Honda-SOHC

L Totty: What!? How dare you! 

Oh well maybe next project 

If you write me an email I'll get your adress and I'll send some to you.

Ash, I don't actualy have sunny gold metallic and I would need an example.
But please would you send me a picture of what you want to touch up?

Hello Uli, welcome 

It is obviously very difficult to get the lines on the tank the proper way.

This doesn't damage their ebay rating in any way whatsoever.
Better jet; even if you don't sell or brake of a sale you can still get a good recomandation.

This is not about the seller; this is how ebay works (or how people often use ebay). You will be surprised how often this is done with auctions.

But yes, it is always possible they simply sold that bike for that price.

Could anyone tell me the inside of that frame tubing in centimeters?

So... the normal locks on a four are either a hex lock which you open with a hex key or the other type where you can put a key in.
The key type opens with any key, you can even use a screwdriver (not the drink).

But you say you can't even get a key in so maybe you have another type of lock (?)
Could you maybe post a picture?

The phillips screw would give the opportunity to get the lock free from the tank and the possibility to look inside the lock from underneath.
It is a pitty someone already tried it and messed up the screw.
If you drill off the head from the screw however you can  push the screw out the other side of the lock. Which is easier than drilling from the other side where you at least have to drill about 1 cm to free the screw.

@ Trigger: I took a look. Prices seem ok. Of course I don't have experience with them so I cannot say a lot about the quality of the paint and how well you can work with it.

@ MCTID: Most of my customers pay me more than I ask since it is very common in lots of countries to express ones appreciation of the quality of work I deliver by tipping.
I would be very happy helping people out on this forum with spraypainting tanks and sidepanels. But be aware spraypainting these tanks in original state with candy and lining correct is a craft, a trade. What helps is I do this a lot. It is not uncommon that clients have their tanks painted by a proffesional spraypainter end up with me. And I get to repair/finish it.
But most important; not everyone wants the same. So please contact me and we'll talk it through.

@Oddjob:

Something like this?:


If you want your tank in Starlight gold painted to match the NOS sidepanels I would have to warn you that there is always a chance of not 100% matching colour.
Either accept that or have the tank and sidepanels repainted to avoid colour deviations. (use for instance other sidepanels and store the NOS ones)