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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« on: June 10, 2022, 11:21:05 PM »
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2022, 12:08:25 AM »
Not my cup of tea….looks like a dogs dinner to me and at that price…scarey :)

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2022, 07:57:02 AM »
Not mine either, that looks really garish. Sometimes less is definitely more. I am sure the original Harrier was far more restrained.
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2022, 10:57:42 AM »
I noticed that bike on ebay last year when I was looking for a Harrier.
The front fairing is a genuine Honda item and was an extra for the CB250RS (and I think the MB50/80's). They are as rare as hens teeth and are made of very thin plastic, they dont survive a drop hence now being rare!
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2022, 11:00:04 AM »
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2022, 11:04:03 AM »
Not mine either, that looks really garish. Sometimes less is definitely more. I am sure the original Harrier was far more restrained.

I guess its subjective but it looks well tidy to me - not sure about the blue bits might have been nicer all in orange.
Methinks it needs Alans rear disc. upgrade.
« Last Edit: June 11, 2022, 12:29:24 PM by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) »
Honda CB500 K1 (new pit dug out ready)
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2022, 12:31:13 PM »
A sad waste of a 400F in my opinion. And why was a Russian submarine chosen to fashion the instruments panel? Ugh.

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2022, 03:36:29 PM »
Not mine either, that looks really garish. Sometimes less is definitely more. I am sure the original Harrier was far more restrained.

I guess its subjective but it looks well tidy to me - not sure about the blue bits might have been nicer all in orange.
Methinks it needs Alans rear disc. upgrade.
Bit to bling for me

I like a modified bike but done in a subtle way.




Think even my rear disc conversion would get lost in the styling


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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2022, 03:41:48 PM »
Just proves that you can't buy taste.

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2022, 04:37:02 PM »
Well I do like some bling and it hit's the spot for me even if I am in a minority of one - it looks like a customised race/road bike should.

I also  like some Cafe reacers! 
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2022, 04:42:15 PM »
If you like that style of bike, it's got the right bits - it's just the colour scheme that spoils it ft me

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2022, 05:33:32 PM »
It's horrible! Fairings didn't survive, no doubt, because they don't really flow with the 400/4 styling.
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2022, 05:45:24 PM »
It's horrible! Fairings didn't survive, no doubt, because they don't really flow with the 400/4 styling.

I agree, they look better on the CB250RS with the rectangle headlight. I searched for two years before I found an old battered one on ebay. Piki made the decals whilst Menno did the paint to match the rest of the bike.
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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2022, 06:02:43 PM »
If i'm being critical the front mudguard looks as though it's on upside down it aint going to keep much water off your feet barely a hugger.

Nice looking mirrors tethered inside against vibration.
« Last Edit: June 11, 2022, 07:44:08 PM by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) »
Honda CB500 K1 (new pit dug out ready)
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html

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Re: Anyone seen this Yoshimura ?
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2022, 08:34:25 PM »
It's horrible! Fairings didn't survive, no doubt, because they don't really flow with the 400/4 styling.

I agree, they look better on the CB250RS with the rectangle headlight. I searched for two years before I found an old battered one on ebay. Piki made the decals whilst Menno did the paint to match the rest of the bike.
I had one of those fairings on my cb125tdc back in 85

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