Search Results for ‘oif’

This bike is special to me because it is the same model as I bought new when I was 18. I rode that first one to work and some cross country and didn’t really maintain it all that well Eventually I blew the gearbox out and the dealers had no stock of parts, and they didn’t think they would have...

I have read that this is somewhat normal, but comparing to my Honda cb750 there is no gap between. The front wheel seems to wobble slightly on centre stand as well so I am just curious if anyone knows the proper gap(if any) or if having one side slightly more will cause this. Thanks.

Hey everyone. When I first got my 71 tr6r about a month ago I found it was rather hard to pull up and let off centre stand. I thought it was normal as it is a higher bike. Until I noticed it was leaning. I pulled the stand off tonight and it appears to be twisted or bent. Has anyone else has...

Hi All, I have a 72 OIF Bonny of which I would like to put a weld on hard tail. trouble is I don't know how much stretch and drop. would anyone like to take a guess at Stretch and Drop on the bike in the pictures attached as this is the vision. I am thinking No stretch and maybe 1 or 2 drop...

Has anyone mounted an external oil filter to their OIF bike? I've seen MAP, Trico Andy and some other offerings, but I am talking about the type that uses a "regular" auto oil filter. This is for convenience sake - so I can run to the auto parts store and pick up a filter along with the oil. I...

Probably not the best starting point for a first (ish) full restoration, but having looked for a project bike for a couple of months, and feeling that the price of projects were going up daily, i bought this one. A 1972 Bonneville in pretty poor condition. The last bike I bought in a similar...

Being a born again and again biker, I have just bought a 1972 Bonneville to restore when I retire this year!!! I have had many, many bikes. Including a Triton for £90 in 1983, a much loved orange original Speed Triple which I kept for 3 years and a Daytona 955i around 4 years ago. I have had 3...