Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[Industrial Cafe]

Brian is the MacGyver of the SOHC forums.. Man what you can do with the stuff you have laying around is amazing..

.: Scott :.

I'll be a good friend to have in the apocalypse.

[Industrial Cafe]

I roughed in some brackets for the gauges and bent the OEM bracket to work with em.


I tried to make the gauges flow with the upper tree height.

it's just a rough mock up.

[Terry in Australia]

Cool bike.
 How bad are the forks ? May be easier to straighten them..

G'Day Frank, thanks for that mate, sadly one leg is "kinked" so it's trash, and the other one is slightly bent, but in two planes, so I'm gonna bite the bullet and buy some good straight ones. I've only found one set so far today, he wants 450 bucks, ouch! Oh well, I can't ride with no front forks, so it looks like it's time to bend over again.............

[bucky katt]

i tried to find a good solid, safe place to mount my hondaman ignition box.

[bird]

I bit the bullet and lashed out on some NGK Iridium plugs. And they work. The bike starts crisp and clean and seems to have bit more power. Worth trying if
you've ever considered them. ^^

[Frankenkit]

I use them in my cb650.  The most obvious change was that the bike seemed more willing to start even when it had a really low battery charge, back when the charging system was down.

[bird]

Agree, Kit. The ancient ignition system seems to like the 2010 technology of Iridium. Every bit helps! ^^

[Staggerlee]

I:

Dumped the sealed beam headlight in favor of a Hella H4.  EU spec of course; the DOT can suckit.


I also picked up a Sigma bike computer from REI so I could have a speedo again.

Magnetic pickup mounted to bracket that I whipped up real quick:


Display mounted to top tree:


The wires are a bit unsightly, but the wireless version was just getting way too much RF interference from the ignition system.  Oh well; it's better than what I had before, which was nothing.

[Frankenkit]

the difference between DOT and Euro lights is that in Europe, they're on the left side of the road, and so the headlight beam is patterned accordingly.  Hopefully that'll still be ok for your application.

[Don R]

I GAVE UP, AND THREW THE THING IN THE DUMPSTER !!!

O little buddy tell me it ain't true!

[Really?]

Got the fairing and cluster back together.  Spent time cleaning, polishing and waxing the frame and stuff.  Still waiting for ordered parts to arrive.

[Staggerlee]

the difference between DOT and Euro lights is that in Europe, they're on the left side of the road, and so the headlight beam is patterned accordingly.  Hopefully that'll still be ok for your application.

Well, that's not the only difference.  You certainly wouldn't want to run a headlight designed for left-side travel on the right-side (or vice-versa), but this headlight will work just fine.

BTW, the only countries in Europe that travel on the left-side of the road are Ireland and the UK. 

[Retro Rocket]

BTW, the only countries in Europe that travel on the left-side of the road are Ireland and the UK. 

There are more than that, here is a list of countries that drive on the left.
1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Australia
4. Bahamas
5. Bangladesh
6. Barbados
7. Bermuda
8. Bhutan
9. Botswana
10. Brunei
11. Cayman Islands
12. Christmas Island (Australia)
13. Cook Islands
14. Cyprus
15. Dominica
16. East Timor
17. Falkland Islands
18. Fiji
19. Grenada
20. Guernsey (Channel Islands)
21. Guyana
22. Hong Kong
23. India
24. Indonesia
25. Ireland
26. Isle of Man
27. Jamaica
28. Japan
29. Jersey (Channel Islands)
30. Kenya
31. Kiribati
32. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
33. Lesotho
34. Macau
35. Malawi
36. Malaysia
37. Maldives
38. Malta
39. Mauritius
40. Montserrat
41. Mozambique
42. Namibia
43. Nauru
44. Nepal
45. New Zealand
46. Niue
47. Norfolk Island (Australia)
48. Pakistan
49. Papua New Guinea
50. Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
51. Saint Helena
52. Saint Kitts and Nevis
53. Saint Lucia
54. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
55. Samoa
56. Seychelles
57. Singapore
58. Solomon Islands
59. South Africa
60. Sri Lanka
61. Suriname
62. Swaziland
63. Tanzania
64. Thailand
65. Tokelau (New Zealand)
66. Tonga
67. Trinidad and Tobago
68. Turks and Caicos Islands
69. Tuvalu
70. Uganda
71. United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
72. Virgin Islands (British)
73. Virgin Islands (US)
74. Zambia
75. Zimbabwe

Ok i'm bored......

Mick

[Markcb750]

The only two European countries on that list that drive on the left are #25 & 71...

[Retro Rocket]

The only two European countries on that list that drive on the left are #25 & 71...

14, 20. 25, 26. 29. 38. and 39

Mick

[andy750]

The only two European countries on that list that drive on the left are #25 & 71...

14, 20. 25, 26. 29. 38. and 39

Mick

I think #39 is stretching it a bit Mick 

[Retro Rocket]

I think you are right there Andy....

Mick

[Markcb750]

Cyprus is generally included as part of Asia, but even the people that live there fight over where they are. Turks/Greeks who knows.



Guernsey, Jersey & the Isle of Man are often considered part of the British Crown, but I guess they could be separate countries ruled by the same lords...a distinction I did not consider.   Sorry



Mauritius is off the east** coast of Africa...


Guess I have to give you Malta, Sorry

[Trav-i]

Ordered new jets for it from Z1.  I ordered some 110s and 115s to see which match up with my pods better.  Also got some new fork oil seals to replace my leaking set.  I'm hoping to do all this before the weekend so I can get out and ride on Saturday.

[jkminer]

Finished removing the old windjammer from the bike, installed the newly acquired headlight rim and turn signals.  Reinstalled the Carbs airbox and battery tray after rebuilding the carbs.  Got pretty much everything back together except the tank.  Hopefully do that one night this week and get her up and running!!!

[flybox1]

Ran half-a-tank of fresh gas thru it and got it really hot before the rains came yesterday 

[Staggerlee]

The only two European countries on that list that drive on the left are #25 & 71...

14, 20. 25, 26. 29. 38. and 39

Mick

OK, OK;  I should have said continental European countries.

Jeezlaweez.

[brycegp]

degreased my motor...  it was FUN!  

Aircrafter remover and a 3700 PSI pressure washer...

[gearhead ed]

I removed the exhaust,oil filter housing, and the oil pan. I had a little junk in the pan but not much. I would like to remove the oil pump screen and clean it. What is the best way to get the screen off of the pump? Thanks for any suggestions. The bike is a 1978 750f.

[Retro Rocket]

The only two European countries on that list that drive on the left are #25 & 71...

14, 20. 25, 26. 29. 38. and 39

Mick

OK, OK;  I should have said continental European countries.





Jeezlaweez.

I did say i was bored.....

Mick