Topic: New from Toowoomba Australia

[Yoshimatic]

Hi all, I have just joined and I'm from good old Toowoomba, Qld, Australia.
I have two 1977 CB750A Hondamatics (both are on full Qld registration).
Also have a 1969 GL175 twin.

[Yoshimatic]

I will post pics at a later date......
Forgot to mention that one of my Hondamatics will be getting the 812 Yoshimura kit fitted in the near future. including the Yoshi Daytona cam, valve springs and Yoshi 32mm carbs. Can't get the Yoshi pipe until available in September this year.
I am chasing an F2 head for this project if anyone has one for sale??
Also need aftermarket valves to suit the head if I get one.

[trueblue]

Welcome to the site from Maryborough

Can't help with the 750's I only have 650's, far better bikes if you ask me

Try the Toowoomba bike wreckers, I was down there a few years back and they had quite a few old Honda bits back then.  I cleaned them out of 650 parts

[Yoshimatic]

Ok, thanks for that. 

[SBR-CB400F]

Hi and Welcome Yoshimatic, If your not doing anything this sunday come for a ride down to Willowbank for the Nostalgia Drags there will be a few sohc's racing. When you get that yoshimatic built you should come have some fun with us?

regards
Adam

[Stev-o]

Welcome from Texas...

[Yoshimatic]

Thanks Adam and Stevo,
I will try to make it to Wilowbank just for curiosity sake to see have slow the Hondamatic is. They are far from being a real sports bike and they are very de-tuned with around 10hp less than the other CB750k models.
I have since bought a 1977 CB750F2 and a 1978 CB750F3 from a seller in Iowa. They are both gorgeous condition. The F2 has Morris mags, Kerker 4into1 and round top carbs with K&N air filters. The original wheels, exhaust and airbox will come with the bike but the original carbs are lost somewhere.
I got the F3 for $3383 on ebay and the F2 for $2000 with the parts included.
I have almost finalised the import arrangement for both.
The F3 has 13000 miles on it and the F2 has 39000 miles on it. He has owned the F2 from new and the F3 for the last 26 years.
Cheers,
Mick

[SBR-CB400F]

Hey Mick, mint looking F's mate. So I'll look out for a Hondamatic on sunday then hey. 

Adam

[Yoshimatic]

Thanks Adam, I just hope neither gets hurt shipping them. I bought a genuine Yoshi 812cc kit including Yoshi Daytona cam, cam chain, valve springs, retainers and collets. All genuine Yoshi brand new in boxes, got the lot on ebay for $1000 plus $200 freight from the U.S.
I have two 1977 CB750A Hondamatics and bought the kit for the maroon Hondamatic but the kit is to suit SOHC F models. I was looking for an F2 head but ended up getting the F2 & F3 bikes complete instead. Now I think I am going to kit the F2 instead but still unsure which way to go.
Here's a pic of the kit, the boxes look like real old cardboard but the parts are new never used.
Cheers,
Mick

[Yoshimatic]

Oh, these are my Hondamatics.......
The blue one is my darling

[SBR-CB400F]

Both your Hondamatics look like darlings, Mick.
I bought some auto carbys resently thinking they were F2's might try fitting them to my 400F.
that yoshi kit looks trick. We have a few kits ourselves for future projects.

[Yoshimatic]

The Hondamatic carbs should work well, I bought some F2 carbs cheap but they look pretty sad. I got what I paid for lol.

[Retro Rocket]

Yoshi, just so you know, there's a couple of well established Automatic drag racers on the high performance forum mate, any tricks you need to know will be answered in a jiffy....

flick through this thread on the build of Sams Auto, jweeks is the guy to talk to about the Auto and all the tricks to make it go well..

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?action=profile;u=14736

[Yoshimatic]

Thanks Retro Rocket, I think the Yoshi kit will be going in the F2 instead and leaving the Hondamatics stock. The original plan was to put it in the maroon Hondamatic but getting an F2 head is too hard basket so I bought a complete F2 instead.
Thanks for the tip though,
Cheers,
Mick