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Yeah cool read Mick nice. Great going Conner thank god someone blew the cob webs outa that bike since I rode it when your Dad first got it :laugh:

Will have to take me up there one visit mate it looks great, cheers for the read and pics

TB

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Always the one to go against the flow here……..

Are you trying to say that because all of India, Asia and Europe are riding these little pussbox cubs around for their economy and reliability and 40 gazillion units sold that they are the best bike…come on guys get it together….
In the automotive world the most units of cars sold is not the best car, ask the Mercedes, jag, Porsche , BMW, ferrari and I am sure there is lots lots lots more….all better cars to drive than pussbox production city commuters that would probably easily top the sales stakes…….now where would the VW Bettle be , the best in the world because they remain unchanged for 1000 years of sales….now arent they a pleasure to drive :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe it was the most sold the little cub, but the best….at that stage I would have gone and had a look at my fish tank to get more entertainment.

I am sure there is a more accurate way of determining the Best bike other than sales figures

You only have to ride one to KNOW…….

Rat this wasn’t about sales figures and that shows with the 916 at no.2, plenty bigger sales than that.

It was about the bikes influence in the world of motorcycling.

For the CB750 in it’s time it was a mass produced bike that brought to the masses better performance and reliabilty than even expensive custom bikes of the day could offer.

With the Ducati it was it’s styling, this bike brought a new era for styling of sports bikes that most other brands have tryed to emulate.

The cub has simply got more people around the world riding bikes than any other bike in history. It might not be the kind lf riding that we all do but the people who ride them are motorcylist all the same. It’s influence on the masses is simply unchallenged by any other motorcycle.

Add to that its reliability and some off the places this bike has gone, im sure we’ve all seen stories of people doing round the would trips on these thing.

We apraise Ewen McGregor and Charlie Borman for riding around the world on state of the art BMW’s with 2 support cars. People have been doing this for years on posties unsupported.

Look at the big picture. It’s not just about the fastest, sexiest or blingest.

One of the best thought out responses I have ever seen on OBT, well said Scotty!!

i concur with mick’s concur

some people may need to go back and read your orginal post mick

i agree with it. and i have a 916 here at home. i get it off the bookcase and ride it all the time

Sucked in Rat :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yeah that makes sense Scotty well done, still like Mick’s orginal post (and I have reread it) I like he said he wouldnt have picked it as a honda cub 90 unless it was postie bikes in general maybe (and even that a stretch for me) as I will never know it all or confess to.

Moto said today he saw the story as well, what was the show or channel Mick do you remember as I forgot to ask Moto

TB

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So I don’t understand, I mean I can name a lot of indestructible bikes that do everything better then a Honda 90 cub, or was judged on the number sold by affordability. Either way I wouldn’t have picked it I think like most because in my opinion its been judged on units sold not best ever :laugh:

But it is a Honda

TB

Whatever Trevor

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Well done Boony

TB

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Must be fun and understanding, I mean have their pictures posted on a bull dominated web site :laugh:

Tracy you look spectacular and smiling like always, go you, does look like a fun night

TB

[GregMember]

So the family that motards together plays together, they have just left on their maidan motard ride together

Dan on my bike with blinkers :unsure:

Dan even got to take the DR out this morning

TB

[GregMember]

Well another beautiful day dawned here, Kylie is talking about taking the DR out already :laugh:

Bacon eggs cooking, someone washed my car overnight so has anybody else got a bike they what built

TB

[GregMember]

Nice thread and subject Mick. Two Hondas in the top three, I couldn’t pick the number 1 like you Mick, I mean realistically out of the number of different models of bikes built around the would by different manufacturers and being someones opinion you are 2nd guessing it could be anything being honest

The Duke well they are sex on wheels, the 748, the 916, the 996, the 999 and the 1098.

Again Mick great thread and go the Honda cub / postie

TB

[GregMember]

Sucked in Boomy thats what happens to smart arses :laugh:

Hey if you had gone to a good bike shop like we did we got LED’s with built in resistors so it turned out to be trouble free

TB

[GregMember]

Wow what a busy 24hrs, I picked up the parts from Sutto’s cheers Mal and Chris Sutto
Salina the boys and I travelled up to the D’s Friday arvo, Dan and I finished on my bike fitting the blinkers etc thus making it completely road legal for Dan to use whilst I am out of action.

