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1961 CB72 Project

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G-Man
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Post by G-Man » Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:58 am

How time flies?

I imagined that retirement was going to give me lots more focus to my project but the opposite has happened. I seem to have flitted between little bits of work for friends, visiting and helping family members and projects I didn't know I was going to be doing before retitement.

Apologies for zero progress as I get my 'prorities' under control. In the last three months I have stripped and painted most of a CB400F project and recently acquired a small numer of parts for a white 1964 CB77 with frame number 061. Not sure what to do with that but an all-white CB77 sounds like fun! There are traces of white paint under the toolbox bracket and inside the headstock. I have managed to weld on some replacement top engine mounts which had been removed.

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I have done a tiny amount of work on the '61 bike, if you can call painting the bolt-on seat brackets, progress!

As the BBC used to say - "normal service will be resumed as soon as possible".....
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by mcconnellfrance » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:43 am

Hi Graham, welcome to the world of busy retirement! I found exactly the same lack of time to do all the jobs that had been ‘saved’ for me at home, take holidays, play golf and visit the grandchildren living at opposite ends of the UK! That was 3 years ago and still trying to get time to work on my Yamaha YL1 restoration. Not much time either to ride my CB77 despite the good weather! Good luck with the your projects and hopefully see some more pics of your great 1961 CB77.
Gordon

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Post by cknight » Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:46 am

Yes G, retirement is the time you realize the amount of things that accumulated over the past two/three decades, which you'll get to "when you've got the time". I'm still enjoying it very much, however. Need to start a new motorcycle project.... Regards, Chase

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Post by G-Man » Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:37 am

Thanks gentlemen! I'll get myself sorted, in time, I know. It's a comfort to know that others have been here, too.

G
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by malcolmgb » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:54 pm

mcconnellfrance wrote:Hi Graham, welcome to the world of busy retirement! I found exactly the same lack of time to do all the jobs that had been ‘saved’ for me at home, take holidays, play golf and visit the grandchildren living at opposite ends of the UK! That was 3 years ago and still trying to get time to work on my Yamaha YL1 restoration. Not much time either to ride my CB77 despite the good weather! Good luck with the your projects and hopefully see some more pics of your great 1961 CB77.
Gordon
Gordon you need to pass on some of your projects..........now it just so happens I am willing to take on a small Yamaha :)
1977 CB400F
1973 CL175
1976 XL175 - Sold
1964 CL72
1966 CA78

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Post by G-Man » Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:51 am

Malcolm

You can't have another project until you've finished that CA78...... :-)

G

malcolmgb wrote:
mcconnellfrance wrote:Hi Graham, welcome to the world of busy retirement! I found exactly the same lack of time to do all the jobs that had been ‘saved’ for me at home, take holidays, play golf and visit the grandchildren living at opposite ends of the UK! That was 3 years ago and still trying to get time to work on my Yamaha YL1 restoration. Not much time either to ride my CB77 despite the good weather! Good luck with the your projects and hopefully see some more pics of your great 1961 CB77.
Gordon
Gordon you need to pass on some of your projects..........now it just so happens I am willing to take on a small Yamaha :)
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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Post by G-Man » Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:52 am

Gordon

At least I don't have to worry about playing golf and visiting Grandchildren, yet......

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mcconnellfrance wrote:Hi Graham, welcome to the world of busy retirement! I found exactly the same lack of time to do all the jobs that had been ‘saved’ for me at home, take holidays, play golf and visit the grandchildren living at opposite ends of the UK! That was 3 years ago and still trying to get time to work on my Yamaha YL1 restoration. Not much time either to ride my CB77 despite the good weather! Good luck with the your projects and hopefully see some more pics of your great 1961 CB77.
Gordon
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160
'66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77
'67 S90 '77 CB400F

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