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I'll check the cam for more stamps today. Sadly I was not able to crack the cases as the countershaft holder under the shift mechanism is completely stuck. JIS impact driver is on the way. Here is something interesting and another indicator it was raced. The kickstarter shaft was shaved off at the end. Also looks like the splines were ground off and it was lightened?
Did the very same to my race bike. On a race bike, useless weight is just that, useless. I start on rollers, so no need to have that thing sticking out there. Removed the whole ratchet mechanism too.
Quote from: Tim2005 on February 03, 2019, 03:04:48 amQuote from: seanbarney41 on February 02, 2019, 09:34:36 pmRSC (Racing Service Center) was the name of Honda's factory racing parts program. I am not sure if RSC parts were sold to the general public or not. If not , you are gonna want to start doing some research on the history of your bike. Some RSC stuff was available to outside the factory teams, I don't have much detail of it except I know one of my 750s has RSC rods in it that were installed new by a performance shop back in the day. Also there were some RSC parts made for 400Fs, but I don't think there was ever a factory 400F racer.I wonder what rods this one has?Interesting. Yeah pistons definitely say RSC. I'll take the washer off the cam and see what we got. I'm cracking the case today and I'll post some pics. Definitely some nice performance parts in this bike. Unfortunately, not sure how I could find out anymore history about it. The owner passed away and this was acquired at an estate sale. At first it look like a pile of dust! Here is the lightened alternator. NICE. Would you guys recommend keeping this for everyday street riding?
Quote from: seanbarney41 on February 02, 2019, 09:34:36 pmRSC (Racing Service Center) was the name of Honda's factory racing parts program. I am not sure if RSC parts were sold to the general public or not. If not , you are gonna want to start doing some research on the history of your bike. Some RSC stuff was available to outside the factory teams, I don't have much detail of it except I know one of my 750s has RSC rods in it that were installed new by a performance shop back in the day. Also there were some RSC parts made for 400Fs, but I don't think there was ever a factory 400F racer.I wonder what rods this one has?
RSC (Racing Service Center) was the name of Honda's factory racing parts program. I am not sure if RSC parts were sold to the general public or not. If not , you are gonna want to start doing some research on the history of your bike.
I get all you are saying but you might want to consider slowing down and determine what you have first. Is it something worth preserving in current condition and restoring? I don't know but if you just consider financial, it might be worth preserving and either keeping it yourself or selling it for far more than you purchased it for, and buying another bike to do the customization you want. You're in it for 4 bills so preserving it if it has provenance is the way to go. Sell it off and buy another is what I would do. Just my 2¢.
Hey look what I found on another thread! Not sure why this never came up on all the other searches I did...
Quote from: sixthwisconsin on February 04, 2019, 06:58:24 pmI get all you are saying but you might want to consider slowing down and determine what you have first. Is it something worth preserving in current condition and restoring? I don't know but if you just consider financial, it might be worth preserving and either keeping it yourself or selling it for far more than you purchased it for, and buying another bike to do the customization you want. You're in it for 4 bills so preserving it if it has provenance is the way to go. Sell it off and buy another is what I would do. Just my 2¢.Appreciate the feedback, I understand where you're coming from. It's getting restored either way, whether or not to customize becomes a harder decision the more I work on it. Though, the engine has already been so heavily customized, I'm not sure it would be worth preserving, but a perfect customization bike. This is sort of my dream build I've been saving for.
Quote from: macvit7906 on February 05, 2019, 08:24:52 amQuote from: sixthwisconsin on February 04, 2019, 06:58:24 pmI get all you are saying but you might want to consider slowing down and determine what you have first. Is it something worth preserving in current condition and restoring? I don't know but if you just consider financial, it might be worth preserving and either keeping it yourself or selling it for far more than you purchased it for, and buying another bike to do the customization you want. You're in it for 4 bills so preserving it if it has provenance is the way to go. Sell it off and buy another is what I would do. Just my 2¢.Appreciate the feedback, I understand where you're coming from. It's getting restored either way, whether or not to customize becomes a harder decision the more I work on it. Though, the engine has already been so heavily customized, I'm not sure it would be worth preserving, but a perfect customization bike. This is sort of my dream build I've been saving for.Good idea to check the engine and sell it as is as an old racer engine. I'm sure people will be interested. Or trade it in for a good restored close to stock engine with similar number range if you do not look for more power than stock.
Can you work out the ratios and see how they compare? If they are closer together than stock it would suggest it may be an aftermarket gearbox, such as a Quaife or Nova, and worth good money to the right people