Seventy Eight

By Rex Sheler · Honda PA50 · 1978

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1978 Honda Hobbit top tank. Sachs tank EBR forks and brace elongated seat base from Treats 11mm front axle MLM intake 21mm Dellorto race carb 96 main jet Notched variator 19gms total roller weight original belt Polini variator springs Athena 70cc with Airsal head 2.5" Gazelles front/back custom orangish metallic paint with gloss topcoats seat by Van's Upholstery Custom aluminum fenders A boatload of fabrication time motor rebuild by Simon Earley of GR Ghost Riders (crankshaft/paint/assy)) and Joe Schuitema (Athena kit/Airsal head) UPDATE: Front disc brake UPDATE: Metragas Giant Muffler Racing pipe not shown

Parts

engine

exhaust

carburetion

Tuning

Main 96 · Idle 50 · Starter 60

Comments (5)

Marshall Ferguson — 9 years, 10 months ago

This is definitely the best looking hobbit top tank conversion I've seen.

SlowBikeFast — 9 years, 11 months ago

Having ridden this bike I would say it's almost too smooth. Have you tried making it crappy?

WillD — 9 years, 11 months ago

glad to see this turn out

WillD — 10 years, 2 months ago

yea it looks like a decent start. dunno if the shocks need to be shorter or the forks longer or if it's just me

Tyler Brekke — 10 years, 2 months ago

something is fishy about that photo....