Topic: New member working on a Rickman

[RICKMAN1]

Hi,
new member to the site.  It has been very helpful with the rebuilding of a 71 sohc engine that came with my 74 CR750 Rickman.  Not sure how many Rickmans were produced, but they seem fairly rare.  Any Rickman info or parts will be appreciated.

[seaweb11]

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[Ecosse]

Hi,
new member to the site.  It has been very helpful with the rebuilding of a 71 sohc engine that came with my 74 CR750 Rickman.  Not sure how many Rickmans were produced, but they seem fairly rare.  Any Rickman info or parts will be appreciated.

Oh those things are worthless!! I'll take it.

Yeah, like nobody's make that joke before... welcome, and I too would like some pix when you can.

[SteveD CB500F]

There are a few Rickmans on here.

Here's mine:



This is a later model with dual seat and alloy wheels.

I've replaced the Motad exhaust with a period Piper-lookalike (it's actually a Laser I think) which makes the appropriate noise that a bike like this should.

Parts are only available from places like eBay; mine has a standard F2 engine so bits for that are not too bad.

[Ecosse]

Where can one learn more about Rickmans, Seeleys, and Dunstall Hondas? I'm interested in a comparison between them as well. Any experts here?

[Ecosse]

Not shopping for parts; just looking for a history lesson.

Satanic Mechanic certainly has an affection for Seeleys.

[SteveD CB500F]

Axl is a member here.  You could PM him and ask for links to more info.

He's a bit of a guru over here in Europe.

[Ecosse]

Try this for starters......................what parts are you looking for?

http://www.satanicmechanic.org/

Sorry, just assumed that was directed to me... and not the person ACTUALLY owning a Rickman.

[RICKMAN1]

I'll post more photos as I progress.  The bike was never completed.  I still need a fuel tank and the tach & speedometer holder. 

[Ricky_Racer]

Cool, Lee!  I've got a couple CR's; this one is just getting refreshed now and will probably be on the block soon. The second is gonna be a badazz SOB!

It looks like you have everything you need already, but if you need any additional information gimme a shout.  RR

[Ecosse]

Nice Ricky... more please.

[Ricky_Racer]

Well, I usually stay pretty low key.. but..  RR

[Ricky_Racer]

BTW, Rickman1... The speedo/tach holder is really a simple piece of flat aluminum with a single bend. If you need exact measurements and photos, I'll be pulling the one off the orange bike soon to refinish the back of the gauges. 

If you need it, let me know and I'll get the info to you so you can have one made. 

And if you want to use the 3/4 Rickman fairing, they can be had from Mototumbi in Australia and, probably soon, from Kent Riches at AirTech.  He picked up a Rickman-Kawi about a year ago and is planning on pulling molds.  the mounts are moderately simple to make if you don't already have them. RR

[Ecosse]

Well, I usually stay pretty low key.. but..  RR

Thanks RR. I have much to learn and these specials (Rickmans, Seeleys, etc...) are very intriguing. Not to mention beautiful.

[SteveD CB500F]

Very nice RR.

I was a bit disappointed with mine as some of the detail finishing is poor.  It's like they've built a fantastic chassis, slotted in a Honda engine and then finished it in a hurry.

The seat unit is held on by one bolt (which you can just see on my bike on the top of the seat "hump".

The ally bracket that holds my clocks looks like one of their trainees made it in his lunch break!

[Ricky_Racer]

R1, you'll find three elongated slots at the rear half of the upper frame. The one at the seat hump, and two somewhat forward.  Those two forward slots are intended to accept bolts dropped through the seat pan and secured underneath.

If you look closely at the second photos of my Rickman, you'll see the standard clock holder for the early gauges.  It's about 10mm thick aluminum.  If you need specifications, let me know.  I think I'll have to do something custom on my upcoming build, because I plan an entirely different gauge arrangement.  RR

[steven400/4]

welcome