Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[WhyNot2]

Still haven't installed this tank yet, but the CB750 will be going on the table this week.

Agenda:

Change rear swingarm with a CB550 one.
Change front forks with CB550 set.
Try my hand again at polishing some pieces.
Will try to do some rewiring to clean up the rats nest in the headlight.

If I can get to it.......the shop called and finally after 2 years, the head for the frankenbike CB/CL/SL350 twin is ready.
Been messing with this thing a few years or more.

[Stev-o]

I used two pieces of angle (4” X 4””). One set of holes for the rear through bolts on the engine and four bolts directly to the main plate on the stand.

All these posts about engine stands made me search for one.  $50 is a good deal, right?
Need one for my spare Z1 motor...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913752323458747/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab068f9ae-227b-49de-91ae-ab974e0ad46a

[BenelliSEI]

I used two pieces of angle (4” X 4””). One set of holes for the rear through bolts on the engine and four bolts directly to the main plate on the stand.

All these posts about engine stands made me search for one.  $50 is a good deal, right?
Need one for my spare Z1 motor...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913752323458747/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab068f9ae-227b-49de-91ae-ab974e0ad46a

Steve…..Have a close look at the pictures. Try and get one that has a cross bar at the front, with two wheels/casters. I have one with a single wheel at the front (so the base is only a “T”, not a full “H”). It’s not as steady. Lash’s looks safer than mine!

[BenelliSEI]

A good friend gave me an engine stand so I did a major clean up of the engine for my K6. I should have bought a stand long ago!

Nice! You should start a project file for this one.

[grcamna2]

I used two pieces of angle (4” X 4””). One set of holes for the rear through bolts on the engine and four bolts directly to the main plate on the stand.

All these posts about engine stands made me search for one.  $50 is a good deal, right?
Need one for my spare Z1 motor...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913752323458747/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab068f9ae-227b-49de-91ae-ab974e0ad46a

The one in the link you posted Stev-o,looks good,imo.

[88BuckMeister]

Set my tappet clearances and put my head plugs in. Tomorrow comes the starter clean up

[Stev-o]

I used two pieces of angle (4” X 4””). One set of holes for the rear through bolts on the engine and four bolts directly to the main plate on the stand.

All these posts about engine stands made me search for one.  $50 is a good deal, right?
Need one for my spare Z1 motor...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913752323458747/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab068f9ae-227b-49de-91ae-ab974e0ad46a

Steve…..Have a close look at the pictures. Try and get one that has a cross bar at the front, with two wheels/casters. I have one with a single wheel at the front (so the base is only a “T”, not a full “H”). It’s not as steady. Lash’s looks safer than mine!

John - did you not click on the link?  It is an AC-Delco stand w/four wheels. 

I used two pieces of angle (4” X 4””). One set of holes for the rear through bolts on the engine and four bolts directly to the main plate on the stand.

All these posts about engine stands made me search for one.  $50 is a good deal, right?
Need one for my spare Z1 motor...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913752323458747/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab068f9ae-227b-49de-91ae-ab974e0ad46a

The one in the link you posted Stev-o,looks good,imo.

Thx Bill...I've been in contact with the seller, will pick it up today if I have time.

[Magpie]

"Why is this the single most British image I have ever seen? I can practically smell a steak and kidney pie"  I'm not understanding this one. I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. Victoria has been called an English outpost though.
The mounts on my stand, redi rod, angle iron ad nuts and bolts. I needed a strong neighbour to lift the engine in place.

[newday777]

"Why is this the single most British image I have ever seen? I can practically smell a steak and kidney pie"  I'm not understanding this one. I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. Victoria has been called an English outpost though.
The mounts on my stand, redi rod, angle iron ad nuts and bolts. I needed a strong neighbour to lift the engine in place.

Find a Hoyer patient lift. I found one on marketplace for $50. It'll be transformed into an engine lift soon.

[BenelliSEI]

Steve….. good find on the stand! I did eventually see it.

[Terry in Australia]

Spotty and I took a pile of CB750 parts (and a few others, but I won't mention them here) to a swap meet yesterday. We had to be there between 5 and 6am, which meant we had to leave home at 4am. Spotty (7 feet tall and quite scary) recommended that I buy some sort of sun shade as it was gonna hit 90 degrees, so I bought the cheapest one I could find at my local big box hardware store, but it turned out to be the best 99 bucks I've spent, I felt sorry for some of the other site holders who were slowly roasting in the sun.

