Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3338389 times)

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #6625 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:54:40 PM »

Nothin'........... did work on a bike tho' !.......... investigated the horrible rattling in Sweetie's CB650 SC top-end. Have been reluctant to take the rocker cover off ( can take the rocker, head, cyls off with motor in frame

) as I don't know sh1t about that DOHC motor

Well, loosened-up the exhaust cam and removed the hydraulic tappets and found one to be shot. Let me tell you that little oil-filled tappet is some piece of engineering as to how it works..... that bike maintains 'zero' valve lash up to 8,000 rpm, no wonder that motor is so dang quiet, wow! Hope David Silver still has one or two as no-one else in the world seems to have any ( obsolete from Honda

).

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #6626 on:** June 22, 2011, 04:44:07 AM »

Quote from: finkbuilt on June 17, 2011, 06:46:01 PM

Installed Euro bars on my 350:

That's a lovely 350F you've got there mate, I've gotta admit that I have a soft spot for the 350F, I never much liked the 400F (too "slabby" for me) but the 350F was a cute little bike, and fun to ride. Here's a pic of the one I restored in 1996 from a total wreck. At 6 foot 4 inches tall and 250 pounds (then...........) I was a little bit too big for it, so I traded it for a shiny new metal lathe, but it was my first ground up resto, and I loved it.

It now resides in the lounge room of the owner of a local Mercedes Benz dealership, it seems that when he was a young apprentice mechanic in Germany he had one just like it. He was lucky that he got to it before Honda MPE here in Melbourne, they were looking to buy it to send back to Japan for their museum, apparently. Cheers, Terry.

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #6627 on:** June 22, 2011, 02:24:05 PM »

I heard that the fastest bike this past weekend at the Laconia Vintage bike races was a 350F.

flybox1 · « **Reply #6628 on:** June 22, 2011, 02:34:29 PM »

Quote from: Frankenstuff on June 22, 2011, 02:24:05 PM

I heard that the fastest bike this past weekend at the Laconia Vintage bike races was a 350F.

must have been Candy Bacchus Olive

DJ_AX · « **Reply #6629 on:** June 22, 2011, 02:35:26 PM »

Got title registration and a plate for the 550.
Gave it one more test ride before I break it down, clean it up, and dial it in.

akinz · « **Reply #6630 on:** June 22, 2011, 02:37:49 PM »

Finally got a bolt to remove the rotor off the crank. One more step closer to splitting the cases!!

nancy · « **Reply #6631 on:** June 22, 2011, 03:55:09 PM »

Since it's cold and wintery here in NZ now, the SOHC has been up on blocks for more future-proofing. Finished getting the front mudguard rechromed a while back and got that refitted. Pulled the wheel apart and had that rechromed and picked it up this Monday. Already had a new set of Dave Silver spokes ready to go. I was really happy with the result on the rim - rust is 95% gone or negated...as can be seen the pic. I painted the rim with some toxic rust neutralising paint - but is is clear so doesn't show in the pic. Had some fun with the relacing. Did it about 6 times before I got it right...and had some help from a friendly cycle mate who had respoked upteem push bike wheels. I seemed to have it right pretty much from go,..but thought I didn't as the spokes were not pulling the nipples in taught (nearly said HARD)...when I turned the hub to see how the inners mated up. He slapped me and told me to shutup and finish the job..sure enough once the outers and inners were all on, the nipples positioned themselves AOK. Just spent another hour or so with the wheel on a makeshift jig to do truing. Seems to be within 1mm. I literally started to go cross-eyed from staring intensely at the rim gap..so have given it a rest. For a 37 year old rim - I figure that's good to go.- anyway. I'll redo it mounted on the bike axle to be sure.
The rechrome of the axle cost NZ$150 and he new spokes NZ$70'ish.

Elniniomuchachos · « **Reply #6632 on:** June 22, 2011, 04:52:59 PM »

Started her up for the first time since the top end clean up, powder-coated frame and other sweet shiz... HELL YEAH!

Here's a vid for proof

Trav-i · « **Reply #6633 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:34:30 PM »

I finally got around to dealing with my scraped up alt cover (had a perfect one sitting on a parts motor). Took the cover off the other engine, removed the guts and cleaned it up. I'm hoping to get it on sometime this week. Also I finally got Fabricator back on the road, he finally got his rear tire mounted up and I reinstalled it for him.

Greggo · « **Reply #6634 on:** June 23, 2011, 06:04:40 AM »

Filled the 500 up with regular and rode her to work!

70CB750 · « **Reply #6635 on:** June 23, 2011, 07:06:11 AM »

Quote from: Elniniomuchachos on June 22, 2011, 04:52:59 PM

Started her up for the first time since the top end clean up, powder-coated frame and other sweet shiz... HELL YEAH!

