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(07-08-2018, 11:51 AM)use2b_imp Wrote: (07-08-2018, 11:14 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Great pics, guys. I wonder if the original owners of those bikes ever obsessed about which oil to use, or simply grabbed whatever was on the shelf and called it good. Of course, this was when oil was just oil and gasoline had lead. "Would you like some STP with your Havoline?"
Great looking Super hawk you have there suhawk . I am wondering if you have a timing advance problem that may need a little high quality penetrating oil , weak coils or the carbs may need to be ultrasonically cleaned and new jets ? new condenser ?
longranger i just happen to still have a rusted can of vintage STP with rusted bottom hanging around from the old days but never put any in a bike 
BTW - watching this now , beats anything on TV -The Story of Seventies Superbikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESIjHvOjtw
Great looking Super hawk you have there suhawk . I am wondering if you have a timing advance problem that may need a little high quality penetrating oil , weak coils or the carbs may need to be ultrasonically cleaned and new jets ? new condenser ?
longranger i just happen to still have a rusted can of vintage STP with rusted bottom hanging around from the old days but never put any in a bike
BTW - watching this now , beats anything on TV -The Story of Seventies Superbikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESIjHvOjtw
Thank for the suggestions use2b. The carbs were ultrasonicly cleaned and rebuild 2 years ago. I replaced the points this past winter. I’m thinking the condenser next. I have used coils in my spare parts box.
STP will fix any problem. I remember it poured out like molasses in January! I was dumb enough to spend money on that stuff thinking it would stop the blue oil exhaust plume coming out my Chevy Biscayne!
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Really pleasant pics folks!
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Great pictures! Love the old bikes
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I love these old bikes too!
I have a few old documents, left in some boxes for years, I take them out from time to time. I scanned much of them now, and uploaded in some webpages, such as this one dedicated to Honda:
[url=http://aetjps.pagesperso-orange.fr/Moto/DocsHONDA.htm]Old Honda brochures
I have also a more general page, covering the bikes I owned (mainly Honda...), but also some other ones I looked at when I was younger :
[url=http://aetjps.pagesperso-orange.fr/DocsMoto.htm]Old Motorbikes scanned documents
I am sorry I wrote these pages in french (and most of the documents are in french), but maybe you'll find them interesting however...
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I could read these pages/articles over and over again with big sentiment.
For the tech info/spec do not even have to translate it...
Thanks for sharing
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I love seeing vintage motorcycles, particularly BSAs. I had a 1996 Lightning that I made into a café racer. Probably spent three times as much on fiberglass and racing parts as I did for the bike. In the late 70s I restored a 1971 BSA Lightning that had been altered into a quasi chopper.
I am a neat freak, so I seldom keep anything that I don't use. But for some strange reason I have kept a book "The Story of BSA Motorcycles" paid for in British pounds. The book has cutaway diagrams of various BSA engines. I also held onto to a 1967 BSA brochure.
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(07-07-2018, 11:46 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: One of my favourite summertime events is the Vintage Motorcycle Show. It was a bit a of a let down this year as there were no BSAs. The only Norton Commando was in the parking lot. Lots of Turnips though.
I picked a few of the Hondas there starting with a CB900F Super Sport in the parking lot.
1968 (wet) Dream as they were called here.
1972 CB750 with custom metal flake paint. The owner also has a Yamaha XS1100 which he rides regularly. BTW although the seat it tall, it is harder than ours.
1976 400 Four
Just for a change a 1957 Ariel Square Four
Love that 400-4. Thanks for the pics!
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(11-23-2018, 03:49 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: I love seeing vintage motorcycles, particularly BSAs. I had a 1996 Lightning that I made into a café racer. Probably spent three times as much on fiberglass and racing parts as I did for the bike. In the late 70s I restored a 1971 BSA Lightning that had been altered into a quasi chopper.
I am a neat freak, so I seldom keep anything that I don't use. But for some strange reason I have kept a book "The Story of BSA Motorcycles" paid for in British pounds. The book has cutaway diagrams of various BSA engines. I also held onto to a 1967 BSA brochure.
These are definitely nice to revisit, especially original articles.
Came across these beauties on the showroom floor this afternoon. The '76 Gold Wing is in absolute original condition. The '79 CBX had restoration work done, but is nevertheless wonderful.
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Not just a 76 Wing but a 76 Limited Edition Wing. Even rarer
CBX's are so cool
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