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Offline YourOldPalElmer

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Howdy howdy!
« on: January 23, 2024, 12:47:13 PM »
Hello there. Gearhead from Pennsylvania. Restored a 69 ct70 when I was 16 and I've working on old Hondas ever since. Finally got myself a four this past Monday and while it's not complete it has a title, hasn't been molested, and is in a state that would respond well to moderate restoration. Not gonna hack it up, but also not gonna do a concourse restoration. Hopefully something in the middle that can be taken the extra steps to super nice at a later date. Really it's something my father and I both have been on the lookout for and we decided this was a good one to jump on. We'll be working on it together. Currently, I also have a cb350t I got for 200 bucks that I'm gonna modify into something. Not sure yet. It's rough enough that it didn't make sense to restore. But yeah. That's about it about me. I'll be around. Thank you kindly for reading. Oh, and no I did not paint the engine black.

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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2024, 01:14:53 PM »
Welcome from NC Old Pal.....Good Luck with the build.  Sounds like we are doing about the same thing, not a complete rebuild but something in the middle.

Got a picture of the bike?

I completed a '78 CB750 last winter and working on a CB550 now.

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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2024, 02:05:37 PM »
Welcome from Texas. Consider starting a build thread in the "Project Shop" area so we can follow along.
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2024, 04:38:20 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota,

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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2024, 04:40:07 PM »
Welcome from sunny CO!

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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2024, 03:54:27 AM »
welcome aboard

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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2024, 04:00:45 AM »
🙋🏻‍♂️

Hi, and welcome.

Are you a mile high…?
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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2024, 07:04:01 AM »
🙋🏻‍♂️

Hi, and welcome.

Are you a mile high…?

I think he's only about a quarter mile high!  [1050']
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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2024, 08:09:05 AM »
welcome from sunny western colorado !   only 4550 ft. high !!

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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2024, 01:33:50 PM »
Welcome from CDMX --  7500 feet high (and sinking).

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Re: Howdy howdy!
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2024, 01:57:44 PM »
Welcome to the forum Elmer.
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2024, 04:14:42 PM »
Welcome from Georgia......
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2024, 04:57:28 PM »
Hello there. Gearhead from Pennsylvania. Restored a 69 ct70 when I was 16 and I've working on old Hondas ever since. Finally got myself a four this past Monday and while it's not complete it has a title, hasn't been molested, and is in a state that would respond well to moderate restoration. Not gonna hack it up, but also not gonna do a concourse restoration. Hopefully something in the middle that can be taken the extra steps to super nice at a later date. Really it's something my father and I both have been on the lookout for and we decided this was a good one to jump on. We'll be working on it together. Currently, I also have a cb350t I got for 200 bucks that I'm gonna modify into something. Not sure yet. It's rough enough that it didn't make sense to restore. But yeah. That's about it about me. I'll be around. Thank you kindly for reading. Oh, and no I did not paint the engine black.
Welcome aboard old pal
So what four exactly did you get???
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