Honda-SOHC

Nice find ...That Asahi Denso filler cap is worth  a lot of money. The plastic lens always yellows but there is a clock glass on eBay that costs peanuts and fits perfectly bonded in with semi-flex ultra clear epoxy. Mine sold within 1 hour on Ebay for £100 to a guy in Japan.  I found  two dried up Idaho wasps  inside the crankcases of my '69 CB350.

Thanks for the info.... i knew it wasn't a std filler cap but didn't realise it was valuable... If it works ok I'll keep it, if not i may try to sell it. Hopefully there wont be any more wasps but im worried about the airbox and the headlamp bowl now 

So here she is, my new winter project complete with strange trumpet style exhausts which sound quite good but will be getting replaced, big wide USA style bars, engine bars in decent nick may keep them, pattern seat looks brand new with metal base. In remarkable condition for her age 44! One or two bits missing / non std but not too much. Wont be doing a nut & bolt resto, just a clean up and repair, i like a bit of original patina and she will be a tidy rider like my other bikes, not a show winner.  Gonna keep me busy for a while i think.... Overall I'm quite happy 😊




Dodgy non standar rear shocks will be getting replaced

Rear mudguard and light assembly almost perfect

Couple of dents in front mudguard which i may be able to smooth out, chrome is sound

One or two marks in the paint...may go for a respray and change of colour ?





Hardly any wear on the front disk, no ridges....





Hornets nest under the rear light assembly,,, fortunately the occupants were long gone.

Oooh 😄 Its still alive then.... hopefully undergoing a restoration and about to hit the streets again. Hopefully the owner will join here and post some piccies. Would love to see her again, we were mates for a long time.... 😍

Thanks 😄 I'm between Cas and Ponte..... perfectly located for rides to the north york moors, the dales, over to the east coast wolds. Theres a great classic bike scene round here with hundreds of classic jap bikes turning up every Thurs eve at Squires throughout the summer... ive seen a fw nice honda SOHCs there and hope to be taking mine next spring 😎

This is my RD250F, restored by me, not a show winner but a regular rider.

Honda C90ZZ original and unrestored, no rust on the frame.... great fun, shown here at the famous Squires Cafe a couple of years ago.

NSR250SP MC21, not restored but full engine rebuild, done a couple of track days and plenty of rideouts, not a show winner or museum piece but great fun.

ZZR1100, workhorse and touring bike, trips to France and the IOM..