Re: Bikes You Have Owned and Loved
Posted: 05 Feb 2022, 19:31
Just realised that I have jumped the time line slightly with our engagement in November. That bit is right but I missed out swapping my bike for the next one. Having failed to find anything suitable on our trip down to London I did find the next one more local. In fact at Appleyards in Keighley. It had just been traded in and had been through the workshop for a full service and just gone on display in the showroom. A double up on size and cylinders and nearly twice as much grunt.
Another Honda as I could not fault the one I had before but this one was the CB500 Four. 500cc in line engine block 8 valves, 4 linked carburettors, front disk brake and the exhaust had been modified from the original 4 to 2 fishtail exhausts to 4 into 1 pipes with a nice swept reverse cone exhaust. The bike was black but was fitted with a full front fairing and screen and had an additional Cibie spotlight mounted on the fairing above the front headlight. It had a rear rack and fitted white top box. It looked a lot better bet for our weekend rally adventures. RWT 104K same year but a few months earlier than my 250 Honda it had 12K on the clock or thereabouts.
Another Honda as I could not fault the one I had before but this one was the CB500 Four. 500cc in line engine block 8 valves, 4 linked carburettors, front disk brake and the exhaust had been modified from the original 4 to 2 fishtail exhausts to 4 into 1 pipes with a nice swept reverse cone exhaust. The bike was black but was fitted with a full front fairing and screen and had an additional Cibie spotlight mounted on the fairing above the front headlight. It had a rear rack and fitted white top box. It looked a lot better bet for our weekend rally adventures. RWT 104K same year but a few months earlier than my 250 Honda it had 12K on the clock or thereabouts.