Topic: Terry Bob's redneck F-ing K2 bitsa project!

[Terry in Australia]

Ahhhhh, Photobucket just bit you in yer ass too! I got my "official" notice from them a few days back. They just so happened to notice I use their site to host pictures here. Blackmailed for some money to show you guys pictures. Guess I need to find time to do Flickr now whatever that involves. Copy and paste the entire account probably can't happen but PB will still 'let' me stire photos there just not share a link on a site. Or maybe it's because we're rednecks?! 

Hey dere Jerry, it's 'cause we be riding motorsickles.  They're prejudiced against "bikers"

Those city slicken' photo hostage taking bastards!

[PeWe]

Terry, rectifier like this? Cheap stuff on eBay cost often even less on aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Voltage-Regulator-Rectifier-for-Honda-CB400-CB500-CB550-CB750-31400-333-004-31700-333-008/32817864970.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000013.5.E6FObA&traffic_analysisId=recommend_2088_3_82199_new&scm=1007.13339.82199.0&pvid=9638fbb2-6724-4808-a9ea-473c2ecc9472&tpp=1

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Motorcycle-Voltage-Rectifier-Regulator-for-Honda-CB-500cc-400cc-550cc-F-K3-750cc-K1-K8/32805578120.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.2.oNftEQ&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.80878.000000000000000&pvid=a0fe5edf-e33e-4385-81a8-56ba58f10e4b&tpp=1

//Per

Thanks Per, I fcuked around all day signing up with AliExpress, found some "bargains", went to order, and then saw how long they would take to get here with their "Free" shipping (or worse, how much it was gonna cost to get them sent here faster) so I gave up and ordered a rec/reg from an ebay seller in the US that will (hopefully) arrive next week.

It was cheap (28 bucks USD) and shipping wasn't bad (21 bucks) so as long as it works as well as the one I retro-fitted to my K1, it'll be fine, and it'll leave some space for the (very rare) fixed Vacuum gauge I bought 17 or 18 years ago, and have never installed. Cheers, Terry.  

Free shipping from China is usually also free of extra charge as customs+ VAT. This make the price really good. Same stuff from US will cust a lot more when total value (part + shipping) wil be over 50USD, at least here. + 30% is the additional cost

[Terry in Australia]

Terry, rectifier like this? Cheap stuff on eBay cost often even less on aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Voltage-Regulator-Rectifier-for-Honda-CB400-CB500-CB550-CB750-31400-333-004-31700-333-008/32817864970.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000013.5.E6FObA&traffic_analysisId=recommend_2088_3_82199_new&scm=1007.13339.82199.0&pvid=9638fbb2-6724-4808-a9ea-473c2ecc9472&tpp=1

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Motorcycle-Voltage-Rectifier-Regulator-for-Honda-CB-500cc-400cc-550cc-F-K3-750cc-K1-K8/32805578120.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.2.oNftEQ&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.80878.000000000000000&pvid=a0fe5edf-e33e-4385-81a8-56ba58f10e4b&tpp=1

//Per

Thanks Per, I fcuked around all day signing up with AliExpress, found some "bargains", went to order, and then saw how long they would take to get here with their "Free" shipping (or worse, how much it was gonna cost to get them sent here faster) so I gave up and ordered a rec/reg from an ebay seller in the US that will (hopefully) arrive next week.

It was cheap (28 bucks USD) and shipping wasn't bad (21 bucks) so as long as it works as well as the one I retro-fitted to my K1, it'll be fine, and it'll leave some space for the (very rare) fixed Vacuum gauge I bought 17 or 18 years ago, and have never installed. Cheers, Terry.  

Free shipping from China is usually also free of extra charge as customs+ VAT. This make the price really good. Same stuff from US will cust a lot more when total value (part + shipping) wil be over 50USD, at least here. + 30% is the additional cost

Thanks Per, I do appreciate that you tried to find me a good price, and free shipping is always great, but they were saying that the estimated delivery was in September? I'm an old man mate, I well might have given up riding motorcycles by September!

[PeWe]

September is closer to your summer where the warmer season begins? I do not recall how long time mine took, maybe a month.
...you have more bikes to be done, right?

I'm looking for coils.... could not find a Dyna 5 ohm knock off..guess I have to order from USA

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, weather here even in winter is not too cold to ride Per, although I have to admit that I haven't ridden any of my bikes in a month, ever since I started this build in earnest. I've been doing a mental inventory of what I still need to finish the bitsa and I'm thinking that I'd like a set of K7/8 or F/F1 fork lowers, and a reasonable K0-6 gas tank, if anyone has one for sale? I've got tanks here, but all require major repairs, and I haven't seen too many decent ones on EBay lately? I have thought about a Yamiya set, but I'm sure repro tanks are a big redneck no/no? Hmmmnnnnn......

