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TheCoconutman posted:You still selling nos British parts? I'm slowly trying to un gently caress a 1967 triumph t100c and need a good source for parts. God I wish, between Oz and UK orders, I had a license to print money. Sold every last bit, except for asbestos gaskets and washers, which I had a million of but wouldn't sell for obvious reasons. Best of luck with the project. As for your CB front brake issue, Crayvex did this about 42 times, and can probably offer help. I restored the MC on a later one, and its problems were obvious the minute I popped the cover. Crust and goo everywhere.
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TheCoconutman posted:Speaking of cb750s, I just replaced the piston seal on the front caliper of a 78 cb750k and now cannot seem to bleed the brakes . No pressure builds at the lever but it will pump fluid out and take up fluid, master cylinder shot maybe? Hey CB750K buddy! I rebuilt the brakes on a 1979 which is the exact same kind of bike. Buy the rebuild kit it's worth it. The circlip removal in the master cylinder is an absolute bitch and none of my purpose built pliers worked. Just keep in mind that the braking system on that bike blows. A single piston, single disc design isn't enough for a such a heavy beast. The CB750F version is a dual disc system and some K owners swap the front end to get acceptable braking performance.
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Aug 11, 2014 03:35
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Crayvex posted:Hey CB750K buddy! I rebuilt the brakes on a 1979 which is the exact same kind of bike. Buy the rebuild kit it's worth it. The circlip removal in the master cylinder is an absolute bitch and none of my purpose built pliers worked. Just keep in mind that the braking system on that bike blows. A single piston, single disc design isn't enough for a such a heavy beast. The CB750F version is a dual disc system and some K owners swap the front end to get acceptable braking performance. Suzuki supremacy. Dual disc fronts by '79. 
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Crayvex posted:Hey CB750K buddy! I rebuilt the brakes on a 1979 which is the exact same kind of bike. Buy the rebuild kit it's worth it. The circlip removal in the master cylinder is an absolute bitch and none of my purpose built pliers worked. Just keep in mind that the braking system on that bike blows. A single piston, single disc design isn't enough for a such a heavy beast. The CB750F version is a dual disc system and some K owners swap the front end to get acceptable braking performance. Yeah I won't need to rebuild the master cylinder my friend actually has a set of 2 nice new chrome ones he got in a swap deal. But I have been looking at converting over to the dual disc brakes up front, its engine is far too much for the brakes that are there.
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Aug 11, 2014 14:44
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Tamir Lenk posted:Suzuki supremacy. Dual disc fronts by '79. MY 75 GL1000 has dual disks, and the SOHC CB750F had duals in '77 
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Aug 28, 2014 18:13
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Tamir Lenk posted:Suzuki supremacy. Dual disc fronts by '79. Pff. Buell supremacy. ZTL by 2003.
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Aug 28, 2014 19:26
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Tamir Lenk posted:Suzuki supremacy. Dual disc fronts by '79. Yeah but it's a Suzuki. Kidding, actually looking for an older Suzuki to do a bosozuku build.
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Just balanced the carbs on my 79 cb650, and they're even through all throttle ranges up to 9k in neutral. Go to ride it, and it bogs down at 5k, then picks up again at 7k. At least when they were out of balance the bike was still partially "snappy" and could be blipped higher. Been tuning this fucker for two years now.  On the plus side, it now idles without randomly revving to 3k, getting stuck, then randomly dropping to 600 rpm and trying to die. Had done that since I picked it up until today. I'll take a rock-steady idle over highway performance for an around-town motorcycle.
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TheCoconutman posted:Yeah but it's a Suzuki. Kidding, actually looking for an older Suzuki to do a bosozuku build. It had better be so you can do this  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1flOoJYxo
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TheCoconutman posted:Yeah but it's a Suzuki. Kidding, actually looking for an older Suzuki to do a bosozuku build. Have I got a deal for you. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3119867&pagenumber=50#post434031163 GnarlyCharlie4u posted:MY 75 GL1000 has dual disks, and the SOHC CB750F had duals in '77 On the CB350's, Honda did a single disc for one year, and it was so bad they went back to drums until the 80s.
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red19fire posted:Have I got a deal for you. If I didn't have two winter projects already I'd jump on that
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Erays3r posted:My 79 cm400t Late, but I have that exact bike down to the paint job. Even did a similar swap, highway bars for something a little more forward. My wife is learning on it... When she makes a hard left the throttle is almost too far away, thinking about putting the old bars back on.
