I'm Bringing Dorky Back!...
02-17-19, 12:22 PM
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This is my kind of build, sir.
A tip of the hat you. 👍
Including the Honda! Had myself a CB160... It was sold during a move, the wrong move.
Where do you find a headlight like this? Is it old stock or a modern repro?
A tip of the hat you. 👍
Including the Honda! Had myself a CB160... It was sold during a move, the wrong move.
Where do you find a headlight like this? Is it old stock or a modern repro?
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Re: Pics Update: You're clearly a mad genius. 
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
02-17-19, 12:27 PM
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It's a new genre. SteamDork!
Very nice.
Very nice.
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I spy something else too
I ran into a bit of a hiccup with my project...
Although the Koba kickstand is a very solid piece, the support brace is made of flimsy steel that easily bends. Needless to say, the brace is pretty useless as a structural piece.
And as Golden Boy has pointed out, these stands were made for a different style of bike which I imagine have much thicker chain stays.
I had to wrap my rear stay with a piece of rubber to get the stand to tighten down but the set-up at the moment leaves me with little confidence.
Sooooo......
I decided to ditch the flimsy brace and fab up a new one.
I do not recall why I even had a worn out TA Specialites chainring hanging on my pegboard but I always knew I'd have a use for it someday.
02-17-19, 07:01 PM
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I stand corrected then, sir. I was going by what my uncle told us, and he was pretty smart on motorsickles . 😊 Love that bicycle, you have good taste. 👌
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Dig the 'PooK'
Also the 2nd subject matter. Brings back some chuckles of a fellow who worked for my father years ago.
He had a red, and I mean really RED, 1966 Honda Dream 305cc with white walled rubber. If that wasn't dorky enough back when, it was his very bright GREEN one piece official John Deere mechanic jump suit. White half helmet. Classic Thermos lunch pail tied on. What a hoot!
Anyways, maybe some of you might not recall but it was a challenge for Honda then and blending into the US market. There was still lots of anti Japan by those who served WW2. Oddly, that sentiment was not so much with Germany and goods. Japan products were mostly poorly made and cheap but steadily rebuilt to a far higher standard than US made.
All fascinating now to me after having family in direct relation to the war and post with businesses. Pops had an American iconic tractor brand dealership which the manufacturer eventually foiled to just selling its big blue oval label to Japan. But my father was ahead before that happened and took on the brilliant Orange color brand from Japan. Business took off, even during the insane interest rate years.
Another was an uncle who served and then post war became a Harley dealer. First class all the way with a shop that stocked the entire H-D catalog. When AMF took over, it was devastating to see my uncle struggle and cave. No way could he take on another supporting line as a franchise of H-D, not that he even wanted a Japanese motorcycle line anyways.
Also the 2nd subject matter. Brings back some chuckles of a fellow who worked for my father years ago.
He had a red, and I mean really RED, 1966 Honda Dream 305cc with white walled rubber. If that wasn't dorky enough back when, it was his very bright GREEN one piece official John Deere mechanic jump suit. White half helmet. Classic Thermos lunch pail tied on. What a hoot!
Anyways, maybe some of you might not recall but it was a challenge for Honda then and blending into the US market. There was still lots of anti Japan by those who served WW2. Oddly, that sentiment was not so much with Germany and goods. Japan products were mostly poorly made and cheap but steadily rebuilt to a far higher standard than US made.
All fascinating now to me after having family in direct relation to the war and post with businesses. Pops had an American iconic tractor brand dealership which the manufacturer eventually foiled to just selling its big blue oval label to Japan. But my father was ahead before that happened and took on the brilliant Orange color brand from Japan. Business took off, even during the insane interest rate years.
Another was an uncle who served and then post war became a Harley dealer. First class all the way with a shop that stocked the entire H-D catalog. When AMF took over, it was devastating to see my uncle struggle and cave. No way could he take on another supporting line as a franchise of H-D, not that he even wanted a Japanese motorcycle line anyways.
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