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Rednecks like cool bikes! They just can't pronounce Yam E Ya. Or is it YaMeYa? They think it's YaMamma. I learned the proper pronunciation from a Japanese CB750 rider with last name of Honda at Bonneville a couple years ago. I'm a little red  Go for the new set!

[754]

Take some of the money....part of the money they gave you to stay at Home...
And buy yourself a CBO  or red new tank for flux sake !  Maybe send me the  CBO.

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, sadly I've been back at work 2 months Frank, but I got a 10% pay rise and a performance bonus today, so not complaining..... What's a CBO?

[Terry in Australia]

OK, so I finish work at 1500 (3pm for you civilian rednecks) and as the wife told me that another box from Yamiya and my battery had arrived, I lead footed it all the way home! It's 2/3 of the way thru winter here, and gets dark around 5pm, so I didn't have much time to ogle my purchases.

Redneck Yamiya Parts 2 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Yamiya Parts 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

There wasn't much time to do anything, so I thought I'd just hang the shiney new rear blnkers. I must admit that I've probably got a tub full of usable working OEM blinkers, but they're a bit rough with flaking chrome and pot metal slowly delaminating, so as I needed new brackets anyway, I bought new after market blinkers, just to add some bling to contrast with the dull chrome on the rear fender that I brought back from the dead a few posts ago.

I'm checking all my OEM parts now to make sure they're made in Japan, and not in China........

Redneck Yamiya Parts 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Yamiya Parts 4 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Yamiya Parts 5 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

So by the time I loosened the rear fender to re-align the bolt holes, assembled the blinkers on the brackets, adjusted them, hooked up the earth cables etc etc, it was starting to get dark, so I started to pack up.

Redneck Yamiya Parts 6 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Yamiya Parts 9 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Oooher, and while I was swearing at Photo Phucket, I managed to save a couple of images of my dual carb attempt from a few years back, which I want to bring back to life with this build, look at that shiney non redneck engine! How disgusting, makes me wanna puke!

Dual Carbs 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Dual Carbs by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

So still a long ways to the weekend, but with luck I'll have most of my electrical stuff hooked up and maybe even loosely laced wheels, I'm getting excited! Cheers, Terry.

[BobbyR]

Now Bubba, we been mates for quite a spell now. I am losin my religion on this redneck thang. A real ole boy from back yonder would be makin do wiith thangs layin A- round. New stuff ain't country eenuf.  Neeeew backlights, spokes and such ain't right. It's is jes cityfied. Chrome paint an such is what ole boys make do wit. If it does not fit, you make it fit, nothin a hammer an a file caain't do. Money comes dear back in the hollers. I thank your whiskey got a label on the bottle too, it ain't right Hoss. The good Lord knows ooonly a pickup gits shiny #$%*t. Mercy me, mercy me, a fine ole boy went city, damn son. Take off them skinny jeans.

Bobby Lou

[MoMo]

Now Bubba, we been mates for quite a spell now. I am losin my religion on this redneck thang. A real ole boy from back yonder would be makin do wiith thangs layin A- round. New stuff ain't country eenuf.  Neeeew backlights, spokes and such ain't right. It's is jes cityfied. Chrome paint an such is what ole boys make do wit. If it does not fit, you make it fit, nothin a hammer an a file caain't do. Money comes dear back in the hollers. I thank your whiskey got a label on the bottle too, it ain't right Hoss. The good Lord knows ooonly a pickup gits shiny #$%*t. Mercy me, mercy me, a fine ole boy went city, damn son. Take off them skinny jeans.

Bobby Lou

culdn't asaid it better Bobby Lou.  TB is losing his red stripes...Larry

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Damn those turn signals look like they just rolled off the production line.  Yamiya stuff is quasi-bike porn.

[PeWe]

Very addictive to order new stuff from them too
They have new wheels (Lester like) and a stainless 4-1 to tempt CB750 guys with.

OK, I have to admit...I have a Yamiya box with a new Honda set of 4 turn signals with all brackets and wiring... to my K2 project

[edwardmorris]

Very addictive to order new stuff from them too
............

