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Out & About / Re: Bristol Classic Bike Show
« on: March 24, 2019, 10:19:47 PM »
Yes, I went.

Me too.
My Trident was behind the Indian that won Best in Show.

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New Member Introductions / Re: Newbie from Somerset with 750 K3
« on: March 24, 2019, 12:40:11 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome, guys.
This will be my first Honda since a rather lacklustre '75 CB360 back in the day - not one of Honda's finest.
I'm sure I'll have loads of questions, many of which should already be on the forum - "search" is your friend.
I do have a few extra pictures that were on the Craigslist ad so I'll pop them up.
I'll get round to using the gallery soon, as I prefer in-line pictures, as most do I presume.
Cheers.

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New Member Introductions / Re: Newbie from Somerset with 750 K3
« on: March 23, 2019, 01:01:59 PM »
Apart from the paint and typical US high bars looks reasonable.
Will have lights on all the time but a UK rh switch unit cures that, the rest is just paperwork and service items hopefully.
In Ash's dropbox you should find the honda manuals and parts books then apart from a decent metric socket set(3/8 drive 6 sided sockets) circlip pliers and some jis screwdrivers(+ impact ones) you are good to go.
There are only a few special tools( clutch nut, hub bearing retainers, rotor puller) and if you can assemble a Commando the Honda is dead easy.

Thanks for the helpful info.
I didn't know about the headlight being on all the time, so it sounds like a RH switch unit is on the list of parts.
Presumably I'll need a new headlight with left side kick-up too for our left side driving.
I had an impact uni-driver with long JIS bits back in the day, but lent it to someone...
I have a good tool set (metric, AF, and Whitworth), but I don't have any JIS screwdrivers - they're on the list.
(It's amazing the number of people who don't know the difference between Pozidriv, Philips, and JIS.)
I can do a Commando clutch easily, so it's good to know that the Honda will be just as easy.

I did find a load of manuals and parts books on the US SOHC site - it's so confusing with all these forums.

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Misc / Open / Re: Anyone used paintless dent removal on tank
« on: March 23, 2019, 12:25:56 PM »
I used a paintless dent removal (PDR) company in Bournemouth to remove a dent in my Bonneville tank.
It didn't turn out too well, as the tank showed where the hammer had caused dimples on the tank's surface.
As it wasn't to the company's exacting standards, they didn't charge me - still left the guy a few bob for a pint or two, though.
For a respray without great lumps of filler, it'd be worth it.
As it was, I have left it with the dimples, and not many people notice them.
I think the problem with bike tanks is the thickness - car panels tend to be thin and easily malleable.

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New Member Introductions / Newbie from Somerset with 750 K3
« on: March 23, 2019, 11:06:39 AM »
It's customary to introduce oneself to any new forum, so here's mine.
I'm a member of quite a few forums for the very good reason that there's a mine of useful information on them.
I'm retired, and my formative years are the seventies.
As such, I seek out old motor cycles from my youth, in order to relive my youth.
To date I have restored a '68 Triumph Bonneville T120R, a '74 Triumph Trident T150V, and a '74 Norton Commando 850.
As I refuse to pay silly UK prices, I sourced all those bikes from the US with the help of my buddy, Dave, in Illinois.
The most expensive was £2400 + shipping - you don't have to pay over the odds.
Anyway, enough of the background rambling, and I'll cut to the chase.

With my US buddy brokering the deal, I have just bought what appears to be a very complete 1973 Honda CB750 K3.
In keeping with my philosophy of not paying too much, this venerable steed cost me a very reasonable $2000 - £1515 in my money.
I think the seller undersold, as he spent $1300 last year on carburation, ignition, front tyre, and a few other jobs.
It's a good runner, although Dave says that it has a "stumble" at high RPM - I presume he means a misfire.
It even has the original 4 into 4 exhaust system, which I believe is NLA.

It's going to take a couple of months to arrive here in the UK, so in the interim I'm going to bone up about these bikes.
I've posted a few pictures, and I'd be interested to hear what you folks think.
BTW, the paint job does resemble something from Jackson Pollock!

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