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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« on: January 20, 2023, 04:15:57 AM »
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Honda CB400NA Superdream (current money puddle)
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Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html
This is a neat 500 restoration in the USA.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.msg1731556.html#msg1731556

Offline Johnny4428

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2023, 07:21:02 AM »
Yes Ted, project potential. Typical yank bike with that bloody carbuncle of a seat!🤣🤣
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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2023, 01:22:04 PM »
I like the idea/theory  of that type of seat - with my badly designed torso/leg length ratio the best riding  position would probably be me sat on the middle hump!
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Honda CB400NA Superdream (current money puddle)
Honda CB500 K1 (second money pit)
https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,28541.0.html
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html
This is a neat 500 restoration in the USA.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.msg1731556.html#msg1731556

Offline Johnny4428

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2023, 07:24:02 PM »
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 20, 2023, 01:22:04 PM
I like the idea/theory  of that type of seat - with my badly designed torso/leg length ratio the best riding  position would probably be me sat on the middle hump!

Ouch!🤣🤣🤣
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1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1
1978 Honda CB550K3
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3
1977 Honda CB550 (almost)

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2023, 08:49:22 PM »
What you need Ted is a single spike. Two spikes would be an indulgence…..
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Offline Johnny4428

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2023, 09:19:46 PM »
Quote from: Sesman on January 20, 2023, 08:49:22 PM
What you need Ted is a single spike. Two spikes would be an indulgence…..

Stop you sliding off the seat!🤭
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1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1
1978 Honda CB550K3
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3
1977 Honda CB550 (almost)

Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2023, 10:57:02 PM »
Quote from: Sesman on January 20, 2023, 08:49:22 PM
What you need Ted is a single spike. Two spikes would be an indulgence…..

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Offline Davelu88

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2023, 04:31:35 PM »
If anyone member on here had a 500/550 I could very well be interested.  :)
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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2023, 06:06:27 PM »
Oddjob & Bryanj have most of the parts to make one in their stash.😁😁😁
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Honda CB400NA Superdream (current money puddle)
Honda CB500 K1 (second money pit)
https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,28541.0.html
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html
This is a neat 500 restoration in the USA.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.msg1731556.html#msg1731556

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2023, 07:02:09 PM »
What do you want to know?
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Offline Seabeowner

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2023, 07:10:05 PM »
When I started getting bikes from DK six years ago that would have been £1199 with no reserve.
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Offline Sesman

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2023, 07:36:33 PM »
Yep, around £1500 today. At the price and following a full restoration I think the total turn out cost would be about £6500 to £7000.

You pays your money…..

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2023, 11:59:37 PM »
The trouble with the bike is that it needs so many unobtainable parts, new seat, tanks got a huge crease in it, who knows what’s wrong with the engine, the list goes on.

My stash is slowly but surely becoming smaller, sure I have a NOS seat, stacks of engine parts but sometimes it’s the smaller stuff that stops a build, until some manufacturer decides to retool and make some more parts the ability to restore these bikes will become harder and harder and more and more expensive by the year.

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Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2023, 05:52:28 PM »
I second that, its been all the little stuff that make other stuff work thats stalled me so much. That and cost a small fortune!

That one's a 50 feet bike isnt it, you getcloser than 50 feet towards it abd it starts tio show its issues after looking not bad with a squint.
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Mornings are the invention of the devil!
1992 VFR750 FN (oldie but goldie) 'Betty'
1977 CB550F (current money pit!!) 'Mejima'
2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved) 'Rose'
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!) 'Chewy'
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: Anyone looking for a 500 project ?
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2023, 05:54:47 PM »
And it's Brown!!! :-[
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Mornings are the invention of the devil!
1992 VFR750 FN (oldie but goldie) 'Betty'
1977 CB550F (current money pit!!) 'Mejima'
2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved) 'Rose'
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!) 'Chewy'
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))
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