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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19625 on: April 18, 2015, 04:09:15 PM »


Here she is. Rhonda's glamour shot for 2015!

Filed and set gap on points. Took her for a spin. Got home, set idle to 1000RPM. Did dynamic timing of points, then a vacuum sync. Ready to show off now.

Much better power response with the needle raised a notch. Also easier starting, it seems. Looking forward to riding this year.
Sweet looking blue there! Do you have a build thread I'm missing? I meant to ask you about the top end, did the towers work out?

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19626 on: April 18, 2015, 06:40:03 PM »


Here she is. Rhonda's glamour shot for 2015!

Filed and set gap on points. Took her for a spin. Got home, set idle to 1000RPM. Did dynamic timing of points, then a vacuum sync. Ready to show off now.

Much better power response with the needle raised a notch. Also easier starting, it seems. Looking forward to riding this year.
Sweet looking blue there! Do you have a build thread I'm missing? I meant to ask you about the top end, did the towers work out?

They worked perfectly! The bearing caps were mis-stamped, though! The factory stamps were correct, but the center-punched indications were off. All worked out in the end, though.

Build thread is in my sig. :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19627 on: April 18, 2015, 10:12:33 PM »
Continuing project "Berries n Cream" (CB350F Four)...

-  took foot brake off (getting ready to remove engine)
-  drained front brake fluids
-  removed front brake master cylinder, calliper, associated plumbing and hardware from forks
-  took handlebars off

Then I go to start stripping down the brake calliper and what do I get..??!!! a very stuck pad... >:(
Its all off the bike but easy enough to connect together.  Since I don't have any brake fluid at my disposal is it Ok to use water instead to use the hydraulics to push it out...???  I wont be putting back on the bike for some time so it will have dried out before then..

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19628 on: April 19, 2015, 08:33:40 AM »
  Now that my everyday rider 750 and Z1 are roadworthy and good to go I pulled a crusty 74 out that I have running well but wanted to make a couple of improvements. Probably sell it after I toss a some more miles on it. Bought a MAC 4-2 off a member and it cleaned up well so swapped out some very ugly rusty pipes. I like the look of stock 750 head pipes. Also I have spooned on many tires by hand but I finally met my match on this front. It had a very old ML-90-19 Goodyear Eagle GT. OMG these tires have a huge bead with some very serious steel wire inside along with a thick flap that covers the outside of the rim for protection that is almost impossible to get a lever in. Hack saw rubber and dremel to cut the wire and it was finally off. New tire and tube seems to be holding air. Do some detailing than the Suzuki GS 1000 is next as I want to make that the wife hauler. Its running but want to give it a going over.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19629 on: April 19, 2015, 08:58:59 AM »
Got the bike prep'd for the 1st ride, along with the new pipe. ;D  Now if the temperature would only go up. >:(

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19630 on: April 19, 2015, 09:08:29 AM »

 Probably sell it after I toss a some more miles on it.




Eric sell?   You really think we believe that?!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19631 on: April 19, 2015, 09:27:31 AM »

 Probably sell it after I toss a some more miles on it.




Eric sell?   You really think we believe that?!
  I am serious Steve, got 3 I am prepping right now and will probably evaluate  some more down the line this season. Will keep the good stuff though. Getting to that downsizing thing a little, hate for the wife or kid to have to deal with too much and might want to have something a little newer sometime. Might be a good time before we have another major recession or something.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19632 on: April 19, 2015, 09:44:00 AM »


Here she is. Rhonda's glamour shot for 2015!

Filed and set gap on points. Took her for a spin. Got home, set idle to 1000RPM. Did dynamic timing of points, then a vacuum sync. Ready to show off now.

Much better power response with the needle raised a notch. Also easier starting, it seems. Looking forward to riding this year.
Sweet looking blue there! Do you have a build thread I'm missing? I meant to ask you about the top end, did the towers work out?

They worked perfectly! The bearing caps were mis-stamped, though! The factory stamps were correct, but the center-punched indications were off. All worked out in the end, though.

Build thread is in my sig. :)
Duh!! about the build thread  ;D

And yea, those crappy punch marks are a PO thing, there's a matching set of those on the head they came off of too :o

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19633 on: April 20, 2015, 06:16:31 AM »
Nice work Cal... ;)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19634 on: April 20, 2015, 06:16:44 AM »
That's some clean looking wire sleeve. I like using that stuff on custom computers for covering wiring. I had some glow in the dark stuff on one computer.
--Evan

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Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19635 on: April 20, 2015, 06:25:45 AM »
Took first ride around the neighborhood  :)  Still needs a full tune and plug change, but it sounded pretty great. The bike hadn't been on the road in 17 years, but had been filled with mystery oil and turned over several times each year. Had it shipped from Illinois to Arizona through Haulbikes.