Being a "general" swap meet there weren't a lot of bike guys there, but I managed to sell a good amount of (mostly CB750) parts, and am looking forwards to another swap meet next month, which is "Motorcycle only". All in all it was a great day, and I made a few hundred bucks, which I've already spent on another bike I "scored" today, but I won't mention what it is, just to keep this thread SOHC4 specific.

Swap meet Saturday 3 February 2024 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Swap meet Saturday 3 February 2024 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

[grcamna2]

Terry,I imagine many other folks who were vendors there came by to visit with you,just for some shade from the sunlight.

[Stev-o]

Steve….. good find on the stand! I did eventually see it.

So after seeing all the engine stands you guys have, I was having "stand envy"!  Messaged a guy on Marketplace that had 2, only 30 min away so went and checked it out.  The guy was a pro with a small car shop, the stand is an AC Delco brand, he had two modern Corvette's in his shop that he was working on. The stand looks very good, and can rotate, not sure the cheap ones have that feature?  Anyway, he was only asking 50 bucks, I didnt even try to negotiate, seemed like a very fair deal and brought it to our shop...



Found a couple pieces of angle iron in the shop, I'll need to pick up some threaded rod.

[Terry in Australia]

They’re a handy thing to have Steve, I bought a heavy duty one with a bit more bracing than that one for around $100 AUD (about $65 USD) from my local parts store, plus an engine leveller for for my engine crane for $25. It allows you to rotate the engine too. Spotty is going to make some brackets for his CB750 engine for the stand when he paints his engine.

[Stev-o]

I bought a heavy duty one with a bit more bracing than that one ...

Hey Terry...the previous owner used it for V8 Chevy engines so it should be more than adequate for the "little" four bangin Kaw 900!

[Terry in Australia]

I bought a heavy duty one with a bit more bracing than that one ...

Hey Terry...the previous owner used it for V8 Chevy engines so it should be more than adequate for the "little" four bangin Kaw 900!

Yeah mate, the light duty ones are fine for much lighter bike engines, I bought mine for working on a car engine, but it’s surplus to requirements now.

[BenelliSEI]

Steve….. that’s a good looking stand. Looks a lot more stable than some. Good find!

[Kelly E]

They’re a handy thing to have Steve, I bought a heavy duty one with a bit more bracing than that one for around $100 AUD (about $65 USD) from my local parts store, plus an engine leveller for for my engine crane for $25. It allows you to rotate the engine too. Spotty is going to make some brackets for his CB750 engine for the stand when he paints his engine.

Another good thing to have for the engine hoist is a swivel hook to use with the leveler.

Even though I have never bought either an engine stand or hoist I have ended up with three of each.

[Terry in Australia]

They’re a handy thing to have Steve, I bought a heavy duty one with a bit more bracing than that one for around $100 AUD (about $65 USD) from my local parts store, plus an engine leveller for for my engine crane for $25. It allows you to rotate the engine too. Spotty is going to make some brackets for his CB750 engine for the stand when he paints his engine.

Another good thing to have for the engine hoist is a swivel hook to use with the leveler.

Even though I have never bought either an engine stand or hoist I have ended up with three of each.

Yeah, mine has the swivel hook, and what a great idea the leveller has with 4 individual chains to lift the engine, much safer than straps and rope etc. It made pulling the engine a breeze.

[pickleknuckles]

Started my K4 750 for the first time since 2001. Fired right up once the carbs got fuel, and idled almost perfect w minimal adjustment till I cut it off.

[M 750K6]

Started my K4 750 for the first time since 2001. Fired right up once the carbs got fuel, and idled almost perfect w minimal adjustment till I cut it off.

Amazing. Was it put into storage carefully? E.g. fuel drained, fresh oil, etc., or just parked up?

[RAFster122s]

steve, be careful, that tube can slide out easy, loaded they can sag… not likely to sag much with only 175 dressed but just need to get a big rod or bolt to drop through to prevent an accident.

Once it starts sliding it may not stop saw it happen once
Some have a handle that slides through the hole to rotate the motor

[jsmith800]

Removed and installed different needles.  The longer ones were part of a kit made the bike run bad, no mid-range.......good idle and high rpm but stumbled badly on midrange.  Don't mess with the needles, you must split all 4 of the carbies apart to change them!!!

[Gurp]

I'm the process of re-foaming my Anti-pod setup. The foam now 12ish years old was breaking apart with a gentle touch.
Wasn't sure if it was going to last more than a few rides. Without tearing apart completely or sucking foam in my motor.

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[Kelly E]

What kind of foam did you use?