Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[joeyvans]

Pulled the Kerker off and dropped the oil pan.  No strange objects lurking in the bottom.  Going to pull the pump and replace the O rings.  Neighbor and I built a wooden stand to run the bike up on.  What a relief on my old back.  No more laying on the floor.  Should have done this years ago.

Nice! We need pictures of the stand. One without the bike and one with!

[strynboen]

i used to have a Yamaha dt for Winter...but are tired of 2 stroke smell..and gets to old for rpm...needs a singel stamper 500 4 stroke..to hammer through the Winter snow....

[joeyvans]

i used to have a Yamaha dt for Winter...but are tired of 2 stroke smell..and gets to old for rpm...needs a singel stamper 500 4 stroke..to hammer through the Winter snow....

Got my '88 DT50 (49cc, liquid cooled)going this past weekend for the 1st time in 15 years. I was surprised at how well it got my 195 pound body up to speed. Neat little street legal smoker. But there is no way it would run through much snow. I don't think I could ever tire of the smell of 2 stroke.

[72 yellow]

Pulled the Kerker off and dropped the oil pan.  No strange objects lurking in the bottom.  Going to pull the pump and replace the O rings.  Neighbor and I built a wooden stand to run the bike up on.  What a relief on my old back.  No more laying on the floor.  Should have done this years ago.

Nice! We need pictures of the stand. One without the bike and one with!

No pics of the bike off the stand.  As soon as it was built the repairs began.

[72 yellow]

Built the stand in 2- four foot long sections.  About 25 inches wide.  17 inches high.  The chock is from Harbor Freight.  The ramp attaches to the rear using the 2 spikes to hold it in place.

[joeyvans]

No pics of the bike off the stand.  As soon as it was built the repairs began.

Excellent.... Looks beefy! Someday, I'll have room for a nice big stand.

[CycleRanger]

No pics of the bike off the stand.  As soon as it was built the repairs began.

Excellent.... Looks beefy! Someday, I'll have room for a nice big stand.

Yeah, I need to build one of those.

[72 yellow]

No pics of the bike off the stand.  As soon as it was built the repairs began.

Excellent.... Looks beefy! Someday, I'll have room for a nice big stand.

Looks are deceiving.  It's a 2 1/2 car garage shared by my 77 Monte Carlo, a 71 BSA Lightning, a 66 CB77 SuperHawk and the CB750.

[nathanong87]

went for a ride

[70CB750]

went for a ride

Nice picture.

[joeyvans]

My soldered in starter button (momentary switch) hasn't been working for the last couple weeks.  The headlight would go out when the button was pushed, but the solenoid wasn't clicking. I started with the connections in the headlight bucket... cleaned them up and added some dielectric grease before reconnecting.  That didn't do the trick.  Pulled the solenoid out, checked resistance... good there.  Hooked up jumper wires from the solenoid to the battery (per the Honda service manual) and it did click.  So, I cleaned up all the connections to the solenoid and tried again.  Lo and behold it worked.  Hopefully, this issue doesn't become intermittent.

[calj737]

You want your headlight to be deactivated during startup as it reduces the draw on the battery.

[joeyvans]

You want your headlight to be deactivated during startup as it reduces the draw on the battery.

Correct.... That was working as it should. It was being deactivated when I hit my button, which is why I didn't start my troubleshooting in the hand controls.

[oldhatt45]

joeyvans,

Now if you want to keep it that way (Start Button working) I would like to suggest that you do the Hondaman Relay mods.  At least for the Start Button (and maybe the headlight ). 

I have attached the schematics for the 750 K6 that show the wiring mods.

Charlie

[joeyvans]

joeyvans,

Now if you want to keep it that way (Start Button working) I would like to suggest that you do the Hondaman Relay mods.  At least for the Start Button (and maybe the headlight ). 

I have attached the schematics for the 750 K6 that show the wiring mods.

Charlie

Thanks for the info, Charlie! I always forget to check Hondaman's online shop for goodies. My original starter button exploded when I switched handlebars last winter, so I have replaced it with a RadioShack momentary push button in the same housing. Works great, but probably isn't rated for enough amperage. I mainly use the kick start, but this relay should help. - Kyle

[oldhatt45]

Kyle,

Glad I could help! 

I also made up a schematic for the CB750 K1-4 that does not use the 2 position Start button (the one that disconnects the headlight when starting).  I am attaching that one to this message, just in case anyone else needs it. 

Charlie

[strynboen]

send..some of my bikes to Winter sleep..to get some Space to make the cbx ready for spring..its hard to home 8 bikes

[WhyNot2]

went for a ride

Nice picture.

Nice bike....!!

[Terry in Australia]

I bought another one. BMW R1100GS. Pics when I pick it up on the weekend.

is it a runner.?.you..goes to summer...so be ready for the road.
..ve are going for snow my insurence ends at the 15 this month...then it 4 month Winter sleep....and fixing bikes inside in the shop/cave...thinking of a vinter bike ....

G'Day Mate, yep, it's a runner, registered until the end of January, has a full "Staintune" system, (worlds best stainless steel exhaust) the ECU's been "chipped", it's got a really cool Scott's steering damper, etc. The owner did a lot of dirt and sand riding, but has given up motorcycles, as he's getting a bit old. I hope I never get that old.

You're right, the weather is nice and warm in the cooler southern states of Oz right now, but hopefully I'll be able to ride the big BMW all year round. Cheers, Terry.

   

[edwardmorris]

Went past 1000 miles after the frame up rebuild!

[joeyvans]

Yesterday... Put the 550 away for the year, as we probably had our final day in the upper 50's. On the ride to my father in law's heated shop, I figured I would do a quick high speed run on a less travelled highway. 99.6 mph on the GPS before I saw  a car in the distance. She'll do the ton, as I think there was a little bit left. I was pleased at the high speed stability. No wobble... just tracked perfectly. Great final ride of the year. Should be able to enjoy the bike much more next year, as my tuning is finally spot on.  - Kyle

[strynboen]

thek your spedo with gps.
after easy doing the ton ,,i faund it shov 10 kmt to fast..so im only drove 150 kmt..not 160....so got it pressed to 170 to be sure..no more left.

[joeyvans]

thek your spedo with gps.
after easy doing the ton ,,i faund it shov 10 kmt to fast..so im only drove 150 kmt..not 160....so got it pressed to 170 to be sure..no more left.

The 99.6 mph was taken from the Garmin GPS max speed. My speedo runs fast too. I need to check my max throttle stop screw next time the carbs are off to be sure I am getting full throttle at full twist. I neglected that last time.

[strynboen]

any ideas to korrerkt auor spedos...tires are often to big.(.i have a bicykel digtal spedo for refarense now)

[flatlander]

mount a GPS