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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2775 on: October 17, 2025, 10:09:02 AM »
Summer evenings are finnally here, so dusting the girls off one by one


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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2776 on: October 17, 2025, 11:09:09 AM »
Nice  8)
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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2777 on: October 22, 2025, 05:39:33 PM »
Great photo Thunder!! I loved riding an Africa Twin around Cape Town - some great roads!


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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2778 on: October 23, 2025, 07:43:19 AM »
Great looking BMW!
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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2779 on: October 27, 2025, 12:09:00 PM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2780 on: October 29, 2025, 07:08:15 AM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

That's cool!  Appears to be pretty small, can you comfortably ride it?
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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2781 on: October 29, 2025, 12:00:53 PM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

That's cool!  Appears to be pretty small, can you comfortably ride it?

At 6'3" and 240, yes, it's not only got enough room, it has the most comfortable 'bike' seat I've ever experienced. The PO knew a boat upholsterer and had it done. I just ordered a seat cover and foam for my old Norton N15CS from the UK to replace the extremely soft foam and thin vinyl seat cover I paid $325 for.  Nothing like sinking down to the seat pan...jeez. 

We picked up that little Honda for $300, ran like garbage and smoked but was complete. The exhaust studs were butchered, fixed them with inserts and stud kit. No compression due to zero valve clearance. Timing way off. After complete going-through (maybe 3 hours on engine/carb), plus fixing a split rear tire valve, which took some out-of-the-box methods, it's a great runner. A bit of smoke (but WAY less now) till it warms up, so it's a bit tired but runs all day just fine.






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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2782 on: October 30, 2025, 08:02:32 AM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

That's cool!  Appears to be pretty small, can you comfortably ride it?

 ...fixing a split rear tire valve, which took some out-of-the-box methods...

Using the Jeep?!   Ha!
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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2783 on: October 30, 2025, 08:06:42 AM »
Rode the mighty Z1 yesterday, running great.   We had a major cold front blow through, temp was 66 degrees but 15 mph winds with gusts up to 30, not ideal for riding so I cut the ride a little short  [needed to fix garage lights]

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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2784 on: October 30, 2025, 08:09:37 AM »
Trikes are cool but don't turn too hard!
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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2785 on: October 30, 2025, 11:10:05 AM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

That's cool!  Appears to be pretty small, can you comfortably ride it?

 ...fixing a split rear tire valve, which took some out-of-the-box methods...

Using the Jeep?!   Ha!

My normal way wouldn't cut it.


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Re: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road
« Reply #2786 on: October 30, 2025, 12:16:35 PM »
Well, it's sort of a road.... and it is a Honda SOHC1

That's cool!  Appears to be pretty small, can you comfortably ride it?

 ...fixing a split rear tire valve, which took some out-of-the-box methods...

Using the Jeep?!   Ha!

Those early Honda ATV tires fit Tight on their rims !,and can be quite a wrestling match !
Plus the thin sidewalls on those balloon tires aren't rigid enough to push the tire down the rim;split rims,yes ?
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts'
  I love the small ones too !
Do your BEST...nobody can take that away from you.