1959 C71 In need of some TLC

Paul Strassmaier · Post by **Paul Strassmaier** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:08 pm

Here's my latest purchase. quite an odd duck. If anyone know's where to find sidecovers I'll be very appreciative! Not sure what to do with it, maybe make it into a mailbox or mount it on the roof of the shop... Paul

downtoscratch · Post by **downtoscratch** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:30 am

Paul,
Did this bike come with a Dalmatian? Speaking of side covers can you explain the filler tube on this cover???

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:00 pm

That's the filler neck for the oil tank. C71s were dry sump.

G

Paul Strassmaier · Post by **Paul Strassmaier** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:38 pm

THe Dalmation was extra, so I passed.... Yep, that's the oil tank. My son wants to recharge the fire extinguishers, but I can't imagine that anyone would still do that for safety reasons. Does anyone know if these would have been like modern chemical extinguishers?

davomoto · Post by **davomoto** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:03 pm

Paul, my guess would be that they were filled 3/4 full of water, then compressed air to 125psi. Do they have a shrader valve on top? A place that refills scuba tanks may be the best bet for the first air fill, and they do them in a tank, under water in case they blow. They may want nothing to do with them of course!

Paul Strassmaier · Post by **Paul Strassmaier** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:49 am

Thanks a bunch. I don't have the bike yet, so I'll need to look. If it's like any other wierd Honda projects, yea, they won't want anything to do with it. I just need to convince my wife it's ok to sink them in the swimming pool... Reminds me of the time I cleaned some parts in the kitchen sink.

Paul Strassmaier · Post by **Paul Strassmaier** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:55 pm

Found the siren, much different than my CYP77, this one pivots on the swingarm....

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