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Title: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Trigger on January 07, 2018, 07:10:23 PM
Check out the oil filter bolt, I am off to Hull on Tuesday, may go and view it  ;D >>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-cb550-f/152857063644?hash=item2396fdb0dc:g:bN0AAOSwHYVaUksh
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 07, 2018, 07:22:04 PM
Hmm .. if the filter bolt isn't screwed in,  I doubt if the engine rebuild will be anywhere near your standards Graham! Also has small ends done ..how do you do that on a 550???
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Seabeowner on January 07, 2018, 09:28:35 PM
I see it has the extra overdrive gearbox fitted and fully adjustable headlight and pillion mounts. Nice looking final pipe though, I'd have that!
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Bryanj on January 08, 2018, 06:50:09 AM
Show Spec in wrong colour with no side panel logos?????
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 08, 2018, 08:40:03 AM
Not a good advert for us Hull folk  ;D
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: MrDavo on January 08, 2018, 09:36:39 AM
Never even started - so it’s a non runner?

Still mere details such as the aircraft dazzling light don’t matter as its a collections bike that he’s selling  relunctenly. If it makes as much as he thinks they’re worth in show condition he’ll push it round to your house.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 08, 2018, 09:40:23 AM
No wonder he’s fitted the headlight upside down, looking at the alternator cover, the bike’s spent most of its life that way.  CG 500 is a rare bike though.  Restored to show condition too - is the Blind Institute still on Beverley road Ash?

Ian
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: MrDavo on January 08, 2018, 10:38:27 AM
His Walter Wolf replica RG500 went from £11k to £23k in the last hour, with 9 days to go!
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Moorey on January 08, 2018, 11:16:32 AM
Just sent a message asking if they had any photos of it since the restoration.  :)
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Rob62 on January 09, 2018, 08:01:20 PM
I particularly like the rusty spokes and exhaust header heat sink thingy’s
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Nurse Julie on January 09, 2018, 09:20:32 PM
I would be concerned as he has never, ever, sold anything on fleabay
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: royhall on January 10, 2018, 06:49:15 AM
Just sent a message asking if they had any photos of it since the restoration.  :)
Like that, bloody funny. ;D  Did he reply.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Moorey on January 10, 2018, 01:56:09 PM
Just sent a message asking if they had any photos of it since the restoration.  :)
Like that, bloody funny. ;D  Did he reply.


No I am afraid not. I can only assume he is very busy, because surely he wouldn't ignore any enquiry.  ;)
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Trigger on January 13, 2018, 07:36:38 PM
No replies from the seller and up to 5K, some dodgy bidding going on here  ???
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Moorey on January 13, 2018, 09:05:02 PM
And still over 3 days to go. Maybe we are all missing the best 550 in the world.  :'(
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Rob62 on January 13, 2018, 09:27:57 PM
Dont think i would want to pay 5k for that bike..... What would it be worth if it was actually in show winning condition?
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Seabeowner on January 13, 2018, 09:40:49 PM
The other two bikes in the last pic with the 550 are also up for sale:
Yamaha RD350 YPVS is at £5900
Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf Replica is at £25000
So that's £36000 towards the house. No idea if the other two are fair prices....anyone here?
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: jon stead on January 15, 2018, 10:30:39 AM
The auction ended and it’s back up for sale, £1,000, no bids

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/halle.elain/m.html?item=152857063644&hash=item2396fdb0dc%3Ag%3AbN0AAOSwHYVaUksh&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Nurse Julie on January 15, 2018, 10:38:33 AM
The auction ended and it’s back up for sale, £1,000, no bids

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/halle.elain/m.html?item=152857063644&hash=item2396fdb0dc%3Ag%3AbN0AAOSwHYVaUksh&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

You can have it delivered this time for £2.90.......that may just swing it  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Seabeowner on January 15, 2018, 11:17:28 AM
And had an engine swap, down to a 500 now!
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Moorey on January 15, 2018, 11:55:02 AM
Its obviously not right does he think someone is going to buy, pay and have it delivered unseen. With no comeback. Or is something else going on.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 15, 2018, 02:39:13 PM
What I can't understand is the three bikes are up there again for sale and no record of the  previous listings if you look in his items for sale that have finished? What's that all about?  If anyone is seriously interested in buying it  I could go check it out...I guess there's  not going to be anyone though.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Trigger on January 15, 2018, 02:52:10 PM
What I can't understand is the three bikes are up there again for sale and no record of the  previous listings if you look in his items for sale that have finished? What's that all about?  If anyone is seriously interested in buying it  I could go check it out...I guess there's  not going to be anyone though.

Have mailed the seller and wanted to view the bikes last week, when I was in Hull but, a number of massages and no replies  :o
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: MrDavo on January 15, 2018, 04:45:11 PM
Have mailed the seller and wanted to view the bikes last week, when I was in Hull but, a number of massages and no replies  :o

Tell us more about these massages - does Julie know?

Without wishing to libel anyone, it was strange how the RG went up stratospherically in an hour , (£11k to £23k) with 9 days to go - who bids like that? If I were going to bid that sort of dosh I would keep my powder dry and wait till the last minute.

Edit: rather than start another thread on insane eBay listings, I'll just leave this here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-500-UNIT-CRANKSHAFT-1969-ONWARDS-FOR-RESTORATION/222790797859

In what way, shape or form is this useable other than as a doorstop? It's fecking broken!!!! I have an old window in kit form somewhere, obviously restorable, I must list it, also a cremated cat, may require specialist vetinary attention.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: K2-K6 on January 15, 2018, 08:29:29 PM
Isn't that a bolt together crank for the Triumph? If you've got one broken the other end it may be of interest,  or the central flywheel could be used.

Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 15, 2018, 10:58:18 PM
Isn't that a bolt together crank for the Triumph? If you've got one broken the other end it may be of interest,  or the central flywheel could be used.

Yes, the Triumph cranks are bolted together using fitted bolts and you can’t grind the crankpins without removing them from the flywheel and bolting back together as a pair.

Ian
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Tomb on January 16, 2018, 07:33:19 AM
Yes, the Triumph cranks are bolted together using fitted bolts and you can’t grind the crankpins without removing them from the flywheel and bolting back together as a pair.

True and not so true, they are bolted together, and yes you can regrind the big ends with the crank bolted up. And I would certainly give him a fiver for that crank.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Deano400 on January 25, 2018, 09:10:23 PM
Back to Trigger's original post.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-cb550-f/152867585064?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: MrDavo on January 25, 2018, 09:52:04 PM
Winning bid:

t***r(308)   £5,600.00   25 Jan 2018 at 5:49:16PM GMT

Who do we know that begins with t and ends with r - surely not?  :o

The Walter Wolf RG500 made £25,800, and £6,700 for the RD. I think he has enough to buy a house in Hull by now :)

Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Trigger on January 25, 2018, 09:58:23 PM
Nope, my fleabay page starts with J  ;) >>>https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB750-K0-tank-SOHC-from-1969-1970/162868905072?hash=item25ebbe4470:g:L5QAAOSwZoZaaP6e
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Seabeowner on January 26, 2018, 03:54:17 PM
£5600 for a non runner, that looks like it could soak up a fair bit more cash to bring it to "show condition". No way.
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Rob62 on January 26, 2018, 04:59:06 PM
It’ll be relisted soon..... “due to timewasters.....”
Title: Re: It all happens on a sunday night
Post by: Nurse Julie on January 26, 2018, 05:14:32 PM
The bidder with 14 feedbacks was desperate to own it going from £1851 to £5000 in one bid......defo dodgy

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