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Thanks for the heads up on the 182TD
It will be here Wednesday
i almost bought a used one for $550 yesterday.
This is better!
Stay tuned for pics!

A Flybaby

Sorry about the weather there. Fresh rolled field today!

Okay onthe manly only starts.Same here with the back flip method it is a darn reliable and probably about the safest method to start Saito four strokes. I usually have a starter on hand especially on the two student in days at the field Really try to allow the students to handle their own starting chores but I do get nervous watching them with corded starters hooked up to marginal batteries. I like making things so fully contained starters get a little attention too

The Honda is a good find There are plenty of those around here still lurking in garages and barns. They were very popular around here as they brought motorcycling to many folks who were averse to kick starting The Brit bikes were well on their way to obscurity regardless of the “super bike” emerging. Interesting fact is that the Triumph/BSA triples were on the scene long before the Honda Four and could actually outrun the original Honda Four quite handily. But it did lack the electric knee and other refinements that indeed helped sway people to the Japanese appliances. The Rocket Three was not only very fast for its day but also handled and cornered brilliantly compared to the new Honda. Braking however was no match until a few years later.
All of this was exactly why I was drawn to them. The Brit bikes were easy to find and could be had for very little cash. They were basically pond and with a little ingenuity made into very reliable mounts that were a lot of fun to ride. Not to mention the joy of showing your heels to the “Superbikes” The Italian Ducatis and Moto Guzzi bikes cane along a bit later Never drawn to the Asian machinery. I have worked on plenty of them however, both mechanical and electrical. One memorable was doing a valve job on the 1000cc in-line six. All 24 itty bitty 16mm valves triple angle cut. Won’t forget that one !
The only Honda ever to reside in our garage is my wife’s 1972 450. She likes the electric starter a lot. Her other bike was 350 Ducati. She does her own maintenance on the Honda.

Yikes!
A gift from nature. I understand pigeon can be quite tasty too.
Ran the partially finished test stand last night. I had made up the adjustable height fuel tank stand Sunday evening but spared the neighbor any after hours testing. Next comes the servo operated throttle and mounting the phototransistor in one of the sliding blocks. The temperature, rpm readout , glow power and throttle control will be remote control via an rc link.

For.now, the stand works very smoothly. Will save the electronics work for wintertime entertaining

Yessir, those Brit triples were smooth,fast and after all , darn reliable mounts.

For sure!

If there is a metal scrap dealer in your area they often sell bits of stock. I like to post pictures mainly, hopefully to inspire others to make things. Machines are still out there often at very reasonable prices. A few years ago the synthetic geniuses in our public school system shut down most of the shop classes. My lathe came out of one of those unfortunate schools
A lot of nice machines went to market. My J series Bridgeport mill was a $100 aquisition that needed quite a bit of work but now runs like new.
In this area anyhow machines are affordable but you do have to hunt the stuff down.
Just another facet to a great hobby Too bad so many never seek the experience.

The synthetic geniuses of academia have long fought against skilled trade options for young people. Bad for the university industry and diverts too many minds from the halls of indoctrination

They even come up with phrases like “Why work with your hands when you can work with your mind”
As if somehow the two are mutually exclusive.