Hey there,

I have inherited a Honda TL with the Sammy miller high boy frame from my late father who was an avid bike collector.

Anyway the bike has a Honda XL185 engine fitted with cdi stamped on it also. Engine number L185 se

The bit im really interested in the frame number!! On the yoke I have stamped 267. Now from what the Sammy miller museum and honda trials history site says I can make out that between 1974-1980 a total of 750 frames were made. 500 of these were actually in full bike form.

Having asked both the Sammy Miller museum (who still make the frames under licence)and the Honda trials history about frame number they have said to post on a trails forum and ask if anyone has a High boy frame with such a low number stamped on it?

The new frames have a much longer frame number stamped on the them.

It looks as though I have an original series one sammy miller frame/bike.

So has anyone seen/own or know someone who owns a 70's honda tl with the high boy frame? At least then I can ask if they have a low frame number such as mine.

Heres 2 videos of the said bike

All and any help much appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi there,

this is SM129. I bought this as a almost complete bike last year for my dad. Been stuck in the shed for a while but now hes finished it.

Has my old TL125 engine as i upgraded to 150. new carb from pattern parts this week for

very very nice bike!

Has it got a frame number on the yoke?

Would be interesting to know if it has a low number like mine.

Yes the number is SM129. It's having it's first outing this weekend.

I have Tl HiBoy 362 ride it regulary has the 150cc big bore

Also have one of the new HiBoy with a TLR200 on these the numbers start at 2000 I am told that only 50 will be made.

hi guys, im tony from the isle of skye, scotland. ive recently bought SM 194, tl 125 highboy, any history of this bike would be very much appreciated, i am trying to trace its past, ive recently bought it from wales where i understand it has spent the last 12 or 15 years just stored, i intend to start my restoration on it inc having the frame re chromed etc.

thanks in advance

tony

sorry, but this is not a post with information about the Honda High boy as I've nothing additional to what has already been put onto this site ...... my reason for replying is to ask if any of you owners of original Honda High Boy frames still have the original side stand attached?

If so, would it be possible to post or e-mail any close up photographs & dimensions of the stand and the fixing lug that would have been attached to the swinging arm (left hand side)?

I have an original frames (will check / post the number when I can get back into my shed) and am trying to restore it back into working condition.

Any photos would be much appreciated.

Thanks

hi from Belgium!

 

I have also a Hi-Boy Sammy Miller, but with a "full" framenumber from a TL125S. Not a short number. I presume the number is stamped in the factory at Sammy Miller.

Bought the bike in Holland few years ago. What do you think about the number-issue??

Photo enclosed.

On 5/20/2022 at 12:33 AM, Poppie said:

It's likely to have been stamped with the frame number of the donor TL125 for road registration/insurance purposes