Honda-SOHC

Just had a look at that bike for walking dead, you got your work cut out. Upside down fork conversion, you will get most of the triple trees and stems at cognito plus bearings. Try yam r6 forks and triple trees. Keep us posted. Keen to see this.  Before you chop and cut everything you don't need, measure out your seat pan and lug points for bolting down seat, under tray and battery storage. You will also need to strengthen the frame at this section also. Enjoy building this and don't give up, help / advice is on hand. Before buying parts, ask on here first for Honda parts for engines, frame parts or electrics as most on here will have this and can source it or make it.

Sorry, you said it does not start, doh. Yep clean carbs and get engine up and running.

I'm a professional musician, was in rock/pop bands in 90s, now make incidental music for film and television, probably nothing you've heard of apart from Top Gear, CNN news and a few other things.  Currently working on a feature length documentary, sounds more glamourous than it is, in truth very hard work and poorly paid but I love doing it and I'm not really capable of doing anything else properly.  Sometimes have to do little bits of IT contracting to make ends meet.

Any bands we would know?, sig sig spurtnik or something like that. Sounds great and also in a job you love.

Powder coating wheels should cost no more than £50 per wheel, go to a wheel specialist which does car wheels, who will do the rims and hubs. They won't rebuild it thro if it's been stripped. I had mine done spokes and all, I will see how it gos. Hagon do wheels, but not sure on prices.

started as an apprentice typewriter engineer in the mid 60's,
that went on to doing service calls to offices filled with lovely typists,

 
Well John, you can't end there mate, you must have some good stories.
 

That's first class that is, and for your very first time is outstanding. Very neat job. How did the wiring and the m unit work out, does it get rid of all the gubbins such as relays and that. Did you do a simple skematic of wiring you could share?. As it looks great. And it all fits in that small area? Wow

I have seen some varied life's of some folk come and go, and thought it be interesting to find out our forum members trades in life, no name dropping unless your happy to do so of companies you work for past and present. Just a bit of crack. Me,

Started life in joinery from 17yo, did my apprenticeship working on building sites and jobbing Clarkes of works. From there went into boat building, fitting out trawler boats from decking to all sorts, everyone mucked in. Then depression of government in early 90,s Brought this all down and lost job, took ages to find a job, and even then guys with engineering degrees and trades were working on farms or whatever they could to put a hot meal on the table, me included. It was the most depressing time of my life. But when a chance came along I went off to college and learnt something new, engineering!. Did this for 3 years and landed a job in oil industry, in Aberdeen so moved lock stock and barrel, rig hopping around the North Sea as cementing tech. Got absolutely bored with this within 12 months, good money, but bored out my skull. So jacked and went back to college and did degree in quantity surveying and been doing this since nearly 20 years. Worked for some big firms and travelled mostly around Scotland, now work for major international cables company, love my job and the people I work with, good bunch of guys. Would I change anything, maybe I should of stayed offshore, as I may be retired by now!, nah sod that.