Honda-SOHC
SOHC.co.uk Forums => Other Bikes => Topic started by: kevski on April 01, 2021, 08:01:53 PM
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Not going mad with this, decided to clean the super four up as the frame is very rusty at the rear wheel area, stripped it a fortnight ago degreased it took it for bead blasting and powder coat last week, collected frame yesterday and put the motor in this evening along with headstock races.[attachimg=1][attachimg=2][attachimg=3][attachimg=4]
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Good work, nice bike and great engine on those.
They just look so good as a whole design, reminiscent of American superbike race series.
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Really nice looking bikes. I saw one at Box Hill last year in what looked like RCB colours. They mimic the bigger bikes in terms of style.
Are you just doing the frame or will you think 'I may as well do the wheels' followed by 'the chrome and zinc plating really looks poor against the newly painted frame and wheels.....' I've been there and done that ::)
Keep posting the progress photos, great to see a modern bike being given some TLC.
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Wheels are being done, most bolts are in poor fettle so are being replaced with stainless, new brake lines, don't want to throw loads of money at it as I just want to blat around on it.
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Am I the only one here who has no idea what a Super Four is?
Looks a bit like a Hornet.
Please tell.
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Am I the only one here who has no idea what a Super Four is?
Looks a bit like a Hornet.
Please tell.
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Probably not, they were not for our market, a fair number have come through though, not a Hornet but part of the Project big one as seen on the side panels, baby brother of a bigger bike.
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I too have a CB1300, an 07 faired model that I have been thinking of trading in for a new bike for some time. The problem is I cant find anything better than what I already have. Now that's the sign you own a good bike.
On my way to the Isle of Man again 2017.
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I too have a CB1300, an 07 faired model that I have been thinking of trading in for a new bike for some time. The problem is I cant find anything better than what I already have. Now that's the sign you own a good bike.
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Understandable, they are direct descendants of the bike I have been riding for the last 30+ years as main transport, my CBR1000F has done over 200k miles and is still going strong :)
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Bit more progress, new radiator, more bits going on, oil and coolant in, may even fire it up at the weekend
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Looking really good 👍
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They are great bikes to take with you on holiday.
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That's a nice neat rig on the back of your van Moorey. How does it load, is it hydraulic?
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That's a nice neat rig on the back of your van Moorey. How does it load, is it hydraulic?
Yes Roy it lowers to the ground when loading and unloading. No ramps involved. I have made major alterations to it so it can carry what I do carry on it. ;)
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Looks a well thought out unit. How solid is it just bolted to the tow hitch, would it take the shock of a big pothole.
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Many moons ago when I had a caravan the tow hitch weight limit was 75kg.
How does this work then Chris?
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Looks a well thought out unit. How solid is it just bolted to the tow hitch, would it take the shock of a big pothole.
Ratchet straps on the ends of the platform take out the bit of side wag. Potholes are no bother as I have also put air suspension on the van so i can compensate for the load. The one to watch out for are speed humps as they can flick the bike an unbelievable amount, so much once in Scotland I missed one and it flicked the 400SF so much it hit the tank on the lift post knocking a lump of paint off. I have since altered it again to stop this happening. The basic hydraulic Easylifter was a good start point but that's all. They also do a Hydra trail which has swivel castor wheels that a lot rave about but I simply don't like the design from a engineering point of view. There have been reports of weld failures on the wheel area and premature wheel bearing failures, neither of which surprises me looking at the design. It's not something you could do with all vans as you can easily be above axle loads and weight limits.
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Air ride, "potholes" what potholes. Lovely.
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Many moons ago when I had a caravan the tow hitch weight limit was 75kg.
How does this work then Chris?
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The weight is not carried on the ball the ball is only a means of location, there is a sub mounting plate that carries the weight. Factory rating on the lift is 200kg. My rear axle is Max 2000kg with van fully loaded and 750 Kawasaki on the back axle loading is 1860 kg.
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Took a whole weekend to clean the lousy gold paint off the calipers to get to the stock finish,i blackened them with a Zebo type product, had a couple of shake down run, all going well, for a clean up it has turned out the usual way, as we all know Not cheap.
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That looks great, a vast improvement.
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Just had to put a starter sprag clutch on ours as it was locking up solid and sounded horrendous when trying to start it.
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Took her for a 30 mile blat today and it went really well, rear shocks are not damping at all well, RFY's and weeping a bit of oil so it will be new YSS ones soon. taken up at the Wash.
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