Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I'm not trouble making - what are the spare lugs for on the right hand fork leg?

[royhall]

I'm not trouble making - what are the spare lugs for on the right hand fork leg?

Very good question Ted, wish I knew the answer, but they are there unused on all the reference pictures. Anybody?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Later twin discs ?

[Trigger]

For a caliper arm. Same on the 550's 

[Oddjob]

Phil and Roy, I'm not saying they weren't fitted that way by Honda, I'm saying IMO they got it wrong, we all acknowledge they do get things wrong, we all quote mistakes in manuals and parts books but we refuse to acknowledge they could have got an assembly wrong?

All I'm saying is that it makes far more sense to fit the bolt the other way round, if the nut comes loose you don't lose the nut the bolt and the D washer if that's fitted, are we really so anal that we have to fit things the exact same way as Honda did, especially if it makes no difference to how it works, it could have been fitted that way as it was easier on the production line, maybe the bolt was harder to fit when the clocks were already on so they fitted it from the bottom.

Mine will be fitted the other way round, what with the cost of those bolts these days it makes sense to safeguard your investment.

[Sesman]

Got that Ken.Your suggestion seems perfectly reasonable to me.

[royhall]

I think Honda fitted it that way as the clocks hide the nut and thread end so it just looks better. If your yoke bolts are falling out perhaps your maintenance is a little suspect and your going to die on the thing.

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[philward]

Looks really top quaulity build (again!) Roy. Disc looks better than new

[Oddjob]

We all forget things Roy and that particular bolt is prone to not being tightened enough as we are wary of breaking the yoke, even more so when they are fitted without the D washer as the later type 7mm type is.

[royhall]

We all forget things Roy and that particular bolt is prone to not being tightened enough as we are wary of breaking the yoke, even more so when they are fitted without the D washer as the later type 7mm type is.

Fair point.

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[Johnny4428]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X4l3q2bjtY

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[Johnny4428]

You’re right Ken! And probably more chance of seeing your nuts if they were to come loose!🤭🤭

[Trigger]

Never had one come lose or a nut come off. If over thinking this, you can always put a blob of nut lock on the thread 

[royhall]

Not much progress to report today, but I have got the paintwork back from Thornton Paints. Looks really nice, a shame that the photo's don't do it justice, it's really much brighter all over than the camera shows. The side of picture 1 shows the colour best.  He did the blue parts plus a load of gloss black parts all for the princely sum of £400. I bought the blue paint from RS and the decals from Piki. Regardless of the price (about £550 in total) I cannot fault the job at all. Dream Machine wanted £1400 plus two way postage for the same job. I'm very pleased with it to be honest.

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I trust that is cutting polish or similar in the second photo down round the filler neck in white.