We then decided to commence project DR as had nothing to do and it was only 8.30 I said to Dan shouldn’t we tell Kylie, a well lubricated Dan said “lets get a bit done and surprise her” We fitted the bar raisers and the low bend bars being that it is a motard bike and all. I then went and asked Kylie if she could come and pick out the grips she wanted to use, either the blue and yellow or the yellow and black. What seemed like 2hrs later :angry: we got the go ahead to fit the high bars and the yellow and black grips (oh my god no wonder Dan drinks) We fitted the front guard, easy job, Dan did it by himself.
It was then discovered problem one, the hand guard mounting kit was the wrong one. Dan needed more inner lubrication and we started on the blinkers, I mounted one of the rear blinkers and Dan the other, we couldn’t get the blinkers to work correctly and we found the battery was flat. (Again more inner lube required by Dan)
We fitted the yellow goodridge brake hose which looked the goods.
We then got the hacksaw and cut the back of the sub frame which made us feell heaps better :woohoo:
We then fitted the fuel cap, big job that :laugh:
We then started thinking about the blinkers and we couldn’t find the battery charger which it was decided was at Dan’s dads place it was very late so we sat down in the shed and had some after work drinks and the shed was closed at 1.30am

Today dawned and we started early, this required we go and get the battery charger and get Apu to fill the gas bottle at the Kwiky Mart. We then cruised supercheap auto where Mick rang us crying about his blinkers and then telling me how his auto electrician had fixed them with a special flasher can (tip here people get the ones Kylie got as they don’t require any special resistors or flasher cans and are nice and bright)

We returned to the shed and Beagle was there, he was put onto making the front blinker mounts which he did a great job off.
Dan and I mounted the rear guard and tail light assembly which I found a touch nervous because it required us drilling holes in the rear guard through the sticker but it turned out beautiful I wired it and tested OK
Beags and I fitted the new hand guards, nice
Dan made a new aluminium plate barrel holder for the ignition which was a work of art. Beagle completed the blinker mounts but in typical Beagle fashion he then left halfway though only to return with his kids :laugh: He then started work on shortening the side stand, I completed all the wiring and fitted the radiator deflectors, side plates, shrouds fuel tank etc.
Dan and I rerouted the 4 over flow hoses to the air box and the remaining two and the coolant over flow got lengthened and fitted into the bling polished alloy catch bottle on the front of the bash plate what a great idea I had with that even if I say so myself
I bleed the front brake with Beags keeping an eye on the reservoir level for me.
We fitted the new front sprocket but the case saver was fouling on the chain because of the rear sprocket sized front sprocket we had fitted so Dan was given the job of fixing that :laugh:
The bike was started and all the electricals tested ok

Chain was adjusted, return springs fitted to the brake lever, everything was cable tied and checked. The stand was painted and fitted now shorter. The bike was wheeled out for photos and Kylie took it for a run.
I really enjoyed the project, thanks to Mal at Sutto’s for all the extra help he put into this project, cheers mate
Thanks to Salina, babe you put up with so much thanks
Kylie for letting me help
Dan you the man
Beagle thanks for your help also

Last night and the fuel cap from hell

Rear blinker

Front guard

Rear guard

Getting there

Guard and exhaust

Front brake and the yellow Goodridge braided line

Catch tank (you can see the brass drain bung in the bottom)

Catch tank

Hoses running down the catch tank

Hoses up at the air box inlet

Getting there now

Manual cam chain adjuster (Supplied by Boulder)

Hand guards

Flight deck

Front blinker and mount

Waiting for Kylie to return with the correct hand guard mounting kit

Thanks Sutto’s

TB

[GregMember]

Done finished and roadtested

TB & Dan

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Tell us the truth Moto….you are scared of reality biting you once you are with real riders at a real event not some bench racing like you are champion at

Com on Buddy boy you have to bite at some of that :laugh: :laugh:

COME ON THAT FROM THE WORLD BIGGEST BENCH RACER THAT NEVER EVER TURNS UP, RAT YOU SHOULD BE BARED FROM THE WEB SITE FOR THAT

SEROUISLY DAVE YOU ARE JOKING

TB

[GregMember]

Here they are Mal, we have fitted the same here, funny enough also we don’t nee to use the flasher can arrangement as the they have worked this morning now the battery is charged and we aren’t looking through the bottom of a rum can maybe :laugh:

Mal @ Sutto’s hooked up all the parts for the motard project and I gave those ones to Moose the other day from Mal for Mick to try before he buys.

TB

[GregMember]

Thanks for the phone call Mick lucky you got a auto elect on Saturday morning mate

We will now do the same, I got one from Supercheap with a picture and worked it out before I got back but the picture is the go

Cheers

TB

[GregMember]

Found it because I could hear you whine from here

Check it out
here

TB

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