Author Topic: F Owners- What did we get ourselves into? (Read 31419 times)

mikedialect · « **Reply #75 on:** August 07, 2007, 08:28:09 pm »

Quote from: aj on August 07, 2007, 06:57:49 pm

i actually just made a little bracket that i screwed the light into then i bolted it down to the rear shock bolts. preet simple.the lights are from dennis kirk.

Yeah, I have something very similar for my blinkers. I just removed the rear splash guard and I am trying to find a way to clean up the lights and license plate without damaging the stock seat.

angeldeville · « **Reply #76 on:** August 07, 2007, 08:35:25 pm »

I'm late to the party, but I just sh#tcanned the K2 head on my '78, and replaced it with a a K head.

Problem solved. with proper care you can still get 60k+ miles off a K2 valvetrain. even saw one over 100k.

The problems alway lie with the infamous PO.

78 k550 · « **Reply #77 on:** August 07, 2007, 08:53:36 pm »

TT

Looking for a petcock also.

Paul

aj · « **Reply #78 on:** August 07, 2007, 10:21:14 pm »

have you thought of adding one of those sidemount license plate holder and brake light combos?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #79 on:** August 08, 2007, 04:26:31 am »

Quote from: aj on August 06, 2007, 08:53:58 pm

oh yeah i never thought about the water . well i wasted the money a while ago i went with the wrap for now cuz me header had a big ding on 2 of the pipes and the chrome was pretty bad. maybe some 1 has a nice setup on here they could sell me..?. but yeah thanks for the 2 cents its much appreciated.

Don't worry about it mate, your bike looks really nice, just keep an eye out for a nicer pipe, you'll find one! Cheers, Terry.

aj · « **Reply #80 on:** August 08, 2007, 07:56:26 am »

thanks

eosmontana · « **Reply #81 on:** August 08, 2007, 09:13:02 am »

here's another.... but it needs a exhaust (check the tape from the PO)... and a new frame

down tube has a ding,..... if you've got either let me know....

mikedialect · « **Reply #82 on:** August 08, 2007, 05:37:33 pm »

Quote from: eosmontana on August 08, 2007, 09:13:02 am

here's another.... but it needs a exhaust (check the tape from the PO)... and a new frame down tube has a ding,..... if you've got either let me know....

I really dig that light! (i've got tail lights on the brain- been searching today:)) Where did you grab it?

eosmontana · « **Reply #83 on:** August 10, 2007, 05:48:25 am »

the light is from carpy... I bought it when i bought the seat...

http://www.cb750cafe.com/parts.php?id=53

He is the man when it comes to the sohc cafe's...

UnCrash · « **Reply #84 on:** August 10, 2007, 06:51:57 am »

Maybe the title of this thread should be " 30 Year Old Bikes - What did we get ourselves into? "

Here's my old girl and a post on our current troubles --> http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?topic=25039.0

mikedialect · « **Reply #85 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:04:50 am »

Quote from: eosmontana on August 10, 2007, 05:48:25 am

the light is from carpy... I bought it when i bought the seat...

http://www.cb750cafe.com/parts.php?id=53

He is the man when it comes to the sohc cafe's...

I was hoping you found his source and not from him! 65 bucks is too rich for me

tele52 · « **Reply #86 on:** August 10, 2007, 07:58:48 pm »

I bought a LED catseye from Custom Dynamics and mounted it on a billet plate from Scnitz Racing and mounted the turn signals on that

MRieck · « **Reply #87 on:** August 10, 2007, 08:31:41 pm »

Quote from: tele52 on August 10, 2007, 07:58:48 pm

I bought a LED catseye from Custom Dynamics and mounted it on a billet plate from Scnitz Racing and mounted the turn signals on that

That's a nice bike.....we need a larger pic.

tele52 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:05:32 pm »

Thank you, I'll see what I can do. I'm just getting it on the road.

sirg · « **Reply #89 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:29:49 am »

Heres one that started out as a rusty beat up F model.

tele52 · « **Reply #90 on:** August 11, 2007, 02:12:20 pm »

This is what I did to my F taillights, I use my front turnsignals as my headlight bolts.

tele52 · « **Reply #91 on:** August 11, 2007, 03:12:11 pm »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 03, 2007, 05:50:39 pm

G'Day Mike, I saw you'd replied and I was expecting a scolding for hanging shiite on the F/F1's, ha ha! No, I reckon I covered your generous cooperation (and that of several other members here) with my post in the "A-hole PO's" thread.

The (beautiful) head that you built for me appears to be completely unscathed Mike, it's back in it's plastic bag until the engine comes out again this spring so I can install the Wiseco 836cc kit I've bought for the K1. I don't have time to go much further with the endurance racer project for awhile, so I'll put that engine back in my K1, or maybe my F2, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

What's a PO? I did a search, honest.

sirg · « **Reply #92 on:** August 11, 2007, 04:02:12 pm »

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tele52 · « **Reply #93 on:** August 11, 2007, 04:13:19 pm »

Oh, that guy, yes a lot of problems started with him.

Hockers Choppers · « **Reply #94 on:** August 11, 2007, 04:23:48 pm »

Hey tele, How do like the cr's? I'm waiting to buy a new set, since they are on back order. Any problems? NICE bike by the way!! Any engine mod's?
Jesse

tele52 · « **Reply #95 on:** August 11, 2007, 04:37:03 pm »

I like the CR's. I'm a little over carbed on my stock engine, I need to go down a jet size. I did the Kerker, Dyna 2000, and the Cr's at the same time. It's a differant bike now. I don't want to run it to hard till we figure out what kind of life the engines had. The bike was rough when I bought it. I plan to take the motor out this winter and have it rebuilt.
This was what it looked like in all it's leaky assed glory. The picture is flattering, it was nasty.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #96 on:** August 11, 2007, 05:15:28 pm »

CR29s or CR31s?

tele52 · « **Reply #97 on:** August 11, 2007, 05:20:52 pm »

CR 29's

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #98 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:55:51 am »

What main Jet/needle position are you using mate? I'm using new 29mm CR's (thanks to Mike -the magician- Rieck) on my stock, but freshly rebuilt K1 engine, with K&N pods, Dyna S ignition and Dyna 3 Ohm coils and a tuned length 4 into 2 race pipe, but on the factory settings, they seem very lean? Here's some pics. Cheers, Terry.

tele52 · « **Reply #99 on:** August 12, 2007, 08:55:47 am »

Sorry, I don't have that info right now. I'm not the Tuner, I'm the remover, cleaner, orderer, and most importantly, the pay for er. I'll have more info later this week, it's going back to the shop. Right now I've got black smoke, and sooty plugs. If I crack the throttle it bogs.

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