Topic: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!

[Little_Phil]

Well done Sean. Just looked it up. Unfortunately there seem to be lots more Belfasts around the world.

[newday777]

Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at[url=http://belfast2belfastbybike.com]] belfast2belfastbybike.com]Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at belfast2belfastbybike.com

It’s been an amazing trip, with good days and bad, hot times and cold, wet and dry, but that’s what makes a trip memorable. And to be honest, I doubt I’d have finished without the help, advice and support of many of our members here; thank you all!
 
Next? Well, I’m trying to fork out how to get my bike prepared and then shipped to New Zealand. That’ll be in the New Year.

Sean
The link is broken in this above, because of misspelling bike(bile)?? and no email received either of it.

[MauiK3]

Those towns up and down the Central Valley in California can be a little sparse, plus, it's very hot most of the time. They are also dusty.

[The Lone Builder]

Well done Sean. Just looked it up. Unfortunately there seem to be lots more Belfasts around the world.

Oh? Tell me where?

[The Lone Builder]

Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at[url=http://belfast2belfastbybike.com]] belfast2belfastbybike.com]Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at belfast2belfastbybike.com

It’s been an amazing trip, with good days and bad, hot times and cold, wet and dry, but that’s what makes a trip memorable. And to be honest, I doubt I’d have finished without the help, advice and support of many of our members here; thank you all!
 
Next? Well, I’m trying to fork out how to get my bike prepared and then shipped to New Zealand. That’ll be in the New Year.

Sean
The link is broken in this above, because of misspelling bike(bile)?? and no email received either of it.

Fixed the link. Email?

[newday777]

Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at[url=http://belfast2belfastbybike.com]] belfast2belfastbybike.com]Belfast-By-Bile: The End of the Road!

Well finally the big day dawned; I left early(ish) and a few hours later I was standing in Belfast, California! 6 months to the day since I left my wee French village, St Ferriol. There wasn’t a lot to see at this one 

My final destination is Fresno, CA, and by the time I reach there, this afternoon, I’ll have covered just over 14,000 miles (or 22 500 km). FOr those who haven’t seen it, you can read about the trip on my blog at belfast2belfastbybike.com

It’s been an amazing trip, with good days and bad, hot times and cold, wet and dry, but that’s what makes a trip memorable. And to be honest, I doubt I’d have finished without the help, advice and support of many of our members here; thank you all!
 
Next? Well, I’m trying to fork out how to get my bike prepared and then shipped to New Zealand. That’ll be in the New Year.

Sean
The link is broken in this above, because of misspelling bike(bile)?? and no email received either of it.

Fixed the link. Email?

I didn't get the final leg email notification so I guess that is because you haven't posted it yet??

[Little_Phil]

Well done Sean. Just looked it up. Unfortunately there seem to be lots more Belfasts around the world.

Oh? Tell me where?

This is from a site:
https://geotargit.com/called.php?qcity=Belfast
Number of places named Belfast per country:

There are 14 places named Belfast in America.

There are 2 places named Belfast in South Africa.

There are 2 places named Belfast in United Kingdom.  This one seems erroneous

There is one place named Belfast in New Zealand.

There is one place named Belfast in Jamaica.

This site lists 10:
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/belfast-abroad-10-places-around-22959659

[PeWe]

Most cities in Europe have a duplicate in USA, right?
The immigrants brought their city in their luggage....

York in the UK got a new one in the states...

[The Lone Builder]

Well done Sean. Just looked it up. Unfortunately there seem to be lots more Belfasts around the world.

Oh? Tell me where?

This is from a site:
https://geotargit.com/called.php?qcity=Belfast
Number of places named Belfast per country:

There are 14 places named Belfast in America. There are 19, 17 in US and 2 in Canada

There are 2 places named Belfast in South Africa. There are 3

There are 2 places named Belfast in United Kingdom.  This one seems erroneous There I agree

There is one place named Belfast in New Zealand. Correct

There is one place named Belfast in Jamaica. Correct

There is also one in Australia

This site lists 10:
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/belfast-abroad-10-places-around-22959659 I spoke to the author; she was surprised when I told her how many there actually were.

[Stev-o]

Congrats...that was an amazing trip and you handled the lows so well.

[ofreen]

Went for an overnight ride Friday and Saturday.





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[grcamna2]

Oh yeah Greg    That's exactly what I like to do,although sometimes I use a Bivy Sack and stealth camp,in certain places. The tent has plenty of room and it looks like a nice,low-stress place out in the wild.

[ofreen]

Yes, one of my favorite things to do.  Pity the poor people in their gargantuan RVs, although I have to say those are nice when it comes time to take a dump.  Of course the downside is having to empty the tank at some point.

[extrafunky]

CB550 K0 (K1 tank) breaking in new pair of Battlax BT46. Getting a bit of front bounce at low speeds.

[M 750K6]

What a lovely looking bike. 👍

Front bounce on my 750 was reduced when I found one of my fork stanchions was slightly bent.

Improved further with a heavier fork oil. I think in my case, the lack of rebound damping was causing an over-reaction to bumps.

