Cavcraft Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Expected a struggle to find a UK speedo for this, but 3 turned up in a couple of days, so bought the one that looked the best... ...wasn't the hardest job to do, though typically one of the little 8mm headed nuts went AWOL. Had some new ones kicking about though, so easily sorted.... For reasons, unknown (to me) the UK rev counter has another 2,000 revs and red lines at 9 and 10K. Clearly if I fit that, it'll go shit loads faster. Stinkwheel, RayMK, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Coming up at Brightwells this week At no reserve this could be a bargain Cavcraft and Stinkwheel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 No underpants required Lot 205: Classic Motoring Lot Bidding Ends: Wednesday 13th September 2023 at 9:14PM £1,200-1,400 - Brightwells Cavcraft, Rustybullethole and Stinkwheel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/10/2023 at 3:38 PM, twosmoke300 said: In case any wonders what the limit of a CB500X with standard tyres is - it’s about 100yds before this No tyres would have got you through that! Looks like extraction was simple the reverse of inclusion... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 My 250x would have breezed through it . Took some bloody lifting out I know that . Fair play to Honda , they make bloody good grab handles Rustybullethole, Jerzy Woking and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Coming up at Brightwells this week At no reserve this could be a bargain I liked those in preference to the disc braked, ram air GT500, but thought the T350 my mate had was so much nicer to ride, felt much quicker than the 250 Hustler and the GT250, and much less bulky than the T500. It's a memory I have of them some 44 years after last riding them that is still in my mind, so they made an impression of some sorts. Cavcraft and MiniMinorMk3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Just now, twosmoke300 said: My 250x would have breezed through it . Took some bloody lifting out I know that . Fair play to Honda , they make bloody good grab handles I'll take light weight over higher power in a few circumstances, including deep mud! twosmoke300 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 6 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Coming up at Brightwells this week At no reserve this could be a bargain Exactly the same as my dad's that. Very short run that had the rack on the tank. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Extreme enduro bike and tourer all in one 😂 Rustybullethole, Fat_Pirate, tom13 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 39 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: Extreme enduro bike and tourer all in one 😂 Looks cleaner now as well. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Bit boring, but the new side panel(s) arrived for the CB50 today. A tip off about the CG125 ones on AliExpress came good, though only two (of 3) lugs fit, they do look much better than the C200 one currently fitted. Even the colour (despite being metallic) isn't a million miles out of bed... The C200 meanwhile conked out again this morning. Left it a while, started ok but packed up a little later on. Seems to re-start ok if left a couple of minutes, but it's not ideal, obvs. It was due a bit more messing about with anyhow, some things were getting annoying. Firstly, the rear number plate unit had worked loose and rattled round annoyingly/hung low. Luckily it only wanted tightening up, so once sorted the new improved* anti-mud flap rattling device was fitted. Mk1 was a cut-in-half handlebar grip taped to the back of the number plate using insulation tape. It worked, but actually looked too shit and was coming apart. Version 2 included cutting a push bike inner tube, folding it over and using strong (fancy and expensive) glue. And insulation tape. It looks better (ok, just not as shit) and maybe will hold up for a while. It's stopped the metal screws of the extra rear light bouncing back against the mudguard, which was annoying. The exhaust rear mount was always a load of bollocks: it made the heat shield rattle and it never tightened up properly anyhow. Jettisoned that, found a better bolt and used some spacers (bigger nuts and washers) which seems to have done the job. Not in time to save the bottom half of the side panel though, which had melted onto the exhaust which was touching it. Cleaned and lubed the chain, then moved onto the carb: Took the float bowl off and it was pretty shit inside (yellowy petrol with some crap in it) so cleaned the float bowl and jets and will have to get a new fuel filter and flush the petrol tank out. Some random bits of spray were added to the bike, just because, really. Oh, I found a random old pushbike light kicking about, so mounted that to the back of the exhaust heat shield. Obvs, being plastic on a hot exhaust, nothing could possibly go wrong. Will look into moving it and maybe trying to wire it to the back light and brake light. .. Really need to get the carb off the CB50 next, give it a good bath then see if it'll run properly afterwards. Iamgroot, RayMK, Saabnut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted Sunday at 11:40 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:40 AM Leyland car / bike / thumper static engine show in the park... Fat_Pirate, MiniMinorMk3, andyberg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted Sunday at 11:41 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:41 AM RayMK, Fat_Pirate, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted Monday at 07:56 AM Share Posted Monday at 07:56 AM Rare beasty for sale.. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted Monday at 08:00 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:00 PM On 9/17/2023 at 12:40 PM, UltraWomble said: Leyland car / bike / thumper static engine show in the park... Don't know how much it cost to get in, but it must have been worth it just to see that Honda MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted Monday at 08:04 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:04 PM 3 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Don't know how much it cost to get in, but it must have been worth it just to see that Honda MB. Free! