New from Gothenburg, Sweden

[TRS666]

Hi all. Was looking for a winter project and found a 1975 CB500 Four close by. It is rough, been standing since 2001 in a farm shed but only 3 owners and 25000km:s. Almost complete but 4-1 system. Will probably take more than one winter but will probably do original restauration.

[Athame57]

Hello Tommi ( how did Nurse Julie know your name?)
Welcome here, all the best with your project! 

[Nurse Julie]

Welcome to the forum Tommi 😁😁😁

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome to the Forum Tommi.

[Laverda Dave]

Welcome to the forum Tommi. Do I spy a Mini in the background?

[florence]

Welcome Tommi.  500 looks good, looks tidier than my daily ride 

This picture was taken after a 170 mile trip to the Long Mynd in Shropshire last month.  Went back the same day.

[Yetanotherbike]

Welcome to the forum. Lots of great people on here who can help you with your project bike with sound advice and useful contacts.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome to the forum Tommi. Do I spy a Mini in the background?

With a right hand petrol tank on the Mini, in the UK that would be the twin tank Cooper S version.

Might be for left hand drive they fitted right hand tank only.

[TRS666]

Thanks all. The Mini is from beginning a 1965 Austin 850. I bought it 1973, 15 years old to drive on ice tracks, this was in Finland. During the 53 years i owned it lots has happened, 1293cc heavily tuned engine, MG Metro 4 pot ventilated brakes modified to fit 10" wheels, colour chance 3 times, Connolly interior and much more.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

That amazing,I owned one one particular Mini for 10 years. I thought that was a long time.

[Orcade-Ian]

A belated welcome to this wonderful forum Tommi, I've not had a 500/4 but still have 350/4, 400/4 and more recently recommissioned a 550/4, bought from one of the forum members.  I got lots of help and parts from many of the forum members - hope you are as successful!
I'm also a Mini man - have owned 32 of them and still have a Clubman Estate which I built from a very lightly damaged, almost new shell and all of the parts from a crashed 1999 Cooper LE.

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This was taken on our way to the IMM in Bavaria in the Neckar Valley back in 2010, all the way from Orkney!

My 400/4 also has a '666' registration but I'm not into devil worship!

Ian

[Johnny4428]

Hi Tommy, and welcome from the other Orkney forum member. Wow! I’m impressed that you own a car that you had when you were 15! Worked it out that you must be same age as me. I think I destroyed everything I had when I was 15!😁

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My second Honda.
https://flic.kr/p/2sGNoEn

My first MIni 850.
https://flic.kr/p/2sGTEm1

MY last big bike.
https://flic.kr/p/2mWNjAd

MY last Scooter Maico Letta 250.
https://flic.kr/p/2pzfD2k

My last Mini Cooper 1275 S.
https://flic.kr/p/2sGTEm6

My first restoration.
https://flic.kr/p/2mZU5Sa

My last completed restoration.
https://flic.kr/p/2qcx8Bd

My current and last ever restoration a work in progress.

https://flic.kr/p/2suWkDv

[TRS666]

Yes nice i have kept the Mini so long, even took my license with it in 1976.
Seems to be a nice forum. Now reading through old 500/550 posts so i don´t make all the mistakes that have been done already, sure i will do some anyhow!
The parts availability seems to be quite good for the 500, some years ago i had a CB450 K3 Twin and it was so bad i sold it even if it was beautiful bike.
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