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Offline MickA

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Hello from Australia
« on: February 02, 2015, 10:28:39 PM »
Hello and thanks for allowing me to join the forum, I am restoring a K7 which is now about half way through assembly, but still trying to source various parts.
I live about 60 miles south of Sydney near Wollongong, I usually ride a BMW R1150RT as well I have a Bultaco 250 Sherpa T , I am enjoying the Honda project
with the exception of parts as there is almost nil here in Australia but will keep scouring the globe for bits as long as I don't have to mortgage the house to pay
for them.

Cheers,
Mick.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 11:00:29 PM »
Welcome to SOHC Mick. You have come to the right place if you have anything at all to do Honda 4's (single cam). You can come here with a DOHC and nobody will mind but don't expect much info. I hear ya about parts. Its not that they aren't around..........scarce in some places for sure but they can be obtained if you don't mind insane shipping fees. I have a gas tank that needs a ride there to Oz. Last time I checked it was right around $100 US to send it. I just had a guy in Canada that wanted to buy a triple tree and master cyl. from me. It fit into a 12x12x6 inch box and weighed 8.5 lbs. $55 to ship from Calif.!!! What a racket!! Anyhow....welcome and if you're looking for anything in particular let me know. I don't have much for the 77-78's but some stuff fits all the years depending on what you want. You need to get around 5 posts up to show pictures. Would like to see a pic of the Taco....love those old smokers.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 11:07:41 PM »
Welcome to SOHC Mick. You have come to the right place if you have anything at all to do Honda 4's (single cam). You can come here with a DOHC and nobody will mind but don't expect much info. I hear ya about parts. Its not that they aren't around..........scarce in some places for sure but they can be obtained if you don't mind insane shipping fees. I have a gas tank that needs a ride there to Oz. Last time I checked it was right around $100 US to send it. I just had a guy in Canada that wanted to buy a triple tree and master cyl. from me. It fit into a 12x12x6 inch box and weighed 8.5 lbs. $55 to ship from Calif.!!! What a racket!! Anyhow....welcome and if you're looking for anything in particular let me know. I don't have much for the 77-78's but some stuff fits all the years depending on what you want. You need to get around 5 posts up to show pictures. Would like to see a pic of the Taco....love those old smokers.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2015, 02:21:20 AM »
G'day Mick,

Welcome aboard. You'll find that there's a largish Kangaroo Mafia here. And that ain't a bad thing...is it?

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2015, 04:33:44 AM »
Welcome, Mick.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2015, 01:30:20 PM »
Welcome MickA from MickB in Western Sydney.

Im restoring a cb500 and the SOHC forum has been the most fantastic source of information, parts and knowledge.