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Posts from the ‘Toys’ Category

Freebie!

You have to love a freebie. I had noticed a couple of old fuel tanks in a neighours yard. I knocked on the door and asked if he wanted to get rid of them. He told me to take them. I did! Here is one outside the shed with the Honda CB450. I love the [...]

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Shed Night #4 – the wrap up!

Another enjoyable night, though I really do question our work ethic. Too much eating, drinking and chatting – but we did achieve some good stuff, and more good photos! Photo above shows some of the toys before the lads arrived. Honda Cb450 and GB400 plus the old Stihl 08s chainsaw from around the 1960′s. It [...]

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That rotton transom…

In the shed this week I have been trying to get the boat ready to go back in the water. It has been a hard job taking out the parts of the transom that were not rotton. Thankfully, almost all of it was rotton! I bought my plywood from Bunnings and I have already ordered [...]

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How many motor vehicles have you owned?

What is in your shed? What vehicles have you owned? How many do you wish you had never sold? To be completely honest, this is a list off vehicles that have been owned by both my wife and myself. 1 – Suzuki Hatch – first car, three cylinders of power! 2 – VW Beetle 1968 [...]

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1986 Honda GB400

My GB400 arrived home after an extended stay at the shop getting an engineer’s certificate, blue slip and general bits and pieces replaced and fixed. The Honda GB400 was never imported into Australia, so this one was imported by Scott’s Motorcycles. It is identical to the GB500, except for the motor. There is also a [...]

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Honda CB450 Project

This is my 1972 Honda CB450 project bike. It is not currently in the shed, but is a piece of rolling art in my office. The plan is that when a few other projects have been completed it will return to the shed to be rebuilt. The motor runs well, but the rest of the [...]

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