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| Topic: Swiftnick down for the count... |
DrOlds
Replies: 51
Views: 13897
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:51 pm Subject: Swiftnick down for the count... |
| Armco guardrails are great for keeping cars on the road but are unforgiving for motorcyclists. Good on you for giving it all you could and not being caught between the bike and the guardrail. Best of ... |
| Topic: Swiftnick down for the count... |
DrOlds
Replies: 51
Views: 13897
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 12:26 am Subject: Swiftnick down for the count... |
| Always sorry to see when our friends go down. Hope and prayers for a quick and complete recovery. Hang in there Nick. |
| Topic: Junior makes the homepage! |
DrOlds
Replies: 3
Views: 2395
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:30 pm Subject: Junior makes the homepage! |
| Junior, my current favorite bike to ride. (Don’t tell my original blue bike!) |
| Topic: 900F Electrical and Dead Battery |
DrOlds
Replies: 13
Views: 7015
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:17 am Subject: 900F Electrical and Dead Battery |
| When the charging rotor fails the resistance usually goes low (the coated insulation on the windings break down from heat) once that happens winding #1 makes contact with winding # 364 since the overl ... |
| Topic: Bike Bandit bankruptcy |
DrOlds
Replies: 7
Views: 4541
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:04 am Subject: Bike Bandit bankruptcy |
| I think I bought a tire from them years ago..... |
| Topic: Positive Feedback for Cliffiec. |
DrOlds
Replies: 5
Views: 3267
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:52 am Subject: Positive Feedback for Cliffiec. |
| Give you the shirt off his back.... for real I still have the shirt! Great guy and as honest as they come. |
| Topic: My three DOHC Honda Motorcycles |
DrOlds
Replies: 7
Views: 4580
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 4:19 pm Subject: My three DOHC Honda Motorcycles |
Well done on the bikes and the narrative.
One of my personal peeves is people that "nit-pick" bikes shown and or narratives. Brings to mind an article posted in the Moss Motors publicatio ... |
| Topic: Cycle World May 1981 CB900F |
DrOlds
Replies: 6
Views: 4685
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:08 pm Subject: Cycle World May 1981 CB900F |
I enjoyed these glimpses into the past......
Note the "range to reserve" in the specs ..... 208 miles. After extensive modifications people have actually been able to get them to run out ... |
| Topic: Another F Sighting (well, sorta) |
DrOlds
Replies: 2
Views: 2232
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:36 pm Subject: Another F Sighting (well, sorta) |
| Got to work it and get back on the bike. Good luck Brian |
| Topic: Current tire options? [don't kill me] |
DrOlds
Replies: 19
Views: 12301
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:43 pm Subject: Current tire options? [don't kill me] |
| When I bought my 1100F new I ran Metzler tires (what I used on my motocross bikes.) I ran them until the mid-2000"s when I noticed I couldn't get a full season out of the rear tire and I was spli ... |
| Topic: Tough read but necessary regarding the Captain's parts |
DrOlds
Replies: 16
Views: 9657
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:58 pm Subject: Tough read but necessary regarding the Captain's parts |
| In response to my observation about the Captain's front / long / A guide it is simple mechanics supported by more than a few engines assembled as part of my friends and family plan. The Captain's fron ... |
| Topic: Tough read but necessary regarding the Captain's parts |
DrOlds
Replies: 16
Views: 9657
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 2:29 pm Subject: Tough read but necessary regarding the Captain's parts |
| As I said in the title this is a very unfortunate situation. The initial thread was was moved to the for sale/wanted section (rightly so) but I feel that there may be members out there with parts they ... |
| Topic: Motocanada and his CB1100RC rescued |
DrOlds
Replies: 9
Views: 5498
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:49 pm Subject: Motocanada and his CB1100RC rescued |
| Great stuff! David rode across the top of Lake Ontario from Toronto, met the NE guys in Gouverneur NY (several years ago when cross-border fraternization was allowed) rode with us a bit then back alon ... |
| Topic: Back and Forth, Maine to Arizona... |
DrOlds
Replies: 98
Views: 44399
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 11:55 am Subject: Back and Forth, Maine to Arizona... |
| Back to the lake.... and a new RV too boot! |
