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Post by daved on Jan 21, 2017 21:14:31 GMT
Wifey took me on an early birthday trip today to the Honda museum of David Silver in Leiston. I really enjoyed the visit and there are around 150 bikes to drool over which is still only a small number of what Honda made but a good potted history which is very well presented. Definitely worth the visit.  A Honda SS505-speed was my first bike at 16yrs of age.  I also had the 400 version of this several years back, until a wall fell on it. I blame Michael Fish.  Only one Super dream in the museum. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 23:08:52 GMT
Autumn 1987....I still recall it now. Mike Fish says something like " we've just had a call from a woman in Kent who has heard there is a hurricane on the way.....ha ha - don't worry, there isn't." The following morning, half the country was demolished.  |
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Post by daved on Jan 22, 2017 21:40:14 GMT
Yeah that's right. Mum lost about 50ft of wall in the night. It was actually the year later when the remaining piece of wall was blown down in gusts onto my Dream 400. It was in a lovely bergundy colour with highly polished cases and a throaty Marshal 2-1 exhaust. I got fed up and gave it to a mate to play with. Good bike though at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 22:05:50 GMT
Yeah that's right. Mum lost about 50ft of wall in the night. It was actually the year later when the remaining piece of wall was blown down in gusts onto my Dream 400. It was in a lovely bergundy colour with highly polished cases and a throaty Marshal 2-1 exhaust. I got fed up and gave it to a mate to play with. Good bike though at the time. It could of been worse though - it could of happened to a Super Dream. Very unfortunate though.  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Jan 23, 2017 6:54:29 GMT
Yep remember that storm.David Silver museum on my list of places to visit in Spring
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 7, 2017 17:23:07 GMT
Finally got to visit the museum today,very interesting and worth a visit the book was good value too I look forward to reading it later this week
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 19:58:33 GMT
will try and go one day
one of the bikes i restored is in there
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Oct 7, 2017 20:24:43 GMT
will try and go one day one of the bikes i restored is in there Which one Brian ? thats a claim to fame  |
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Post by paulpg36 on Oct 7, 2017 21:04:06 GMT
will try and go one day one of the bikes i restored is in there Sammy Millers in the New Forest is worth a visit for those anywhere near- here is a picture of a Superdream they have restored. Interested to hear Fungo's critique.
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 7, 2017 21:08:00 GMT
Agree Sammy Millers is a great museum to visit,my last visit was about a year ago.I went to the Craven museum in York last week and that is well worth a visit too,they have a SD on display there but not a restored one lol.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 21:08:28 GMT
Now that is nice, Paul...
Seems to be lacking the frame clutch cable guide, and the front tyre is too big.....but that was literally a 2 minute scan of the image. Nice one.....one that I'd be proud to own for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 21:11:53 GMT
The kickstart insert (plug) is also missing......
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 10:19:52 GMT
phil read replica
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 10:45:43 GMT
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Post by carlthebandit on Oct 8, 2017 13:01:24 GMT
The kickstart insert (plug) is also missing...... Heat shield screw missing. Is it me or is the tank decal running down slightly back to front? |
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