Post by: Nurse Julie on August 18, 2019, 08:27:24 PM
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Post by: K2-K6 on August 18, 2019, 08:38:50 PM
Tassled jacket too, what style.
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 18, 2019, 09:00:42 PM
Pretty cool a.Don't know if he still has the jacket but he says he still has the crash helmet ( before my biking time but, IIRC Helmets weren't compulsory then 🤔)
Tassled jacket too, what style.
Post by: Bryanj on August 18, 2019, 09:38:16 PM
Post by: Erny on August 18, 2019, 09:40:01 PM
If I know well ot has been forbidden in Czechoslovakia as dangerous to pedestrians
Post by: philward on August 18, 2019, 09:40:23 PM
Reckon that picture was 71 - 73 based on the helmet as when I started riding on the road in 71, full face helmets were just becoming popular
Great picture
Post by: philward on August 18, 2019, 09:41:47 PM
Wau! Such a nice photo! Surprised that on UK you still had that time that knive licence plates in 70'sThey stopped then on the front about 74 Erny
If I know well ot has been forbidden in Czechoslovakia as dangerous to pedestrians
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 18, 2019, 09:42:06 PM
Wau! Such a nice photo! Surprised that on UK you still had that time that knive licence plates in 70'sI think it was in 1973 they became 'optional' in UK Erny. They have never been banned or made illegal in UK.
If I know well ot has been forbidden in Czechoslovakia as dangerous to pedestrians
Post by: Laverda Dave on August 18, 2019, 09:58:11 PM
Front number plates didn't earn the nickname 'bacon slicers' for nothing! 🙄
Post by: Andrew-S on August 18, 2019, 10:16:05 PM
Post by: Erny on August 18, 2019, 10:23:27 PM
Post by: philward on August 18, 2019, 10:27:05 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 18, 2019, 10:29:50 PM
Those exhaust lasted well (71 to 77) Andrew - mine used to fall apart in the first year or 2!You're a bit if a disaster really Phil 🤣🤣🤣. Smashed a screen, damaged your eardrums and wrecked exhaust systems.......I bet that's not all either 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Post by: philward on August 18, 2019, 10:37:44 PM
Post by: Erny on August 18, 2019, 11:19:27 PM
Post by: philward on August 18, 2019, 11:41:55 PM
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Post by: Seamus on August 19, 2019, 08:32:19 AM
Post by: Spitfire on August 19, 2019, 09:29:11 AM
Cheers
Dennis
Post by: K2-K6 on August 19, 2019, 09:59:25 AM
UK weather definitely - 15000 miles year but probably mixture of short and long rides. Tried all kinds - spraying oil down them! There wasn't many Honda 4s with std exhausts back in the day I seem to remember
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It's running richer than ideal that really compromised them, ultimately mix of condensation and effectively something towards sulphuric acid from sulphur mixed with incomplete burn that rotted them. Cars where the same, a friend worked in an exhaust shop of which the owner bought car rear boxes in at just over £1 wholesale, ultimately made him a millionaire from the markup on those. He said they were by far the most margin of anything he did business wise.
Notice that with catalytic converters and the consequential control of combustion, that scenario has almost completely dissappeared.
Post by: Andrew-S on August 19, 2019, 11:05:08 AM
Those exhaust lasted well (71 to 77) Andrew - mine used to fall apart in the first year or 2!
The bike had only covered about 7,500 miles from new when I bought it Phil - it was first registered on 5 May 72 , although I now suspect it may have been down the road due to the K2 headlight brackets and no fork gaitors. I remember exhausts were not in great condition, so very possible the original HM300s?
Post by: steff750 on August 20, 2019, 09:30:54 AM
Post by: Mr_Sheene on August 22, 2019, 10:00:00 AM