engine build - slowly but surely

border0_3 · Post by **border0_3** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:32 pm

Hi Dick

A good friend Brian and I have been tinkering with CB72/77 and other Hondas since 2007. Brian and his brother Alan used to race them in the UK.
Quite a few CB72 and Cb77 came to Aus in the 60s but parts are hard to come by now. We've collected a bit over the last ten years as available locally. There are a sprinkling collector/riders here with these classic bikes, and a few on the historic bike race circuit. 90% of spare parts come from the good old USA. A sprinkling of new items from Asia.

Keep up the good work

Richard

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:56 pm

Looks like you don't live too far from Phillips Island. ................lm

border0_3 wrote:Hi Dick

A good friend Brian and I have been tinkering with CB72/77 and other Hondas since 2007. Brian and his brother Alan used to race them in the UK.
Quite a few CB72 and Cb77 came to Aus in the 60s but parts are hard to come by now. We've collected a bit over the last ten years as available locally. There are a sprinkling collector/riders here with these classic bikes, and a few on the historic bike race circuit. 90% of spare parts come from the good old USA. A sprinkling of new items from Asia.

Keep up the good work

Richard

border0_3 · Post by **border0_3** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:49 pm

Hi Ed,

About 200 kilometres (120 miles) north west of Phillip Island. Go there regularly for fishing.

Enjoy old aircraft as you do also. (Still a licenced aircraft engineer/trainer)

But getting off the subject :)

Best regards

Richard

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:30 am

I've had some really good parts from Brett Bishop at

http://www.motoretro.com.au/cms/id/6#cms

He had some parts such as crank bearings and CYB stuff that I just couldn't find anywhere else at the time. Shipping to UK was pretty easy and he was great to deal with.

G

border0_3 wrote:Hi Ed,

About 200 kilometres (120 miles) north west of Phillip Island. Go there regularly for fishing.

Enjoy old aircraft as you do also. (Still a licenced aircraft engineer/trainer)

But getting off the subject :)

Best regards

Richard

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:58 am

Went there with Jerry for an event.
Damp/cool/windy but the racing was great and I enjoyed the people and bikes. .............................lm

border0_3 wrote:Hi Ed,

About 200 kilometres (120 miles) north west of Phillip Island. Go there regularly for fishing.

Enjoy old aircraft as you do also. (Still a licenced aircraft engineer/trainer)

But getting off the subject :)

Best regards

Richard

Dick Eastman · Post by **Dick Eastman** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:04 pm

border0_3 wrote:Hi Dick

A good friend Brian and I have been tinkering with CB72/77 and other Hondas since 2007. Brian and his brother Alan used to race them in the UK.
Quite a few CB72 and Cb77 came to Aus in the 60s but parts are hard to come by now. We've collected a bit over the last ten years as available locally. There are a sprinkling collector/riders here with these classic bikes, and a few on the historic bike race circuit. 90% of spare parts come from the good old USA. A sprinkling of new items from Asia.

Keep up the good work

Richard

I always wondered what kind of market Honda had there - I guess being in that part of the hemisphere certainly would be advantageous shipping-wise.

Dick Eastman · Post by **Dick Eastman** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:19 pm

Tackled a few more things this past week - while waiting for the head light ass'y, I did make some reducers for the head light ears. They were for 35mm forks, mine are 33mm. I made the sleeves 33x35, and slit the side. The ears are cast alum and powder-coated.

I did some machine work to the top clamp for the tach mount, and heli-coiled the two M-6 holes. This was the instrument location for the CX, but just a cast finish, and kicked up 6 degrees from the stem; the black tach plate that came with the tach needed quite a bit of cutting and it is kicked up 45 degees. I may make some final adjustments when I get the tank, seat, and bars done, but so far looks ok.