Honda-SOHC

Do any of those bikes actually sell for that sort of money? offered for sale yes but honestly who has £30k to spend on what might be an 'investment' nowadays, if you have good luck to you but jeezz!!!

Worries me for us mere mortals with a few pennies to spend on this great past time

Thanks to this forum I have also moved to Peter James and saved £55 on two bikes.

I have never really got insurance though, my car insurance has dropped by £186 because I moved to a remote spot in Scotland but where I was before was equally a nice area with low crime rates, I think they just make it up as they go along

Rough mask and paint as suggested with Simoniz or other engine paint. Allow to dry fully. Use a small wood block with 1200 grit wet and dry with soapy water to remove all the paint from the top surface then polish carefully using solvol and a cloth backed up with the same wood block or if you have one a polishing machine and buffing wheels. You will not remove the dried paint in the recessed areas if you are careful

Thanks for your help everyone.

I more than likely will get an MOT once I have the bike registered, it is just the logistics of getting the bike to an MOT centre. I know I can get insurance on the VIN and I believe technically I can ride to a booked MOT without a registration plate but I just dont fancy getting waved at furiously by other drivers (never see any police around here so that isnt a problem). Trying to get someone I can trust out here to trailer the bike at a reasonable cost is a none starter.

As for an inspector I cant imagine they will want to travel all the way to this remote spot, unless they are paid by the mile of course

Hi All,

Need a little help with this as I am confused by the .gov.uk website which isnt clear.

According to the VIN plate my CBX it was built in June 1981 but the American title document simply states it is a 1982 vehicle.

So Tax exemption looks ok as the site currently says - 'You can apply to stop paying for vehicle tax from 1 April 2021 if your vehicle was built before 1 January 1981.'  it hasnt been updated yet so I can assume as my bike was built before 1 January 1982 I will be able to apply for exemption from this April.

Now the MOT guidance site https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles starts out well - 'the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago' but then when you follow the link to look at the full guidance the statement changes to - 'You do not need to get an MOT if the vehicle was first registered more than 40 years ago'. The 'built' element seems to disappear.

Does anyone know the definitive answer?

I live in a remote location so getting the bike to an MOT station in order to register it for the first time will be a challenge so hopefully the 'built' clause will get me out of this if I wait until April

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.

Ken, Tried to email you, If you are taking your previous employer to a tribunal be very careful about mentioning them in an open forum.

Sorry to hear about your health issues it sounds horrendous, all the more wonder at what you can achieve with all that polishing, it is actually quite tiring to do.