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« on: January 14, 2024, 06:55:16 PM »
Welcome, the bike looks really nice, I always liked the looks of the 350.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: January 12, 2024, 03:55:48 PM »
After pinching a tube years ago I resorted to using my heels to put tyres on and it worked fine, dancing around the wheel, or using my hands with an old fashioned round bin as a stand.
However last year putting new tyres on my 750 I failed, the back tyre was fine but I had to take my front wheel to a bike shop I just could not do it anymore.
Time catches up with us all.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: January 05, 2024, 12:10:13 PM »
I can only echo what others have said, fight on , you never know, they can do amazing things these days.
My big brother has not long ago had a lengthy spell of radio therapy for lung cancer, following an operation for bowel cancer and he is still pulling through.
All of my bike parts and dismantled bikes ending up in a skip when I pass is one of my worries, it would be such a waste, glad to see that you are sorting that out and doing it in a very generous way.
Keep on fighting
Dennis
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« on: December 27, 2023, 10:37:29 AM »
Late to the party as usual, hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for 2024.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: December 12, 2023, 06:43:42 PM »
I got a job overseas, should have been for 3 years but I was away for ten, when we got back I could not navigate my way round locally or further afield, my mind just went blank. I could not even remember how to get to Oulton Park which I had been going to since I was 17.
Things had changed but mostly it was my memory that had changed.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: December 01, 2023, 10:29:51 AM »
Do you have to crimp the new ones ?
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: November 18, 2023, 10:12:29 AM »
Rotten luck, but having caught it early there's there's a good chance they can obliterate it, good luck.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: November 09, 2023, 11:24:12 AM »
Had the same problem on my 750F1, this is what I wrote at the time on the US SOHC site.
Well still having a few teething problems with the 76 CB750F1, but everytime I have a problem I either do a search on this forum or post my problem, don't think I could have got this far without the advice and encouragement I have recieved.
The latest problem was the tacho drive oil leak, it got worse, so I did a search and found the answer on the famous JohnK6 "How to rescue a CB750 from the garbage dump" thread, boy that should be saved somewhere.
Used a wood screw as advised and out popped the oil seal, 10mm 1/4 drive socket and in went the new one, as stated 5 minute job.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: October 26, 2023, 12:11:19 PM »
The Trident and Rocket 3 have a special place in my memories though I have never owned one of them, I can remember seeing a Rocket 3 in the lake district while I was on an Endevour training course at Windamere in 1968 at the time I had a 250 AJS so I was most impressed.
During the early 1970's when I used to go to various Rallys a friend had a Rocket 3 and I loved the looks of it, later I had a friend who built a special using a Trident engine, he shoe horned it into a Royal Enfield 250 GT Continental, sadly after spending a long time building it and not long riding it some reprobate stole it and it was never seen again.
So in short let us hear of your trials with a Trident.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: October 22, 2023, 11:45:59 AM »
Talking of CD175's, I was getting married and buying a house so sold my brand new CB750K2 and bought a CD175 to get around on, nice little bike that I could really thrash around on. I can remember the cam chain breaking and having to carry the engine upstairs to our flat to work on it, we were living in the flat while waiting for the endless processing of our house purchase.
The CD175 did not last too long as I could not resist another CB750 and bought a very nice CB750K1, the CD175 being passed on to my wife.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: October 13, 2023, 07:12:25 PM »
CB750F1 bought new in 1976 for the princely sum of £1200, it was either that or central heating for the house but my better half gave me permission to get the bike, no car in them days either.
Dennis
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« on: September 22, 2023, 07:27:38 PM »
Thank goodness for that, I remember timing a 250 AJS backwards once, did it time after time until I finally twigged.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: September 18, 2023, 09:11:30 AM »
New Welsh gearbox.  Cheers Dennis
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« on: September 09, 2023, 12:15:44 PM »
Just read this from start to finish, and what an epic yarn it is, fantastic perseverance and skill in getting this far, hope it works out right.
Cheers
Dennis
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« on: August 30, 2023, 09:52:53 AM »
Everytime I change the plugs on mine I am extra carefully of the two inner plugs, I tend to use the Ted method with some rubber tubing but an old straight plug cap sounds really good as well. Sods law also says that it will be one of those that soots up, though Denso plugs solved that one for me ages ago thanks to Hondaman over on the US site.
Cheers
Dennis
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