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1961 CB72 Project

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Post by e3steve » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:52 pm

Jeez, Graham! Where did you start? I think I might've been tempted to throw that one back into the sea! Respect to you, mate.



G-Man wrote:That's interesting. You had a ventilated front hub, too!

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Yeah, but no idea why. I bought it like it, painted the whole bike white, then sold* it like it. Only ever had a tank badge in the left side, and that was cracked at the screw holes (weren't they all?)...

*Correction: straight-swapped it with a mate for a lovely little black C95 (150cc baby Dream), the lead-up to which is documented on the forum: I'd had the tank off to spray it white, and I removed stuff, away from the frame tube -- throttle cables included-- in order to do the same. Upon re-assembly I found that it would happily start with no choke applied, but it soon started to black-smoke and dropped to around half its usual mpg.

After a couple of weeks I found that I couldn't afford to gas it -- I was tenderly sixteen and apprenticed -- so my (better-informed) 'mate' offered a swap for his '65 C95. I swear he knew what the fix would be...
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Post by G-Man » Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:55 am

Steve

Well, I was sitting in a Hotel room somewhere in the USA, doing my usual trawl of eBay when this cropped up. Amid all the rust, the 1961 details peeked through and then the seller had a copy of the original buff registration book. The engine and frame numbers match. Both end in exactly the same three numbers.

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I spent a few days of 'shall I / shan't I' and eventually went for it. The owner was selling the bike from a hoarde that his suddenly deceased brother had built up and it was a sad occasion. There were loads of bike all in this condition but all had paperwork. The seller was a really nice guy and I promised to keep him informed of progress.

After all that time in a damp shed the engine turned over with plenty of compression. The bike has obviously been crashed and bashed (weren't they all) and had a 350 kit as well as those other bits of cafe racerisation......

Normally, I personalise my projects but I want this one to be as near to original as I can make it. I'm in no hurry.

With your help we'll be able to build a matching pair. A standard showroom model and a fully-kitted CYB72..... :-)

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e3steve wrote:Jeez, Graham! Where did you start? I think I might've been tempted to throw that one back into the sea! Respect to you, mate.



G-Man wrote:That's interesting. You had a ventilated front hub, too!

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Yeah, but no idea why. I bought it like it, painted the whole bike white, then sold it like it. Only ever had a tank badge in the left side, and that was cracked at the screw holes (weren't they all?)...
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by e3steve » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:55 am

Lost for words, but with much admiration!

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Post by G-Man » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:48 pm

Steve

I've had a lot of help from friends on this forum, both materially and with information / thoughts / advice.

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e3steve wrote:Lost for words, but with much admiration!
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:50 pm

The bolt is on the way. ....................lm

G-Man wrote:Steve

I've had a lot of help from friends on this forum, both materially and with information / thoughts / advice.

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e3steve wrote:Lost for words, but with much admiration!

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Post by G-Man » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:53 pm

Many thanks, LM. One more piece to the jigsaw puzzle!

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LOUD MOUSE wrote:The bolt is on the way. ....................lm

G-Man wrote:Steve

I've had a lot of help from friends on this forum, both materially and with information / thoughts / advice.

G

e3steve wrote:Lost for words, but with much admiration!
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:10 pm

Happy I could help. ..........lm


G-Man wrote:Many thanks, LM. One more piece to the jigsaw puzzle!

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LOUD MOUSE wrote:The bolt is on the way. ....................lm

G-Man wrote:Steve

I've had a lot of help from friends on this forum, both materially and with information / thoughts / advice.

G

e3steve wrote:Lost for words, but with much admiration!

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