TimShadboltfan27

Delightfully devilish. Yeah slam and 13s nao!

So we have had this dusty old thing in the corner of dad's lock up for about 20 years. It's basically a family heirloom. incoming sharn: the story goes was that the old man was looking for a beach hack for me and my brothers to fluff about on, and potentially get it road legal. We got given it from good family friends of ours, who owned Tokoroa Yamaha at the time. all dad knew was that it had an "electrical fault". after confirming that it was not a faulty spark plug that was the issues, my father's mechanical knowledge was exhausted and off to the container it went. none of my brothers had the intention to do anything with it, so it would continue to gather dust for years until i spotted it a few years back. i went back home for a few days in july and decided to pull it out and take stock. its pretty rough, but i have been pining for another 2 stroke nangmobile since i sold my gp, and a long term restoration didnt phase me. the rego sticker on the plate would imply its been sitting since 1985. motor appeared to have ok compression. we proceeded to see if it would fire, but it wasnt playing ball. the primary coil was ok, and points were opening, but still nothing doing. after pricing up replacing the magneto and other electrical gubbins, i was losing hope. but then, last week i spotted a post on moped nz fb page from a rooster selling a complete, ran when parked motor in chch. i harassed him, tracked him down and acquired said motor for a decent price. also came with a few spares too. Much like Glenn Frey's debut single, the heat was on. im gonna get it to orig spec for a revin, then probably make some tasteful changes. probs gonna turn it into a little scramber and give it some cubits down some gravel roads. other issues to fix: - Front caliper is completely seized. pads stuck to piston, piston wont budge. was taxing moving it around before we took it off. - no key for ignition. new one ordered from ebay. - tank is cheeched. beyond repairable. going to sought for a nice replacement, now investigating options on what will fit (opinions/recommendations plz) - seat is incorrect. old boy reckons the original is somewhere in the garage... basically its gonna get a full overhaul. the chrome is actually in good condition in most places, forks might get rechromed but the rest is restorable. im looking forward to working on it. miss the simplicity of a single 2 stroke 125, those blardy 4 stroke things are over engineered. so yeah im on the hunt for any and all spares. the bike is in palmy and im in queenstown, so progress is gonna be slow. but it's OS, im sure you all wont mind. also keen for some advice on aliexpress tanks, and the likelihood of a knockoff cb125 tank fitting on this... some inspiration

Fuckin mad props team. I do Love a good mossy, yet roadworthy vehicle!

i bet that smells as good as it looks eh

i assume this is wof n reg now ?

Come play cars with us on satdee @Toddy415

should be... taking it to @kyteler's chop shop this weekend to remove some cancer.

hope it wasnt.. car should be in the shed haha! was it yesterday ? was probs taking it to get its life sentence from wof man...

fuck that's a rad/cost effective storage facility. moisture gonna be an issue in there ?

bit of aling but if you have any trouble with dunners honda outfit, the boys at oamaru honda used to race these and VFRs etc in the 80s/90s. they know their shit bout hondas of this vintage.

Quad carbs are a lot of admin to get off. Try gently prying them with a screwy. Were the carbs taken apart by the PO? Maybe one of the slides isn’t in the right way ? Idle mixture turned up to max ?

4x108? some escort sized rostyles or hustlers would be sooooo good

14s or ban tbh

I know some dickhead selling an accord 1800 motor.. comes with a pristine 1985 Honda Accord attached...

I’ll take off in 2nd to make it more comparable with a Hondamatic

danger_zone_kenny_loggins.mp4

geez that wof inspector must be bent as a half open pocket knife?? but nah thats rad! this will go great in a drag race with the pulsar

Hey gang, can anyone Recommend a varnish to use for refurbing a steering wheel ? Keen to try a spray can varnish, is there a particular type to use depending on wood etc yeah nah cheers

the main issue i think is that the new act makes animates, as tenants who occupy that space, responsible for all people/contractors/customers on site. meaning if something went wrong they could be responsible for it, the landlord as well. so to avoid unwanted liability they are simply declining the request. which isnt really unreasonable to be honest, if you look at it from their point of view. getting a bit in depth for this conversation but perhaps we (OS) should look at writing up a health and safety plan. that way animates or whoever could rely on the information supplied on that, meaning that OS is responsible for its members behavior and conduct rather than animates or the landlord. councils need this stuff from any party looking to occupy a reserve or any public property, and also proof of public liability insurance which we might already have? /ling /sharn just my 2 cents on the situation

rad! this has given me substantial motivation for doing things to my 450e. pine so hard for a 4cyl, but the twins sounds so rad. keen to hear what its like with a straight through 2 into 1. /ling, look forward to seeing your progress mang

So jealous/excited/pining for this build. God who would’ve thought a TS50 would give you so many emotions

What a rad cruise. Thanks for the piners who partook in today's outing. Thank god no one drove an actual old school car today, boy that would've been stupid...

Cheers boys, catch ya tomorrow!

Please read for those attending: might keep it a bit brief given the low turn out. new meet up time of 11am at BP and we'll do a mission out to Curio Bay and stop at a tav along the way for lunch. photos taken in lush scenic spots will postpone the full shebang for when the weather picks up and when everyone is on board. hope this works with everybody! drop me a pm if you would like to discuss