Benly Restoration Episode 6 (Part 1), My Dream Period Accessory

In this episode I will be fitting my dream accessory for the Benly, a Rickman fairing

[@tiffinthyme5822]

Hello Guy, you described the feeling when I was a lad and went from a chopper to a CB125S Perfectly, FREEDOM! And I could fit a girl on the back too. Those were the days. I remember when a good tyre was one that would hold air! Cheers!

[@mikeymike3240]

Same lol 😝

[@deviatefishy]

I'd probably do some questionable stuff to see Mr Willison and Mr Millyard in a video together. Legends both.

[@westlondonhondaownerclub3925]

That may happen...

[@Davidthomasv8]

Coming along nicely skid fair play .

[@anthonybrunt181]

Very enjoyable

[@jeffatkinson690]

Really enjoying this Guy, good entertainment

[@basilwatson1]

I had a benly I dispached ,started with arrows ....Wheel int , Moves and a few others , great days .. mid 80s to 1991 ,,,when it went tits up !

[@guywillison7447]

I was there at that time too,

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Nice progress Guy. I remember almost every CB250N in the 80's having a Rickman 'Polaris' fairing fitted. It kept the old man dry on his way to work. Looking forward to the next episode. Best wishes, Dean at Retromeccanica.

[@andrewcopley9894]

Very few people , or dealers ever removed the headlight ears back in the day they just closed them together & left them on ,even Honda UK, There limited edition Gl 1000 executives still had the original ears left behind the fairing , i remember this from back in the day !!!!

[@pauljenkins2501]

Aaaahh...Solvol Autosol. That takes me back! To Saturday mornings spent polishing up my 200 Yamaha so I could ride out to Brands Hatch with a shiny bike in the afternoon to watch a club race meeting. Happy days indeed......

[@skik6313]

Love these video's,also great ASMR aswel

[@cribbo123]

Nice to see it coming along Skid

[@jediknight2350]

wow im doing up the same bike lol 6volt same as yours , mine had a piston ring problem was hard to get standard rings but i found some in the end.

[@blackdotkiller1]

Great video Skid and great camera work to 🏍👍 keep the vids coming

[@guywillison7447]

My son does the camer work.

[@trumpetrider565]

@@guywillison7447 ah. Free labour. Perfect!! 😎😎😎

[@trumpetrider565]

Could you just imagine the stories Skid, Henry and Milly could talk!! Maybe a book in the future!!!

[@jjrider6758]

I'm restoring a 1972 CB125 K3 with pretty much identical forks - The chrome on those stanchions looks OK Guy so they are fine, Honda only chromed the working area, everything above is left as bare metal (hence the corrosion..) and unless the pitting is truly horrific to the point where the strength is compromised (yours don't seem that bad..) then all is well..

[@jimbo9310]

Loved it skid thank you 👍😊

[@guywillison7447]

Thanks for your support,

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

Love it. Takes me back to my misspent youf. Lol.

[@guywillison7447]

Fills me with pleasure that people like yourself identify with me.

[@allanblackesq]

Great video Skid, well done on finding the fairings and I'd keep them white as you could be easier for car drivers to spot on the road. Keep up the great work. ;-)

[@guywillison7447]

I think you’re right.

[@tombartram7384]

I twice bought a Soupdragon in the 80s and the first thing I did was to junk the horrid Rickman fairing. Apart from the 30lbs of extra weight they produce an echo chamber on what is already a noisy engine. The going rate for a nice 250N in 1988 was £250, which is about £1000 in today's money. Those Benlies were similarly cheap and more fun/faster but were physically too small.

[@HUSKY7-1]

If there's a tailwind, you'll gain 10mph.....

[@shaundawson5639]

Hi guy it’s not just me who spends lots of time looking for tools I’ve only got a pushbike and every time I work on it do loose my 4mm Allen key so now I’ve got 5 of them in my tool box to save me time

[@clivebrealey6795]

Watching this series avidly. Perhaps you could have a look at the front brake while the wheel is out too?

[@guywillison7447]

It definitely needs new brake shoes. I’ll visit that down the line when I rebuild the wheels.

[@terrymoore4208]

why put a barn door on 200 cc motorcyle

[@darylcontreras7363]

Pᵣₒmₒˢᵐ

[@marcheighton6436]

Guy could you not have just turned the shrouds inwards rather than remove them just a thought hey ho done now 👍👍