What did you do to your bike today

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:47 pm

I spent the weekend wrestling the rims, and fiddling with my steering stem. I had forgotten the wheel bearing spacer between the two bearings on the rear rim, so I had to go buy a bearing puller kit from HF. What a junk kit BTW. Finally pulled one of the bearings out, and got the retainer in, then the bearing went back into the freezer. I then attempted to begin building the front end. All seemed good, I unthreaded my triple tree steering stem nut, pulled the tre apart, and seated in into the frame, but then the final nut wasnt threading. No matter how I tried, it just wouldnt thread. I have been contacting local machine shops to try and get the threads conditioned but nobody wants to work on that. I may just buy another steering stem online if I cant figure this out. I will pick up a thread file today if I can. Such a pain

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:25 pm

I took a risk and ground off a full rotation of the threads that were buggered, then cleaned them with a threadfile. The steering stem nut threaded! Back in business. Today I finished seating the bearings in the rim (this time with the rear spacer in the rim), got all the new oil seals set in, new speedo drive, new retainers all in, my wheels are officially built and ready for valvestems and rubber. I will be taking them to the shop tomorrow for a mount and balance, then I can finally begin building my roller.

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:56 pm

Dropped my assembled rims off at the shop.for mount and balance. The guy I worked with gasped at the wonderful powdercoat they had. I can't decide If I want to white letter the tires or not...

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:13 am

made my 1st puppet bike Laughing

been struggling for days to work out how to positions the seat without there being any frame rails - if you look closely you'll see the seat is attached to the roof, not the bike
sorry its not a CB engine, in the interests of getting on the road i've reverted to a great all rounder oil cooled GSXR1100 but the frame was built around the CB cases - it will become a CB once I get an engine built for it

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:58 pm

How will you get the bike off the table when done?

Chico

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:00 am

chico wrote:

How will you get the bike off the table when done?

Chico

I use one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381285276177?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:54 pm

I did some simple stuff today to keep my sanity. New grips on the 985. The old ones had 16,000 miles on them and were a bit worn. Once we get some color besides white outside I will put the new ones to good use!

Steve

The nice, (hopefully) comfortable new grip:

The white stuff that needs to disappear:

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 1:38 am

I finished restoring and rebuilding my son's forks today. Like new again.

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:39 pm

nlovie wrote:

chico wrote:

How will you get the bike off the table when done?

Chico

I use one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381285276177?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Oh

How sensible and boring Wink

I hoped you would say "In a wheelie of course" Very Happy

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:02 pm

Last Saturday I took my front wheel in to a local powder coating shop.
I should get it back tomorrow.

I'm now on a weeks holiday. I'm having a new kitchen fitted and my garden needs a lot of work.
But I'll be putting my front suspension back together again, with all new bushes and seals etc.
I was hoping for a set of newer front brake discs as well, but that fell through. I got a newer drilled rear brake disc off a guy in Holland. He said he had a pair of fronts, but it turned out they were warped Sad

Once the front is done, I'll be able to turn my bike around, so I can get my rear wheel out. Then that can go for powder coating at the same place.

I'm STILL waiting for my re-repainted tank. Although I managed to contact the painter through Facebook, and he has promised to bring my tank to me a couple of times, I'm still tankless. As I can now contact him ONLY through Facebook, getting irate with him could easily lead to my only means of contact being cut off. So I have to bite my tongue and be patient with him Evil or Very Mad

Shiny blue fork sliders

From a not so shiny fork slider

And before you ask, no I didn't clone an extra one.

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:13 pm

Glad you did your sliders Simon. Love that look!

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:14 am

Spring is coming, need to wrap up the 750 build. Tonight I installed the NOS V+H 4 into 1, bought from Ricardo...

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:35 am

Hey Rick, are we going to see this beauty in June?

Chico

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:50 pm

chico wrote:

Hey Rick, are we going to see this beauty in June?

Chico

Maybe, Chico. I might bring both the 750 and the beast.

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:23 pm

Looking awesome CliffieC

Toddk

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:45 pm

toddk wrote:

Looking awesome CliffieC

Toddk

Thanks, brother. Working on getting the airbox and carbs installed today, might have a runner again, soon!

MB-5 Joined: Sep 13, 2009 Posts: 25 Location: Conn.

