Honda-SOHC

General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: gripperod on January 02, 2009, 06:20:09 PM

Title: latest Newbie
Post by: gripperod on January 02, 2009, 06:20:09 PM

Hello Everybody, I have just signed up and thought I better introduce myself, although this is my third attempt with the technology so I may end up with multiple introductions. My name is Brian (aka Gripperod), aged 46, married with 2 teenage kids, living in the North West of England, no hair left, no money left etc etc....the usual. I have just finished building my SOHC Honda which took the best part of 6 years, finished it in May but still ironing out the bugs. Its not standard but in mitigation to any traditionalists it was built from bits and no complete bike was injured during the making of this........... I also ride a 955i Daytona and a BSA B40 in trials trim which I keep to ride in the Beamish Trial once a year. Hopefully there will be a picture of the Honda attached on this attempt. Cheers, Gripperod

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: Bryanj on January 02, 2009, 06:24:45 PM

Welcome mate, i also am Bryan (mother was awkward with the spelling) From the NW but now in SW with humungous mortgage and one used 11 year old Loads of projects and one 500 on the road at present

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 02, 2009, 07:18:13 PM

Hi Brian.

You'll have our NW crowd drooling over that bike!

Questions, questions...

First the exhausts - they look like Swarbricks???

My Sprint ST has a T595 engine; check my blog (http://www.nirvana-motorcycles.com/wordpress/?page_id=13) for the "story"

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: mick on January 02, 2009, 07:45:04 PM

Hello Brian & welcome to the forum, were you and your bike at the VJMC do at The Nabs Head back in may ? i was there on my trusty F1  ;),cheers Mick.

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: dave400 on January 02, 2009, 08:00:43 PM

Welcome....I thought I'd seen that before Mick and very nice it is!

Cheers

Dave

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: gripperod on January 03, 2009, 10:44:26 AM

Steve, Yes they are Swarbrick pipes, wasnt dead impressed considering what I paid and what I then had to do to them to get them fitted and finished, I have now fitted a Marving 4 into 1.

Mick, yes that was me running on three cylinders at Nabs Head, I had been checking the plugs for oiling and hadnt tightened No 4 up, hence the difficulty in starting and rough running. How embarassing in front of the assembled VJMC cognoscenti.... :-[

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 03, 2009, 11:29:23 AM

Brian, if you read my blog you'll see what happens to a Hinckley if you don't do the spark plugs up tight enough...   :'(

No cognoscenti watching - only the Carole Nash recovery bloke (who was brilliant!)

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: Peo on January 03, 2009, 07:54:30 PM

From one newbie to another, Welcome

Dave. ;D

Title: Re: latest Newbie
Post by: Vince P on February 22, 2009, 07:35:38 PM

Hello Gripperod,

New here also. I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Vince P