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Offline SteveCR7

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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2019, 04:18:44 PM »
Made some good progress today, got the oil pump off, primed with fresh oil and refitted along with the sump, oil filter and oil tank and filled with oil.  Also got the carbs finally assembled ready to go back on.

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Got the coils sorted and connected up and lo and behold I HAVE SPARKS :-)

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Got some exhaust gaskets coming in the week so just need to get the exhaust fitted, need some carb clamps and then get those fitted and I think I will be ready to give it a kick, hopefully next weekend if time permits.
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2019, 02:55:55 PM »
Bit more done today, got rear calliper and m/cyl off. Couple of bolts didn’t want to play ball but got them off with no damage. Once I got the seized brake linkage off I found the m/cyl isn’t seized!!
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2019, 07:47:12 PM »
Sneaked a couple of hours tonight. Pumped some fresh fluid through the rear master cylinder, still amazed it wasn’t seized. Got the new plugs in, coils connected and fitted the exhaust stubs and exhaust. The exhaust fits perfectly and the rest mount lines up exactly with the frame mounting. Just got to fit the carbs and it’s ready to go, but unfortunately it won’t be this weekend as got family stuff to do. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2019, 06:52:34 AM »
I sold my Rickman honda a few years back, but have recently just sold my Rickman z1r, awesome bikes, have to say they are great with the kawasaki engine especially the 1000cc one

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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2019, 02:18:47 PM »
A bit of a delay due to other commitments but after 29 years

https://youtu.be/UP3LfTL2bdI

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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2019, 12:53:06 PM »
Things have moved on a bit.
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2020, 12:59:20 PM »
Hi all,

I am working on fitting a Lockheed caliper to standard Honda forks on a Rickman. I have swapped K7 forks for F2 forks (SOHC) as the 2 bolt fixing would be easier to make a mounting plate for.  I have a K7 disc which needs to be spaced out from the hub, but F2 discs have a much larger offset. Can anybody tell me the offset from the disc mounting face to the inner face of the disc at the pad face. The K7 disc is around 14mm, see attached photo. Also can anybody confirm the disc mounting holes have the same PCD on K7 and F2.

Thanks Steve
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2020, 01:04:01 PM »
Not totally clear now I read it back, I need the offset for the F2 disc.

Cheers Steve
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2020, 06:44:56 PM »
Anybody? Thanks Steve
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2020, 06:04:38 PM »
Once I pursuade the discs to come off my front wheel..I should be able to measure them. Might be a week or so before I get it done...but I can get it done.

Need to get them off to give the disc centres a clean up and paint
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2020, 12:10:09 PM »
Hope this isn't far too late to be helpful...but...

With the disc on a flat surface, it's 21mm from the inside of the inner mount face to the inside of the disc's outer face. 26mm on mine to the outside, and a minimum disc thickness of 4mm before they go in the bin.

The discs will be off for a bit while I clean, prep and paint the inner sections...so shout if you need more measurements.
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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2020, 02:54:56 PM »
Thanks sumpmagnet, defo not too late. If I have read right, that’s the number I was hoping for. The K7 disc has 14mm offset and I need to space the K7 disc out from the hub by 7mm. Now I am no maths genius but 14 + 7 = 21, so the F2 disc should work with no spacer, as long as the disc bolt holes match.  I have been playing with the mounting plate this morning and apart from tidying the shape I have sorted it.

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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2020, 03:24:02 PM »
I thought K had 6 bolts and F 5

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Re: My Rickman CR750 Restoration
« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2020, 05:19:40 PM »
Just been looking on eBay and F2 disc has 5 mounting bolts, K7 has 6 so looks like K7 disc and a spacer.
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