CB92 Restoration
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:49 am
Hey Guys,
There she is....My long awaited Benly project. This bike is kind of a dream come true for me. I am a huge 250/305 fan, but the Benly has always been at the top of my most wanted list. Typically out of my price range, I finally tracked one down, or it found me actually. To make a long story short, I had been searching for a CB92 Benly for about seven years when I was woken up by a phone call at around 6:30 am a few months ago. The voice on the other end of the line claimed to have a Benly for sale and he stumbled accross my number on Ebay (I have no idea how). He wanted to know if I would be interested in his 1961 CB92 complete with CYB race kit parts and a large box of NOS parts including a spare NOS tank and Knee pad (!!!!!!!!). "Uh, well, yah I guess I'm interested," I replied trying to withhold some kind of girlish scream. This nice old man had owned the bike since the 60's, collected parts to restore it but was never able to do it. We struck a deal over a few nerve wracking phone calls and the Benly was on a truck from Colorado to my home in Southern California. Here is the bike with the NOS tank on and just a wipe down with some light rubbing compound. I plan on cleaning the bike up as much as possible without repainting it. I would love to keep it as original possible. Luckily, I have a ton of NOS parts to try and keep it "un-restored." The motor kicks over but has a valve issue according to the previous owner, so that will be first on the agenda as well as tracking down a few little odd's and ends to make the bike 100% complete. I'll post picks as I go. And of course, if you have any CB92 parts let me know...I may be needing them.
-Gabe
There she is....My long awaited Benly project. This bike is kind of a dream come true for me. I am a huge 250/305 fan, but the Benly has always been at the top of my most wanted list. Typically out of my price range, I finally tracked one down, or it found me actually. To make a long story short, I had been searching for a CB92 Benly for about seven years when I was woken up by a phone call at around 6:30 am a few months ago. The voice on the other end of the line claimed to have a Benly for sale and he stumbled accross my number on Ebay (I have no idea how). He wanted to know if I would be interested in his 1961 CB92 complete with CYB race kit parts and a large box of NOS parts including a spare NOS tank and Knee pad (!!!!!!!!). "Uh, well, yah I guess I'm interested," I replied trying to withhold some kind of girlish scream. This nice old man had owned the bike since the 60's, collected parts to restore it but was never able to do it. We struck a deal over a few nerve wracking phone calls and the Benly was on a truck from Colorado to my home in Southern California. Here is the bike with the NOS tank on and just a wipe down with some light rubbing compound. I plan on cleaning the bike up as much as possible without repainting it. I would love to keep it as original possible. Luckily, I have a ton of NOS parts to try and keep it "un-restored." The motor kicks over but has a valve issue according to the previous owner, so that will be first on the agenda as well as tracking down a few little odd's and ends to make the bike 100% complete. I'll post picks as I go. And of course, if you have any CB92 parts let me know...I may be needing them.
-Gabe