CB750K8 Project

[martin_uk]

Extra earth points, which connect to battery earth terminal.

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I considered replacing the original green heat shrink , but would have meant cutting off ring terminal.

Black sheath covering extra earth lead.

The double sided velcro holding loom is just temporary until all the cable runs finalised

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[martin_uk]

Looking better

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I think these cables may be too short with K8 bars

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

me thinks so too
Cheers
Bitsa

[Trigger]

me thinks so too
Cheers
Bitsa

Bitsa keeps doing that as well 

[martin_uk]

Found the Motad instructions, but the flared tube spacer (head rings) used instead of collets is too long to use the aluminium collars/clamps supplied.

Motad recommend fitting No 1 and 4 pipes to head then installing the silencer and finally 2 and 3 to silencer/head.

Looking from front to rear the tubes are numbered.

4 1
 3 2

I bought the Motad as being suitable for F1 and as the K8 has same type exhaust fitting thought might fit, but with change to silencer mount and centre stand stop.

Any close up images of Motad fitted to K7/8 appreciated.

[martin_uk]

me thinks so too
Cheers
Bitsa

Bitsa keeps doing that as well 

Just checked with DSS and advise same cables on K8 as European bars, but only genuine quoted at around £60 plus not  stocked 

Any recommended supplier for longer cables for high bars on PD carbs?

[Drew400]

Hi Martin,

I have no expertise to add, but just wanted to acknowledge your good work and the great pictorial story you are creating.

Makes my recent work on a 400 look rather easy!

Cheers, D.

[martin_uk]

Hi Martin,

I have no expertise to add, but just wanted to acknowledge your good work and the great pictorial story you are creating.

Makes my recent work on a 400 look rather easy!

Cheers, D.

Thanks Drew

[martin_uk]

Bike did not come with carbs so had to buy some.

They were in pretty good condition, but cleaned out and debating whether to remove the press fit idle jets on PD carb.

Glad I did as came out easier than expected, using parallel pliers. Quite a build up of crud and would have meant carbs would not run right, pics to follow.

Cruisin Image float bowl seals expanded after testing the accelerator jets/float valves, but hopefully will shrink after leaving for a day or two.

Hopefully carb mounting rubbers will arrive this week and can try firing up

[martin_uk]

Started fitting the Motad 4 into 1 but found the collars too long to fit with clamps supplied 



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Ended up using split collars from an F1 with the Motad clamps.

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Carb insulators arrived today so fiited carbs,

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Engine fired up straight away and sounds good 

Its always a relief, now need to adjust the carbs.

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[martin_uk]

Bike did not come with carbs so had to buy some.

They were in pretty good condition, but cleaned out and debating whether to remove the press fit idle jets on PD carb.

Glad I did as came out easier than expected, using parallel pliers. Quite a build up of crud and would have meant carbs would not run right, pics to follow.

Cruisin Image float bowl seals expanded after testing the accelerator jets/float valves, but hopefully will shrink after leaving for a day or two.

Hopefully carb mounting rubbers will arrive this week and can try firing up

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Marks are where I tried ordinary pliers

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[martin_uk]

Spoke to Motad about exhaust and they have sent me 4 shorter head rings/collars and an F1 silencer mount as I had a K6 supplied.

In the end decided to fit the Marshals system I bought from Pete and looks and fits much nicer, with more access to oil filter.

Will use Motad on one of F1's.

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The stand stop.

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[martin_uk]

Not too much to do now, but cant easily get the correct length throttle cables in UK and have it booked in for MOT on Friday, to enable me to register here.

Have used shortest route, with cables I have but may be a problem with tanks fitted.

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[martin_uk]

Bike has PD carbs which I have not worked on before and were missing from bike!

Had a problem with choke as not fully closing butterflies and no fast idle.

Found the problem was with jamming linkage as this swivels, so after carefully bending it now works with fast idle of 3k

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Also decided to splash out on a new front mudguard as DSS seem to have reduced genuine price to £125 plus vat

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[martin_uk]

Bike has PD carbs which I have not worked on before and were missing from bike!

Had a problem with choke as not fully closing butterflies and no fast idle.

Found the problem was with jamming linkage as this swivels, so after carefully bending it now works with fast idle of 3k

2015_0418eng0013 by nitram2010, on Flickr

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Also decided to splash out on a new front mudguard as DSS seem to have reduced genuine price to £125 plus vat

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