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    I have a new Project

    So I officially retired on the 30th of November 2019 12mths earlier than I was going to as my work was offering Voluntary redundancies the idea was to stay at home to look after Kerry(my partner) unfortunately that plan fell though when Kerry passed away one month after I finished up at work on the 3rd of January 2020 and left me and Nessie gutted, it still hurts talking about it but life goes on and we are taking each day as it comes.

    Before she died I mentioned I wanted to get another classic bike, Kerry "just go for it" if that's what you want, so about 2 or 3 weeks ago I thought buggar it and went down to Victoria and picked up an 1981 Honda CB900F as my new project.

    I have set myself a budget of $2500 for this one as it won't be a full resto but a clean up to make it look better than it is at the moment, it's not that bad and with a clean should come up nicely, so far I'm at around $1300 with buying new parts for it as a lot of the OEM stuff is still get able from Honda which is good.

    I've taken off things that needs painting, things like taillight and headlight brackets, indicator brackets and front guard, I'll be replacing rubbers that have perished and of course necessities like seals, oils, filters and so on, there was one big purchase, a brand new tacho I managed to score for $350 from the US, after pulling the instrument panel apart and finding the tacho on the bike was broken beyond repair, most everything is pretty much in tact and just needs a clean and polish.
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    Cheers Baz.

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    Looks great Mate . Keep the pics coming. Always wanted a 2 wheel classic although a Yamy 650 Special is my choice.
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    Look forward to seeing the progress Baz...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redback View Post
    So I officially retired on the 30th of November 2019 12mths earlier than I was going to as my work was offering Voluntary redundancies the idea was to stay at home to look after Kerry(my partner) unfortunately that plan fell though when Kerry passed away one month after I finished up at work on the 3rd of January 2020 and left me and Nessie gutted, it still hurts talking about it but life goes on and we are taking each day as it comes.

    Before she died I mentioned I wanted to get another classic bike, Kerry "just go for it" if that's what you want, so about 2 or 3 weeks ago I thought buggar it and went down to Victoria and picked up an 1981 Honda CB900F as my new project.

    I have set myself a budget of $2500 for this one as it won't be a full resto but a clean up to make it look better than it is at the moment, it's not that bad and clean up up nicely, so far I'm at around $1300 with buying new parts for it as a lot of the OEM stuff is still get able from Honda which is good.

    I've taken off things that needs painting, things like taillight and headlight brackets, indicator brackets and front guard, I'll be replacing rubbers that have perished and of course necessities like seals, oils, filters and so on, there was one big purchase, a brand new tacho I managed to score for $350 from the US, after pulling the instrument panel apart and finding the tacho on the bike was broken beyond repair, most everything is pretty much in tact and just needs a clean and polish.

    Hey Barry, Very sorry to hear about Kerry. My condolences to you, Vanessa and Andrew.

    The CB900 looks good, they weren't the fastest of the era but are a very capable all rounder and certainly one of the better looking UJMs from that time.
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    Thanks Geoff, I miss her dearly, the 900 was a dark horse back then and on paper not the fastest, but was surprisingly a good race bike because of it's good mid range power, especially in distance racing.

    I'll give myself about 4 to 6mths I reckon, most of the budget left now will be for powder coating and paint and for the moment the frame won't be done nor will the bodywork apart from the front guard.
    Cheers Baz.

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    Baz
    It’s been a long time since that AULRO Cape trip
    I’m so sorry to hear about Kerry
    Condolences are not enough

    If you take the new moto touring and up in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast
    Look me up - have a place to stay a while and a bottle of red

    Steve

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    Thanks Steve, meeting you at Cooktown and you coming out to Mick-Fein was a highlight for Kerry and I on that trip, thanks for your thoughts mate they are much appreciated and thanks for the offer too, Nessie (daughter)and I are doing a bit of touring on the bikes so we might take you up on that if we head north on the bikes, I'm partial to a good red.

    Kerry planned a Tassie trip before she passed away, so that will be our priority first, the plan was she would get well enough to do the trip and she would tow the accommodation and we take the bikes, so instead Ness and I will be doing the trip together on the bikes.

    Baz.
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    Cheers Baz.

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    New base indicator came yesterday, so this morning I pulled the old one apart and replaced all the gear from it to the new base.

    It looked like it had been repaired before, the backing is still available and was cheap enough.

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    Cheers Baz.

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    A set of genuine Honda keys turned up yesterday as well as speedo and tacho rubber cushions and headlight bucket.

    Will go down to get the keys cut after breakie and I might pull the forks apart ready for new seals and fork oil, I have a spare set in better condition than the ones on the bike that have rust pitting on the inner tubes, something I missed when I inspected the bike
    Cheers Baz.

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    2007 BMW R1200GS
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    I've had a few stumbling blocks with the bike, par for the course when refurbishing something and I'm struggling to get motivated not so much about the bike just life in general at the moment, anyway.

    I have most of the parts with only a few more to come, so once the parts turn up and I get a few parts fixed and painted I will start to reassemble the bike.

    Baz.
    Cheers Baz.

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