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Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:39 am
by Martincbx1000
Hello everyone,
My name is Joost, I'm 32 years old and from Leiden, the Netherlands.
I have recently bought a Moto Martin CBX that has been sleeping in a garage for over 20 years. It was a dream of mine to own a cbx one day. I wasn't on the lookout for a cbx because honestly they are quite out of my league pricewise. This martin cbx was owned by one of my dad's mates. He bought it new in 1981 and he would rather see it go to me instead of some bikedealershop. Late february/early March 2023 I am going to start on bringing this cbx back to life slowly. I am not in a hurry to get it going asap. Just going to take my sweet time getting to know the beautiful engineering of this motorcycle. I will make good use of this forum and all the technical knowledge you guys collected in all the years. And I hope I can contribute in this in some way as well!
Cheers, Joost
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:45 pm
by heli_madken
Welcome to the forum Joost, you are in the right place for great advice from this very friendly place.
Moto Martin! wow, there are many on here that would give up various body parts to own one me included. I cant wait to see your progress, post some pictures as soon as you can.
Cheers, Ken
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:50 pm
by Martincbx1000
Thanks Ken,
I will post some pictures when the bike gets to my place!
Joost
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:06 pm
by Jeff Bennetts
Welcome Joost!
Is this it?
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:01 pm
by wyly
Hoi, Hoe gaat het?
Lucky for you you have one top CBX shops in the world not far away, Bert at Six Center Motoren
https://www.sixcenter.nl/
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:04 pm
by steve murdoch icoa #5322
Welcome to the site, Joost.
Nice to hear about any CBX being brought back to life let alone a Moto-Martin.
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:19 pm
by NobleHops
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:13 am
by EMS
Jeff Bennetts wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:06 pm
Welcome Joost!
Is this it?
I think this is a Spondon frame, not a Moto Martin.
This is a Moto Martin
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:21 am
by EMS
Spondon Project:
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:49 am
by Martincbx1000
Those Spondons look really similar yes!
Mine looks a lot like this one, the colours are about the same although mine has a full silver engine and nickel frame
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:11 am
by Jeff Bennetts
Just having some fun Joost, start a build thread on the forum so we can watch your progress, there are/were a couple Motor Martin CBX owners here on the forum, lots of knowledgeable members here.
Good luck with your project!
Jeff
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:15 am
by Martincbx1000
Cheers Jeff. I will definitely make a build thread!
Joost
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:02 pm
by Jeff Bennetts
Joost, do you know anything about this Moto Martin? It’s taken from the Dutch site’s album you posted a link to in the tail thread.
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:22 pm
by wyly
Jeff Bennetts wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:02 pm
Joost, do you know anything about this Moto Martin? It’s taken from the Dutch site’s album you posted a link to in the tail thread.
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Send that photo to Bert at SCM if the owner is in the Dutch CBX club Bert will know who it is.
Re: Hello from the Netherlands
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:43 pm
by Jeff Bennetts
Thanks wyly.