Colin Dalton

At the risk of being shouted at I just thought I post on here that I have a
CB750 Auto SOHC US import for sale on e-bay if anyone is interested. Hope I
haven't cotraved any newsgroup rules and thankyou for your time.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=98 0
6&rd=1

JB

"Colin Dalton" <colin@white-boar.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> At the risk of being shouted at I just thought I post on here that I have
a
> CB750 Auto SOHC US import for sale on e-bay if anyone is interested. Hope
I
> haven't cotraved any newsgroup rules and thankyou for your time.
>
Best of luck getting shot of that matey. I *do* hope all is well with the
gbox too, as spares will be a 'challenge' to come by.
I had the incredible misfortune to have to strip and repair one a good few
years ago without the genuine Honda manual.
Not nice at all. Output shaft bearing had gone. Thank God it wasn't the
gearbox or torque converter.
Interesting design from a technical standpoint, but as with the 900 version
and the 400AT Dream/Superdream, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist,
much like the auto version of my trike engine, the Guzzi 1000 Convert.

JB

Colin Dalton

*thanks for the comments*
"JB" <john_joanneb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Dalton" <colin@white-boar.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:beki65$43j$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > At the risk of being shouted at I just thought I post on here that I
have
> a
> > CB750 Auto SOHC US import for sale on e-bay if anyone is interested.
Hope
> I
> > haven't cotraved any newsgroup rules and thankyou for your time.
> >
> Best of luck getting shot of that matey. I *do* hope all is well with the
> gbox too, as spares will be a 'challenge' to come by.
> I had the incredible misfortune to have to strip and repair one a good few
> years ago without the genuine Honda manual.
> Not nice at all. Output shaft bearing had gone. Thank God it wasn't the
> gearbox or torque converter.
> Interesting design from a technical standpoint, but as with the 900
version
> and the 400AT Dream/Superdream, a solution to a problem that doesn't
exist,
> much like the auto version of my trike engine, the Guzzi 1000 Convert.
>
> JB
>
>

Austin Shackles

On or around Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:15:09 +0100, "JB" <john_joanneb@yahoo.com>
enlightened us thusly:

>Interesting design from a technical standpoint, but as with the 900 version
>and the 400AT Dream/Superdream, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist,
>much like the auto version of my trike engine, the Guzzi 1000 Convert.

I knew a chap once who'd have had one. Had an artificial leg from the knee
down, which wouldn't have allowed for foot-operated gearchange.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849

Colin Dalton

first off: does it really matter where I post
second: I wasn't asking any question and didn't get any answers
thirdly: the only comments I got seemed to be snide rather than '(mostly)
knowledgeable'
finally: I feel that I was quite polite in my original posting and strangely
expected to get similar replies (if I got any replies at all as it wasn't
the kind of posting that needed any) unfortunately that was obviously not
the case, I guess it has been that long since I used a newsgroup that I
forgot why I stopped in the first place but thank you for reminding me

"JB" <john_joanneb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Dalton" <colin@white-boar.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bekma0$foq$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > *thanks for the comments*
>
> First off: post at the bottom.
> Second: You advertise on here, you get straight answers and (mostly)
> knowledgeable comments about bikes up for sale and their *real-world*
value
> and any horrors inherent in their design, mostly through personal and
> painful experience.
> Thirdly: People do not always buy an SOB on it's merits or desireability.
> Often rose tinted memories of mis-spent youth, emotion, misguided or
> otherwise, sells bikes too.
> Finally: Ebay *is* your friend.
>
> JB
>
>
>
>

Jeremy

In article <bemdk3$jgf$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>, colin@white-
boar.freeserve.co.uk says...
> first off: does it really matter where I post

Well it does because it makes it very much easier for everyone to follow
the thread of the conversation. It is polite to do so (even if some of
the requests to comply may be thought of as less than polite . I am
sure it is in the FAQ, a link to which is posted on this NG most weeks.

> thirdly: the only comments I got seemed to be snide rather than '(mostly)
> knowledgeable'

Give it time - not everyone who may have an interest in replying will
have yet read your post. If you kick up a fuss already, perhaps people
won't feel like engaging in a 'conversation' with you.

> finally: I feel that I was quite polite in my original posting and strangely
> expected to get similar replies (if I got any replies at all as it wasn't
> the kind of posting that needed any) unfortunately that was obviously not
> the case, I guess it has been that long since I used a newsgroup that I
> forgot why I stopped in the first place but thank you for reminding me

There is a certain 'style' that characterises many of the regulars in
this NG. Don't fight it. You will get as much as help as people are
able/inclined to give....

--

jeremy
['75 RD250A] | ['02 Fazer 600 in blue]

Champ

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:20:43 +0100, "Colin Dalton"
<colin@white-boar.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>I guess it has been that long since I used a newsgroup that I
>forgot why I stopped in the first place but thank you for reminding me

Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out
--
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GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX-7RR Endurance Racer (nearly finished)
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Klaatu

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:20:43 +0100, "Colin Dalton"
<colin@white-boar.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>first off: does it really matter where I post
>second: I wasn't asking any question and didn't get any answers
>thirdly: the only comments I got seemed to be snide rather than '(mostly)
>knowledgeable'

Which bit was snide ?


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Klaatu

Gort! Deglet Ovrosco!

WorkTOG

Austin Shackles <austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:<pcorgv46us94bdf00iftrrd7dlo80a39k3@4ax.com>. ..
> On or around Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:15:09 +0100, "JB" <john_joanneb@yahoo.com>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Interesting design from a technical standpoint, but as with the 900 version
> >and the 400AT Dream/Superdream, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist,
> >much like the auto version of my trike engine, the Guzzi 1000 Convert.
>
> I knew a chap once who'd have had one. Had an artificial leg from the knee
> down, which wouldn't have allowed for foot-operated gearchange.

Yeah, that's a popular reason for buying autos. These days, I suppose,
you could fit an air shifter and a bar-mounted button changer, though
I'm boggling at the sort of air shifter that could cope with a Guzzi
gearchange. I have a mental vision of a cylinder with a six-inch
calibre, possibly converted from a naval gun, and running on 2000psi
pressure.

sweller

WorkTOG wrote

>> I knew a chap once who'd have had one. Had an artificial leg from
>> the knee down, which wouldn't have allowed for foot-operated
>> gearchange.
>
> Yeah, that's a popular reason for buying autos. These days, I
> suppose, you could fit an air shifter and a bar-mounted button
> changer, though I'm boggling at the sort of air shifter that could
> cope with a Guzzi gearchange. I have a mental vision of a cylinder
> with a six-inch calibre, possibly converted from a naval gun, and
> running on 2000psi pressure.

Yeah, but it still wouldn't be able to achieve *that* pause to get a
clean up-shift

--
Simon

Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/
England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/