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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #175 on: September 23, 2012, 03:13:21 PM »
Great score Cliff.... ;)
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« Reply #176 on: September 24, 2012, 03:48:50 AM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 23, 2012, 03:13:21 PM
Great score Cliff.... ;)

Thanks!

I completed my eBay shopping frenzy this morning by winning the bid on an original Black Bomber headlamp and gauge assembly - now that I have the 'real deal' headlamp with gauge for the bomber I will shelve the Bultaco unit with Acewell digital gauge for another project.
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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #177 on: September 25, 2012, 01:49:31 AM »
Quote from: maduncle on September 24, 2012, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 23, 2012, 03:13:21 PM
Great score Cliff.... ;)

Thanks!

I completed my eBay shopping frenzy this morning by winning the bid on an original Black Bomber headlamp and gauge assembly - now that I have the 'real deal' headlamp with gauge for the bomber I will shelve the Bultaco unit with Acewell digital gauge for another project.

You've done well to find all that stuff close to home, i am starting to think i'll be too old to ride by the tome i get my 3 projects together..... :o   Oh well, good things come to those who wait.....i hope.... ;D
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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #178 on: September 25, 2012, 02:02:34 AM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 25, 2012, 01:49:31 AM
Quote from: maduncle on September 24, 2012, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 23, 2012, 03:13:21 PM
Great score Cliff.... ;)

Thanks!

I completed my eBay shopping frenzy this morning by winning the bid on an original Black Bomber headlamp and gauge assembly - now that I have the 'real deal' headlamp with gauge for the bomber I will shelve the Bultaco unit with Acewell digital gauge for another project.

You've done well to find all that stuff close to home, i am starting to think i'll be too old to ride by the tome i get my 3 projects together..... :o   Oh well, good things come to those who wait.....i hope.... ;D

You could always build a trike Mick........... ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #179 on: September 25, 2012, 02:21:14 AM »
Thats not as silly as it sounds mate, i've recently developed tennis elbow {i hate fcuking tennis} and the doc says NO MOTORCYCLES until its fixed or i won't be riding anything at all, i hate getting old.... :o
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« Reply #180 on: September 25, 2012, 04:19:30 AM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 25, 2012, 02:21:14 AM
Thats not as silly as it sounds mate, i've recently developed tennis elbow {i hate fcuking tennis} and the doc says NO MOTORCYCLES until its fixed or i won't be riding anything at all, i hate getting old.... :o

Pffft, that's nothing Mick, I've got tennis balls! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #181 on: September 26, 2012, 03:57:24 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on September 25, 2012, 04:19:30 AM
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 25, 2012, 02:21:14 AM
Thats not as silly as it sounds mate, i've recently developed tennis elbow {i hate fcuking tennis} and the doc says NO MOTORCYCLES until its fixed or i won't be riding anything at all, i hate getting old.... :o

Pffft, that's nothing Mick, I've got tennis balls! ;D

I bet you aint got no tennis racket between them though.... :o  :P
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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #182 on: September 26, 2012, 04:17:13 AM »
Hey hombre - looks good on both forums! Nice to see familiar faces.
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« Reply #183 on: September 26, 2012, 04:19:46 AM »
... and now we return you to our normal transmission.

(Tennis balls -LOL!)

This evening I took the head to a learned and skilled professional in the field of motorcycle engines (Ken Colvin) who took one look at the valve seats and declared them "totally #$%*ed".

So, Ken now has the job of grinding them back to a usable condition, lucky for me the valves are all good, one cam is good and I have a second cam from the new spare head I can substitute for the bad one. I won't see any results for a couple of weeks.

So the engine still looks like this:



That's the stator cover I got with the spare engine on the weekend. it is period correct, but dented.

If only there was someone on this forum making clear CB450 stator covers...

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« Reply #184 on: September 27, 2012, 01:30:02 AM »
Quote from: maduncle on September 26, 2012, 04:19:46 AM
... and now we return you to our normal transmission.

(Tennis balls -LOL!)

This evening I took the head to a learned and skilled professional in the field of motorcycle engines (Ken Colvin) who took one look at the valve seats and declared them "totally #$%*ed".

