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

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Sweet! It LIVES!

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Doesn't get any more redneck than missing teeth especially in wimmen but yer F injun ain't gonna giv ewe a gummer! 

[BobbyR]

Hell yeah Jerry. Them gummers kaint be beat no sir or so I have been told. 

[MoMo]

congrats TB...LBB

[ofreen]

A REAL redneck would use a nail!   Just sayin'.

Actually, a real redneck would rely on corrosion with a few cobwebs thrown in and call it good.

[spotty]

Is a nail locking rear axle nut redneck style? I used a nail most of the years before.  3"

I can assure you that a nail will not shear off causing the back wheel to loosen off and lock up...promise

or in the case of a vespa with a stub axcle to attach the back wheel to, it won't shear off and allow the wheel to part company with said axle...promise

please don't ask how I know this, it still hurts

[Nic]

I'm just hoping that it'll get up the road happily with just one gear tooth missing,

How can it, neutral anyone 

[Terry in Australia]

Well after 4 days of summer temps, we're back to winter for a few days, but that's OK, as long as the rain doesn't come in sideways, I have a few little jobs to still do before I head out on my maiden voyage.

Tonight I bolted up my 135 DB dual Redneck (Chinese) horns but didn't wire them up as I need to work on the other side of the bike to do so, and that can wait until it's on the ground. I did hook up an oil pressure gauge though, and I'm not proud to say I spent a whole $15 on it, but what the hell, safety is everything to this ol' boy, so probably worth the expense.

I went to start it, it cranked a couple of times, and "poof!" the power went out! WTF? The battery is new, it's one of those el-cheapo (of course!) orange AGM suckers, and appeared to have enough charge to crank the engine over pretty quickly, so I thought maybe I'd popped a fuse, but no, the 10 amp fuse was fine, so I eventually put my test light across the battery's terminals, and, nothing! Weird. Anyhoo, it's on the charger now, and hopefully will be fine tomorrow. Little steps still, but so close I can smell victory! (or maybe just my own BO........)

Redneck Thursday 2 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

[PeWe]

The dual chinese horns are black and red? I have those on my K6. Car drivers hear my bike. Horns must be fed via a relay and own thicker wiring from battery. Hanging fuse close to battery

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

I'm anxiously awaiting you riding that sum#$%* off yer center stand!!

[PeWe]

It's not fair! Terry's best season is coming since ours is just gone! I hope to get another ride this week.

[Terry in Australia]

The dual chinese horns are black and red? I have those on my K6. Car drivers hear my bike. Horns must be fed via a relay and own thicker wiring from battery. Hanging fuse close to battery

That's right Per, they're the ones! I also bought a Stebel horn but it's too big, so I've borrowed the relay from that, and I bought a separate heavy duty wiring harness which I'll need to shorten by a few feet to make work. Should be good though, I had a similar set up on my Suzy GS1000 and I gave a couple of dopey car drivers a heart attack when they decided to merge into my lane without bothering to look!

Jerry, I'm getting excited too, I know I've got at least one gear, so I'm ready to be heading down the highway, looking for adventure, or whatever comes my way.......

[MoMo]

The dual chinese horns are black and red? I have those on my K6. Car drivers hear my bike. Horns must be fed via a relay and own thicker wiring from battery. Hanging fuse close to battery

That's right Per, they're the ones! I also bought a Stebel horn but it's too big, so I've borrowed the relay from that, and I bought a separate heavy duty wiring harness which I'll need to shorten by a few feet to make work. Should be good though, I had a similar set up on my Suzy GS1000 and I gave a couple of dopey car drivers a heart attack when they decided to merge into my lane without bothering to look!

Jerry, I'm getting excited too, I know I've got at least one gear, so I'm ready to be heading down the highway, looking for adventure, or whatever comes my way.......

Itching for adventure, A Born to Be Wild redneck you are?...LBB

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

I'm anxiously awaiting you riding that sum#$%* off yer center stand!!

I'm talking about the jump off your table!

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, as much as I'm sure I could do it Jerry, there are too many obstacles once I hit the ground, so I'll haul it off with my patient lifter, a truly wonderful device.

[PeWe]

The dual chinese horns are black and red? I have those on my K6. Car drivers hear my bike. Horns must be fed via a relay and own thicker wiring from battery. Hanging fuse close to battery

That's right Per, they're the ones! I also bought a Stebel horn but it's too big, so I've borrowed the relay from that, and I bought a separate heavy duty wiring harness which I'll need to shorten by a few feet to make work. Should be good though, I had a similar set up on my Suzy GS1000 and I gave a couple of dopey car drivers a heart attack when they decided to merge into my lane without bothering to look!

I have a Stebel Nautilus (chromed version) not yet mounted. It look a little bit thick.
Here my snail horns. I have made the wiring better after the photo was taken, black cover over the red wires looking cheap.

