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Anton Manning’s collection

These two bikes have been restored over this last summer; they are an odd pair I know. A 1963 Honda C100 and a 1975 Kawasaki KZ400 but I really don’t mind what I tackle, if they have two-wheels they are always interesting. When bought in 2017, the little Honda came in fairly good condition paint wise but has been totally stripped, had its wheels rebuilt, seat re-covered, new suspension, new leg shields etc.

It also has a gearbox conversion from three-speed to four-speed, the cluster coming from a Honda C110. The Kawasaki was very rough

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