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British Bikes / Re: 1914 Humber number problem sunbeam club
« on: May 21, 2013, 01:12:18 PM »
More like human greed seeing the chance to nab stuff from a deceased's estate while the going was good. Nasty opportunism.

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British Bikes / Re: Has The world gone mad?
« on: May 17, 2013, 10:44:41 PM »
. The british bike industry was sick when the CB came out 69 , and should have been the wake up call they needed , the rest is history

Maybe so, but there's little point in rehashing the endlessly rehashed "Whatever happened...etc etc".

I had moved on to the present, and although actually stating that I've ridden Japanese for donkey's years I still consider that for all the wonderful traits of reliability, oil tightness, reliable electrics and the rest, they still haven't reached much in the desirability  or value stakes.
Much as you seem to want to argue the toss, there's no doubt that you can buy shabby running CB750 for less than a grand and there aren't many or even any Cubs going for that these days, and as everyone seems to agree, the CB is light years ahead of the Cub in every department so it clearly isn't down to the advanced spec of the Honda.

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British Bikes / Re: Has The world gone mad?
« on: May 17, 2013, 08:51:27 AM »
CB750/CB400/4/Kettle ....................... for less than a t cub etc project ...... where

I never mentioned "project", but nevertheless, on Ebay right now-

Cubs, £2400, £2195 (X3) all runners, and £1695 for a project.

CB750 SOHC (the supposed early desirable one)  range from several below £1000 (and I haven't included the "pile of parts" bikes in this), a running Bol D'Or at £1300, and more "good runners" at £1950 and £2750 etc.

Sought-after, ain't they... ;)
 

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British Bikes / Re: Has The world gone mad?
« on: May 16, 2013, 10:18:49 PM »
I say "Jap-crap" as a figure of speech. I've ridden (and still ride) Jap bikes for the last twenty-odd years for my daily commute, and they've been good reliable well-made bikes, generally speaking. Doesn't alter the fact that you can buy a "good" Jappa (as we've already discussed in the last week or so) for a lot less than a Tiger Cub or C15, and that says all you need to know about the value riders put on old Jap stuff vs the value put on old British bikes.

12 biggies for a Kettle? Yeah right....they sell 'em all day long for that.... ;)

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British Bikes / Re: Has The world gone mad?
« on: May 16, 2013, 09:16:12 AM »
old worthless Jap-crap ................ have you seen what they are fetching now


I've seen what some people ask for some restored bikes, but that's not generally the case for Jap bikes as such.
 A rusty incomplete barn-find mundane A10 made well over two grand recently on Ebay, see if a CB750/CB400/4/Kettle/etc in the same condition would do the same. Probably be sold for breaking as no-one with any sense buys a Jappa needing lots of unobtainable/expensive parts.

Then again, some of the less popular Japs, even in excellent nick, don't fetch much as the small ads show.

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British Bikes / Re: Has The world gone mad?
« on: May 15, 2013, 10:31:24 PM »
I thought the old bike boom had passed but looking at this it obviously hasn't.

Why would it have passed? They aren't making them any more, and that's always a good indicator that the prices will rise.
That old Law of Supply and Demand again, and the supply of barn-finds and Ebay "bitsas" will only last so long.

Has the world gone mad or am I just out of touch?.


I'm sure your dad said much the same when he saw someone pay £7-10s for an old Austin Seven, but that's how it goes. You want it, you pay the money (unless it's old worthless Jap-crap in which case you leave it outside and the Gyppos kindly "dispose" of it for you overnight... ;)

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British Bikes / Re: velo mac compresion
« on: May 13, 2013, 10:33:16 PM »
12:1? Was that done by someone in error, or did they believe that such a high CR would make a really fast bike?
Velo's aren't the easiest bike to start at the best of times (with the low ratio K/S) but one that high would be just painful.
Think I'd chuck the piston up in the lathe and attempt to remove enough metal (possibly using a Dremel on the bumpy bits) to bring the CR down to something realistic.

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British Bikes / Re: Monobloc
« on: May 11, 2013, 09:12:36 AM »
What's the compression like with the engine warm? If it's low the tappets could be set too tight and holding a valve off it's seat. Petrol pipe routing good? Air locks aren't uncommon either.

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British Bikes / Re: BSA A65T THUNDERBOLT
« on: May 08, 2013, 09:14:18 AM »
Yeah, I wouldn't pay that for a known good 'un.. ;)
I'd look for a good A10 if I wanted a BSA 650 in that price range, but then I like older stuff... :)

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British Bikes / Re: BSA A65T THUNDERBOLT
« on: May 03, 2013, 08:18:57 AM »
It could be, but then that goes for any old bike. Clearly if someone's had enough interest and enthusiasm to fit expensive SRM bits then it's not been sat in a damp garage for 50+ years. Don't believe all the doom-and-gloom you find spread around on the 'Net; most is what someone told someone else happened 30 years ago, or is pure 'Net myth.
These bikes weren't known for weak gearboxes, expensive damaged parts or major wear issues, and the bottom line is even if the whole gear cluster was shot,(which is extremely unlikely) parts are  still available both new and used.
Anyway, if the only thing wrong with a 45 year old bike is gear selection issues you'd be very lucky. Hardly a money pit though.

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British Bikes / Re: Ballraces
« on: April 28, 2013, 01:01:30 PM »
I'd use them no problem, just as long as they were stored in the proper original packaging like grease-proof paper etc. Quality stuff.

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British Bikes / Re: New carb for ES2
« on: April 25, 2013, 10:21:06 PM »
All the carbs I've had from Burlens have needed stripping and swarf removal, plus fettling to remove casting flash. They work well but the QC must be poor.
I'd rather get an old carb and get it resleeved now.

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British Bikes / Re: 1954 gold star alternator conversion
« on: April 13, 2013, 09:58:33 PM »
What alternator is it?

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British Bikes / Re: volkswagen sunbeam s7
« on: April 11, 2013, 03:35:09 PM »
The bevel drive problem is another Net myth, isn't it? As I understand it if you use the wrong/no oil it soon wears, but that goes for most things.
Should think the Urinal (fitted with some real ball races) bevel would last well though.

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British Bikes / Re: volkswagen sunbeam s7
« on: April 11, 2013, 08:19:53 AM »
Nice.  I'd love something like that. ;)

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