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Offline Jmdagel75

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Look what the cat dragged in!
« on: January 29, 2015, 07:03:21 AM »
 Found this little cream puff yesterday, got at a fair price too, free! This is the first Honda 4 I've been around so will probably be asking a few questions. This's is what she looks like today. And this is what me and my 13yr old son are shooting for.
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2015, 07:06:21 AM »
Good catch, congrats.
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Offline Vinhead1957

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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2015, 07:08:37 AM »
Looks like a great start. First, get a manual here and begin your journey. Good luck
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2015, 07:31:40 AM »
 Oh I forgot to mention its a 1976 cb550. I know the boy is excited he was in the garage till 10:00 last night, finally had to tell him to go to bed its school night.
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 07:43:16 AM »
Sounds like a great project. Is it in running condition? Since it's all there, it would be a good idea to get it running smoothly and checking all of the systems, while you muster all of your parts for a rebuild.
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2015, 08:56:37 AM »
What a price!!!  ;D Lucky guy.
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2015, 09:46:11 AM »
Quote from: Trad on January 29, 2015, 08:56:37 AM
What a price!!!  ;D Lucky guy.

Free-fifty-free is always a great deal!
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2015, 08:20:19 PM »
 Good news tonight! I thought the engine was stuck, so I removed the rocker cover with intentions to remove the cylinder head. I found the top side of the head to be really clean and all the valves could be moved easily enough. So I stopped there and thought maybe I cound get a strap wench on the flywheel to help break things loose. To my surprise the flywheel and stator were somewhat rusted together! She spins free now!
 So on to the carbs. Found the usual old tarnished gas in 3 and water corrosion in the 4th. Most of the parts are soaking in Chemtool right now. I guess I need to download the service manual now as I'm not sure how to separate the carb bodies.
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2015, 10:31:34 PM »
Consider getting new rubber pucks, rocker cover seals, tappet cover orings, and a tube of hondabond to seal the pucks
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2015, 10:48:03 PM »
Make SURE..you read and reread the valve cover replacement section before doing it..
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Re: Look what the cat dragged in!
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2015, 04:55:59 PM »
Made some more progress today, got the rocker cover back on, got 2 of the carbs soaking in chemtool. Going to need all the prongs for carbs but the hard parts are cleaning up nicely.Gas tank is good and clean, we really lucked out on how good the inside is. All the cables except for speedo are frozen have, aero kroil is soaking in them now, most likely have to buy new. We got granddaughters 1st birthday, and Super Bowl tomorrow so won't get much done maybe get the last 2 carbs in the chemtool.
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