Author Topic: Magpie/Cliff's K0 Project (Read 82758 times)

Magpie · « **Reply #75 on:** January 29, 2010, 06:32:25 pm »

A couple more pics.

Johnie · « **Reply #76 on:** January 29, 2010, 08:11:54 pm »

Looking very nice on the polishing!!! Great job and nice pics.

Simpson · « **Reply #77 on:** January 30, 2010, 05:30:11 pm »

Looking soooo nice! They did a wonderful job.

Magpie · « **Reply #78 on:** February 06, 2010, 07:55:16 pm »

Some progress - motor in the frame at last! I wrapped and taped the frame, taped the valve cover, put old covers on the clutch and shifter. We laid the motor on it's right side and gently slid the frame over it, dropped the front lower mount bolt and the long one at the rear home, lifted it up and that was that. Maybe 10 minutes and not a mark on anything. So, installed the rest of the motor mounts, the dyno and shifter cover, messed with the wiring, installed the advance and points plate. Tomorrow, clean the shop and keep at it.
Notice how I "framed" the Goldwing? I didn't mean to do that but it's a neat shot.
Cliff.

Johnie · « **Reply #79 on:** February 07, 2010, 08:12:06 am »

Quote from: Magpie on February 06, 2010, 07:55:16 pm

Some progress - motor in the frame at last! I wrapped and taped the frame, taped the valve cover, put old covers on the clutch and shifter. We laid the motor on it's right side and gently slid the frame over it, dropped the front lower mount bolt and the long one at the rear home, lifted it up and that was that. Maybe 10 minutes and not a mark on anything. So, installed the rest of the motor mounts, the dyno and shifter cover, messed with the wiring, installed the advance and points plate. Tomorrow, clean the shop and keep at it.
Notice how I "framed" the Goldwing? I didn't mean to do that but it's a neat shot.
Cliff.

Looking very nice Cliff...thanks for keeping this thread going. You da' Man!!!

SohRon · « **Reply #80 on:** February 07, 2010, 09:36:09 am »

That engine looks great! And the "frame-to-engine" assembly sure makes it a snap! I'll be keeping an eye on this one with anticipation!

Magpie · « **Reply #81 on:** February 07, 2010, 07:40:41 pm »

More puttering about today.
I put the polished cases on yesterday and boy do they look nice.
Got the point plate installed. I didn't plug the screw holes before painting the cases so the first job was to gently clean the paint out of there. Remeber, these are 5 mm screws NOT 6 mm! I put a plate I wasn't sure about, struggled like hell to get the wires through the little rubber bung to keep the water out of the points area and THEN found the points plate I wanted to use. "Do it again" Cliff is holding true to form. Took out the first one and installed the second one but this time I used a bit of shrink wrap from the two connectors to over the fabric outer covering. This plus lots of silicon spray lube and it went through that tiny hole in the bung ok but have to be real careful to not bugger up the fabric cover. Installed a used but good shape pints cover.
Put a crush washer on the front stop light switch I forgot before.
The fork legs came back from the polisher so the new seals went in and the forks are ready except for oil. The bike came with K1 style forks but I scored 2 sets of K0's for it.
IThe early sandcast covers are much thinner that later ones so more care is needed with them.
Played with the primary sprocket. The parts book says I should be using a 16 tooth however I think the smaller sprocket helped to cause chain breakage destroying the cases along the way. I tried an 18 tooth sprocket that had "shoulders" on it but it was too thick. The retainer would not fit on the shaft into the groove there. I put a flat 17 tooth on but there is a bit of play in it now so still unsure. Will have to figure that out.
I have a guard for that area that Honda put out but it must have come with modified sproket cover because it's big and the cover I have didn't seem to fit.
Combined two kick start levers to make one nice one. The rubber is thicker than the one on my K1's and actually says "Kick start" on it. I'm quite sure it's not correct.
Touched up the paint on the rotor. I didn't have it resurfaced. I plan on riding the bike so the new surfacing will look old pretty quick I think.
Took the carbs out to remind myself how good they look. :>)
Now what's next besides more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s?

Magpie · « **Reply #82 on:** February 07, 2010, 07:41:37 pm »

A couple more pics just for me.

Shops getting crowded!

traveler · « **Reply #83 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:37:36 am »

Everything looks real nice to my eye.

Your "shop" looks great to me.....looks like a classic old boat in there as well!

~Joe

Magpie · « **Reply #84 on:** February 08, 2010, 08:15:17 am »

Thanks traveler!
Yes, it's an older boat, a 1971 16' Fibreform Tyee with a 1984 Evinrude 90 and a Honda 8 on it. It's all set up for salmon fishing. I've had it for over 20 years now. I had new stringers, foam and floor put in it about 10 years ago. It's a fibreglass boat made to look like it's wood. I had a friend of my son's offer me fair money for it so I cleaned it up, tuned the motors, took it out to a nearby lake with a friend, pushed wide open, looked at my buddy and said "I can't sell this boat!" So, there it sits waiting for the salmon to show up in the spring. Lots of good times in that little boat.
Looks like I've gone from 750's to Goldwings to boats in this thread. I like it!
Cliff.

