Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[Carver]

Pulled the engine out. god DAMN that was hard.

[rb550four]

  Took the day and cleaned up allot of the 70  cb 175 that my daughter got me for Christmas.
Lotsa degreaser and paint thinner to get forty some odd years of crud off it, scraping, brushing ...3 times through the carwash. Now it's looking clean enough to work on.

[MoMo]

Rode the PC to work, when I got off the bike I nearly fell on my butt due to ice.  Roads were fine but the parking lot still had ice at 9 am...Larry

[Hastenbrucke]

Took the front and back wheels off my 750 K3 and put new Pirellis on. The old tyres although new were not upto it.
Had fun with the chain ..a few Vodkas fixed it.

[edwardmorris]

Decarbonized and degunked the exhaust and intake valves.

[70CB750]

Got my fix yesterday, my son helped me to get it of the center stand since I can't lift more than 10 pounds and rode 30 miles.

God that felt good 

[Ace]

Took the front and back wheels off my 750 K3 and put new Pirellis on. The old tyres although new were not upto it.
Had fun with the chain ..a few Vodkas fixed it.

I thought it was a K2 

Be round tomorrow to check on your work!!

Walked past the engine on my bench, shifted a cloth and that's as close as I got to putting it together 

[fire113]

...started the very early (vin330) sandcast tacho that came here in non working condition.
Something was wrong with the drive, no way to move it. Fixed it, put it back together
and now it is working correct

[Destruckto440]

Today I took a short ride to warm the engine. Then pulled out the vacuum gauges and synced the carbs. Starting to run much smoother. We'll see how she starts cold tomorrow.

[fire113]

...finished it

[Carver]

Got some freshly bored/honed cylinders back from the machinist, who had a laugh because the pistons were in tiny velvet bags from wiseco.

[Stev-o]

Got some freshly bored/honed cylinders back from the machinist, who had a laugh because the pistons were in tiny velvet bags from wiseco.

HA!  I could see how anyone who works on true big blocks would think these little pistons are like toys.

[Carver]

Got some freshly bored/honed cylinders back from the machinist, who had a laugh because the pistons were in tiny velvet bags from wiseco.

HA!  I could see how anyone who works on true big blocks would think these little pistons are like toys.

 

On his "wall of shame" shelf he had a valve long as my torso and the round part bigger than my head, and a gigantic piston. I forgot to ask him what it came out of though.

[edwardmorris]

Speaking of wall of shame, I looked into my biggest mistake on my project, the disastrous hm341 set. I was happy that my welder fixed up the three that were fully rusted through, but now the fourth one has rusted through. To make things worse I tapped to see how far it goes and now there is a big fat hole in the lower left pipe. I suppose I should add this to my parts to find list now

[bjbuchanan]

If it isn't the #2 pipe (I believe that one) then I bet some guys have a decent one laying around. If I'm remembering the right pipe the #2 rusts out considerably more. There are usually spares of the other ones

[edwardmorris]

If it isn't the #2 pipe (I believe that one) then I bet some guys have a decent one laying around. If I'm remembering the right pipe the #2 rusts out considerably more. There are usually spares of the other ones

I'll have to look at pix to confirm but I'm sure you're right, its #2. You're also right about this one being a buster. A quick ebay search came up with full sets or spares for the remaining three, not one left lower listed at the moment. Know of someone who might have a spare that I can start bugging??

[bjbuchanan]

Nah I'm no help there. Post a WTB, kiss some @ss lol

[750K]

Stopped by the shop I get parts from and noticed a mint condition candy orange cb750 on the showroom floor. Vin plate stamped 4/71 I think, turns out its been at the shop since new in 71, never been fired up... Paint, chrome, clocks, seat, pipes all in show room condition, the odometer is 00001.7, it's unreal. I snapped a couple pics but forgot to get the vin and engine number, will be back in next month to warranty my front tire and will get the #'s and some more pics. It was a beauty.

