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« on: April 04, 2019, 12:33:44 PM »
Because a bike BUILT late in 74 is a 75 model as they were on ships for a lot of weeks and then in transport across the US (a big place) to get to dealers. Honda frame and engine numbers never match and engines are very difficult to date and people in US would sooner throw in a salvage engine than repair what they have.
Ahh okay - that makes sense! And so the dating of the title - is that correct or should it be '75? And when there are mismatched engine/frame dates, does the dating change? Is it based on the engine's age or the frame's?
Always on the frame number (VIN)
4172
« on: April 04, 2019, 12:32:27 PM »
I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you have a V5 that shows the correct VIN and engine number as they are on the bike, thats all that matters. As Bryan says, its probably had an engine change sometime, or even a frame change or both.
4173
« on: April 04, 2019, 12:24:19 PM »
To me it looks like that VIN plate has been tampered with. The plate should also be positioned on the headstock if a USA bike (edit...sorry, it is on the headstock now i have put my glasses on !!). Also, frame and engine numbers never, ever match on old Hondas
4174
« on: April 04, 2019, 11:11:19 AM »
What is it specifically people don’t like about PD carbs. Is it just that they are a bit more difficult to set up accurately, because they are a “lean” carb to meet emissions regs?
Raymond
They are a pain in the arse if the bike is not ridden regularly, ie, daily. They need constant fiddling with. Best place for them is the USA or in the bin.
4175
« on: April 04, 2019, 10:13:37 AM »
Okay thanks guys. Another bloody year to wait and two for the 750. Guess I had better book an MOT.
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I will continue with MOT's on my bikes, regardless of how well we look after them a second pair of eyes can only be a good thing, and yes we know an MOT is really only good on the moment of issue.
Agree. Trig takes it as a personal insult that I still have my Historics MOT'd. He maintains them to an exceptionally high standard and I know they will never, ever fail an MOT but for £20, piece of mind and an up to date record, I personally will keep having them done.
4176
« on: April 04, 2019, 09:07:28 AM »
It's April 1st 2020 in your case Roy. Try anytime before this they will reject it. I changed 5 to Historic on Monday and the newest to qualify was September 1978 registered
4178
« on: April 02, 2019, 09:17:56 PM »
Ive been using Hermes international , no problems so far ( fingers crossed)
That's who we always use Dave....never had any issues whatsoever.
4179
« on: April 02, 2019, 09:08:58 PM »
Its a Custom built Mongrel.
It's like asking what is this bike that Trig built....it's another custom built Mongrel
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4180
« on: April 02, 2019, 06:20:16 PM »
If you mean the old style 2 sided blue v5..
Every time I've had one I've just filled it out with a cover note saying where it was from and why it wasn't updated...and a new v5c has arrived...
Doesn't work on a buff log book beacuse that's all hand written..and open to Tom foolery
If it doesn't show on the dvla website I'm affraid it doesn't show on the mot database....I found that out only last week.....
Just my own experience
That's interesting Jason. In the past when registering a bike that was not on the DVLA system, ie, an import, the bike was entered on the MOT data base by the MOT tester with the VIN. You had to have an MOT to send to DVLA to register the bike. I wonder, as now you don't need an MOT to register an imported vehicle (or insurance cover note) if that function has been removed off the MOT testers options screen completely?.
4181
« on: April 02, 2019, 06:15:32 PM »
I would like to keep the present number but as long as it ends up with the correct year reg that will do. Better get on and get it finished then if the rules are changing. Do you know anything about that?
No, but they change the rules and regs so often I'm just saying they 'may' change them, not that they definitely will 😀😀😀
4182
« on: April 02, 2019, 06:02:29 PM »
Thanks Julie. I was leaning towards waiting until the bike is finished then try and MOT. Just wondering if anybody has managed to do it during the restoration and what it would take. Don't really want to contact DVLA whilst it's apart just in case it sets the ball rolling towards a dreaded Q plate.
I know of one person that tried during a rebuild. They contacted DVLA and were told that the reg number on the old style log book was not necessarily the reg number the bike would be issued with on completion of the build as it may have been assigned to another vehicle in the past 50 years or even taken out of circulation when DVLA went over to the new computer system. When he finished his project, he got in touch with DVLA, they inspected the bike and issued a different age related reg number so all got sorted in the end.
4183
« on: April 02, 2019, 05:11:42 PM »
So you need to get it on the system. Either wait until its finished, have it MOT'd and about 5 days later it will show on the DVLA system , then do change of owner / engine No. Etc. OR...try and do the admin now but with some bikes, if it is not on the system, DVLA will want to inspect it but it has to be a fully assembled, road worthy bike for them to come and assess it. At this stage they may even not let you use what is the original reg number as its not a complete bike.Either way, the regs will probably change again soon 🙄🙄🙄 and what I have said won't work 😀😁😁
4184
« on: March 31, 2019, 08:10:38 PM »
I'm not familiar enough with the 400 engine to say that it's normal just from that picture, you need another to compare as Julie says.
But my read of it is that it's the manufacturing process that needs to go through there to connect an internal gallery to the filter output route into the engine.
Looks like they've machined then plugged it to get in there that way.
If left open, it would just allow the oil to bypass the filter route on it way to the internal galleries.
Just what i was going to say Nigel 👍👍👍
4185
« on: March 31, 2019, 08:06:00 PM »
Yes, one hole is plugged as standard as photo. Just looked at a CB500/4 one as well and that only has only one hole patent also
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