1981 Very low mileage all original Honda Trail Bike For Sale by Auction

One owner from new
Bought new pre-registered from Eddy Grimstead Scooters in Ilford Essex and delivered in a crate by British Rail to Newcastle Central Station, as a wedding present by my wife.(We are still married!)
It joined my Honda SL125 on Sunday rides over the Cheviots , my wife usually riding the SL on L-plates. We trailered the Hondas to our start point, together with a friend with an XL250 and sometimes my Suzuki DR500. So this bike did a hardly any road miles,
Soon we moved to Kent, had 3 kids and now 4 grandkids, but I generally kept her MoT’d and taxed, although I was usually riding old Harleys or my 1953 Indian Chief.

Work done. The mirrors were never fitted from the crate, the indicators were removed and the engine-stop switch disabled on day one. The original exhaust rusted out from the inside, as they all did, and was replaced by the present excellent Sammy Miller system very early.

In the 1990s the original Honda paint was peeling, so we stripped her and the frame and rear fork were re-sprayed correct Honda Red. This then showed up the rust on the original chromed Honda rims , so these were replaced with nice Akront alloys with rear security bolts from local Kent specialist, who also fitted new Bridgestone Trail-Wing tyres.
In 1999 gear-shifting got difficult, so I rode her down to main dealer Chambers of Rochester, now closed, who diagnosed a new 2nd gear required which meant a full engine strip , because she is unit construction, and a very reasonable £234 labour plus parts. I rode her home with mysteriously more power and the gearshift is still perfect.

With my last Indian and HD Sportster sold, in 2019 I prepared her for local VMCC runs with new exact replica rear shocks and springs and a perfect replica twist grip direct from China, and new mirrors for riding in convoy . Then I had some cold start problems, fixed with a new design coil assembly from the excellent David Silver Ltd

She’s MoT and Road Tax exempt now, but I gave her a replica tax disc, and she still looks almost as exciting as she did in June 1981 with her original white tank, side panels and factory decals still In place.

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