Charlie Murphy..! 72 Honda Chaly

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so i get the callup that she will be dropped off at work on friday, all fixed and sorted, Ben says.

I couldnt wait..! as it has been nearly 2 months since i bought her.

sure enough, about 10 am she arrives

a pic of where the key and oil filter was relocated

pic of the disc brake fitted.

and the new front guard mounting tabs, showing how low it sits now

more to come

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a better pic of the front guard, discs fitted, etc

 

Representin..!

 

parked at home that afternoon

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took my Chaly on a date, today

 

took her voting

 

my father in law spammed me with vote literature as i entered.

 

then took her to Master's for a big locking chain, a snag or 7, and a coke

as i was entering, 2 of the kids from the Scouts sausage sizzle asked about the bike, and i told them a little about it.

and as i was heading in, they asked if i would buy a sausage, i replied

"If you guys keep an eye on my bike, i'll buy a few"

this pic also shows the air filter cap painted satin black by Benny.

love the look

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got a call from Derek, asking if i was keen for a ride, and i say "Heck yeah!"

arrived at his house, took this pic

 

pre ride check

 

We rode from Toowoomba, down Flagstone ck, pulled up for a quick break

Derek took the Chaly for a ride

we then went to Withcott, to fuel up, then went to Murphy'c ck pub, for a coldie.

while there, the barmaid mentioned across the rd, there was a QLD Classic Motorcycle Club meet.

so we went over

parked near some and took some pics to try and make it look like we were part of the show

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wont show too many pics of the show apart from this amazing bike

a 1915 Ariel

this thing was gorgeous..!

reved to 1,100 (eleven hundred) revs, top speed of 40

running out of light so we took off for town, via Mt Kynoch.

think we did close to 100 kms of trouble free riding.

this Chaly is perfect now..!

i cannot thank you enough, Benny

BRM motorcycle Engineering

big things coming from there

feels solid, goes well for an 88cc.

very stoked

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a short clip of a mate taking her for a squirt, during its voyage

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got a call from Johnny asking if i was up for a crusie, but as i was fixing the gearbox at the time, i said sorry, can't.

but would keep him posted.

 

a couple hours later, i felt it was changing ok, so i took her around Prince Henry Drive, and it ran well, so i rang Johnny back ans said if you're up for a quick run, i would be keen(it was near 5pm by then)

one thing leads to another, and we end up at Murphy's Ck Bar, again, coldie in hand

Johnny with his original looking Chaly(has a 150 Lifan in her tho

 

looking into going a bigger engine for her.

can get a Daytona Anima 190(all bot right in) for $1300.

or just get a Lifan 125 with a type R head for $300 posted

its a cruiser, not a racer, so i am leaning towards the cheaper, lighter, smaller option

 

thoughts?