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Early 70’s CB250
Andych:
Ahhh, I can see the reason why and fully understand... I don’t get why people buy bikes and expect them to run forever with no maintenance...
I am trying to convince my son NOT to get a bike as he can’t keep up with checking oil and water etc on his car...and I know who will get the call to fix a bike 😤
Andych:
Thankfully rot isn’t an issue in Australia..well not as much as the UK
I will work my way through the rest and should come out with a fun little bike at the end...
Maybe I should paint it Lemon yellow 😊
SteveD CB500K0:
My comment was biased by the fact that my room-mate at uni had a 360.
The rest of us had 400s and 500s
He destroyed the top end twice in one term which used his entire living allowance.
The next October he came back with a brand new (S plate) 750F1 in yellow having worked as a dispatch rider in London over the summer.
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Andych:
Haha... all comments are welcome. I understand the why’s but they are mainly based on past history.. where these bikes were daily riders and many pushed pretty hard.
This one won’t do too many miles and it will be well looked after and hopefully there may be some modern techniques to minimize the weak areas..
In the end it is something for me to play with after I have finished the CB400F.
AshimotoK0:
Member who were around when they first came out can wax on all day long about them but take it from someone who sold one recently and sold a lot of spare parts .... in recent years ..... that model is VERY popular. My biggest criticism is that Honda, in their wisdom, omitted to include a removable plate to gain access to the centrifugal oil filter. This meant removing the exhaust and complete clutch cover to do a routine maintenance job and I guess the average owner, if best, changed the oil but couldn't be bothered with the hassle of cleaning the filter. I reckon if you rebuild it properly and fit the later modified cam chain tensioner it will a decent project Andy.
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