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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #100 on: May 02, 2015, 06:00:34 PM »
use a hair dryer or heat gun to soften the sticker glue and it will come off with an old credit card or similar.

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #101 on: May 02, 2015, 06:12:38 PM »
After lifting the bike the caliper is retracting more, but no enough to spin free...better take that piston off?
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Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #102 on: May 02, 2015, 06:26:12 PM »
Only of you want it to work properly
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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #103 on: May 02, 2015, 06:29:17 PM »
Ya that's important. I hate pumping that brake to bleed it. I took of the back and pad to reveal piston and now i have no brake pressure at all. Guessing air
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #104 on: May 02, 2015, 08:06:58 PM »
This helped alot:
Cleaned the hell out of the inside, light sanded sprayed and blew out with air and reassembled. Worked beautifully. Spins almost totally free with just a light scrap, retracts and stops quick. Check it off the list! Gonna try for a title wednesday
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #105 on: May 02, 2015, 08:24:32 PM »
The easiest way to do this is to have a small brake hone, a new caliper seal, fresh brake fluid and dish gloves.

Pump out the old piston, or do it with a grease gun.
Remove old seal.
Hone the caliper, wipe, install new seal.

Put on dish gloves.
Disconnect brake line from the master cylinder.
Fill caliper 1/2 to 3/4 full of brake fluid.
Install good piston.

Pushing in the piston will force the air out the the lines.
Reconnect the master cylinder.

You have very little bleeding and mess.

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #106 on: May 03, 2015, 04:03:22 AM »
Hopefully you removed the groove seal and cleaned all the white crud from the groove well before you put it back together.
   WD40 can be used to remove that sticker mess sometimes if your patient and its easy on the paint. peel as much as you can and like mentioned light heat helps a bunch.

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #107 on: May 03, 2015, 04:35:10 AM »
Hopefully you removed the groove seal and cleaned all the white crud from the groove well before you put it back together.
   WD40 can be used to remove that sticker mess sometimes if your patient and its easy on the paint. peel as much as you can and like mentioned light heat helps a bunch.

Thanks Eric,

Ya better clean that grove of old crusty brake fluid or else the piston will bind.

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #108 on: May 03, 2015, 12:52:23 PM »
In Europe that would have been a robbery!!!!!

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #109 on: May 06, 2015, 10:05:57 AM »
Going for the title today
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #110 on: May 06, 2015, 10:09:45 AM »
In Europe that would have been a robbery!!!!!

Almost everywhere that's a robbery! You can buy something at that price and just double your money in parting it out!

Good purchase!

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #111 on: May 06, 2015, 03:34:55 PM »
Title and plates. $55. Score! Getting tire repaired tom
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #112 on: May 06, 2015, 06:23:34 PM »
Now working on wiring issue http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=147549.0
Slow crank.
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #113 on: May 06, 2015, 09:02:23 PM »
You stole that bike!
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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #114 on: May 07, 2015, 05:26:37 AM »
Now working on wiring issue http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=147549.0
Slow crank.

Here's a crazy idea:  how 'bout changing out the aftermarket switch with the proper one?
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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #115 on: May 12, 2015, 03:04:04 PM »
Now working on wiring issue http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=147549.0
Slow crank.

Here's a crazy idea:  how 'bout changing out the aftermarket switch with the proper one?
You are a wild one
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #116 on: May 12, 2015, 04:24:33 PM »
Now working on wiring issue http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=147549.0
Slow crank.

Here's a crazy idea:  how 'bout changing out the aftermarket switch with the proper one?
You are a wild one

Yes, I come up with these crazy ideas every now and then.  Sometimes it makes things simple, ya know?!
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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #117 on: May 12, 2015, 04:26:36 PM »
We got my blue 74  running as well.... Thanks. To 1080..he went above and beyond. Helping me..
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My next bike will be a ..ANFOB.....

It's All part of the ADVENTURE...

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Lost quite a few CB 750's along the way

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #118 on: May 12, 2015, 05:25:42 PM »
We got my blue 74  running as well.... Thanks. To 1080..he went above and beyond. Helping me..
Link?
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #119 on: May 12, 2015, 06:52:13 PM »
Took it out for the first spin today. Fired her up and pulled it out. Have the idle mix screw one turn out made a big difference in how it ran and sounded...

At first whenever I put it into gear it would die. Tried it in second and it worked better. As I rode this issue slowly resolved itself. Front brake seems to be working well. Tire came back from Honda dealer (they said it was fine?!  :o and held air for two days).

Still waiting on a solenoid and have to wire start button again. But it kicks over like a champ.
I still have carb peeing problems as well. I think I may need to take them off again and reclean and make sure all passages are clear. It did run much much better.

I also will need new airbox boots or a new air cleaner system all together. My boots are toasted.

I felt the pipes after running them and am pretty sure cylinder 3 isn't firing. Tomorrow I am going to pick up some new plugs as well to make sure they are no issue as well.

I have a king/queen seat that is torn to hell on it which I need to find a replacement for. Something CHEAP.

Despite the challenges, this bike is a hell of a lot closer to being a driver than it was when I pulled it out of the shed 3 weeks ago.
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #120 on: May 12, 2015, 07:28:16 PM »
Link.? I posted pics on this thread..we got them at the same time..nearly the same price....

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Kelowna B.C.       Canada

My next bike will be a ..ANFOB.....

It's All part of the ADVENTURE...

73 836cc.. Green, had it for 3 decades!!
Lost quite a few CB 750's along the way

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #121 on: May 12, 2015, 07:29:04 PM »
I meant running
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #122 on: May 12, 2015, 07:34:30 PM »
Oh man, I will not post a video or take one of it.. Its just an another old 750. Waking up from long sleep ...
Maker of the WELDLESS 750 Frame Kit
dodogas99@gmail.com
Kelowna B.C.       Canada

My next bike will be a ..ANFOB.....

It's All part of the ADVENTURE...

73 836cc.. Green, had it for 3 decades!!
Lost quite a few CB 750's along the way

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #123 on: May 12, 2015, 07:34:53 PM »
Ha!
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: $200 CL buy
« Reply #124 on: May 13, 2015, 07:07:33 AM »
Checked for spark on plug three, looked sweet. Also pulled bowl to check for fuel and there was fuel for sure. Why might that cylinder not have fired? The pop was not as hot as the others at all.
Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"