Honda-SOHC

General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: tosh on January 02, 2016, 09:09:13 AM

Title: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: tosh on January 02, 2016, 09:09:13 AM

Hi just got here via the U.S. site, after a bike less few years the withdrawal symptoms have got too much so have just picked up what can best be described as a 550 k3/ 650a collage and a bit of a mystery  :o, it's essentially a '77 550 with a '79 650 motor, forks and wheels ,hybrid electrics and wiring loom (gonna have fun with that one) uk bike but on a '81 W plate........I know how to pick em

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 02, 2016, 09:23:22 AM

Welcome from Rainy East Yorks.  You have come to the right place for UK advice!

Plenty of Honda manuals here
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,8884.0.html

Is it the one off eBay ? .. I think discussed on here possibly? UPDATE .. No Don't think so it was this one

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,9301.0.html

Her's your pic the right way up   ..... Cheers Ash

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Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: tosh on January 02, 2016, 09:30:55 AM

Yep that's the one, picked it up the same day it went on and not for the asking price either  ;) the plan is to put it back to a standard 550 but with summer round the corner (haha) and a sweet sounding motor bar jetting issues due to those cheap pods, it might become 'next' winters project yet. Just read the post you linked cheers made me chuckle, poor lad. Ok so here's the run down. It's a 77 cb550 frame, swing arm, and top end front,( fuse box also 550 not bar mounted as 650's) with cb 650 forks, comstars and rear pegs, with a 79 650 motor and pd carbs fitted) and of course those nasty cheap pods. Have picked up a correct seat for it off a friend and the rest of the air box components so far

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: mick on January 05, 2016, 08:57:06 AM

Hi Tosh and welcome to the forum , were in sunny Cumbria are you ?  ;) cheers Mick.

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: tosh on January 05, 2016, 10:06:54 AM

Hi Mick and thank you, I'm just outside of Appleby along the fell side, where abouts are you? 😄

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 05, 2016, 10:22:48 AM

Hi Tosh and welcome.

Put your location in your profile - stops all this "where are you?" stuff...

Steve

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: tosh on January 05, 2016, 12:36:53 PM

Cheers Steve, done 😃

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: MCTID on January 05, 2016, 07:44:53 PM

Welcome to the Forum Tosh.......unusual bike you have there.....good job it rains a lot in your neck of the woods as you will probably need to spend plenty of time in the garage sorting it out.

Soon be spring though!

Good luck.

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: Trigger on January 05, 2016, 07:56:30 PM

Welcome to the mad world of the SOHC, good bit of information to be had on this site, enjoy ;D

Title: Re: Hi from sunny Cumbria
Post by: UK Pete on January 05, 2016, 10:20:05 PM

Hi tosh , welcome aboard fella
pete