I take inventory of everything that comes w/ the motorcycle. This motorcycle is an EXCEPTIONAL basket case and came w/ the motherload of rare original parts and a fantastic cache of nos bits, it literally filled my van. Previous owner (and my very good buddy) has been accruing and hoarding parts for 15 years, and knows the sandcast esoterics as well as anybody. I've been "handed the torch" for me to finish. I cannot think of a more enjoyable and personal mission to accomplish, and I am determined to give it my very best effort to date. I've been doing this for 10 years, owned and restored 40 early CB750's, and have learned there's no down-side in doing things right (except breaking the bank- but this certainly is a blue-chip investment).
Motor was rebuilt, aluminum polished, frame powdercoated, all the chrome re-plated, motorcycle just needed that BIG final push. The inevitable missing and INCORRECT parts must be sourced. And it will be CORRECT, that is the only direction to go.
The Honda Parts Book contains every single part including sizes of screws/nuts etc. An invaluable reference tool, it also has part #'s which you can simply hand to your friendly neighborhood Honda parts guy. Honda will carry a suprising percent of what you need (except the really early GOOD stuff- for that you will need a parts bike (or 2), buy/swap w/ people in the loop, shop at YAMIYA, and bid victoriously on ebay).
No doubt about it, we need a drooling emoticon.............
736: you have the book in this picture that can answer the question I have been chasing for quite a few years, as it is the one that stopped when the bearing in question also disappeared, so here's the question:
What part number is shown for the final drive bearing in that book?
It is a 1-row bearing in the K0-K3 (early) engines, became a 2-row bearing sometime during the K3 (although I have seen the 2-row in K2s, too). Also, the final drive shaft is different to accomodate the narrower bearing. I need a 1-row final drive bearing, do not wish to give up the 1/2 HP the 2-row eats up. They are not interchangeable, nor is the shaft! (You must change the shaft to use the 2-row, and vice-versa.)
You K0 restorers are bothering me....I'm beginning to get the itch to do resto K2s (preferably the early ones, as only 800 or so were built...).
