Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall

[Bryanj]

Worth checking cam chain tensioners, they were known to stick, rocker gasket is pricey and you need a tube of evostick and at least 2 Honda "Blue" books to fit one

[royhall]

The container has landed in Liverpool and has cleared customs. Steeles Haulage are delivering it to Barrow on Monday (hopefully). I have had the import bill from Billy at Furnace Motorcycles (who are the agents) for Nova, VAT, VAT deferment?, and delivery to my home address for a total of £300.79p. So to buy the bike with door to door service plus all charges comes to a total of £1800.79p. Not too bad, and the service from Flashback Enterprises and Billy has been first class. Just got to see what the bike itself is like now.

[Sesman]

Out of pure interest, Roy. What’s a realistic budget to restore that to an Excellent, but not concours standard?

[royhall]

Probably around 7k including the bike. But that's building the engine myself.

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[heli_madken]

Nearly there!!

Next stage is for Billy to unpack all the bikes from the container, he sent me a few pictures they where well crammed in -
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I think it took about a week for me to get the bike once Billy took delivery.

I was like a big kid the day it arrived I couldn't wait to get at it.

[Johnny4428]

I’m probably £7k in and I’m nearly finished, doing engine rebuild and painting tank and side panels myself. Definitely not less than that plus bike cost, which in my case was £17500 delivered to Orkney from Flashback.

[MCTID]

Seeing the Timber packaging inside that container reminded me of a QA/QC job I had many years ago.

We were sending some Ingersoll Rand Compressors out to Thailand where they were going to be used out in the jungle. These were BIG Compressors and the Timber Crates were about the size of a large Garage. The Specifications for the Timber Packaging were a bit bizarre and called for some significant treatment against Termite (and other exotic creepy crawly bugs) Infestation.

We were used to this kind of stuff, but in this case we found it all a bit OTT as once the Compressors were unpacked, the Timber Packaging would be discarded anyway. But the Customer is always right - especially when they are paying for it !

Some weeks later, our Service and Commissioning Engineers oversaw the Compressors being installed on site and everything went well and we had yet another satisfied Customer........they sent us some photos from site and also some pictures of the Timber Crates - which had since become home to a couple of Families !!!

[royhall]

Well I was hoping to say the 750K5 has arrived but sadly it hasn't. The container arrived in Barrow 2 weeks ago and the only contact with Billy (the agent) has been an email request for the import money that was paid immediately. Billy does not answer the phone or emails, and the address given on the email is not a business but a run down house in Barrow with filthy curtains that look never opened.

To be honest if people on here had not said they had good service I would be getting a bit jittery about this transaction. Hopefully I will hear from him in the next week or so. At least Barrow is only an hour from me so if required I can go in person and sort out what is happening. Another strange thing is that the eBay purchase has gone from my previous purchases page, is that normal. Also, other people on here were showing pictures he sent of containers arriving etc, I have had non of that. Come to think about it I am getting jittery about this.

[Johnny4428]

Hi Roy, most of my contact with Billy was by mobile phone, and never had a problem contacting him. Do you have his number.

[royhall]

I think so but if you can send me his number it may be different. Thanks.

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[Johnny4428]

Billy Woodburn - 01229432772
Keep trying Roy. Don’t be too disheartened if you don’t manage to get him right away, I think he is a one man operation delivering bikes and meeting others who collect, especially if he is just recieved a load of bikes.

[heli_madken]

Sorry it is taking so long, perhaps Billy is ill or the container hasnt actually been delivered to him yet. The number I had for him was - 07914 499906 which looks more of a mobile number rather than the landline 01229 number (personally never bother answering my landline number anymore as it is always scammers).

Hopefully you will hear soon, Billy didnt actually contact me about delivery until he was actually on the road delivering the bike! Talking to him at the time of delivery he did seem like a genuine bloke.

[royhall]

Thanks guys. Interestingly both of those numbers are different to the numbers the USA guy sent to me. So re-armed I shall try again tomorrow. Cheers.

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[Johnny4428]

Could have swore I had a mobile number for him, but I see it’s been posted on her by heli-madkin.

[royhall]

Makes a lot of difference when you have the correct phone number, bikes being delivered this afternoon. Hurrah.

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