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Id hate to swap the bars again just because of the routing I needed to do to get the drags sitting correctly. Still need to get a different master cylinder due to the old one being angled for the highway bars. Have thought about making the bars a little more narrow before swapping back?
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Hey guys, I've left my 1964 Honda S90 in Europe, and my friend is going to sell it for me. If you had a rare, restored bike you needed to sell in Europe, what would your course be? Specifically, it's in Latvia, but Google doesn't find very many for sale anywhere. Are there some vintage bike forums or something in England, France, wherever that might be a good place to sell this? I'm in Jakarta right now, and have been told that riding a motorcycle here would be instant death, but it doesn't seem that bad. So tempted.
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Backov posted:I've left my 1964 Honda S90 in Europe, and my friend is going to sell it for me. If you had a rare, restored bike you needed to sell in Europe, what would your course be? I'd probably cut your losses and mail it to someone in San Francisco for the cost of shipping, yeah
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I think I've decided to buy another motorcycle. I bring this up in this thread because I'm thinking of buying a Honda CB550. I have a few questions for people who own/have owned and/or ridden one on at least a semi-regular basis: Is a 550 too small to be used on a ~30 mile mostly highway commute with 75-80mph sections? I'd rather not be struggling to keep up with traffic if I decide I want to ride to work. How much should I expect to pay for a reliable specimen? I know this will largely depend on my local market and time of year, but how much time should I expect to spend turning wrenches instead of corners with a reasonably (~$1500?) priced example? I'm not opposed to moving up to a CB650, but find myself liking the look of the older 550 a little more. There's something about the styling and kick start lever that does it for me. It also looks like everything is pretty readily serviceable except the 4-pack of carbs which is a pain I've dealt with before.
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It's a honda. For the most part it's not serviceable. (They're designed for fairy hands that float in null space and appear where they need to turn a screw) The 550 and 650 have simliar power outputs, so both would be happy on that sort of commute. As long as it's running, and happy, when you buy it, it should be just fine.
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Nerobro posted:For the most part it's not serviceable. It will probably need to be worked on in some way fairly often, even if it's in nice shape when you get it. I'm not a fan of all the old Japanese fours, they're too heavy (and top heavy) for the power they make, the old mechanical slide ones like the 550 have very heavy throttles, and they're not much fun to ride. They'll do 75 though. Almost all these issues apply to a cb650 as much as a 550. I'm not sure the price matters as much as the owner you're buying it from. If it looks clean and the person is actually riding it and maintaining it regularly, that's the best thing you can get. Whether or not you'll find one like that at all I dunno. Not many people regularly ride old bikes like that.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Where did this come from? They're perfectly serviceable, they're just annoying to work on. Like all old Japanese bikes, especially the i4 ones, the carbs are a bitch to get on and off, and every screw on it will be frozen. They're a damned pain in the butt to work on. It feels to me like they go out of their way to make their bikes hard to service. They're difficult enough to work on, and then due to hondas habit of making one year parts, they're hard to even find parts to service them with. Until you start talking niche brands, honda has to be the worst of the bunch for working on. I mean.. you have a choice, if you're buying an older bike, you know YOU will be working on it. Buy something pleasant to wrench on.
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Can you offer some other suggestions in a similar style/size/price range? I was already planning to be wrenching on it from time to time, and I've worked on motorcycles before. What sort of regular maintenance is so terrible as to warrant that much hatred?
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Tactical Bonnet posted:Can you offer some other suggestions in a similar style/size/price range? I was already planning to be wrenching on it from time to time, and I've worked on motorcycles before. What sort of regular maintenance is so terrible as to warrant that much hatred? nin nin nin ja
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I guess I should've asked for helpful suggestions.
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Naked Goldwing.
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Tactical Bonnet posted:Can you offer some other suggestions in a similar style/size/price range? I was already planning to be wrenching on it from time to time, and I've worked on motorcycles before. What sort of regular maintenance is so terrible as to warrant that much hatred? Well, if it's in good shape when you buy it. It's a honda. You can expect it to keep running, and running well. So long as you keep on top of it. If you're going to buy a project, I will have no sympathy for you. An example, the CB650, depending on year. (remember, this is "one model") Had it's fuse box under one side cover, on the steerer, and under another side cover in three successive years. The clutch has three separate adjustments, all three can make the bike immobile. The charging system switched between a field coil and a permanent magnet depending on year. As for "what else to buy." Anything else in the same category. If you like 4's Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki built them. In large numbers.
