Hopefully within a week or 2. I had already bought some Clubmans and fairing for my Kawasaki so Im gonna swap those over, since the Kawa is a long way from getting on the road. I still need to find a seat/pod,turn signals,tailight,etc,etc. for the Honda. The guy I bought it from said he would paint the tank for me. He works in the paint shop where I work. He painted the side covers a wild shade of purple.....almost looks like a pearl. I might have him do the tank purple also. I'll post a pic of the color in a bit for some feedback. Also have to take the headers off to blast and paint them.
Since it sat for about a year, the clutch is stuck so Im getting ready to go out and see if I can free it up. I found that out after I had it running. Figured I would pull the clutch, put it in gear and see what happened. Well it lurched forward and stalled. Im gonna try the trick of putting it in gear and rocking it to see if it will come loose. I hope thats what it is anyway and not something worse. The man that the PO bought it from rode it to his house when he sold it to him so maybe I'll get lucky.
Its amazing what bad stuff happens to a bike when it sets for a period of time.
I also have to trace down the wiring problem on the starter button....which brings up a question.
Where is the safety switch that ties in with the clutch? I see the wires coming from the clutch lever, but it doesnt look like there is enough room in the lever bracket(where the wires go in) for a switch. Or is there? I didnt know it had a safety switch on the clutch. When I found out I was hoping to go out, pull the clutch, hit the starter button and it would turn over. But it didnt. So I guess its either the safety switch, starter button, starter solenoid, or wiring.
I made a new remote bracket for the ignition switch yesterday at work. The one that is on the bike has it off to the right side of the handlebar clamp. My buddy that has the 74 put his switch back under the tank so he gave me his old bracket which centered the switch under both handlebar clamps. Its chrome and Im not gonna put that much chrome on the bike, so I used it as a pattern to make one out of aluminum Treadplate, then I painted it black. Looks pretty good. Will take some pics in a little bit. I would like to put the switch back under the tank also but the bracket is gone off of the frame. Was it welded/tacked? Or did the 76 models have the switch on the handlebar clamp?