Here's a vid for proof

Cool!

sopo400f · « **Reply #6636 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:48:46 AM »

Got up at 4:45am. Took apart the starter solnoid, cleaned it.
Low and behold it works! Now the new headlight/starter switch I installed near my bars is fully functional.
Got back inside before 6am, wife and kid still asleep.

Greggo · « **Reply #6637 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:53:42 AM »

Rode the 500 to work. Seems to be starting up easier after the switch to regular gas..

Freaky1 · « **Reply #6638 on:** June 24, 2011, 05:02:05 AM »

FINALLY got the frame off to my powdercoater, great guy and to anyone here in Denver (or willing to send it) i highly recommend him, Pristine Powdercoating. I thought I'd need the fame blasted with all the work I did but he said he could work the new coating over the old and make it look just as good. I was very impressed last time with his work so I'm willing to trust him on this. He also had a bin of parts some guy brought him over a year ago and never picked up. A battery box, top tree, back hub & brake, front hub, as well as a few little parts. I told him I'd take them off his hands for what he has in them, only downside, whoever had this done had him do them in a wrinkle finish.

CycleRanger · « **Reply #6639 on:** June 24, 2011, 02:32:18 PM »

Was making good progress with a carb sync today when I broke one of the brass adapters.....

Now I've got to wait for another set to arrive. Oh well, there's other things to work on.

smccloud · « **Reply #6640 on:** June 24, 2011, 04:27:17 PM »

Decided to lash the valves & adjust the cam chain tension. Tension went fine, valves went fine until I went to take #3 intake off. Damn adjuster cover broke on me (threads came off). I have around 10 spares, but of course they are at my parent's place instead of mine

Anyone know if you can jbweld one back together?

sprout2290 · « **Reply #6641 on:** June 24, 2011, 04:51:34 PM »

went to bike shop lookin for brake shoes, still havent found anything. oh well, maybe ill find some one day

bobbylast · « **Reply #6642 on:** June 25, 2011, 08:12:27 AM »

i blew a fuse today while riding and now im trying to figure out why? one second i was purring along and the next i was drifting onto the shoulder. also the master cylinder starting leaking aroud the cap...i guess i need a new cap or diaphram

johnny · « **Reply #6643 on:** June 25, 2011, 08:21:48 AM »

Quote from: DJ_AX on June 20, 2011, 04:27:08 PM

Finally got rid of the dwindling remains of that 36 year old cork points cover gasket and sealed it up with some cool blue gasket goo. Also tidied up the electrical under the tank a little.

Riding more than 50 miles every day rain or shine! :-D

What did you use? I replaced the gasket with an OEM cork gasket - which is already deteriorating after a few months from the heat.

MoMo · « **Reply #6644 on:** June 25, 2011, 01:21:02 PM »

Quote from: bobbylast on June 25, 2011, 08:12:27 AM

i blew a fuse today while riding and now im trying to figure out why? one second i was purring along and the next i was drifting onto the shoulder. also the master cylinder starting leaking aroud the cap...i guess i need a new cap or diaphram

Probably dirty fuse contacts, clean and polish the clip holders and check the back of the fuse box. What happened to you also happened to me and the remedy is usually simple...Larry

Freaky1 · « **Reply #6645 on:** June 25, 2011, 05:38:25 PM »

Sanding, sanding, sanding...tank almost ready for paint!

bobbylast · « **Reply #6646 on:** June 26, 2011, 05:12:59 AM »

Quote from: photolar on June 25, 2011, 01:21:02 PM

Quote from: bobbylast on June 25, 2011, 08:12:27 AM
i blew a fuse today while riding and now im trying to figure out why? one second i was purring along and the next i was drifting onto the shoulder. also the master cylinder starting leaking aroud the cap...i guess i need a new cap or diaphram

Probably dirty fuse contacts, clean and polish the clip holders and check the back of the fuse box. What happened to you also happened to me and the remedy is usually simple...Larry

your the second person that told me that so thats what i'll be doing next day off...time to get out the dremel

motocyconomad · « **Reply #6647 on:** June 26, 2011, 08:27:08 AM »

putting the multimeter on the #$%* looking for the glitch think we got a suspect regulator/rectifier going throught checking everything

thrutheframe · « **Reply #6648 on:** June 26, 2011, 09:47:36 AM »

Pulled the 360 out of the storage space last night. Rode it up to my favorite watering hole and had 3 beers and some sushi from next door. Watched my Reds beat up on the Orioles, 10-5. Rode the 4 blocks home and parked it by the curb, woke up to a down pour. (%^&*!!!) It stopped raining around 10:00 and I rode her here to the coffee place.

Kinch · « **Reply #6649 on:** June 26, 2011, 10:36:16 AM »

Got a pack of replacement allen bolts for all of the engine case bolts, first one I go to unscrew (points cover) and the head is popped off of the bolt. Not a good start, time to search the site for bolt removal techniques.

News:

Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3338389 times)