Ain't dat da trooot

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, well I must apologise to Bobby Lou and Larry Billy Bob, I do seem to be shifting slightly from the original build plan, but I'm sure you'll all be happy with the end result. I just did the "Buy it now" on an unknown K3 engine, it looks OK on the outside, so I'll keep it as a spare just in case that broken gear tooth I found in the sump of that F-ing engine proves to be an issue, hell I might even give it a "Rattle Can Rebuild" just to purty it up a bit?

It's an American import so it won't have done big miles and who knows, maybe a famous engine builder might have laid his healing hands on it? All will be revealed when I remove a cover or two..... what do y'all think of the twin carb conversion? New carbs have gotta be better than rebuilding 45 year old OEM suckers, yeah?

[BobbyR]

Now that there carb conversion is slick as possum #$%* in the rain. You are a true son of the hills. Ole Son, I tip mah hat to yooou sir. Re use with ya got. Take that there whiskey bottle, and git the label offin it or pour it in a jar. Folks will talk iiffin they see that.   

[BPellerine]

jeez terry whats next a new yamiya body set?do they sell ones with jack d decals.haha bill

[Terry in Australia]

Now there's an idea Bill.....

[754]

CBO is the fast color from 73, pm
Only one problem..it's fatstripe.

Now a Weber manifold that kicks the carbs  45 degrees, with runners made from vacumn cleaner pipe, that wood be redneck..

[Terry in Australia]

Well over here we didn't get K3,4 or 5's, so for Oz (and Europe, Britain etc) all CB750's from 1972 to 1975 (inclusive) were sold as K2's, so the only "Fat stripe" bike we got were K6's. I almost bought those Webers that dude was selling on Ebay Frank, but I couldn't see any point, they looked pretty rough and were going for about twice the price of new CR's or flatslide Mikuni's, and at the end of the day, this bike isn't about performance, I learned a long time that making these things really fast and really good handlers is way more expensive than just buying a really fast good handling bike.....

Don's top triple arrived today, (Thanks mate, it looks great!) along with a new throttle/switch assy and new footpeg rubbers I bought locally, so I should be able to get a fair bit more done this weekend. I also picked up that K3 engine that I got on Ebay. It was interesting talking to Greg, the seller, he runs a business called "Central Motorcycles" in Huntingdale and has been traveling back and forwards to the US for the last 24 years to buy good used bikes to import into Oz and resell.

What he said which I found interesting is that he no longer imports whole bikes, only parts bikes, because there's no profit in importing bikes from the US anymore, due to the high prices folks are paying for old bikes in the US, mostly due to the "Cafe Racer" craze. Anyhoo, the engine looks good, Greg said he'd had it running 5 or 6 years ago, and "apart from the usual rattles" it was fine. It is a US import with just under 30,000 miles, so hasn't done a lot of work. I'll whip off the cam cover and sump pan on the weekend to see how things are looking, but I'm happy that I don't have any busted fins, missing part or stripped threads to deal with.

OK, by the time I got home it was wet and getting dark, so by the time I pulled the engine out of the back of my car (isn't adrenaline a wonderful thing? I was in a hurry to get it down to my garage before the wife got home but couldn't use my patient lifter as there was a car blocking my carport, so I just lifted that sucker up and sat it carefully on the concrete so I could trolley it down to my garage, no problemo! If I had to do it in reverse now, I wouldn't get it off the ground!) I just put everything away and came inside for dinner, er, supper. Ok, I better git me some grits before I jump in the ole rain box!

K3 engine 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

K3 engine by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr 

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Lunch is dinner 

[754]

It's missing an inake spigot  hope the threads are good.
 If you don't like the Webco tapped covers, I would take them.

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks Jerry, so lunch is dinner in redneck land, breakfast must be lunch, and everyone gets up in the middle of the night to have breakfast? Well that explains John Denvers immortal verse from the redneck song book, "Early to rise, early in the sack", I thought he was talking about sex until you put it all in context!

Frank, the spigot came with the engine along with a kick starter pedal and the other covers missing in the pics, for some reason (that I didn't think to ask Greg) it had been unscrewed, but the threads looked Ok. I do like those covers, but I've also got a NOS set that I bought from Ron (MC Rider) a few years back. Cheers, Terry.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Glad it got there in good shape.

[BobbyR]

Lunch is dinner 

Not so fast. In these parts, breakfast is breakfast, lunch is lunch and dinner is dinner. Unless you have brunch which is somewhere in the middle. Now grits and gravy and biscuits and some greens makes a fine dinner. Enjoy a Dr. Pepper or sweet tea with your meal.