1001095/E1001319 for sale - AGAIN

[Wayne]

I wondered about the seat for 576 right from the start. It's a 17 hole pan that had been hideously recovered. There was a piece of masking tape on the underside with the name of the original owner on it. He is now deceased however his good friend recently told me that he has no reason to believe the pan was replaced, only re-covered.

I am in the same boat with my speedo and tach cables. Long nut on the speedo, short on the tach. 

[Steve Swan]

With these differences you (Wayne) and Riccardo are talking about, i beleive it's quite safe to say there was no rhyme nor reason to why a 17 hole is on 576 and a 11 hole is on 1081.  Ditto short/long nuts.  KP's 248 has a pair of early radiussed exh.flanges and a pair of later un-radiussed flanges.  Hard to believe these flanges were changed out after the bike left the factory.  Honda used on the assembly line parts that were sent to the line.  Short/long nuts, 11/17 holes was not a concern for assembling motorcycles that were hot in demand and short in supply.  I've visited w/ Vic on this issue, he believes the same.

[Riccardo]

About tacho/speedo nut, if i remeber well, the nuts are different.
I'll check tomorrow, i never observed this bike in deep because i want leave this bike unmolested, only clean and polish.

[Steve Swan]

now we know.  reserve met, highest bid 35,099.  now the real bidding can begin. 

[Wayne]

now we know.  reserve met, highest bid 35,099.  now the real bidding can begin. 

Yep! Lets get this baby rolling!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblxAoWKsmE#

[Steve Swan]

i expect bidding will stay at a standstill until the last few minutes/seconds of the auction.

[Steve Swan]

Looking at the photobucket, APPEARS heads of some of the screws on clutch cover and transmission over are buggered..... ?  Am i mistaken ?

[markb]

now we know.  reserve met

As already noted on another thread, NOT.  Bid back to $34,999 and reserve not met!  I think that's crazy.  Three bidders retrated.  One has 4 retractions in the last 6 months, one has 8. 

[Steve Swan]

Looks like we have a new first time bidder who brought the auction back to 35,099.

[kp]

About 24 hours to run. I'm thinking that this will probably not go much higher than the current price but anything could happen I suppose.

[Steve Swan]

I'd tend to agree with you, KP.  But, as you say, anything can happen....

[Riccardo]

Many screws of the bike are touched or damaged.
About all the screws of the engine covers: sprocket cover, alternator cover, clutch and clutch cover, carbs duct belt and rear the flange.
Probably was used a not correct screw drive or the job was did by a not professional guy (the previous owner?).

[Steve Swan]

I noticed the same thing, Riccardo.  Why would all the screw heads be buggered ?  Surely there were not mechanical issues requiring the covers be removed ?  Was the owner just "screwing" around ?

[markb]

I agree, very interesting about the screw heads.  I guess this is a question I already asked but could it be that the covers were removed to be polished?  Not lately necessarily but maybe within the last 35 years?  Not trying to be argumentative but it does make me wonder.  And this might be stirring the pot too much but if it was disassembled for mechanical issues could it be that the mileage is incorrect too?  Long nut on the speedo cable could indicate it was changed out, maybe not working for a while.  Still a really nice find either way.

[Wayne]

I guess we will never know Mark. I can't remember what recall was done that they would do the 3 punch marks by the VIN?? Could it be a dealer was doing the work and didn't have the proper driver head thus messing them up? As for the cover polishing, the valve cover is high polished as well. Would he have gone to the trouble to remove the engine to get it off for polishing? And speedo cable, I'll go back to 576 having both a long and short nut. 2nd owner did not replace it. Close friend of original owner does not remember him having a problem with the speedo.