Newbie with a new/old '64 Benly

Sea Monkey · Post by **Sea Monkey** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:18 am

Hi-
Picked up a running Benly this past summer and have been slowly getting it road worthy. (Just found this forum and I'm really psyched, as it kinda feels like I'm winging it a little too hard!) It looks sweet and I got it running briefly before I put it in the basement fot the winter. Someone switched it from a 6volt system to a 12, but othger than that, it looks pretty original.
So far, the most pressing items are a carb rebuild and getting an air cleaner (it's missing)- there's Thai stuff on ebay, but is there a place that has them stateside? I've seen pretty negative stuff about the Thai companies in my short lurk time on this forum...
Also, are fancy white wall tires generally available at my local bike shop? I should mention this is my first motorcycle (I've had an elite 80 for years) and am a bit of an idiot when it comes to gettin' fixy...
Thanks!

gbaumgratz · Post by **gbaumgratz** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:26 pm

I believe I used the 1.75" UNI pod and that worked quite well.

http://www.unifilter.com/online%20catal ... ersal.html

If you are really interested in the exact replacement I think some have them at most likely outrageous prices. I have seen them around.

gbaumgratz · Post by **gbaumgratz** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:28 pm

And I had to read that message about 9 times before I put the words in the right order - I kept reading 'I had an Elite for 80 years'...

Sea Monkey · Post by **Sea Monkey** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:39 pm

Thanks for the tip! Yeah- I prolly shoulda just said I've been riding a scooter for years...

Smithers · Post by **Smithers** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:56 am

Hehe well welcome to the club of classic Hondas. We just warn "buyer beware" about all that Thai stuff on Ebay. Those sellers misrepresent their items a lot and some of that stuff just falls apart with hardly any use. Have fun working on the ol Benly.

mylifeisnothing · Post by **mylifeisnothing** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:44 am

similar situation in restoring my 64' ca95...

looking to see if anyone has a rear shock mounting BOLT. (#90107-200-010) I needs one!!

Please contact !!

Smithers · Post by **Smithers** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:34 pm

I'll see what I got. PM me tomorrow to remind me.