Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[70CB750]

Purchased seat cover, belt and trim to finish building my seat.

[DaveBarbier]

Did, what feels to be, the last ride of the season. It's getting cold up here in CT and I think it's time for hibernation. Have a couple things to do to the bike as it sits like tapered all balls steering head bearing, swing arm bushings and moving wiring and battery under my seat. Not too much but it'll keep me sane for a little while during the winter.


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1978 Honda CB550K

[Stev-o]

Purchased seat cover, belt and trim to finish building my seat.

Yee Ha!

[InAquaVeritas]

Been poking around for suspension. But I don't know Crap about my bike yet so trying to hammer out whether I can use ohlins or not

I did a lot of research for mine ('77 750 F1) and ended up with '05 ZX6R forks because of the wheels. The rake turned out good since I had to fit an '04 ZX6R swing arm to fit the wheel. The swing arm is about 4" longer than the original, but the F1 might have had a different length than yours stock.
It dropped it as well which looks sick.

I think I still have all the general info on my computer, I'll have a look and PM you if you want.


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[thrutheframe]

Found a passage plug loose in a set of CM450 carbs.  Customer complained it wouldn't take gas past 1/4 turn, sputtered, bogged etc.

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Been poking around for suspension. But I don't know Crap about my bike yet so trying to hammer out whether I can use ohlins or not

I did a lot of research for mine ('77 750 F1) and ended up with '05 ZX6R forks because of the wheels. The rake turned out good since I had to fit an '04 ZX6R swing arm to fit the wheel. The swing arm is about 4" longer than the original, but the F1 might have had a different length than yours stock.
It dropped it as well which looks sick.

I think I still have all the general info on my computer, I'll have a look and PM you if you want.



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Yes please do. Any bit of info would help. Your forks are SICK. I would love to make that happen for me if possible. I have a 750 k2.

[DWS]

Received my sync gauges today JUST IN TIME FOR THE SNOW. lol

[DWS]

Been poking around for suspension. But I don't know Crap about my bike yet so trying to hammer out whether I can use ohlins or not

I did a lot of research for mine ('77 750 F1) and ended up with '05 ZX6R forks because of the wheels. The rake turned out good since I had to fit an '04 ZX6R swing arm to fit the wheel. The swing arm is about 4" longer than the original, but the F1 might have had a different length than yours stock.
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I think I still have all the general info on my computer, I'll have a look and PM you if you want.


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It dropped it as well which looks sick.
Hi if you dont mind, I would like the info also please

[InAquaVeritas]

Been poking around for suspension. But I don't know Crap about my bike yet so trying to hammer out whether I can use ohlins or not

I did a lot of research for mine ('77 750 F1) and ended up with '05 ZX6R forks because of the wheels. The rake turned out good since I had to fit an '04 ZX6R swing arm to fit the wheel. The swing arm is about 4" longer than the original, but the F1 might have had a different length than yours stock.
>

I think I still have all the general info on my computer, I'll have a look and PM you if you want.


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It dropped it as well which looks sick.
Hi if you dont mind, I would like the info also please

Sure, I had a lot of links to websites and other info, I will do some digging later on. If I find it all I might start a new thread or add it to an existing one about USD forks.

[InAquaVeritas]

Been poking around for suspension. But I don't know Crap about my bike yet so trying to hammer out whether I can use ohlins or not

I did a lot of research for mine ('77 750 F1) and ended up with '05 ZX6R forks because of the wheels. The rake turned out good since I had to fit an '04 ZX6R swing arm to fit the wheel. The swing arm is about 4" longer than the original, but the F1 might have had a different length than yours stock.
>

I think I still have all the general info on my computer, I'll have a look and PM you if you want.


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It dropped it as well which looks sick.
Hi if you dont mind, I would like the info also please

Sure, I had a lot of links to websites and other info, I will do some digging later on. If I find it all I might start a new thread or add it to an existing one about USD forks.

I'm going to have to put that thread on hold until Sunday. I ended up with about 75 bookmarks on it that I have to dig through, because some are specifically for the ZX6R forks, but I also have general ones. I don't have the time to go through them now and have it make sense right now and if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!

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Sounds good man. Thanks for the heads up and update. I appreciate u doing the "legwork" for our benefit dude.

:removes name from To Kill List:  lol. Jk.

[ChrisP.]

Swapped out the fender


Chris P
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[DH]

Cleaned and polished previously removed 341's according to johnie's recipe=
0000 steel wool+ WD40, and polish with semichrome. Hung in basement from ceiling.

[OldSchool_IsCool]

Geeez DH!  I hope it's the PIPES that are hanging from the basement ceiling and not YOU!!

[db22]

I got my newly powdercoated CB550K frame back from the shop.  Now, just a top-end job, complete motor cleaning and tune-up, new swingarm bushings and steering bearings, and all that reassembly to go, and I'm back on the road.  Oh yeah, and at least four months of waiting for the end of winter.  All y'all down in the Sunny South and West saddle up and take a nice long ride for me.

[dusterdude]

Bought a universal 4 cylinder plug wire kit at work,put em on tomorrow and see what happens

[DH]

Geeez DH!  I hope it's the PIPES that are hanging from the basement ceiling and not YOU!!

Yeah, the pipes are hanging. I wasn't in the recipe

[InAquaVeritas]

Sounds good man. Thanks for the heads up and update. I appreciate u doing the "legwork" for our benefit dude.

:removes name from To Kill List:  lol. Jk.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=142985.0

Here's the post with all the info I found along the way. There's links to posts all over the different fora, this is how I ended up with all the different components and compatibility of those components. Most threads go into detail on their build, others are just lists of dimensions and specs.

Good luck with the swaps, if you need any more info, let me know and I'll see what I can dig up!

[Sgt.Pinback]

Got some Honda (and Kawa) tools, bolts, washers, nuts, springs and choke lever back from the zinc plater.

[750cafe]

Sgt. pinback, Caswell sells a do it yourself plating kit that might be interested in that will save you tons of money if you are going to plate more items such as carb parts, etc.

Eric

[Jo3f1sh]

Oiled the chain, did some touch up de-greasing on the engine. Attempted to paint my speedo cable guide but miserably failed.

[maduncle]

Rode up to visit uncle Terry (in Australia) and raided his 'bucket 'o spokes' for two I needed for the 500/4.

Shot the breeze for a bit and then left him to his sanding (boy that man can sand).

[turkey4me]

I used Bill K's milk crate trick and a harbor freight lift to pull the motor for some winter project work.  Once everything was loose it took 3:32 to pull the motor from the frame.  Hope the motor goes back in just as easy.

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Added some new fork oil to the forks and added the new headlight brackets and headlight 

[70CB750]

Rode to work, we are expecting 20" of snow tomorrow.  Gotta run her real good and top up the tank.