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Sorry to hear the news Ted. My sister-in-law (also called Wendy) had quite a serious stroke about 12 years ago. My brother found extra private physiotherapy for her and it was money well spent as, glad to say, you would hardly notice now. Truly remarkable really.  Just hoping your Wendy can make a similar journey to a good recovery. Best wishes  at this difficult time for you both ...  Ash.

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: looking for a new toy
« on: December 12, 2024, 12:16:10 PM »
Well John made a really derisory offer on my mates restored K4, which I kind of find insulting.
I know the market is depressed on bikes but hey ho.

Anyway, best of luck with whatever you get but this is my last reply on this thread and quite frankly the way I am at the moment I don't think I will be posting on any thread on this forum in the short term.

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: looking for a new toy
« on: December 10, 2024, 10:26:00 PM »
Yes the blue one is the K0 It's 1st year 1968. It came in Candy Ruby Red, Candy Blue Green and Forest Green (solid colour). The K1 was very similar but had a pinstripe on the tank and a pleated seat plus other mechanical improvements like the deletion of the hydraulic cam chain tensioner. Do you know the mileage ? I couldn't see it in the ad looking on my phone. UPDATE ! Just noticed it's 3656. It must be late '68 or has been updated, as it doesn't have the troublesome hydraulic cam chain tensioner fitted.

This is my mates '73 CB250K4. Note the UK mudguards denoting it's a proper UK bike.



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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: looking for a new toy
« on: December 10, 2024, 06:56:55 PM »
My friend is selling a restored UK model in Gentle Maroon Metallic CB250K4 (UK models more sought after than USA imports). Everything has been re-chromed.
He never totally strips the engines though ... just  the top end (it shows 10k) and he didn't change the camchain ... so could still be a project but more engine than cosmetics and the bottom ends on that bike are pretty robust anyway.. From memory the cam etc and bores were good... one rocker had slight pitting but I gave him a really nice one.

He got the paintwork done locally but the guy wouldn't do the pinstripes and black section,  so muggins here did them.. what a pain in the ar$e that was.

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: looking for a new toy
« on: December 10, 2024, 06:04:21 PM »
I am tempted to say the 360 as the chrome looks nice and low miles but it's 1st year and they had cam chain tensioner problems. To be honest all three models ( the K4 the least though) eat cams and rockers particularly USA ones where the oil wasn't changed at the correct intervals.

All of these have acres of chrome and very expensive to re-chrome (rims £200 each, Mudguards £150 + each)  so the chrome condition can be a deciding factor.

I used to get excellent repro silencers via Jo of Brituro, a member on here but they stopped trading and the new company won't do the special ones I had made.

Not a lot of help I suppose. You really need to see them in the flesh to decide I reckon. I couldn't make out the mileage on the 350K0

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: looking for a new toy
« on: December 10, 2024, 05:44:41 PM »
That K1 is lovely.


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It's a K0 not a K1

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Misc / Open / Re: A trip 'darn sarf'
« on: December 08, 2024, 01:02:49 AM »
Great to see you both on Friday Ian and thanks for the advice on machining the split pin holes in the CB92 sprocket damper bolts I am making on my lathe... all done now ... they just need zinc plating. A set of 4 of these from CMS costs £150 plus shipping, so well worth me making them, even though I am a bit of a novice on the lathe.
Item #22 in the diagram. These bikes are real money pits if you are not careful and I have two of them for my sins, a rare 1961 model and an even rarer 1960.

I forgot to tell you that an old workmate of mine has owned a Lotus Elan since I first got to know him in 1977 and finally started restoring it after being off the road almost all of the time I have known him. Didn't you have one?  He had it repainted in Lincolnshire somewhere. Recently though he bought an Elan Plus2 130 5 speed (Austin Maxi gearbox) which was owned by a club member who sadly passed away.

Here's hoping and praying your journey back to Oban was OK in the horrid weather we have at the moment.


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CB350/400 / Is this taking the pee or what?
« on: December 06, 2024, 09:20:30 AM »
And £9 postage .... Maybe DS himself will sign it if you ask nicely   ;D ;D

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176636114823

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Project Board / Re: CR750 replica build
« on: December 04, 2024, 07:31:21 PM »
Some of those CNC EDM machines are mind blowing.
This one uses one of our proportional control valves /closed loop control system that I designed  for the electrode flushing with DI water.

They were in Coalville in Leicestershire but now in Shepshed.

https://winbrogroup.com/edm-300-machine-solution/


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Anorak's Corner / Re: Bacon slicers
« on: December 02, 2024, 04:31:27 PM »
To me the bacon slicers were always the discs like on this bike. The number plate was the 'pedestrian slicer'  :D

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I think he has a habit of buying bikes back again Dave. I guess it must have gone to a new owner as I don't think Frank would be bothered about reverting the kickstart back to olive drab finish... that can only have ben done by an RSA afficionado.


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For anyone not in the know ....its Dave's old CB250RSA that he restored and detailed on here.

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CB350/400 / Re: Finished at last!
« on: November 28, 2024, 03:38:03 PM »
That looks absolutely stunning Dave. You must be really proud.

Best colour as well according to Henry last night :D

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CB350/400 / Re: My New Project arrives after a 44 year wait!
« on: November 28, 2024, 10:12:02 AM »
Do you have the parts to try out the standard ignition Dave. That's where I would start ... get it running as Honda intended then once running OK fit the fancy pants stuff. TBH the mileages our bikes do I just stick with the standard ignition. If you need to loan the parts to try 333 auto-advance, points plate/points etc I can send them to you.

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