Restoring or re-building?
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Project Honda CB450 Cafe Racer
Replies: 145
by
Zeek »
Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:06 pm
Well I probably need my head read, but I've found a challenge! :doh:
One shining example of a 1972 CB450 Super Sport.
Comes complete with 3...
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Last post by Trodz
Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:17 pm
Honda SL350 K2
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by
Zedboy »
Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:04 pm
This is one I'm real keen to start on :mrgreen:
Picked this up late last year not far from here.....Aussie spec bike.
Turns over ok but has a bad...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:13 pm
1965 CB450 Bomber
Replies: 9
by
Zedboy »
Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:00 pm
Well this bike has been waiting in the wings for way too long now.
Bought as an ex-hill climb bike from the USA, it's one of the first 2500 450's...
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Last post by Zedboy
Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:05 pm
CB125
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by
Zedboy »
Mon Sep 21, 2020 8:46 pm
Got this little bike today, a freebie which makes a nice change :D
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Last post by Zedboy
Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:35 pm
Bevel Supersport Resto
Replies: 9
by
blab »
Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:39 pm
Being as the Alchemy rebuild is nearly finished,I am continueing on one I prepared earlier.
This is a 1976 900SS,being restored back to factory...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:46 pm
SURVIVOR 1977 Z1000 A1
Replies: 14
by
ZORK WA »
Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:03 am
Long story...... in Dec 1976 l bought a new Z1000 in Victoria, number of years later had to leave town in a hurry so headed to Kununurra WA where l...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:28 pm
Honda XL 70
Replies: 3
by
Zedboy »
Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:04 pm
Picked up another one of these a little while back :eyebrows:
That makes 2 now. Plan is to make one good one from both.
The bike I have has decent...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:23 pm
New Z1-A 900 project
Replies: 79
by
Zedboy »
Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:57 pm
So new project to play with :think:
This was the plaything of Mr. PBZ1900 from back in the halcyon days of the Z-Power and AKRF Forums....I think he...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:22 am
Honda SL125
Replies: 4
by
Zedboy »
Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:47 pm
So I found this little jigger a couple of days ago :D
Very original bike overall. This won't be so much a project as a good clean and tidy up.
2nd...
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Last post by Zedboy
Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:51 pm
SL350 time
Replies: 14
by
Zedboy »
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:54 pm
So I dragged out the ole SL today.
It's on it's way to have the engine repaired/rebuilt. Found a bike mechanic that works from home and does a damn...
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Last post by Zedboy
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:13 am
1974 XL350 Project
Replies: 21
by
Zedboy »
Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:20 pm
I bought a bunch of XL350 K0's a while back, one rider, four frames and a heap of engines and parts...probably nearly parts enough bits to sling...
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Last post by Zedboy
Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:29 pm
XL175
Replies: 6
by
Zedboy »
Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:32 pm
Have a couple of these as parts bikes, so decided to make one reasonably good one out of them.
Painted the frame and re-zinc'd a few parts.
Will get...
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Last post by Zedboy
Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:05 pm
ngk b-8hc
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by
nedau980 »
Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:18 am
Hello everyone,
I recently found a 67 Yamaha YDS-5 in a barn and wanted to get it running. The serial number on the frame matches the engine and has...
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Last post by Zedboy
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:15 am
Honda P50
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by
Zedboy »
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:24 pm
New foray into the high power stakes :-?
I actually went out expecting to buy a Bridgestone 90, but came home with this beast instead :think:...
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Last post by Trodz
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:05 pm
Yamaha RT-3
Replies: 8
by
Zedboy »
Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:33 pm
Picked this old girl up a little while back :D
Not a bad ole stick. Plan is to bring back to original if not 100% restore.
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Last post by Zedboy
Thu May 28, 2020 8:11 pm
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Last post by madrus
Fri May 08, 2020 9:00 pm
New spanners
by
Zedboy »
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:52 pm
Isolation present :mrgreen:
So over those old multi faceted sockets. Should have done it years ago.
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Last post by Zedboy
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:52 pm
1994 KLE 500 Scrapheap entrant 2016
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by
madrus »
Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:22 pm
As there weren't any off road Kawasaki resto/rebuilds on here I thought I throw some photos of it's renovation from a couple of years back. Please...
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Last post by madrus
Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:24 pm
tips for a long-lasting helmet
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by
Zeek »
Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:30 pm
Interesting.
One thing I've always done is stuff my gloves into the helmet.
Never thought much about the sweat thing eating it, but it would have...
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Last post by madrus
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 am
Kawasaki Z900-A4 restoration (MY 1975)
Replies: 7
by
Trodz »
Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:07 am
This Kawasaki Z900-A4 was originally purchased from Bolam of Bathurst on 16 February 1976.
Early photo:
In the same Bathurst family from new:
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Last post by ZORK WA
Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:09 pm
Kawasaki 1977 Z1000-A1 restoration
Replies: 9
by
Trodz »
Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:55 am
This bike was purchased from Hartley Motorcycles, East Perth, in August 1977. The trade in was a Ducati 860.
I bought it in 2006, and completed the...
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Last post by Trodz
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:42 pm
TX500 and Others ~ Starter Clutch.
Replies: 4
by
GarnZ »
Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:14 am
I've always had trouble with the chain-driven starter clutch on my TX500 '73.
The main trouble was a noisy rattle and sometimes slippage of the 3...
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Last post by Zedboy
Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:24 pm
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Last post by Trodz
Thu May 09, 2019 2:03 am
Z1A PROJECT
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by
RED ZED »
Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:13 pm
Thanks to Photophucket going commercial a lot of the pics have gone. :banghead:
However you can still read all about it :D
I suppose it’s time to...
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Last post by RED ZED
Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:02 pm
CB400 Four Project
Replies: 3
by
Zedboy »
Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:39 pm
Another old classic ripe for restoration :doh:
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Again this a very early example, maybe first week of production?...#164 off the...
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Last post by Zedboy
Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:55 pm