Originally Posted by Commando

According to the serial number, mine is Nottingham built. My granddad bought it new in Ottawa so I know the vinyl seat was on it from the shop.

Originally Posted by gster

From England to Canada and then Australia....
That bike's a world traveller.

Originally Posted by blackbomber

Yeah, that's the key to making the CB160 a really fun ride!

I was working in a motorcycle shop at the time (1999), and bought the 160 and a 100cc 2T Yamaha enduro from the owner in a package deal for $600. They were both bikes that were brought in for service, then abandoned by their owners. I didn't know the problems when I bought them, but the Honda turned out to have a charging issue. I worked around that by riding either on high beam, or with headlight off. Seems Honda thoughtfully engineered a stator which changed it's output based on demand - demand being dictated by headlight switch position. Anyway, I knew little about old Hondas when I got it, and was riding it like one would drive a car. No tach, but I imagine I was shifting in the 4k range. Anyway, a neighborhood motorcycle guru convinced me that I not only could wind the thing out, but that the bike would like it. So anyway, I was riding the thing like a GP bike, and having loads of fun. I rode with a couple of friends to a party several towns away, under the condition we would take backroads, as I'm on a 160, and they were on a '79 T140 and a '00 CBR600. I got good and drunk, as youngsters often do. I was yelled at for dirt tracking the 160 around the house we were at, and later did a smoky burnout on a piece of plywood (I have a photo somewhere I'll add if I find it). Then the ride home. My friends without telling me decided to take the freeway home. As I had no clue where I was, nor any GPS or map, I felt (keep in mind my condition) I had no choice but to follow them on the interstate (a road I was well familiar with). Anyway, I felt they were going too slowly for my tastes (the guy on the CBR just got the bike, and was riding on a permit), so I logically felt the thing to do was to get into the inside lane, pass them, and make my way home as briskly as possible. So there I was, tucked down behind the bars on i84 on this little Honda, completely maxed out for 12 miles or so. No helmet, no jacket, probably no gloves. Occasionally passing cars (I think we figured out this thing would do 75 on flat ground with no wind). Made it to my exit, and the little Honda had the smell of a warm engine, and the pipes were making all kinds of clattering sounds as they cooled off. But the bike continued to ride perfectly for the rest of the time I owned it.

Originally Posted by Commando

More than you know! My granddad was a diplomat and he bought the bike for personal transport during postings in Bangladesh, then India, Beijing, Barbados and finally Bangkok. He gave it to me when he retired in the mid 90's, and I used it as my commuter in Toronto up until '04 when I moved down under. Now it enjoys retirement as my cruiser and gravel path explorer.

Originally Posted by gster

Another photo to refresh our memory would help.

Originally Posted by Commando

I really should take a better photo one day.

Originally Posted by Commando

The bike is currently back to almost standard, with the original rear rack back on, the basket is on another bike now, and I have have fitted a B66. The front DynoHub disintegrated about 10 years ago so I re-laced with a standard hub. I still have all the original lights. No further plans other than lacing up some alloy rims I've got... and riding heaps.

Originally Posted by clubman

You're kidding. This wins the unofficial Pic of the Week.
We used a Superbe with Rhode Gear rear seat and the small Wald on the front and it was a great.

Originally Posted by cudak888

Question - is that double kickstand a 24" version? I've got the 26" version on my '80 Sports, and it lifts the bike up quite a bit more than that.

A level one would be quite neat - tempted to snap up a shorter one on eBay if the 24" works this well on a Sports.

-Kurt

Originally Posted by Commando

Sorry Kurt, that stand has been on the bike for as long as I can remember so I don't know what it is. I can tell you that it used to lift a bit higher but it's worn past its use-by date now. I'm planning on getting a new one.

Originally Posted by cudak888

That might be it then.

If you have a chance though, check the top plate. They're marked with the size.

-Kurt

Originally Posted by Commando

This is it a few years while still in kid-hauler mode,

Originally Posted by Commando

Well, if you insist. I really should take a better photo one day. This is it a few years while still in kid-hauler mode, we'd spend whole days travelling around and exploring. Dirt paths, creek crossings, hills (a bit more walking than usual), anywhere that took our fancy. Whoever says the AW can't handle a heavy load? I eventually fitted a steering damper from Velo Orange to help with the weight of all the accessories that come with a young kid that were loaded in the Wald basket. The bike is currently back to almost standard, with the original rear rack back on, the basket is on another bike now, and I have have fitted a B66. The front DynoHub disintegrated about 10 years ago so I re-laced with a standard hub. I still have all the original lights. No further plans other than lacing up some alloy rims I've got... and riding heaps.

Originally Posted by cudak888

That might be it then.

If you have a chance though, check the top plate. They're marked with the size.

-Kurt

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln

I plucked the wheel/hub from yet another derelict, decomposing Raleigh. Dekalb Ave. Can't yet read year of origin. Probably 70s. Forty spoke AW. Can you have a mania without being a maniac?

Originally Posted by dweenk

Kurt,

Esge/Pletscher makes a universal double stand. You just cut off what you don't need. Max length is 320mm.

Originally Posted by JaccoW

Who likes a late 80's mini documentary about Sturmey Archer and their history and their hubs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3QJTTcDXJo

Originally Posted by JaccoW

Who likes a late 80's mini documentary about Sturmey Archer and their history and their hubs?

Originally Posted by Ged117

You're the hero Gotham deserves. When I liberated the '79 Sports from its resting place, I knew I was getting some parts that would be useful again. The frame went to a co-op, where another bike obsessed person slapped on a wheelset with another AW, and got it back out in the street for a person in need of decent transportation.
One of these days you'll find a 36h hub, or an AG, or FG.

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln

Hub's from 1969. Half a century. Just picked off the street. In 1969 what could I have expected to find on the street from 1919? Time seems to mean less and less. My radar for these derelicts is pretty sharp so if there's something a little more exotic out there, I will find it.

Originally Posted by jackbombay

Or, what could you expect to find on the streets from 2019 in 2069 that is still a totally functional and reliable piece of hardware?

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln

I plucked the wheel/hub from yet another derelict, decomposing Raleigh. Dekalb Ave. Can't yet read year of origin. Probably 70s. Forty spoke AW. Can you have a mania without being a maniac?

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln

I know where there's another one, too. But there's cops and cameras. I don't know if I dare.