Good morning folks,
My name is Will. I've been lurking in the forums here for a few weeks since I picked up a 500four from a friend at work. He heard me talking about bikes and donated this one to me. He said he just didn't have the time or interest to really focus on it, and wanted to see someone do something with it. I was surprised to find little to no boot wear on the cases, pegs, shifter, and brake. I was very grateful. It seems gently used.
I'm an aircraft mechanic by trade so I have, or have access to, most tooling required to do something with the bike.
My past two wheel exploits consist mostly of older air cooled two strokes. Never any road bikes, and never a total build like this.
I tore down the top end yesterday after letting the seized old sweetheart soak in PB for a week. With a little heat, and a lot of patience the top end came apart. I honed the cylinders and they came up beautifully. Everything in the bottom looks fantastic. No rust.
I do have some questions about some items that came on the bike, but I'll post those in the main forum. I think it has some odd forks with a big damper knob up top. It also has a POSA on it that I'd rather switch out for a conventional carb rack.
I want to thank those that maintain the forum, and especially those that contribute. Forums like this are an invaluable resource, and I bet they increase the survivor rate of these old machines over the years. Thanks!!!
Any CBxxxFour folks in NE OH?
Will