It's lined up along the back wall with some beauties, nc30, gb500, the K1, 79 cb750 anniversary edition, rickman 750, cr750, cbx & that crazy 70's chopper with the Tracy body kit I posted a while ago. I love dropping in there, always leave wishing I was richer though.

[bjbuchanan]

More riding like usual, got a nice salt bath. Supposed to be good for the skin, too bad it isn't for the headers

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj612/bjbuchanan/IMG_20140115_143800_659.jpg

Most of the lower sides of the bike look like that, oh well. Still gonna ride.

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj612/bjbuchanan/IMG_20140115_143743_655.jpg

[ekpent]

Stopped by the shop I get parts from and noticed a mint condition candy orange cb750 on the showroom floor. Vin plate stamped 4/71 I think, turns out its been at the shop since new in 71, never been fired up... Paint, chrome, clocks, seat, pipes all in show room condition, the odometer is 00001.7, it's unreal. I snapped a couple pics but forgot to get the vin and engine number, will be back in next month to warranty my front tire and will get the #'s and some more pics. It was a beauty.

It's lined up along the back wall with some beauties, nc30, gb500, the K1, 79 cb750 anniversary edition, rickman 750, cr750, cbx & that crazy 70's chopper with the Tracy body kit I posted a while ago. I love dropping in there, always leave wishing I was richer though.

Must be a nice minty K2.

[Vicman]

Started to torque the cam cover bolts on the Kz and learned the true cause of my oil leak.
Stripped hole.
Gotta take it all apart again and helicoil it.

[flybox1]

Started to torque the cam cover bolts on the Kz and learned the true cause of my oil leak.
Stripped hole.
Gotta take it all apart again and helicoil it.

I know that pain 

[750K]

Stopped by the shop I get parts from and noticed a mint condition candy orange cb750 on the showroom floor. Vin plate stamped 4/71 I think, turns out its been at the shop since new in 71, never been fired up... Paint, chrome, clocks, seat, pipes all in show room condition, the odometer is 00001.7, it's unreal. I snapped a couple pics but forgot to get the vin and engine number, will be back in next month to warranty my front tire and will get the #'s and some more pics. It was a beauty.

It's lined up along the back wall with some beauties, nc30, gb500, the K1, 79 cb750 anniversary edition, rickman 750, cr750, cbx & that crazy 70's chopper with the Tracy body kit I posted a while ago. I love dropping in there, always leave wishing I was richer though.

Must be a nice minty K2.

It sure is, by the looks of it the gas tank has never had fuel inside of it. When I get a moment to get pics in photobucket I'll put some up.

[Greggo]

Stopped by the shop I get parts from and noticed a mint condition candy orange cb750 on the showroom floor. Vin plate stamped 4/71 I think, turns out its been at the shop since new in 71, never been fired up... Paint, chrome, clocks, seat, pipes all in show room condition, the odometer is 00001.7, it's unreal. I snapped a couple pics but forgot to get the vin and engine number, will be back in next month to warranty my front tire and will get the #'s and some more pics. It was a beauty.

It's lined up along the back wall with some beauties, nc30, gb500, the K1, 79 cb750 anniversary edition, rickman 750, cr750, cbx & that crazy 70's chopper with the Tracy body kit I posted a while ago. I love dropping in there, always leave wishing I was richer though.

Must be a nice minty K2.

It sure is, by the looks of it the gas tank has never had fuel inside of it. When I get a moment to get pics in photobucket I'll put some up.

Hard to believe (not that I doubt) even a few got left untouched with the way they were flying out the door back then...

[flybox1]

Rear fender underside was really rusted, so it got the prep n etch treatment.
Might go with a plastidip or hammered-type of coating on this side.


8hour soak on each end..

just a few small spots to work out...


in the meantime, my baggie.of small shifter parts got stacked the way they should.  Shifts smoothly through all gears.