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Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:45 pm
Author: Russ
Hi everyone,
Been here for a short while getting a feel for the site. Already talked to a couple of members via PM's about their bikes and seems like a friendly bunch
.
I've had big Kawasaki's in the past (I'm wrong side of 50
) and ride a ZZR14, on my 3rd one now, as a daily ride when the weather is half decent. Over the years been picking bikes up here and there, as you do, and got a couple of decent 4XV R1's and an old 954 'Blade.
I'm almost (ish) finished on a 2 1/2 year refurb of a '79 CBX, which has been a bit of a task to say the least. The end is nigh now (of the rebuild, not me) and I'm actively searching for the next steed. I've recently sold a couple of bikes to clear some space and raise funds and I'm erring towards a 70's Kawasaki but not a basket case or mega refurb as I might not be around to finish it
.
So, that's a bit about me
.
Regards, Russ
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:31 pm
Author: Ultim8pc
Ey Russ,
Nice to see you on here.
Be interested to see your CBX when it's complete!
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:47 pm
Author: Wrigers
By chance Russ did you see the article on CBX's on the motorcycle show, Wednesday 10.00pm ITV4+1.
There was some beuts on there. Good luck with the project.
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:51 pm
Author: glav666
Welcome Russ, good luck with the hunt.
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 10:52 pm
Author: Russ
Wrigers wrote:By chance Russ did you see the article on CBX's on the motorcycle show, Wednesday 10.00pm ITV4+1.
There was some beuts on there. Good luck with the project.
Hi bud, I did see it and, with CBX's being a relatively small pool, knew some of the peeps there. The big lad with the glasses was Nigel, he refurb'd my clocks and changed the gearing from KPH to MPH - knowledgeable and helpful chap. Did stick my toe into a "six" forum when I first got the bike in 2015 but some of the blokes had a major superiority complex for some reason, so pulled my toe back out
.
Russ
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 10:58 pm
Author: Russ
Ultim8pc wrote:Ey Russ,
Nice to see you on here.
Be interested to see your CBX when it's complete!
Hi Nigel, thanks for that, your A5 was at the wrong time for me as I hadn't sold my other bikes. Been looking, jealously, at your latest acquisition. Nice one pal
Russ
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 11:35 pm
Author: chrisNI
Welcome along
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:56 am
Author: Philippe
Hi Russ
welcome to the forum!
Hope to see some pictures.
Greetings from Belgium
Philiipe
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:33 am
Author: Russ
Philippe wrote:Hi Russ
welcome to the forum!
Hope to see some pictures.
Greetings from Belgium
Philiipe
Hi Philiipe, thanks for the welcome. You might have seen the bike before
, I imported it as a non-running "garage find" from Hasselt.
As it was off the curtainsider
And roughly where we are up to now, maybe finished this year
Got a 1000 pics of the build I could bore you to death with
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:37 am
Author: glav666
Thats a very pretty Hodna, nice job
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:14 pm
Author: Philippe
Hi Russ
thanks for the nice pictures!
Looks like a nice bike, hope you can finish it soon and that you can enjoy it!
Pitty it's not the correct brand of bike but I think you're one of the nice people to meet.
Hope sometime you'll allso let the good times roll !
GrtZ
Philippe
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:19 pm
Author: deka
welcome russ mmmm cbx chuck a martin frame on it and i am sold
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:13 pm
Author: G
Welcome,the CBXis looking well
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:36 pm
Author: chrisNI
Russ wrote:Got a 1000 pics of the build I could bore you to death with
You could start a thread in the Bottom Shed and let everyone see how it’s going...
Re: Hi from North Wales
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:16 am
Author: Russ
deka wrote:welcome russ mmmm cbx chuck a martin frame on it and i am sold
Hi bud, Georges Martin is retired but still at it. He is making a frame for Ian Foster, who probably knows more about CBX's than anyone on the planet, I think the bike build is up to four or five years the last time I emailed him.
There was a bare Martin frame for sale on Anglesey last year for £5k, no engine, forks or anything else. Don't know how much they would be for a Z?