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Re: RE: What is the hardest part of restoring an old SOHC4
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2014, 07:05:46 PM »

Biggest hurdle right now? That damned K2 tach  >:( utter PITA to find a replacement. Early K2 is the new sandcast  ;D hard to find all them hard bits and pieces...

+1 on the early K2 parts!
Maybe +2?
They were Old Factory builds, and they haven't survived as well as the 'improved' New Factory parts.
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Re: RE: What is the hardest part of restoring an old SOHC4
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2014, 07:09:10 PM »
Trying to reliably clone myself so i can send the clone to work while i spend all my time fiddling with the bikes.... really just finding the time and energy to do it all.
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Re: RE: What is the hardest part of restoring an old SOHC4
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2014, 07:10:28 PM »
Thanks Hondaman and Scambller I am pretty sure I have one in storage.  A trick for those nats I learned this year is that they see the color red, orange, and blue the best.  If I paint in my shed they can't see the color and don't get attracted.


That's the weirdest thing: when I painted the bike on the cover of my book (Gold) they were not around until I shot the Gold top Candy color, then they appeared out of nowhere by the hundreds, diving into the paint and dying. I stopped and [later] stripped it and started over inside the garage instead of my "box" outside, but on the Candy a few still showed up.

When I did the Red, I was inside, tarp wrapped around in a 'closet', no bugs in sight anywhere (Colorado has few, anyway), and as soon as I got to Red base, they were EVERYWHERE. It's like catnip?
See SOHC4shop@gmail.com for info about the gadgets I make for these bikes.

The demons are repulsed when a man does good. Use that.
Blood is thicker than water, but motor oil is thicker yet...so, don't mess with my SOHC4, or I might have to hurt you.
Hondaman's creed: "Bikers are family. Treat them accordingly."

Link to Hondaman Ignition: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=67543.0

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Re: RE: What is the hardest part of restoring an old SOHC4
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2014, 07:17:55 PM »
That is a big 10-4 if they can see it they will dive in.  I put a red tote on one side of the yard and let them play with that while painted.  Seemed to help.  I only have a 8x12 shed so I would open the door for a minute or so to let it air out a bit.  Any longer and they would be right there.