[ofreen]

I took a ride to lunch in Bruneau yesterday on the 750.  Bike ran perfectly as usual.  The bike will turn 50 years old in February.  The engine still spins effortlessly at 65-70 mph.  It is smoother than ever.  I remember it being buzzy back in 1977, with blurry images in the rear view mirrors at speed.  That vibration went away as the miles piled on.  As always, I think about how amazing it is that I can ride this bike like it is only a few years old.  It would be easy to take it for granted because it is so reliable, but I can't help feeling a little sentimental about it.  A connection to my past.  All that being said, it remains for sale, price $171,304. 

[grcamna2]

I took a ride to lunch in Bruneau yesterday on the 750.  Bike ran perfectly as usual.  The bike will turn 50 years old in February.  The engine still spins effortlessly at 65-70 mph.  It is smoother than ever.  I remember it being buzzy back in 1977, with blurry images in the rear view mirrors at speed.  That vibration went away as the miles piled on.  As always, I think about how amazing it is that I can ride this bike like it is only a few years old.  It would be easy to take it for granted because it is so reliable, but I can't help feeling a little sentimental about it.  A connection to my past.  All that being said, it remains for sale, price $171,304. 

Did you go into that 'monstrous' building ? 

[ofreen]

I didn't.  It is part of a corn maze operation they put up every fall.  They charge admission and I just snuck in there to get the photo.

[BenelliSEI]

Last time my son rode the cb750K3 we were on a +500 mile ride, with some CVMG members. It rained for two of the three days and the bike had a few issues. First the starter button disappeared, and the starter would engage whenever the clutch lever was pulled in! By the end of the tour, we were starting up using the lever and then unhooking the trigger wires to the solenoid (otherwise the starter would engage whenever he held in the clutch lever!). On the last leg the rear brake light switch literally fell to pieces and then the solenoid packed it in. We came home soaked to the skin, on filthy, muddy bikes and parked it….

A while back I ordered a new RHS switch. Got one with the ON/OFF for the lights, so a little rewiring required. Replaced the solenoid but was still getting nothing on the starter. Turned out the starter motor safety switch was dead, so bypassed that. The brake switch got a “brand new-used” replacement. While moving around the shop, the clutch cable snapped off at the lever, so subbed in the best one from another bin.

Today my buddy Gary wanted to give his ‘75 GL1000 a good run, so I hauled out the K3. It’s been a while since I’ve ridden it. Performed flawlessly and I love the sound of the ancient (Made in California) “Gemini” 4-1 exhaust. Quiet through town, but wails nicely on throttle. The Kenda dual sport tires my son chose for the Lesters are an odd match, but work very well on loose gravel roads that made Gary nervous on the ‘Wing! The engine on this one has never been out of the frame. This winter I must remember to adjust the valves clearances and cam chain tensioner. I bought this bike for the first Ganaraska 250 about 15 years ago and it has served us well.

[Terry in Australia]

I’m happy that Spotty and I fixed the oil leaks on my K0, when we dragged it out of storage there was a good sized pool of oil underneath it. We had to pull the engine so I could “flatten” the cam cover’s gasket surface using the tried and true method of gluing a couple of sheets of sand paper to a sheet of glass and using a black marker on the gasket surface, then rubbing it on the sandpaper until all the marker ink had disappeared. Same/same for the alternator cover, gear selector cover and sump pan.

We were scratching our heads as to why it was only running on 3 cylinders until we dropped the float bowl on #3 and found the main jet sitting in the bowl. I’d bought these carbs from an “expert” who’d rebuilt them (poorly, he didn’t install the gaskets on the top of the carb bodies either) so we dropped all the float bowls and all the jets were loose. Anyway we sorted it out and installed some Yamiya pipes, and it’s going really well now.

[RAFster122s]

After quite a bit of elbow grease good news you report Terry! Congrats

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks David, after not riding it for almost 2 years I’d forgotten what a fun bike it is to ride. Spotty and I rebuilt the front master cylinder but the front brake is almost non existent and when I got back to the storage unit I noticed some greasy crap on the outside of the disc. I’ll give it a clean and see if that fixes it, the forks aren’t leaking and I presume that the caliper isn’t as there’s plenty of lever pressure, so not really sure what the problem is?

[grcamna2]

Thanks David, after not riding it for almost 2 years I’d forgotten what a fun bike it is to ride. Spotty and I rebuilt the front master cylinder but the front brake is almost non existent and when I got back to the storage unit I noticed some greasy crap on the outside of the disc. I’ll give it a clean and see if that fixes it, the forks aren’t leaking and I presume that the caliper isn’t as there’s plenty of lever pressure, so not really sure what the problem is?

Might want to pull the pads out,have a look Terry.

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks David, after not riding it for almost 2 years I’d forgotten what a fun bike it is to ride. Spotty and I rebuilt the front master cylinder but the front brake is almost non existent and when I got back to the storage unit I noticed some greasy crap on the outside of the disc. I’ll give it a clean and see if that fixes it, the forks aren’t leaking and I presume that the caliper isn’t as there’s plenty of lever pressure, so not really sure what the problem is?

Might want to pull the pads out,have a look Terry.

Thanks Bill, I definitely will, the front brake was never great, but it’s awful now.

[bryanj]

If its been stood 2 years has the pivot pin started to sieze