61 honda cb72

[vintage honda]

Rebuilding a Honda CB72 1961, anyone on here have one.. curt
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[AshimotoK0]

No but I did own a '66 one once FHL54D. Just bought a NOS CB72/77  speedo/tach for my  JDM CB250 'Dream' replica as it's almost the same.
Seem to remember my CB72 had  a forward action kickstart and proper ball races for the camshaft bearings.

Ash

[Orcade-Ian]

I've got a 64 CB 77 in black/silver. NOS silencers lots of other NOS bits.  Quite a nice looking bike but haven't used it for some years and will probably be the next one on the bike bench when I finish this Norton 350 Featherbed single, been too long on that one and have kind of grown out of British stuff - don't mention pattern parts, they're even worse than VJ stuff.
Yes Ash the forward kickstart is housed in a 'not fit for purpose' bushing in a fragile casing.  Fortunately the electric starter works extremely well.
Ian

Btw I've been out and about in Orkney on the tax exempt CB400/4, thanks to the DVLA shooting themselves in both feet when registering imported bikes back in 2000 and putting the date back to the beginning of the year 

[Woodside]

My dad had a 61 cb72 he got it new from haslemere motorcycles it was the first one they sold...
It was a blue one I think ...I forget the reg now but it still shows up on the dvla site...would love to track it down....
He has just picked up a lovely 65 cb72 that now languishes under a blanket in his garage

[Woodside]

Reg was  .... 512 pf
Anyone know of its whereabouts
(Just spoke to my dad it was registered Oct 63...my mistake)

[AshimotoK0]

Yes  Ian .. seem to remember mine came with a broken cover but the seller gave me a replacement from a breakers. Was that the Achilles heel of the CB72? Personally I much preferred the early CB250K's, that's why I now have three of 'em. Sadly the UK 250K0 is a rare sight now

This CB77 (the 305cc version)  looked an absolute bargain to me:
plus repeat of photo of 'Eastenders' CB72

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Circa-1967-Honda-CB77-305-Super-Hawk-Unregistered-US-Import-Classic-Restoration-/351419703534?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item51d23f20ee

[Orcade-Ian]

Yes the kickstart was the Achilles heel on the 72 and 77 and covers are getting scarce of course, but I do have a spare with the usual faults and the one on my bike is near perfect.  One day (yeah, yeah - Christine says I have enough projects to last me till I'm 185!) I would like to 'engineer out' the original fault with a bit of internal plate fixing/bush making.
Nice to see the pic from table enders and that reg is from the old borough of Southport (where we lived for 30 years before Orkney). More than likely came from Life's Motors who are still there selling Morgans.
Ian

Sorry to hijack the op, do you need any info/help?

[AshimotoK0]

Here's a review ... from the Ashimoto archives ( sorry Bitsa 'up there'  can hear you saying to me ..livin' in the fri**in past again Ash      )

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9cs5kfarxfwul51/AAASvmBq4G0Z8Mj-z7KKX5poa?dl=0