New member I think ?

[captaink]

Joined the sohc forum and redirected here as well, so here I am.

[Johnwebley]

welcome to the europe branch!!

  join in and have fun

[mickwinf]

welcome to sohc uk style!

[hairygit]

Hi and welcome. U.K group is much better, and most of us cannot abide the yanks love of absurd handlebars, more akin to a wheelbarrow rather than a motorcycle!

[captaink]

Well, I don't know what to say.
I have bikes with clip ons... I can't ride these for too long
I have bikes that take ages to kick start.. They knacker me out.
I have a bike with American drag bars.the Colorado norton works. It goes with the billet forks...
I have a bike a 1924 norton with bars that are similar to 20s Harley's, swept back.. Very comfortable
Nothing like a wheelbarrow ',,,,,,as yet though

Now I'm restoring the Rickman it's back to clip ons again

[UK Pete]

Hi and welcome from me
pete

[MarkCR750]

Welcome captaink, that's an impressive list of motorcycles, any chance of a few photos of your CR750 I'm not too far away from completing mine, cheers Mark.

[captaink]

Can't send at moment says file to large, will post some when back on the Computor not this I pad

[captaink]

Managed to find some smaller files. I never built this bike but it was built very professionally using all the right parts.
Very noisy 838 cc, very noisy

[captaink]

two more.
Asa Moice ally tanks,

If you need any more pics let me know.

Nice to see some of bike as it is now

[mick]

Hello Captaink and welcome to the forum  cheers Mick.

[MarkCR750]

Very nice CR, VERY NICE INDEED.

[captaink]

Here's an update on the rickman 750 restoration
The wheels have been refurbished in silver instead of the original gold.
All bearings and seals replaced.
Tyres are being fitted within the week.
The brake discs were in pretty good condition but in need of loving care and attention.
There checked for true running and stripped bare.
All bolts are replaced, just waiting for the new nuts.
The Cush drive rubber was as new so it will remain, not sure where I would get one anyway

[captaink]

The fork legs were in a bad way, the seals were full of silicon sealer, the circlips rusted in solid.
And newspaper stuffed in as a seal
Well that's all gone now and they have been Aqua cleaned, there in good enough condition now to start making them shine and rebuild them.
Not sure where the betor parts will come from but I'll do some hunting around, any assistance appreciated !
Would like to use as much of the original parts as possible.
All the nickel and chrome parts have gone off to the platers as has the frame, they expect a good couple of weeks so I'll fall back onto something else.

[captaink]

The wing loom has been stripped back to the wires, cleaned and re taped
I'll re use the controls but the gauges are tatty and the cases have dings in them.