Johnie · « **Reply #85 on:** February 08, 2010, 10:44:56 am »

Cliff...I think that big rubber that says "KICKSTARTER" is OEM on for sure the K4. My K4 parts bike with 4,700 miles on it had one on there. My KO was thinner.

Magpie · « **Reply #86 on:** February 08, 2010, 05:39:25 pm »

Thanks Johnie. I'll put it on my "To Buy" list. I've pretty much gone through the local salvage guys. Where do you buy your parts from, local or places like David Silvers?
Cliff.

Magpie · « **Reply #87 on:** February 09, 2010, 07:50:55 pm »

Dropped the oil tank, swing arm and seat pan off at the painters yesterday. I tried to get a nice finish with rattle can paint but it just won't work for me. At least they will match the frame since the same guy painted it. Picked up the little dowel type widgets to mount the headlight bucket and the headlight itself in the bucket. Dropped off the exhaust spiggots at the platers. I got them fairly clean but couldn't get the join at the stub and the mount plate good enough. They will give them a nice new finish. What the hell, I've come this far.
Put on the clutch case cover and the chrome cover on the clutch and points plus the kickstart lever just to see how they fit. Looks good I think. The chrome covers are not new but gently used and should be fine. Jeez I hope it starts!
Cliff.

traveler · « **Reply #88 on:** February 09, 2010, 08:11:24 pm »

This CB750 is gonna put your GoldWing to shame. It may not be all correct, but to "my eye, personally", it is absolutely gorgeous! Keep up the good work....the attention to detail and TLC/love put into it shows!

AND DON'T EVER SELL IT!

P.S. PM Sent (I seriously love your boat!!!!)

~Joe

Magpie · « **Reply #89 on:** February 09, 2010, 10:57:56 pm »

Joe, a couple of boat action shots for you.
Cliff.

markb · « **Reply #90 on:** February 10, 2010, 06:42:39 am »

Hi Cliff,
I finally checked out your build thread. Looks like its coming along great. Its fun to see what others are doing. I gotta get busy so I can catch up to you!
Mark

Magpie · « **Reply #91 on:** February 10, 2010, 07:22:13 am »

Hey Mark!
I'm getting to the expensive part so catching up will be easy! Hope mine comes out as good looking as your avatar. Love that colour!
Cliff.

Magpie · « **Reply #92 on:** February 10, 2010, 05:48:34 pm »

Painted the letters on the left hand switch on the bars with hobby shop paint find. It looks like a good match. The one on the right in the picture is a NOS switch, never been used, so the orange colour is correct.
Cliff.

HedNut · « **Reply #93 on:** February 12, 2010, 07:28:18 am »

Wow! Great job on painting the letters on the controls! LOVE IT MAN! I'm gonna do the same thanks to you.....some day....as soon as I can get back into the garage....

Magpie · « **Reply #94 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:35:03 am »

For all the hesitation I had, it was a piece of cake!
Cliff.

Johnie · « **Reply #95 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:47:26 am »

Cliff...looking great man. You are my idle!!!

That thin kick starter rubber is still available from Honda. I get some of my parts from Western Hills, but about all the parts for my KO were there when I bought it. Just that it sat for 19 years and needed TLC and rechrome. I hope you put some sealer on the rubber grommet where the stator wires come through the stator case. Man, I had a small leak there that drove me crazy on the KO. I changed that stator gasket twice until the third time I found it was that grommet. You may not have a problem if you did not seal it, but if you get a leak be suspect of that area. It would drip off the 2 bolts on the underside of engine. Almost drove me to the funny farm...
Did you use a paint brush for the orange switch lettering?

Magpie · « **Reply #96 on:** February 12, 2010, 10:41:53 am »

Thanks Johnie for the heads up on the grommet! I didn't put any sealant on it but now is a good time to do it before it gives me grief. I just used a small artists paint brush and wiped the excess off with my finger. Seemed too easy but it worked. Just put a second coat on it.
Cheers,
Cliff.

markb · « **Reply #97 on:** February 12, 2010, 11:04:26 am »

Good tip Johnie, and Cliff, I'll be doing the same to my controls soon and now I'm not so worried about it. This place is great!

Magpie · « **Reply #98 on:** February 13, 2010, 05:37:23 pm »

Worked on the wiring today. It's a good time to do it now as the frame's bare. I mounted the handlebar switches on the bars, put those on a spare top triple tree and bolted it on and put a battery in the bike from one of the other ones.
It wasn't too bad, the horn wouldn't shut off, I didn't have power to the tail light and the tail light in the park position on the ignition switch. The rest seemed to test out fine. I spent a lot of time tuning up the wiring harness before it went on the frame so that must have helped.
The tail light problem was the brown wire on the back of the ignition switch being broken off. I resoldered it back to the switch which solved that problem. I had to take the left switch off the bars to fiddle with the horn button. Dropped the tiny screw once only. What ever I did it worked.
I touch the start button and the starter bumped the motor - yahoo! Hope it starts!
That's about it, a pleasant afternoon in the garage with the Olympics on the tv, the dog sleeping nearby and working on the bike.
Cliff.

traveler · « **Reply #99 on:** February 14, 2010, 09:53:44 am »

Looks great bud.

Restoring a K0 to stock is alot of work it seems.....have to have all the correct parts, everything has to be just so....for me to do it right would be alot of $$$.

what color are you painting the tank??

~Joe

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