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Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: royhall on August 15, 2018, 10:17:44 PM ---You only have a 250 when you can drag Trig off it. ;D

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That's true Roy. He likes riding mine because its faster than his CD250u  ;D ;D ;D

matthewmosse:
Cb500/4 is my favourite bike, it's just for me perfectly preportioned and feels very right, it can go when you give it stick but still excellent for a relaxed pootle around, it is the only bike or car I have ever had where I have just gone out for a ride with no actual aim to the trip, no destination, just fill the tank and explore random roads to see where the day takes me. The cb550 is a tiny bit bigger and I feel slightly less part of the bike, but the cb550k3 does have the mixed blessing of lean burn carbs. That gives you more mpg plus a seat like an armchair with its comfort but at the cost of the carbs reputation for clogging. Mine was fine in daily use for a few years but got the sulks when parked up for a few years. The cb500/4 is also prettier in my opinion. Some complain of clutch slip, mine only did that when I put a cb550 motor in there after the gearbox lost 1st gear when under load at 200,000 miles and counting.

flatfour:
Most of the bikes that I own now are the same models that I originally owned in the 1970's. The originals were sold long ago and at considerable cost (both in terms of money and effort) I have since replaced them with as near to the originals as I could find.

I have ended up with quite a few bikes by doing this and, of all of those that I now have, the CB500/4 is my favourite to ride, as it was all of those years ago. It is physically big enough for comfort, handles more predictably than most of the others, sounds quite lovely and can be ridden either slowly or quickly without fuss. In the 1970's I had two CB500's in quick succession, having sold the first and realising that I had made a mistake.

My real problem with the 500 is that as I have other bikes that are smaller (ideal for pub nights etc.) and larger (more comfort, power etc.) I don't really use it much at all!

As an aside, I have been in touch with Draganfly Motorcycles at Bungay (just a few miles from home) and they are now manufacturing Craven luggage, including racks, fitting kits and period style top boxes and panniers. Someone who I dealt with extensively at DS now works at Draganfly and as a result they are going to use both my 500/4 and 750/4 to measure from and intend to offer all of these items for the bikes in the future.

AshimotoK0:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB350-K0-SUPER-SPORT/282664529858?hash=item41d01e6fc2:g:QxMAAOSw3GtZxMnZ

111 BHP/litre

hairygit:
Nice little bike there Ash, but I don't buy his "unrestored" statement, allen head bolts all over the place, and I don't recall the head being painted originally, so rather pricey me thinks!

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