Over the last month
Replaced starter button
Replaced shifter spindle and shifter
Cleaned Gas Tank - In pretty decent shape, but there are a few problem spots. I could probably do this again.
Replaced fuel lines
Cleaned Carbs - One float was still a bit slow, was able to fix this on the bike
Fixed locked front brake caliper - disassembled, cleaned, some fine sanding to remove crystallization
Front Brake Fluid change
Oil change, Oil Filter, Air Filter
New Battery
New Tires and Tubes - Went with IRC GS11 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UGETZQ/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_5
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19636 on: April 20, 2015, 06:27:43 AM »
Yeah that's super clean and makes me embarrassed about my wiring, haha! Is he running any other electrics aside from speedo? Trying to gauge how clean it could be with blinkers, headlight, electric start, etc.


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19637 on: April 20, 2015, 06:39:34 AM »
Love it, thanks. Maybe when I get rich I'll pick up an M-Unit, haha.


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19638 on: April 20, 2015, 08:46:56 AM »
Did a wee bit of wiring to help out a buddy on his project. Installed and wired up a MotoGadget m-unit, m-button, m-switches, mini speedo, and electronic ignition..


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19639 on: April 20, 2015, 10:30:09 AM »
Finshed my installation of RFID ignition into my K7 Cb750. I'm super stoked it works so well!


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19640 on: April 20, 2015, 11:38:50 AM »
Finshed my installation of RFID ignition into my K7 Cb750. I'm super stoked it works so well!



COOL!
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Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19641 on: April 20, 2015, 04:21:38 PM »
Installed my new adjustable shocks from 4in1.com

Taller ride, not by much, but it helps shore up my sagging end. ;D
They fit the shock mounts better than the factory shocks do - go figure.  Stiffer than a board, but for a big guy like me that's not a problem - plus they're adjustable so I still need to fiddle with them.

Am in the process of assembling my new/old factory headlight assembly.  Prior to this I was using an aftermarket affair - and it is a piece of junk.

Question - why is the adjuster screw on the side - rather than the top or bottom? :o
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19642 on: April 20, 2015, 04:54:46 PM »
Installed my new adjustable shocks from 4in1.com

Taller ride, not by much, but it helps shore up my sagging end. ;D
They fit the shock mounts better than the factory shocks do - go figure.  Stiffer than a board, but for a big guy like me that's not a problem - plus they're adjustable so I still need to fiddle with them.

Am in the process of assembling my new/old factory headlight assembly.  Prior to this I was using an aftermarket affair - and it is a piece of junk.

Question - why is the adjuster screw on the side - rather than the top or bottom? :o

Up and down of beam can be adjusted by loosening the headlight mounting bolts. The side to side is for when you're riding down a straight road. You don't want your beam off to one side of the road!
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1975 CB750K "Rhonda"
Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

She's a mix-matched (former) basket case, but she's mine.

CB750 Shop Manual (all years), searchable text PDF
Calculating the correct input circumference for digital speedometers connected to the original speedometer drive

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19643 on: April 20, 2015, 04:57:14 PM »
Doh!   of course, I should have thought of that.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19644 on: April 20, 2015, 07:41:19 PM »
 Recently posted about a Boos Maroon K4 I just finished and put on the road. Today was rainy and cold so hit the shop in the afternoon and pulled out a K2 to finish. Bought it at an estate auction of a deceased owner during a terrible thunderstorm I remember, got soaked. It had a Vetter and some other goodies on it. Had that stuff stripped off and had already cleaned the carbs, new fuel lines, set tappets, new plugs, oil, cleaned front brake, etc and ran the engine off a bottle so it checked out well before storing again. I always do the engines and start up before going too deep on new projects to make sure they are worthy. Today I replaced the rear fender which was bent, installed a grab bar and turn signals, reflectors on the fork ears,finished off the headlight and fixed some interesting wiring he had to the rear end. All the lights, signals, beepers etc check out good now. The poor previous owner had just put new Dunlop front and rear tires on before he died so good to go there, still got the nubs. Not my favorite color but descent original paint, pic shows some weird glare. Next step when the weather gets better is to do a quickie tank clean and install, mount airbox, buff her up a little and finally get it out on the road where it belongs and move on to the next deal.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19645 on: April 23, 2015, 06:00:19 PM »
Spoke wheel, what a PITA!  On the truing stand
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« Reply #19646 on: April 23, 2015, 06:27:10 PM »
Spoke wheel, what a PITA!  On the truing stand

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19647 on: April 23, 2015, 06:41:14 PM »


Not so much what I did today, as what I've been doing all winter. Got to take her out this afternoon for a quick but cold run and just barely beat the rain.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19648 on: April 23, 2015, 06:45:47 PM »
Finished my 605 engine! She sits on the garage floor waiting to be installed. Should be done by noon tomorrow!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #19649 on: April 23, 2015, 06:55:53 PM »
Tappets clearance, points gap, and air screw adjusted to spec on the 550K2. Loosened cam chain tensioner nut while at 15 degree ATDC, but that must be good as nothing happened. These things seem to have improved the idle and off idle performance.  Will check timing and sync the carbs this weekend to hopefully improve it more. Hopefully all of these things will improve my mileage closer to what it should be. Was running between 32 & 36 mpg. Good things!
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