After being a subscriber to the forum for sometime I thought its about time I introduced myself! I live in Aldridge, West Midlands and am now retired (Hoorah!). Over the years my wife and I have owned a large number of cars and quite a few motorcycles. The cars started with an Armstrong Siddeley (some car for a person who had just passed his test) and my first bike was a James Captain with "go faster stripes" - not that it did.
I have previously restored a Norton Navigator and a Honda Shadow, both of which I sold. My current project is a CB750K7 which must have hung around the dealers for some time as it was registered in 1980. It has been completely stripped down (aren't their a lot of parts in the engine/gearbox?) and I have been gradually building it back up with overhauled and NOS parts (I try to do everything myself except for plating and painting). Its now at the rolling chassis stage with the frame etc powdercoated, forks rebuilt with hard chrome stanchions ,progressive springs and taper bearings, wheels rebuilt with rechromed original rims and stainless spokes, electrics rewired checked and fitted. Next stage will be the engine - that should be interesting!
I have 2 questions for you. First, has anyone fitted the heavy duty studs when rebuilding the engine? Are they required? I know about the problems some in the States have had getting the studs out without breaking and also some of the heavy duty studs also breaking when torquing down the head.
Secondly, David Silvers can no longer supply the exhaust system, has anyone bought the exhaust system from CMSNL and is it any good, on their photos it looks like 2 of the silencers have spot welds showing on the visible side of the silencers.
Hope you can help, Rob
