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Offline 34barab

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Good SOHC Mechanic
« on: November 06, 2016, 03:51:02 PM »
I live in northeastern NJ and am trying to find a good, knowledgeable mechanic to service my 73 CB750.  I contacted one in Lebanon, NJ but got no response to e-mail or phone.  Can anyone suggest a good shop, independent or otherwise, within 100 miles of my location? Thanks
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Offline Gene

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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2016, 09:26:04 PM »
Many shops don't work on these bikes because of their age.  IMO you're better off learning to work on it yourself.  With a manual, a few tools, and the help of this forum you'll be fine.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2016, 10:16:38 PM »
+1 what gene said!

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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2016, 10:05:01 AM »
Your 3K tune-up is not as tough as you think it is. It will be harder to find a competent mechanic at a reasonable price to do the work than for you to just do it yourself.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2016, 10:24:53 AM »
You are your own best mechanic.
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Offline rickmoore24

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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2016, 11:12:56 AM »
All these guys are right, do it yourself. These machines are pretty simple, just get your hands dirty! But study first.  :)
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2016, 02:31:36 PM »
Agreed...learn to do it yourself. The shops around don't have the expertise and they charge $100 / hr. I don't like to do work for other vintage bike owners just because it is hard to please some people and I really don't need the headache. Plus, I got enough of my own projects to work on. Some people think these bike will be like brand new and it is just no fun to deal with that stuff.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2016, 03:35:20 PM »
Part of the appeal of these bikes is that you can do it yourself, and save loads of dosh in the process. If you make a cock-up, so what? You've learnt something. More satisfying than paying someone to plug a modern crotch-rocket into a computer, IMO.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2016, 05:33:14 PM »
There are PLENTY of incompetent mechanics around that will rape you at a hundred bucks an hour and still screw it up for you.   Between this forum, a good shop manual, You Tube videos, JIS screwdrivers and a set of metric tools, you can do anything on these bikes. 

  Yea, you might have to farm out the machine shop work but everything else is quite achievable. 

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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2016, 06:34:56 PM »
Thanks for the feedback.  I'm mechanically inclined, but less inclined to be mechanical.  But I guess this will be a DIY bike.  I do have some metric tools, but need to get some JIS screwdrivers and a good shop manual.  Can you recommend a good manual?  Thanks
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2016, 06:57:21 PM »
Hondamans book is where it's at.  I need one myself.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2016, 07:36:51 AM »
Hondaman's book is your Uncle Bob besides the shop manual.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2016, 03:26:44 PM »
Quote from: 34barab on November 14, 2016, 06:34:56 PM
Thanks for the feedback.  I'm mechanically inclined, but less inclined to be mechanical.  But I guess this will be a DIY bike.  I do have some metric tools, but need to get some JIS screwdrivers and a good shop manual.  Can you recommend a good manual?  Thanks

I never owned a JIS set in my life. Regular philips head work good enough without stripping. Maybe get an impact driver for the stuck screws.
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1974 CB360T
1976 CB550K2 Resurrected
1976 CB550F2 Barn Find
1979 CX500 VG "HONDA-GUZZI"
2007 Moto Guzzi Breva 750ie
2015 BMW F700GS
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2016, 05:47:24 PM »
Yhe screwdrivers in the OEM toolkit l's are JIS.  You can get a lot done with them and an impact set for the larger screws that don't want to budge. 
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2016, 07:02:04 PM »
Oddly, this tonka toy screwdriver that came from god knows where - works pretty good on jap hardware after grinding the tip down a smidge.
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Re: Good SOHC Mechanic
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2016, 08:41:48 PM »
YES! Impact drivers are clutch! Get a good hard rubber/plastic mallet too.  :D
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