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My new project bike!
07/31/13 at 10:06:03

My uncle had a friend pass away and he is helping to clean things out and settle the estate. I was able to buy a motorcycle from them, and I really never thought I would own a bike like this. But who could pass up a 1967 Honda S65 with the original 1967 license plate still bolted on, only 372 miles on the odometer....and the original 1967 gasoline still in the fuel tank?

This is going to be a clean it up, get it running, and leave it alone kind of project. I wonder how 65cc will handle our Kentucky hills?

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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #1 - 07/31/13 at 10:36:50 Dave wrote on 07/31/13 at 10:06:03: I wonder how 65cc will handle our Kentucky hills? What a survivor! I had to smile when i saw this. To answer your question, it should handle the downhill portion just fine. Uphill? Not so much. Great find and keep us posted
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #2 - 07/31/13 at 11:09:55 I'll get you an answer from my friend who grew up riding one in the Pacific Northwest... the hills in Seattle proper make the Smokies look like molehills... Nice new toy.
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wolf391 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6 Albany OR 97321 Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #3 - 07/31/13 at 11:14:04 That is Great! Hate to say it, but I remember those bikes. Had a 1965 Honda 125 Scrambler I bought new. Glad you were able to rescue it and look forward to seeing it brought back to life.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28663 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #4 - 07/31/13 at 11:17:13 Is that a 4 stroke or a 2 stroke?... ...
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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #5 - 07/31/13 at 11:37:27 Its a 4 stroke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG-uSIYsMtw
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28663 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #6 - 07/31/13 at 11:52:48 Cool,... wish I had one... ...
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PiaFea Junior Member Offline Against the Wind ! Posts: 96 Houston, Texas - USA Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #7 - 07/31/13 at 12:51:25 This is a very good and reliable bike that Honda has manufactured. I remembered riding this type Honda SS50, S65 in the 70 in Vietnam. We bored the cylinder up to 125cc. Plenty of power in our time for a small frame rider.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #8 - 07/31/13 at 13:36:37 Wow Dave, that is quite a find !
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My new project bike! Reply #9 - 07/31/13 at 16:06:44 IDK what you paid for it, but before you even clean it up I think you should poke around & see what its worth, It may be worth more as is than after you wash it, It could be worth quite a bit,, considering condition & miles & tag..
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Roberto1444 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 27 Brazil Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #10 - 07/31/13 at 17:12:19 It made me remember immediately of this cool project from Deus Ex-Machina, those Australian custom bike designers. Nice find!
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #11 - 07/31/13 at 17:46:23 Best source for parts and diagrams...http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-s65-sport-65-usa_model1101/partslist/ Good write up on the model...http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/honda-s65.aspx... Expect to downshift, a lot. That's from a friend who rode his all over the west coast in the early 70s.
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Stealthmobile YaBB Newbies Offline Play the grey! Posts: 19 whitehorse, yukon, canada Gender:	Re: My new project bike! Reply #12 - 07/31/13 at 20:10:53 super cool! you are gonna have way too much fun with that. try and not rub it in too much, eh?
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Reply #13 - 08/01/13 at 04:11:40

Thank for all the nice comments......I think it is going to be a fun bike for an occasional spin around the block. I do feel really lucky to have found it, and I believe this is one of those finds that only come along occasionally when you are in the right place a the right time. Most of the really cool stuff this guy had is being sold by word of mouth long before it will be made available to the public.

I got the bike unloaded last night and put air in the tires. The front tire still has the little rubber nubbies on it.

I need to clean it up some.....I am afraid I will catch some flesh eating bacteria if I don't. I used some polishing compound on the tank and the strange brown emminations wll rub off. I think that somehow rust stains came up through the pores in the paint without lifting the paint. The chrome has rust pits - but will clean up OK.

I was able to look the bike over a bit last night. The fuel tank has the 46 year old gasoline in it, and the entire fuel system needs a clean and flush. The carb has a strange feature I have not figured out yet, as it has an oil hose that comes from the engine and attaches to the front of the carb, and then a return hose back to a fitting on the engine. Perhaps the engine oil is used to warm up the carb to prevent icing - or the carb is used as an oil cooler? The muffler baffle was missing and I ordered a new one last night.

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Reply #14 - 08/01/13 at 08:07:23

Wow Dave

That's just like my first bike , 1968 S65 , I wanted a Triumph 650 and mom got me a 65 instead .... Wink

.... probley saved my llife ????

Anyway I put 10,000+ miles on it in the two years I road it. Its deadth came by way of tranismission failer. I bored it out to 2nd oversize and put an intake valve from a honda 90 in it (bored the intake channel also). Well the little bike would "Wheellee" just fine after that and eat honda 90's for lunch. But the transmission was'nt made to be treated like that.

That springer type front-end sure was nice ! I rode it to Knoxville once and it crused at 40 mph up any of the hills in the area no problem. It did 56mph on top end (+- 10,000 RPM) so it got rode at 45mph a lot , wich was a lot better than the bicycle it replaced ! Grin

Mine was White also

Get it running and ride it down here for a visit ... it will make it just fine ( 45mph all day long).

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