Topic: 750 Rod install

[Big Jay]

Don't have a 750 manual, so will someone check this for me. When the rods are installed in the 750, do the bearing tangs face forward or to the rear. It won't say, but you can see in the photo of the crank/rods/bearings, etc.

I have a 350-500/4 manual, and it shown then forward in the 350 and facing rearward in the 500.

Thanks

Jay

[volz1fsu]

My 550 manual shows forward for the notches and I just took apart a 500 engine and it was the same way.  I think it should be forward for all the engines.

[MRieck]

Facing towards the rear Jay for the 750. What's the matter...are you getting bored with busa's???

[scondon]

Facing rearward in my '78 750F. There is a notch in the casting for each "tang" to fit in......if we're talking about the same thing

[volz1fsu]

I think I'm confused, My manual has the 400 in it as well as the 550 and it usually talks about the 400 more than the 550 without specifying, so that is why it says forward.  I am sure it is to the back for the bigger bikes. I think I may be dyslexic because I could have sworn that the bearing notches were on the same side as the exhaust on the one I took apart.  I have been wrong before though, a lack of a good memory doesn't help either.  I probably just turned the crank and forgot to remember which was the front. 
If I had a 'busa I wouldn't be bored!

[Big Jay]

Then to the rear it will go.

Not bored with Busas, but you would be surprised how much of this Honda sohc750 stuff we still do.
Still do a lot of cranks, stud kits, retainers, and 836 kits.

For a while it was mostly for three quarter midgets race cars, but lately it has been bikes again.

This is the motorcycle that launched my company thirty five years ago, so I still have a soft spot for them.

Jay