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BYU765H UK Bike on eBay UK 3 up Reg No. from Dick Emerys Bike

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kettle738:


--- Quote ---BTW the eBay bike had the wrong front mudguard ,not a 'double cut'  .. anyone else spot anything !
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I'll start the bidding......rear indicator stems....particularly horrible pattern seat....wrong rear shocks.....it's got a Tyre decal that shouldn't be there.......non recessed ignition switch.......front indicator clamp bolts way too long (and too tight)....no oil decal......painted stripe on the tank trim (should be plain)......top yoke looks too shiny.......modern 'scripted' DID rims....no bracing rod on the centre stand.......shiny chrome exhaust trims (should be satin chrome)......gloss painted switches with badly picked out lettering.......various modern Honda bolts (not old style 8 type)......non UK type plug caps.......an Allen screw on the rear brake arm....and of course the front mudguard you mentioned.........etc etc.

None of which I would dream of mentioning to the owner of the bike.......but as it's Frank's and he wants £20k for it then these things definitely need pointing out.

Mick.

UK Pete:
mick you have a good eye for the details, whoever restored it took the cheap and easy option, but to someone new to the cb scene and wants the bike they could not afford in their  younger days it could look like the real deal
pete

Green1:
The tank strip doesn't look right to me it looks like it tapers down toward the seat to much

AshimotoK0:
The bike was a prize 18 years ago  and was probably built to a budget set by CB magazine by John Wyatt, who tends to be pricey for work he does IMHO. When it was restored lots of the repro parts from Yamiya were probably not available so he used superseded Genuine Honda  parts. Being a prize, it would have to built to the safest standards so, with that in mind, best to use new rims,even though  'scripted' rather than re-chromed ones, which can be dodgy, as we all know. Used  Ducktail seats in decent condition were very rare, even  back then because the original foams collapsed, being made from multiple blocks of red foam, so given that fact, the seat is fairly nice for a pre-Yamiya repro. The start price on eBay from the dealer was £7k, which was very reasonable for that bike. I think we are all being a little picky and obsessive about it but, given that Frank is selling it for probably at least double what he paid, then it's obviously justifiable.  Suppose he fitted the non-metal plug caps and non-recessed ignition because they were items known to suffer from water ingress which, again  could have been a safety related issue on a bike intended to be ridden by the winner not a museum piece. I think there is only myself and Mick (kettle738)  silly enough to re-fit those plug caps....one of these days I am going to set up a test rig to determine why they were so bad and if they can be improved  ! ::)

IMHO I still think it's nice genuine UK bike, restored to a high standard and even with the non-correct items , give me that over the multitude  of US bikes we now have over here any day. I went to DK a couple of weeks ago and the classic sales guy there told me they have so many imported from the US  Hondas available to them, that the they are only gradually releasing  them to sell on eBay, so as not to flood the market.

Ash

UK Pete:
I think they have already flooded the market, but it has a good effect for them also when they break them for spares
I really dont see the issue with US bikes, to me a motorcycle is a motorcycle regardless of which country it was destined for lets face it the UK and the US bikes were  built by the japanese anyway just minor differences for the different laws
Yes i agree perhaps judging other peoples restorations is a bit harsh, it just makes me wonder why we get so obsessed with getting things as near to original, when the cheap easy option can be taken and top market value achieved with the incorrect parts
Over on the sandcast forum people get crucified if it has not got the original oil and petrol still in it LOL , they really are a bunch of  sticklers for absolute correctness,
pete

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