Four Wheel Forum

I dismantled the frame today to the point where I have only the forks attached to it, only went this far because I could not get the large nut on the top of the fork neck loose despite a socket, bar and some good shocking with a nice sized hammer - is this nut usually so tight or has mine just been ...

Larzfromarz wrote:How about the oldest piece I have as the start to an older Benly.

"From small beginnings great things grow"

Cool to read a current article on the CA95/C95, it doesn't get enough recognition as the cool little classic that it is so anything like this is always nice to see.

Thanks for pointing it out.

Steve

The guy closest to the camera looks like he's having a good old day-dream

What a beauty, those mufflers look good.

If you put in C95 or CA95 the search works. Not a ton of parts there but may be helpful.

Ahhhhh, the good old days of being able to build a motorcycle in the house :D
This was cause for constant amusement by friends when I did it twice only a few years back but alas those days are gone with kids etc. Here is my C102 being assembled in the lounge, tank sticker on backwards after a few to ...

All the more reason to stay with the mini ape-hangers

Exactly mate, another reason not to change besides the fact that they are hard enough to find. Also having ridden the bike a good bit before pulling it apart I found the current bars very cruisy and comfortable allowing a nice sit-up riding position.

I'll get them re-chromed and leave them on ...

I'll get the frame and engine number, you are probably on the money Sam because I remember the previous owner saying he suspected it was a 63. I have a feeling the bars are genuine and as they came here. A friend has a similar bike but rougher ready to restore and it has identical bars. He searched ...

Kerosene is fine. The solvent has to be pretty vicious to attack the integrity of the varnish and the only thing with kero is that it won't evaporate too well when blown off with an air gun which is really what you want. You don't want a kero residue remaining that dust/dirt or worse carbon can then ...

Hey Kev

Photos show her a little bit better than in reality.
She is in good condition but becoming a bit loose here and there so I figured why not do it now before something breaks or falls off, shes a tiny bit rattley and smokey. Also I think they are a good looking bike and after doing every nut ...

Hi All
I thought I would post some pics of my Benly that I bought about 3-4 years ago in New Zealand. These bikes are pretty rare here, far more likely to see CD175's for sale occasionally when it comes to the mid-sized 60's Hondas.

The bike was a runner and all road legal when purchased, I ...

The seat is all blue including the strap that goes over it. I think when I restore the bike I will go with two-tone cream sides and blue top to break it up. The blue is nice but everything including the seat is a bit much.

Interesting to see the bike in blue and it looks great. I have a C95 in this colour and the original seat upholstry although well faded was clearly blue also. Seems to have been a common colour for the C95's in England, Australia and New Zealand but not so much the U.S CA95's?

Steve