my bike - parts update - Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror on the bike...

There has been some debate on what is the correct mirror specification for UK FWDD bikes. On one side the period brochures and more importantly the press bikes featured round mirrors, with a lot of restorers following suit and fitting round mirrors to their bikes today. My bike in 1989 had rectangle mirrors, and these were definitely OEM and not a pattern style replacement part, which is why I fitted rectangle mirrors to my own restoration.

round mirrors

My friend Steve Mawson's bike with genuine round mirrors

my bike in 1989 with rectangle mirrors

Here are the 'pattern' style I am currently using.

rectangle aftermarket style mirrors

I have been noting CMSNL has been having a new wave of genuine spares, which included some new genuine round Honda mirrors and considering I needed a new front mudguard decal I decided to push the button and switch to round.

And here they are, fresh from CMSNL in the original Honda, boxes !

My Bike: Restoration, new old stock parts from the Honda M Shop

I have been eyeing up some purchases from the Honda M Shop in the Netherlands, very handily they take paypal! After several conversations with Dirk, who mentioned that it is always worth speaking to them first as they often have stuff in stock but not on the website, I made my order. 

It is worth noting that they only charge €17.95 for shipping to the UK for up to 30KG, so it is worth trying to get as much as possible as it makes the shipping great value.

what's in the box?

NOS gear shifter and rubber

NOS rad cowl

NOS grips

NOS chain slide

NOS chain guard

NOS left hand switches

NOS seat

Other parts that I have not had time to picture (yet) are:

NOS handle bar

NOS stanchion tube (I already had 1 to make a pair)

Paypal is now cleared out, but I will be on another selling frenzy for my next order with Dirk.... watch this space!

My bike: Restoration, Parts, New old stock petrol tank

Its been a while since I have done something positive towards my own restoration and the petrol tank is something I wanted to get perfect.

On a web search I found a Dutch website called  Brommer Classics and they actually had a brand new old stock fuel tank in white, this I had to have....

I spoke a couple of times via email to a chap called Rob and the deal was done and the money transferred. They shipped on Friday 5th April and the tank turned up on Monday 8th, not that's service! The tank was extremely well packaged and was completely as Rob described, New, New New!

Brommer Classics have a selection of new and used spare parts for the MBX as well as a few bikes for sale, check them out here.

My Bike: Restoration, new old stock body parts

Handle bar fairing and belly pan