Thanks G-Man mine are not too far off at present, just the right tube is a bit twisted as you can see from the rods I fitted.
Ken
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- Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:47 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
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- Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
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G-Man Since my bike spent all it's life on the track it's logical that the brake would have been replaced as a matter of priority. It would be great to see them all together one day. Alan Would you be interested in selling the seat brackets, that would save me a lot of work Today I've been trying to...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:12 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
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Alan Wish I'd posted earier, I have the correct hubs and rear brake plate, although that needs a chip welded up, and the rear torque arm needs straightening. My seat is a later one which will need to be modified to fit. I'm strugling to understand Hondas assembly methods on the early bikes. last nig...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:28 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: 1961 CB72 Project
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- Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:56 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
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Alan Since my bike went staight to track most of the original rare parts were removed. It had the correct swing arm originaly but was wrecked by me in a big crash at Brands. I have been searching for the rare bits, including the 10mm head as mine like Grahams was converted to 350. I missed a sls bra...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:38 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
- Replies: 17
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G-Man They tended to hang aroud a while in the early days as the cost nearly as much as a Triumph Bonneville. I think yours and mine were probably made on the same day and came over on the same boat. I did some sanding around the head stock and revealed all 3 colours the eariest being blue. here are...
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:12 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: another 1961 cb72
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G-Man Idont know the original colour, but I think it was black when I bought it in 1965, but it seems to have been all three colours at various times The log books for bikes never seemed to show the colour. The bike spent all its life on the track apart from a few months when I rode it to work as th...