HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:19 pm
has anyone seen one of these before ?
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HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
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Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:02 pm
Yes, in africa. I spoke to someone recently that collected them here in the UK.
Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:08 pm
funny that ! in know someone that has three of them in south africa !
maybe the person you spoke to in the uk was me ??? as i collect them too?
maybe the person you spoke to in the uk was me ??? as i collect them too?
Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:02 pm
I have one - in the queue in the shed. Very common in Asia, the standard G30/50 mated to an outdrive, via a Vee belt with a friction lever.
Strangely there are also quite a number in France! I was contacted by a serious 'old Honda' collector who specialised in the less common aspects of Honda in the UK. I think he ended up buying one from an advert on leboncoin.
Nicely engineered (apart from the Vee drive element) but it is pretty heavy. Needs a boat with quite a bit of spare bouyancy aft. I may end up replacing the original engine with a later GX as getting hold of original G series parts is not easy - we'll see.
Strangely there are also quite a number in France! I was contacted by a serious 'old Honda' collector who specialised in the less common aspects of Honda in the UK. I think he ended up buying one from an advert on leboncoin.
Nicely engineered (apart from the Vee drive element) but it is pretty heavy. Needs a boat with quite a bit of spare bouyancy aft. I may end up replacing the original engine with a later GX as getting hold of original G series parts is not easy - we'll see.
Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:33 am
hello Pete54
i believe your honda gb40 is the last model which finished in around 1970 with smaller tank and a different exhaust to the one pictured ?
jf so im the crazy rare honda collector you spoke to a few years back ?
i seem to remember if im correct yours was missing the air filter cover ?
if im correct please sell it to me as it is the last variant made and the one im after to complete my collection !
parts are quite hard to find for the g30/40 but ive amass quite a few spares so i can keep mine as usable engines
regards
alan
i believe your honda gb40 is the last model which finished in around 1970 with smaller tank and a different exhaust to the one pictured ?
jf so im the crazy rare honda collector you spoke to a few years back ?
i seem to remember if im correct yours was missing the air filter cover ?
if im correct please sell it to me as it is the last variant made and the one im after to complete my collection !
parts are quite hard to find for the g30/40 but ive amass quite a few spares so i can keep mine as usable engines
regards
alan
Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:15 pm
I'll post a couple of pictures in a day or so ( just back from France so a few things to sort out).
If it is the model you want when you see the photos - post some technical data here and you can have the engine for the cost of the carriage. Only downside is that I'm close to Aberdeen so that can be expensive!
If it is the model you want when you see the photos - post some technical data here and you can have the engine for the cost of the carriage. Only downside is that I'm close to Aberdeen so that can be expensive!
Re: HERE IS A BIT OF AN ODDBALL ,HAVE YOU SEEN ONE?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:51 pm
hello pete
thank you for the offer !
i could be very interested !
i believe this is a picture of your engine which i missed in auction in 2016 ?
thank you for the offer !
i could be very interested !
i believe this is a picture of your engine which i missed in auction in 2016 ?