted with a 6T Triumph motor & KH 250 Kawasaki front end, & before all the purists come round to burn me at the stake...it was like that when I bought it !
I found the Honda for sale in the local magazine, it had been stored in a damp cellar in Sheffield for the past twenty five years. It was in boxes but all the brightwork was shot. I never intended to rush the restoration and didn't intend a pristine bike at the end , tidy & usable will do. I like the bike simply because it has survived, It is a UK bike & I am in the fourth year of ownership. I am amazed at the availability of spares for the "old" Honda range. I am just rebuilding the wheels on mine with new rims & spokes, I have had the spokes chromed as they retain that new look longer than the standard finish. I have run the motor on the bench with the coils wired up to a battery and the carbs piped up to a small tin containing petrol, sweet. I have always found that the worst part of the mechanical side on any restoration is the residue left in the carbs when the fuel goes stale and leaves a kind of varnish behind.I hope to be on the road next summer with the Honda.I left the ownership of the Suzuki TL1000R to the end as I'm not sure if I ride it, aim it ,or just hang on to it. Its a hell of a machine that was never developed to its full potential , a bit like the British bike industry, ooohh getting political .
Any way HI.
Tom
