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The (Original) Black Bomber thread
AshimotoK0:
David Silver just got this in presumably to sell with a whole container load of bikes / stuff. It's got a flip front seat so probably a 1967 manufacture (like James's)
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MrDavo:
Oh dear, I may be spending more time down here in the future. Time to practice the man maths and justify to her indoors why it would be silly not to buy another motorbike, after all I will still only have three.
I bought this 1969 CL450, last night on eBay, I mainly went for this one because of the chromework, and it not being weather seized. I realise the mileage should be ignored, if it was real it could be the mileage when Bubba forgot and ran it without any oil in, we shall see when the motor comes apart.
The bars, rear heatshield and seat are wrong (possibly swapped with another CL, maybe the bodywork too), and some hard to find bits have been picked off like the front brake cable and horn. I've already found a NOS cable in matching grey, and maybe a horn. The seat I can get a good Texavina replica from Vietnam, has anyone dealt with these, they have good feedback?
The laquered alloy bits and exhaust, clocks guards, stays etc all look in very fine fettle. A few butchered JIS and some allen screws in the motor.
My mate is picking her up Thursday, then she will go in my mates garage while I get the motor apart to see what we have, and collect parts. At least I also have some Candy Ruby Red paint, bought for the CB750.
I could be sorry I asked, as you rip it to bits, but it is what it is, and I've always thought the DOHC motor interesting. What should be holding those side panels in place BTW?
Seabeowner:
I see DSS has got the Bomber on for £7500 and a CB750 sandcast on (minus exhausts) for £20 000 if anyone is interested.
AshimotoK0:
Nice one Dave .. My mate in York bought two bikes off him (one was a CB750K1) and said he's a decent bloke to deal with.
K2-K6:
Looks pretty good to me for that age, as you say, the chrome stuff appears to be great.
Their low mileages seen on some of these, I was talking to someone who'd bought a 1960's 350 kawasaki twin with very low indicated miles from an American family. Their son had bought it new and his father had disabled it to "save" him from injuring himself when he returned from military service, from which he never returned. :'( sometimes it's true I guess.
Great looking bike, well worth owning.
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