So, Ken now has the job of grinding them back to a usable condition, lucky for me the valves are all good, one cam is good and I have a second cam from the new spare head I can substitute for the bad one. I won't see any results for a couple of weeks.

So the engine still looks like this:



That's the stator cover I got with the spare engine on the weekend. it is period correct, but dented.

If only there was someone on this forum making clear CB450 stator covers...

...

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Can't you (carefully) panel beat that dent out Cliff? Otherwise, looking great, and Ken's the man, so he'll have your engine working as good as it looks! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #185 on: September 27, 2012, 04:48:46 AM »
Terry - I may be amazing but I don't think even I am good enough to panel beat a cast metal stator cover. Buggered if I know how it dented without cracking in the first place.
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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #186 on: September 27, 2012, 03:21:00 PM »
It'll come out Cliff, you just need to use some heat. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #187 on: September 29, 2012, 04:31:49 AM »
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Ken's the man

But boy, can he talk!
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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #188 on: September 29, 2012, 05:05:51 AM »
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Ken's the man

But boy, can he talk!

Ha!

Was that you there the other night when I dropped off the head?

Yes he sure can, but most of it is useful.

Meanwhile - I hate not being able to work on the bike, I start to get distracted...

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« Reply #189 on: September 29, 2012, 06:45:58 PM »
Buy it Cliff, it's a 1973 model K2 cop bike, I've got all the parts you'll need to finish it, including the correct cop speedo! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #190 on: September 29, 2012, 06:49:00 PM »
Yeah, buy it Cliff.... ;D
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« Reply #191 on: September 30, 2012, 12:17:22 AM »
Come on Cliff, only 2 hours to go! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #192 on: September 30, 2012, 04:00:50 AM »

Uh uh,

I let it end with no bids and just sent a message to the seller with an offer.

I do have a 450 to finish first you know!
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« Reply #193 on: September 30, 2012, 05:50:51 AM »
And you need to buy a bigger garden shed! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #194 on: September 30, 2012, 02:53:02 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on September 30, 2012, 05:50:51 AM
And you need to buy a bigger garden shed! ;D

Sorted.

I am getting a quote on a 35m2 garage erected on the slab where my garden shed sits. Just need to talk to the landlord about going halves in the cost.
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« Reply #195 on: September 30, 2012, 03:32:15 PM »
Nice! And if you need somewhere to dump your old shed, I might be able to help............ ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #196 on: October 05, 2012, 04:52:22 PM »
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Was that you there the other night when I dropped off the head?

Wasn't me.  About a year ago I got him to rebore an H1A cylinder & match up the porting.  He really knows his stuff!  You gotta love a guy who asks if it will be used for racing or street, and hones the bore to that spec.  The new cylinder & piston quietened the bike right down.  Plus he can work on the small stuff (350/4 reboring)

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« Reply #197 on: October 05, 2012, 04:54:18 PM »
Please keep updating this thread - it's one of my faves

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Re: The Runcible Racer - maduncle's CB450 project
« Reply #198 on: October 07, 2012, 01:25:45 AM »

Got a few little things done this weekend.

1/. Installed an original NOS front brake hub stay.

2/. Rebuilt the original petcock with a rebuild kit.

3/. Painted the instrument cluster frame that sits under the glass and reassembled the instrument cluster.

4/. Went over to a mates place today to watch the Bathurst race, and gave him my tank, seat pan and headlight bucket to paint (as he is a pro spray painter who did all the paint on my last bike).

Meanwhile - I am waiting for Ken to finish the head work, and for Dime City Cycles, CMSNL and eBay to deliver more parts to me.
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« Reply #199 on: October 21, 2012, 01:56:21 AM »

... still waiting on the head, but that's okay.

I got my sprockets from DCC so I fitted the rear one.

And I made up a 'temporary' rear fender from a trashed stock rear fender - just took to it with the angle grinder to see what I could make.



This will do for the inspection process later on (we have to have fenders and chain guards here to pass inspection) then it will come off and I will just have a licence plate and tail light on a bracket coming out from under the seat pan.

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