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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1650 on: January 03, 2025, 12:35:05 AM »
Got my 2025 SOHC4 calendars! They were waiting for me to get to the Post Office yesterday.
Hung up in the shop and Looking good!
Thanks Stev-o for making them available!
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1651 on: January 03, 2025, 05:56:29 AM »
Cool calender, looking forward to mine.

Doing an oil change on the Honda Varadero. Currently using a WIX51358 oil filter. Shopped around a bit for the Honda part and some aftermarket stuff. Delivered to my door, Amazon is by far the best deal….. About $7.25 in US dollars. As we got over a foot of snow here in the past 24 hours, they get my business!

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1652 on: January 03, 2025, 03:59:51 PM »
Finally got my Sonic Choppers frame back, it's the third time I've owned it, sold it to mates twice, they both realised it was more than they were capable of, which tbh is why I sold it both times. I hope now that I can finally do it justice.
The Sonic Choppers bit is the same Australian company who also built the sidecar in Mad Max which had the bubble moon roof on the passenger compartment.
It's going to be a digger style chopper, long and low, just looking at the first mockup, I'm probably going to need 6" over forks, I've got a 6" over swingarm, 16" rear and 19" front wheels, both of which were from Terry's stash of goodies.
I swapped a pair of Abe wheels, Dunstall seat and tank, Rickman fairing and a couple of other bits to get the frame, seat and oil tank
I'll start a seperate thread when someone can point me to the ' start new topic ' button
In the meantime here's a couple of pictures
And yes I know the tank is on backwards bit it looks and fits way better. The filler hole will be deleted and replaced with a mini one at the front along with moving the fuel tap holes moved to the back.
i blame Terry

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1653 on: January 03, 2025, 04:48:50 PM »
Spotty
Are you putting a 750 motor in it?
If so
Go to the Project Shop, hit new topic.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/board,103.0.html
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1654 on: January 03, 2025, 04:51:58 PM »
And that's how far the front wheel is going to be, may need 12" over forks.....or longer
i blame Terry

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1655 on: January 03, 2025, 04:52:28 PM »
Spotty
Are you putting a 750 motor in it?
If so
Go to the Project Shop, hit new topic.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/board,103.0.html

Cheers
i blame Terry

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Re: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.
« Reply #1656 on: January 04, 2025, 01:35:04 PM »
Finally got my Sonic Choppers frame back, it's the third time I've owned it, sold it to mates twice, they both realised it was more than they were capable of, which tbh is why I sold it both times. I hope now that I can finally do it justice.
The Sonic Choppers bit is the same Australian company who also built the sidecar in Mad Max which had the bubble moon roof on the passenger compartment.
It's going to be a digger style chopper, long and low, just looking at the first mockup, I'm probably going to need 6" over forks, I've got a 6" over swingarm, 16" rear and 19" front wheels, both of which were from Terry's stash of goodies.
I swapped a pair of Abe wheels, Dunstall seat and tank, Rickman fairing and a couple of other bits to get the frame, seat and oil tank
I'll start a seperate thread when someone can point me to the ' start new topic ' button
In the meantime here's a couple of pictures
And yes I know the tank is on backwards bit it looks and fits way better. The filler hole will be deleted and replaced with a mini one at the front along with moving the fuel tap holes moved to the back.

Cool tank! Looks the same as what I had on the “Carlini Hardhead”. The oil tank is a nice match too.
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