Today I flipped my exhaust cam 180, since I had messed it up a couple nights ago - and got her running. Cams were out to replace the B chain tensioner. I also replaced the tensioner bolt, and heli-coiled my head for it.

In the last two weeks, I have replaced grips, all bulbs with LED as some of my instrument bulbs were out. New rear wheel bearings and seals. New X-ring chain and new sprockets. Disassembled and cleaned one front and the rear caliper, and have new pads in all three. I also had a full Hondaline fairing on the bike, which is now up in my bedroom, along with my luggage rack and sissy bar, so my bike is looking pretty small/naked.

I think I'm ready for this snow to be gone, and this rain to stop!

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:22 pm

Friday brought the bike to life after its winter nap, drove it the entire length of Woodward Ave, Pontiac to Detroit and back. It has been raining Since Friday night

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:45 pm

Started a new seat pan. Need to bleed the rear brakes.

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:21 am

Yesterday I thought the tail light was a bit dim. On further inspection one bulb was gone so I replaced it. When replacing the lens I noticed that some of the screws were not holding well. Seemed that the part they screwed into was a bit stripped. Resolved to "one day" do something about it.

Went for an awesome blast today. Putting her back on the paddock stand today I noticed that the rear tail light lens was...gone... Rolling Eyes

Retraced my ride in the car scanning for the lens. Nothing found. Well deserved I guess. Embarassed

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:54 am

Thats a bummer Robbo! I just fitted my repainted engine side covers and valve cover. Of course it now leaks and I have to fix it Wink

Also found what I thought was al leaking oil line is probably a bad fitting on the oil cooler, so I have a new cooler ready to fit too.

Here is an ebay rear lens assembly that may help. Not an AU lens with reflector, but it does have the backing that you stripped http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-1982-1981-Honda-Super-Sport-CB900-Taillight-Tail-Light-33701-422-673-/351279910430

or just the lens http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/honda/cb900f/?filters%5Bfitting%5D=custom

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:57 am

noticed a complete rear tailight mudguard and rear indicator assembly at my local tip shop down here in tas the other day, can investigate if you want

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:04 pm

I installed the magic Wout clutch damper kit... the hardest part was centering the punch marks to drill the rivet heads 😆. The 750 also got new clutch fibers and ebc springs. Carbs coming off today for cleaning and a valve clearance check.. BTW... the old rattle rattle ding ding is now gone. the old rubbers were like rock solid but in perfect form..

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:41 pm

basmn wrote:

I installed the magic Wout clutch damper kit... the hardest part was centering the punch marks to drill the rivet heads 😆.

I noticed a 9mm socket fits the rivet head perfectly, then use a transfer punch sized for the socket ID to make the center mark. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it should work.

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:57 pm

Great idea 🚵.

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:18 am

TomStrasser wrote:

Friday brought the bike to life after its winter nap, drove it the entire length of Woodward Ave, Pontiac to Detroit and back. It has been raining Since Friday night

Uh, Woodward Avenue as in 'The Dream Cruise' Woodward Avenue? Does it go near your house?

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:04 am

sillygoose wrote:

basmn wrote:

I installed the magic Wout clutch damper kit... the hardest part was centering the punch marks to drill the rivet heads 😆.

I noticed a 9mm socket fits the rivet head perfectly, then use a transfer punch sized for the socket ID to make the center mark. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it should work.

Thanks for the tip, Goose.
A transfer punch set is something i should have bought years ago.
On sale at HF. http://www.harborfreight.com/28-piece-transfer-punch-set-3577.html
Yes, i know about the quality of their tools.

Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:12 pm

Carbs clean and back on.... re re chain and scrub coming up..... then on to the next one....

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:01 pm

Adjusted valves, did coil mod using brackets of my own design. Engine started the first time after winter. Last season it had extra sound coming from head when idling, I suspected too wide valve clearances. Today I found four valves which clearance was >0.2mm. With correct clearances that sound is gone, it runs really nicely. I think throttle response is much better now with the CBR coils.

The brackets are first prototype, next ones for my 1100 will be a little wider. Still made of 3mm steel.

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:36 pm

Last month with parts from Tom1960 and a warm workspace complete with instructions from SillyGoose I removed my forks and rebuilt them.

Been waiting a warm day to put them back on so today +4C was the day. Now to get those brakes on.

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