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted Monday at 09:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:21 PM @UltraWomble I have not seen a Honda SS125 with that style of exhaust. Perhaps it was an option for the US market. My friend bought a brand new SS125, same colour, in 1970. I bought a CZ175 the following year. A couple of years later we planned to take the bikes on a camping holiday to Scotland. We had enjoyed the previous camping holiday up there with me on my '67 Peugeot BB CT moped and him on his recently acquired SS125. I'm not sure how he managed to stay sane following me at 28mph. His journey started at Fair Oak near Southampton, meeting me at Nocton Hall (Lincs), and we set off on the long haul to near Braemar where we camped wild for a couple of nights. Next stop was a campsite at Inverness for one or two nights, then to a campsite near Portree on the Isle of Skye. With me buying the CZ, we hoped for better journey times with more closely matched machines for the next holiday. However, on my way down to Fair Oak my CZ started to lose power. Investigation by the roadside revealed that the dynamo assembly, which carried the points cam at its outer end, was a bit loose despite the securing bolt being tight. It transpired that the taper on the crank end had fatigued and was 90% cracked where the location peg hole was - which pegged the dynamo/points cam in the correct position. I pushed the CZ a mile or so to a phone box and phoned my friend. He came out on his SS125 and we decided the obvious thing to do was for him to tow me back to his place. This hazardous exploit was successfully completed (15 miles or so) without being stopped by the plod or either of us falling off. Holiday plan B was hatched. Next day, all of the camping gear on my CZ was strapped to the carrier on his SS125 and his stuff was strapped to the SS125's tank. In this heavily loaded state, we compromised and headed to Wales instead of Scotland. The trip there was uneventful but we thought Wales was an anti-climax so, next day we loaded up again and headed for Fort William - Glen Nevis to be exact. We got as far as a campsite near Gretna Green by mid evening. Next day we reached Glen Nevis and camped wild for about 5 nights. One characteristic of the SS125 with me on pillion plus all of the gear was that it could only reach 50-55mph, but my friend found that if he slip streamed an HGV it gave a boost which enabled the Honda to get past and then maintain an indicated 70mph at a constant 10K rpm or thereabouts. It screamed along like a turbine! I have thus experienced at least 1000 miles on the pillion of a Honda SS125. A gallant machine indeed. In due course I fixed my CZ with a new crankshaft and inspected the taper quite frequently. The new crank began to show signs of doing the same thing again many thousands of miles later in 1974. I therefore part exchanged it for a Reliant Regal 3-25 and a new motoring episode started with my new wife. Memories. All triggered by your photo 😀. Apologies if you've seen parts of this story which I've posted before. Snake Charmer, UltraWomble, LightBulbFun and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted Tuesday at 05:50 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:50 AM @RayMK CL125 with the upswept pipes from late 60's. 🙂 Rustybullethole, RayMK, twosmoke300 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted Tuesday at 07:11 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:11 AM Did my first enduro race since before lockdown on Sunday . Talk about a baptism of fire . It pissed down the night before and all morning up to and inc the race . But I survived and kept doing for the 2.5 hrs . Poor bike 😂 Just getting the van out of the field was a mission . But I enjoyed feeling the paddock buzz and banter again . Oh and my legs are in tatters UltraWomble, Rust Collector, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted Tuesday at 09:05 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:05 AM 1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said: Did my first enduro race since before lockdown on Sunday . Talk about a baptism of fire . It pissed down the night before and all morning up to and inc the race . But I survived and kept doing for the 2.5 hrs . Poor bike 😂 Just getting the van out of the field was a mission . But I enjoyed feeling the paddock buzz and banter again . Oh and my legs are in tatters Which one did you do and are trials rears mandatory for all events down there? I remember going to St Blazey a few years ago and thinking it very strange they all had them on. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted Tuesday at 10:32 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:32 AM The Colwith Chase . Technically a Time and observation trial but I think that is just so they can run it on a Trials licence . Also hence the trials tyre . Im a fan of the X11 trials tyre but on sunday the amount of mud made them a pain in the ass. 20 of the 60 riders failed to finish so I was quite happy to go the 2.5 hrs for a finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted Tuesday at 11:24 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:24 AM 50 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: The Colwith Chase . Technically a Time and observation trial but I think that is just so they can run it on a Trials licence . Also hence the trials tyre . Im a fan of the X11 trials tyre but on sunday the amount of mud made them a pain in the ass. 20 of the 60 riders failed to finish so I was quite happy to go the 2.5 hrs for a finish. I thought it was to preserve the ground a bit more? Trials tyres in proper sloppy mud are a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted Tuesday at 12:15 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:15 PM 47 minutes ago, tom13 said: I thought it was to preserve the ground a bit more? Trials tyres in proper sloppy mud are a pain. That's also what they say ( mainly to appease land owners I think) but I'm not convinced as you just spin more. Was the first time i've wanted a bit more power than the ol 250x . Just on the muddy uphill fields when are just pinned wide open with your ass on the rear light ! I was struggling to keep it lit up in 3rd . But 99% of the time its a perfect motor for local tight tracks and doesn't beat you up after a couple of hours like 300 smokers or 450's do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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