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So this is my first ever 2 wheeler.  

I purchased it in Dec 2017, Its based in Cyprus and is my holiday bike as i spend a lot of time there.  It took me a few months to gather parts and restore it so just a few little mods or finishing touches are left really

here is a picture of it from the advert when i bought it

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here's how she looked in Feb 2018 after a two week holiday.  I went for the early look whilst still having her look original

new seat from japan, new mudguards, front forks, headlight, indicators  exhaust wrap and 4 spoke wheels

oh and good bye front basket  :lol:

she ran ok after a carb clean and a fresh tank of fuel but wouldn't go over 40kph and took an age to change gear with the auto box

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i parked the bike up and set about collecting parts to complete the early look and buy as many new original bits and pieces such as badges, foot pedal rubbers etc as i could get my hands on

excuse the pink wheel and the slightly high front mudguard

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Honda chaly cf50

G60RGE said

So this is my first ever 2 wheeler.  

I purchased it in Dec 2017, Its based in Cyprus and is my holiday bike as i spend a lot of time there.  It took me a few months to gather parts and restore it so just a few little mods or finishing touches are left really

here is a picture of it from the advert when i bought it

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Ha ha.. they look so similar to the ones my mates & myself hired for 2 weeks 20 yrs ago!! I kid you not.. think we used about £3 of fuel ? lol.. handy to hit Nissi Beach with ya towel & air bed.. also, just behind or back of Ayia Napa town there was a little field we found, little jumps too.. fun times..


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haha, yeh these were popular back then we all did that! Very easy to bend the frames

i filled the tank with 2.70 euros

problem is you can't leave them anywhere they get stolen. There are more with no chassis number than there are with..

Also everybody hates original ones there and they modify the hell out of them so having one that looks oem is very rare

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G60RGE said

haha, yeh these were popular back then we all did that! Very easy to bend the frames

i filled the tank with 2.70 euros

problem is you can't leave them anywhere they get stolen. There are more with no chassis number than there are with..

Also everybody hates original ones there and they modify the hell out of them so having one that looks oem is very rare
Ha ha I did have an off outside O’Neills bar, wasn’t going fast, the lads called me Superman..  I kinda went through the air, rolled my landing, stood up & got back on the bike.. people were just stood there looking at me! Lol couldn’t believe it.. another 100 yds or so I was back in our apartments - Castalia
I did bend the basket a little on the front & cracked an indicator lense.. good times.
 I can’t believe they get nicked so much! There’s more go in a sick note lol..


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Deandubya said


 I can’t believe they get nicked so much! There’s more go in a sick note lol..


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yeh but with a 120cc engine for like 250 euros trust me they are fun  :ninja:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

i won't be going that big as im keeping drum brakes though  :$

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G60RGE said

Deandubya said


 I can’t believe they get nicked so much! There’s more go in a sick note lol..


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yeh but with a 120cc engine for like 250 euros trust me they are fun  :ninja:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

i won't be going that big as im keeping drum brakes though  :$
it’ll be like riding a mountain bike..



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no going back now  :lol:

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blasted!

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primed

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makeshift spray booth, kinda looks like art

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nice job, got it baking in 40 degree cyprus heat

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Doesnt look dissimilar from my very first bike when I was 5 I belive.

I had a GarellI Katia in blue, it cost my dad £30

Had 3 levers, 2 brakes and one clutch. Stick it on the centre stand, pedal your heart out and pull the clutch in.

Was tiny but weighed a tonne. I fell off every time I rode it and one of the 3 levers had an argument with my ribs so my dad sold it.

Fortunately he replaced it with a 1978 Yamaha DT100 for £80 so at the age of 8 I was ridding a fully geared 100cc, I crashed that even more often lol

Current rides:

2003 BMW 330d Manual Saloon Msport
1985 GTI cabriolet black edition (42k miles)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i Post apocalyptic, rat, brat, scrambler, steam punk, cafe racer

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WATERNAIR said

Doesnt look dissimilar from my very first bike when I was 5 I belive.

I had a GarellI Katia in blue, it cost my dad £30

Had 3 levers, 2 brakes and one clutch. Stick it on the centre stand, pedal your heart out and pull the clutch in.

Was tiny but weighed a tonne. I fell off every time I rode it and one of the 3 levers had an argument with my ribs so my dad sold it.

Fortunately he replaced it with a 1978 Yamaha DT100 for £80 so at the age of 8 I was ridding a fully geared 100cc, I crashed that even more often lol

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building her up in the house as you do  :lol:
if you don't tell anyone i won't either

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I've tried to get all original bits and pieces, coming together nicely

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not a bad days work

forgot to mention I've gone for slightly wider alloy rims and a new seat from japan

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I've gone up to 75 cc from the original 50cc
i had a nightmare sourcing the right piston as the kit i got was for and early 6v engine and i had clearance issues but managed to find one from a bike mechanic who was a chaly fanatic nicosia in the end.  see the difference

hopefully that should get it going over 30mph  :lol: IMG_4921.PNG
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big valve head  :lol: larger inlet port

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engine in

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beer time!  :thumbs:
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So cool!

You building it in the kitchen?

Ian

Cornish Host.
1980 VW Derby
Clive the Cabby
Ujum the Invisible
Mynx the  Tintop

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borednow said

So cool!

You building it in the kitchen?

Ian

WELL

yeh, lol, but…

i rebuilt the engine in the boot of a mercedes w124

and put the engine in on the balcony

but all the parts were new, no oily bits in the house, i was very careful..

i had no choice it was 45 degrees, and inside i had aircon :lol:
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