| Topic: another "old" 750 ... reborn |
DrOlds
Replies: 13
Views: 8492
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:05 pm Subject: another "old" 750 ... reborn |
| Very nice, you can see the effort you put into the build. I especially like how you matched the side covers to the tail piece. My question (I am not a SOHC member) .... what front wheel did you use to ... |
| Topic: Mice anyone? |
DrOlds
Replies: 21
Views: 12157
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:20 pm Subject: Mice anyone? |
| We have a 67 Impala SS and a motorhome. Forget Irish Spring the mice actually eat the soap .... hope they get the trotts .... at least the clothes smell nice in the spring. Bucket and diving board gre ... |
| Topic: 1100f Calendar |
DrOlds
Replies: 91
Views: 44716
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:55 pm Subject: 1100f Calendar |
| Great job Rick! It is people like you that are keeping the site refreshing for me. |
| Topic: Old School Motorcycle Manual |
DrOlds
Replies: 9
Views: 5957
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:25 pm Subject: Old School Motorcycle Manual |
| Turn signals not required! |
| Topic: Well i've hopped the pond... |
DrOlds
Replies: 7
Views: 4956
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:22 pm Subject: Well i've hopped the pond... |
| 81 / 82 CB750F's are very nice bike if the FJ12 suits your need for raw power. The 81/82 750's had better forks and brakes but as you noticed crap is just that (unless a full restoration is what you ... |
| Topic: Swingarm ID |
DrOlds
Replies: 11
Views: 8443
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:25 pm Subject: Swingarm ID |
| Looks exactly like the Metmachex on Izzy's CB900F. |
| Topic: Who has their original F bike they bought new |
DrOlds
Replies: 14
Views: 45888
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:19 pm Subject: Who has their original F bike they bought new |
I may have started a thread on this before but a search didn't find it.....
(1) So who out there has the F bike they purchased new? .... or .....
(2) Who out there got back their original bike aft ... |
| Topic: Hello... |
DrOlds
Replies: 31
Views: 18438
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:47 pm Subject: Hello... |
| WHJ...? (Not up on all the cool kid lingo?) ... |
| Topic: Hello... |
DrOlds
Replies: 31
Views: 18438
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:44 pm Subject: Hello... |
| Sonicrete passed away while you were otherwise distracted. Love him or hate him he was a wealth of knowledge. |
| Topic: Hello... |
DrOlds
Replies: 31
Views: 18438
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:02 pm Subject: Hello... |
| He Jebby .... They are still trying to figure out what oil to use ...... why can't I get this DOHC I found tied to a tree for 20 years running ..... what is that rattle from the left side of my engine ... |
| Topic: Not dealing with a full deck.... |
DrOlds
Replies: 1
Views: 2860
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:53 pm Subject: Not dealing with a full deck.... |
Someone contact Glenn and have him move this to the for sale / wanted forum
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| Topic: Oregon Wildfire threatens JJam |
DrOlds
Replies: 22
Views: 11762
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:49 pm Subject: Oregon Wildfire threatens JJam |
Late to this thread but hoping and praying all is ok Jim? (Also praying for everyone that lost lives and property.... pets as well.) The last posting was 9/11 (ominous date) .... so how did you ... |
| Topic: 1100f Calendar |
DrOlds
Replies: 91
Views: 44716
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:33 pm Subject: 1100f Calendar |
| Im in for 4, great christmas gifts for my brother & nephews. |
| Topic: A Special Shout To SillyGoose |
DrOlds
Replies: 6
Views: 4581
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:32 am Subject: A Special Shout To SillyGoose |
| Brakes are over rated! |
| Topic: Test ride on a new race engine |
DrOlds
Replies: 28
Views: 14785
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:28 pm Subject: Test ride on a new race engine |
| Jim, It looks like the combustion chamber on the 1000c head is smaller than the 900/1100f head? The 1000's appear to have flat top pistons and the f bikes have domed pistons to achieve similar low 9. ... |
| Topic: New concept CB-F shown by Honda.. Now with Video |
DrOlds
Replies: 30
Views: 18926
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:21 pm Subject: New concept CB-F shown by Honda.. Now with Video |
| Really nice looking bike! Much better than the "C" model retro they released. |
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