If your trying to match original I have good original honda paint from 69 that I just did a side cover in. I would send it to you for shipping. Just send the remainder back. Don't have the silver base paint. Used it to touch up an nos piece. It will be darker than tanks because of fading. matched exactly with nos cover.

steve, never apologise. 3 28 carbs? . I've never seen any on a resto. Even the stuff you know is not era ,"factory correct" I,ve never seen a more accurate or better researched sandcast. It will make my next resto easy. You did all the research work!! Eli

The AMCA now has a wing at the AACA museum in Hershey ,Pa. For the 40th anniversary of the 750 we are trying to put a cool display there for 2009. www.aacamuseum.org ,Bikes would be on loan from 6 months to a year. I would love to see the recently found prototype there ,any early sandcasts and old literature. All are insured would be insured and credited to the owner. The bike wing will open June 8. I have 72 Z1 and 71 650 XS-B there. The VIP party is June 7 from 1:00-4:00. If anyone wants to attend Email me at sentman234@comcast.net

I received a large order from Yamiya today. Sort of like christmas. Has anyone used their carb repair kit. I've noticed that the washer for the top does not fit my carbs. The washer for the top of the carb is really more of a rubber gasket. The hole in the center for the throttle cable to come thru is to small and centered instead of offset. Has anyone else had to trim these up to fit? The little postioning legs on the outside edge of the top line up.

Since this is a complete restoration I bought a seat from Yamiya very nice. There are a few little differences from my originals. The chrome pieces that cover the strap where it is screwed into the seat is slightly different in that it only wraps around the first layer of strap not the small bit of strap at the end, It's a bit thinner than honda. I dare anyone to be able to tell the difference without heavy inspection. The front hinge was drilled off a little. The one bolt hole is in the right spot The other was drilled further toward the center of the seat so that it makes the hinge a little crooked and not line up correctly with the hinge part mounted on the bike. Unfortunatly I can't drill it over any without using some of the original hole. I'll probably have to drill it out and put a lock washer and nut up there so that it straightens out. The hinge bracket on the seat will cover this all up. They also give you #8 bolts to attach the hinges and seat latch. Cute but I've never seen #8 bolts used there. At least on none of my original seats. The seat from a visual standpoint is top quality. I would be extrenmely hard pressed to tell it from original except for the strap buckles and the use of less holes in the seat pan compared to my 4 original seats. It is very nice and I would buy one again for a restoration. I will post pictures of what I'm talking about when I get a chance. Eli

I put some before PICs on my homepage of the sandcast I'm restoring. I'd love to hear anyones comments and suggestions. I'm making a double cut fender out of a single cut. My metal working guru has it and is filling in the speedo cable guide hole and cutting the front then into the chrome parts box. Has anyone reanodized parts? I'd love to hear experiances and who does this work. I need to do a master cylinder. My bike has the round earth cable. When was the flat cable stopped? I also need to know the best places to replate bolts. I believe they are zinc plated. I have experiance with cad and chrome but not Zinc. I'd really like everyones help and input. Lets get some discussion going. Eli DEAD LINK click on restoration. Eli

That's who I just sent my stuff to about 2 weeks ago. Thanks Vince

If the lenses are only made in Japan and act as tail lights they are probably later after market. All lenses I know of on late 60s Asian bikes were made by Stanley and marked as such.

My only knowledge of KO is the same book and passage. I will pass this site off to a friend of mine whos family still owns one of the earliest Honda dealerships. (1958) I'll try to get his dads take on this. The dad was an Indian dealer that after their demise became a Honda dealer. They are still very active especially in old bikes. Steve, You being an old Indian four guy might know Bob Markey from Etters ,Pa. I had a great conversation with him this summer at the White Rose meet. He had some great stories about meeting Mr. Honda, visiting the factory in the 60s and his dealings with Honda in the old days. Eli