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McTinkerson posted:Naked Goldwing. Ratted out  Edit: This was actually a near mint one owner goldwing that some idiot did this to on purpose.
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I never thought I'd see a Goldwing I would actually ride. Is it just me or do Goldwing riders never return a wave? I was actually planning (with the 550) on seeing what kind of awesome stuff I could do with that crazy new light-up paint on the market.
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I'm more fond of the cleanly done nakeds.
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Nerobro posted:For the most part it's not serviceable. I do not think it means what you think it means. When a thing is serviceable, it is ready and fit for use. In the military, it is used more often than the word "gently caress." It has nothing to do with the ease or difficulty of performing the service that ultimately makes it serviceable. I think that's where the confusion crept in. Thought I'd point it out despite the subsequent clarifications.
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Nerobro posted:Until you start talking niche brands, honda has to be the worst of the bunch for working on.
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I have a blue wrench for those pesky frozen bolts. Or an impact. And a discount on PB Blaster.  And I've rebuilt a 4-pack of carbs before! It's not as bad as you guys make it sound.
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Tactical Bonnet posted:I have a blue wrench for those pesky frozen bolts. Or an impact. And a discount on PB Blaster. "rack" of carbs. Rebuilding carbs is easy. Nobody said rebuilding carbs was hard. "in perfect shape" working on hondas is a pain. But it's your recreation time. :-) I like to ride mine, rather than work on it.
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Ever had to break up a rack of I4 carbs to do the fuel transfer o-rings? The worst are god drat carbs from any 80s V4 Honda.
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DefaultPeanut posted:god drat carbs from any 80s V4 Honda.
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DefaultPeanut posted:Ever had to break up a rack of I4 carbs to do the fuel transfer o-rings? The worst are god drat carbs from any 80s V4 Honda. Yes. It wasn't that bad... Some people strip the carbs off the rack for every cleaning. I think that's crazy. That said, I have only once had to replace a o-ring on a rack of carbs. V4 carbs are the devils work.
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The set I did was from an 80-something GSR850 suzuki that had been sitting for 10+ years. When I started you couldn't even turn the throttle.By the time I grabbed the toothbrush to do the cleaning no two separable parts were in contact. edit: for the record I did get it to start exactly one time. Tactical Bonnet fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Sep 24, 2014 |
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Tactical Bonnet posted:The set I did was from an 80-something GSR850 suzuki that had been sitting for 10+ years. When I started you couldn't even turn the throttle.By the time I grabbed the toothbrush to do the cleaning no two separable parts were in contact. That tells me you shouldn't be looking at classic bikes to work on. What's your plan, why are you attached to a CB550?
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Nerobro posted:Yes. It wasn't that bad... Some people strip the carbs off the rack for every cleaning. I think that's crazy. That said, I have only once had to replace a o-ring on a rack of carbs. There should be achievement medals for doing Magna carbs. I generally de-rack all the carbs I have to do a serious cleaning to. I can't fit them in my ultrasonic cleaner otherwise.
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Nerobro posted:That tells me you shouldn't be looking at classic bikes to work on. What's your plan, why are you attached to a CB550? I only started it once because when I rode it I realized it was going to need a ton more work before I would consider it reliable enough to ride, it had been sitting for over a decade in someone's shed. If I buy anything now it's going to be something I can ride home. I'm not particularly attached to it, I just like the way bikes from that era look and there's a place nearby that specializes in Honda motorcycles where I can get parts. edit: what about successfully rebuilding a rack of carbs tells you I shouldn't be looking at classic bikes? I'm hoping to find one I don't have to spend a ton of time turning wrenches on so I can ride it entirely too often. Tactical Bonnet fucked around with this message at 03:36 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Tactical Bonnet posted:edit: what about successfully rebuilding a rack of carbs tells you I shouldn't be looking at classic bikes? Well, there's quote:I'm hoping to find one I don't have to spend a ton of time turning wrenches on so I can ride it entirely too often. That's usually a dead giveaway, unless your alternate plan is finding a competent shop and giving them money by the wheelbarrow to do the wrenching for you
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No biggie, all you have to do is buy multiple sets of JIS screwdrivers (they're not philips screws, that's why they strip out) and a carbtune, then you're good to go 
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