[Terry in Australia]

Nice setup Per, pretty much exactly how I've mounted mine, although I think I'll make up new brackets as the ones that came with the horns are very flimsy.

Sad day today, our poor old cat died. "Canada" was given to my oldest son by his then girlfriend when he was 18, the gf's long gone, he's moved interstate, but poor old Canada remained here with us for 14 more years. He flies down from Sydney every week and stays with us for a couple of nights, and on Wednesday night Canada went straight to him and hopped up beside him on the couch, and stayed with him until he went to bed. I knew that she wasn't gonna be with us much longer, and I was touched to see how happy she looked, curled up beside him. I won't forget that image for a long time.

Anyway, I sorted out my electrical problem tonight, turns out I needed a couple of better earth leads. I made a couple up, running one straight from the negative terminal to the coil bracket, and another to the engine cases. The idiot lights came back on, and the engine fired right up. The oil pressure is good, the only issue is that the charging system doesn't appear to be working, so I'll need to take a look at that too. All going well, I'll be riding it this weekend! Cheers, Terry.    

[BobbyR]

Hey Mate, I am really sorry to hear about Canada's passing. I am sure it will be a mixture of good and sad feeling for quite a while. My condolences.

[PeWe]

Yes, the horn brackets are really flimsy. I hear them vibrate when riding faster than the signs recommend.


Sorry about the cat, she must have passed away happy after a close look of your CB750 build!

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

The dual chinese horns are black and red? I have those on my K6. Car drivers hear my bike. Horns must be fed via a relay and own thicker wiring from battery. Hanging fuse close to battery

That's right Per, they're the ones! I also bought a Stebel horn but it's too big, so I've borrowed the relay from that, and I bought a separate heavy duty wiring harness which I'll need to shorten by a few feet to make work. Should be good though, I had a similar set up on my Suzy GS1000 and I gave a couple of dopey car drivers a heart attack when they decided to merge into my lane without bothering to look!

I have a Stebel Nautilus (chromed version) not yet mounted. It look a little bit thick.
Here my snail horns. I have made the wiring better after the photo was taken, black cover over the red wires looking cheap.

Man! That Stebel Nautilus is HEAVY!  No wonder it makes the bracket rattle.

[MCRider]

Here's my horns. Kinda like your daddy's Oldsmobile.

Don't mind that old guy in the video, he just hangs around for scraps.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Sorry about Canada. I keep expecting to find my old cat, Poopie Head, laying still at my feet each morning. Something about food though that keeps him living. 

[Terry in Australia]

Hey thanks guys, and I love Ron's video, when he hit the horns, Emily the big Maine Coon cat jumped about a foot into the air! She's recovered quickly and is curled back into a big fluffy ball on the couch, and Felix, the big fat black poofter, is mumbling in his sleep in the leather recliner beside me.

I've got to get some breakfast into me and get outside, trouble is the warm weather we had earlier this week has disappeared again, and it's looking cold and rainy outside. I'll get out there soon...........

[Terry in Australia]

Well little things can take just as long, or even longer than big things, or so it seems. First job was to machine up an oil pressure gauge adapter, as the one I cobbled together from various parts was leaking a tad. I had a nice chunk of 1" brass hex, so I got stuck in.

Redneck Saturday little jobs by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Saturday little jobs 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Saturday little jobs 2 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Saturday little jobs 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Good news is that it all worked well, with no leaks when running!

Redneck Saturday little jobs 4 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Next was the horn brackets. The ones that came with the horns are so thin they could double as feeler gauges! I had some nice 1/8" stainless steel strap, so I quickly copied the old brackets onto something a bit firmer. Didn't take long thanks to a nice sharp step drill.

Redneck Saturday little jobs 6 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Saturday little jobs 7 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

I also tucked come wires away, degreased and painted a seat latch, stripped the paint on a couple of seat brackets, found a fuel petcock and generally just jumped around from one little job to another.

Of course I haven't gotten around to painting a tank for it yet, so I wiped the dust off my red K0 tank, just as an interim measure. It's pretty cool in it's original 47 year old paint, which, admittedly is a little worse for wear. It's super solid though, pretty clean inside, and only needed a new seal in the original cap.

Redneck Saturday little jobs 5 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

It does have a couple of dings though, so, not wanting to harm the original finish, I pulled out my "Ding King" (us Rednecks love our gadgets, "As featured on TV") and after quite a few pulls it's slowly popping out, I think. I also pulled out the seat that Nic sold me way back when I started this mess, so I just sat the seat and tank on the frame to get an idea of what it's gonna look like, and I gotta say, I'm pretty damn happy! More tomorrow!

Redneck Saturday little jobs 10 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Redneck Saturday little jobs 9 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr     

[strynboen]

thorth that record vas chinese..but faund a made in England..on mine...
i have made some upgrades...machined all slup aut..and made 2 grooves in the top. and machinet the top .to hold small stuff nice on place and horensontalt..
sorry for off topic...