Topic: Hello from Northeast PA

[4pipe]

Recently picked up a 1973 CB500, engine seized, of course. It had been sitting in a storage locker for many years. I had heard about it a couple of years ago, and finally got around to going to get it. Glad I did, seems like a pretty neat project. Thanks and Happy New Year  

[rocket johnny]

hello and welcome from western colo.   nice looking project !

[Stev-o]

Welcome from Texas. 

Let's get technical, the motor is most likely not "seized", that would be a mechanical failure.

It is prolly "stuck" from sitting, the rings tend to rust to the cylinder walls.

There is a good chance you can "unstuck" it.  Pour a cocktail of 50/50 ATF/Acetone and pour a few oz into each cylinder and let it sit a few days.
Then put it in third gear and rock it free. Good luck.

Start a thread in the Project Shop area.

[MD]

Welcome from NE MN,

The Carolina's and West Virginia get the press for some twisty roads but I remember going through the passes in PA on 2 lane roads that were anything but straight.

-MD