Newbie to this forum

[Nashfly]

Hi all,

Thanks for the add

I have just purchased a '72 CB500 four, which I intend customising into a Hailwood rep

Rationale being, as a pensioner, I will soon be too old to bump start my current Honda, so will retain the electric start on this one!

A million questions running through my head, but fitting the Hailwood style fairing over the sticking out alternator, without cutting a hole in it, will be my first challenge....

Current bikes are:

1972 Honda CB500 Four K
1972 Honda CB350 K4 (see avatar) that I restored from a wreck
1974 Yamaha TZ/RD250 (looks like a TZ A twin shock but has an RD aircooled engine)
2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT535 (for going to the cafe on)
2019 Suzuki GSX-R1000R ('cos every pensioner needs a 200bhp Superbike!)

TT & Manx Grand Prix fan, first attended in 1976
Other hobbies include: Paragliding, snowboarding, unicycling, skateboarding, chasing women and drinking beer

[paul G]

Welcome to the forum.
Great place for help and banter. Post plenty of pictures as we all like pictures

[Athame57]

Welcome here Nashfly
You're in good company for getting questions answered that's for sure! Looking forward to your posts and pics. 

[Nurse Julie]

Welcome to the forum.

[taysidedragon]

Welcome to the forum. Have fun! 😁

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome to the forum - a  Hailwood  Rep -  as a pensioner you might need to go for the sit up and beg bars - easier on the wrists.😎😎😎

[Trigger]

Welcome to the mad world of the SOHC 

[Laverdaroo]

You sound a right hoot!!!!

Evening and welcome, great place to be and well done for coming on board

The TZ sounds ace, pics please?


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[Nashfly]

You sound a right hoot!!!!

Evening and welcome, great place to be and well done for coming on board

The TZ sounds ace, pics please?


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Here you go:

So I'm not hijacking the forum, by posting a Yamaha, my K4 is behind it and the picture on the wall is inspiration for my CB500 Hailwood rep

[Orcade-Ian]

Some very nice machinery there!
When we lived in Southport there was a chap who had some CB77 stuff from me who was into building race rep stuff and had one of Joey Dunlop's 125 race bikes upstairs in a bedroom. I got a lot of 350/4 stuff from him just in time - it was already in a skip at the back of his house.  Might be able to assist with the beer drinking but as for the women chasing - I won't be able to remember why I was chasing if I ever caught up!

Welcome to the forum!

Ian

[Laverdaroo]

Thats awesome, what a thing!

Well done and one to hang onto that..............love it!

[Matt_Harrington]

Welcome! I look forward to seeing pics of the Hailwood rep. as it starts to appear!......

[SteveD CB500K0]

Move that sofa and there’s room for the new bike!


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[philward]

Welcome to the forum. You seem experienced in the modding of standard bikes based on your 350 so sure you will get over the alternator/fairing issue. I used an Electrex World race alternator for my CR750 Replica which allowed me to avoid cutting the fairing. Expensive but good kit that kicks out a good output
Heres the link but not sure were you would get a cover from - maybe Davies Motorsport
Good luck with the project