Honda-SOHC
General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: Crispy on February 19, 2018, 06:59:27 PM
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Hi,
I'm a retired firefighter from the Peak District and have been into bikes all my life. I enjoy restoring older bikes and have just finished a Kawasaki KH500 which I'm looking forward to getting out on the road. But I have always had a thing for the Honda CB750, until 5 years ago I owned a lovely Candy Gold K2 which I sold and have regretted ever since. So I have just taken delivery of a pretty rough 1971 Valley Green K1 31,000 miles which I intend to restore and have already started to take apart. All my experience with motors so far has been limited to two strokes so I have joined The forum to hopefully glean some information,tips and advice from you all when I start to dismantle the motor. Who knows I may be able to contribute myself when I'm done! So thanks for having me.
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Welcome to the forum Crispy.
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Welcome from another Valley Green owner.
Green are the best as you don't see many 8)
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Welcome to the forum and have some fun :)
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She doesn't look to bad. Put some proper pipes and fork gaiters on it and your good to go.
I found its really hard to get a good picture of the green bike it just doesn't pop like the other colours.
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Cheers Guys,
its worse than it looks, all plastic panels & headlamp shell cracked and broken (possibly repairable) air cleaner broken and useless, chain guard broken, fork tubes heavily corroded, front mudguard damaged, rear mudguard badly corroded, oil leaks from cylinder head area and it needs a new swing arm...a previous owner had installed it incorrectly and its damaged the bush housing.. ill try and find a pic. but apart from that its what I expected! :)
top is damaged side, bottom what it should be like! It must have handled like a pig..the wheel was obviously not straight in the frame! :-\
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Welcome aboard fella
Pete
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Hi and welcome from another Derbyshire type. Where in the Peak are you based? Is that Derwent Water in the background on your avatar?
KH and CB / chalk and cheese. Be different riding experience....
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Welcome to the mad world of the SOHC, enjoy ;)
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Hi and welcome from another Derbyshire type. Where in the Peak are you based? Is that Derwent Water in the background on your avatar?
KH and CB / chalk and cheese. Be different riding experience....
Hi,
I'm in Chapel en le Frith and that's the Goyt Valley, Errwood Res in the background. 👍
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That ones not bad some on here will restore a oil stain. :)
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Welcome on board Chrispy I too have just started down the K1 restoration road.
Loads of help on here.
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That ones not bad some on here will restore a oil stain. :)
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Welcome on board Chrispy I too have just started down the K1 restoration road.
Loads of help on here.
Cheers Paul
Just seen your K1 on the project section...wow ..bit of a challenge but you'll get a lot of satisfaction from completing it! Nice one!
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welcome from s/Derbyshire ;D ;D
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welcome from s/Derbyshire ;D ;D
Hi ...not been to Swad for a long time...used to visit the Fire Station there on the odd occasion..nearest I've been in recent years is Clay Cross Motorcycles. 👍
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Ay up me duck.. Welcome ! I go to Birchover, not far from Bakewell quite a bit, ...my bro-in-law & wife have a cottage there. Lovely part of the country. Loads of cheapo tools at the market on a Monday (lots of different Scotchbrite discs etc).
Saw the nicest CL350 I have ever seen parked near the toilets (opposite Co-op) last year and a rather nice 400/4 parked in the same spot the previous year. Perhaps there will be a 750K0 there this year :D
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Welcome to this great forum. Lots of information and advice at hand on here. Good luck with the rebuild of the first modern superbike.
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Welcome Crispy - standard restoration by the forum standard I guess - you'll have no probs with the help of the forum experts -except help with the cost!!!!
Enjoy the forum
Phil
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Thanks again for the welcome folks 👍
Ay up me duck.. Welcome ! I go to Birchover, not far from Bakewell quite a bit, ...my bro-in-law & wife have a cottage there. Lovely part of the country. Loads of cheapo tools at the market on a Monday (lots of different Scotchbrite discs etc).
I know Bakewell market well..one of the wife's favourite places..🙄