f2cafe racer

[yozzer74]

Thanks for comments appreciate it

[Pops400]

Mmmmmm.... Shiny... 

Looking fantastic.

[UK Pete]

Bloody amazing yozzer a really nice build
I have two cafe racers waiting to be done some of my parts are the same as yours like the adjustable clip ons
pete

[yozzer74]

Thanks Pete .you will have to get cracking on the cafe builds .Well I got a little bit more done today .made some oil pipes up .and got the carbs out I've been dreading this part with all the bad things ive read about these carbs .does anyone no of any links were people have stripped the carbs totally down .separated the bank .think I'm going to have them vapour blasted first . [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[yozzer74]

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[yozzer74]

Sanded Honda emblem down on calipers then polished them up . [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[yozzer74]

Think I've dropped a b####k having carbs vapour blasted they are now full of little glass beads .but they do look clean .there going to need a full strip down which is a job I didn't want to do

[yozzer74]

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[royhall]

There's a guy in Holland called Gerben Van Der Mere that does a cracking carb rebuild at reasonable cost. Those PD carbs are a sod to do. Surprised the vapour blaster didn't advise you to strip them first, as now all your springs and linkages will rust like crazy. I had mine done and they came out like new, 6 months later they look like they were never done. Back to the standard dull grey finish. I would post them off to Gerben.

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[UK Pete]

Hey yozzer, think logically the F2 carbs are a pig, but when the bikes left the factory they were fit for purpose so , it should be achievable getting them correct, the fuel pump and its jets need the most attention, there are little one way valves that get stuck and the very fine jets that squirt the fuel get blocked real easy , you can take them out and put a fine wire brush hair to clear them, once you have built them fill them with fuel on the bench and make sure each jet is spraying, cause that causes the throttle delay, the rest is the same as any other carb, however when these carbs were new they were a pig at warm up simply cause they were made to run lean, you have to piss around with the chock for a while till it hot that is normal
pete

[yozzer74]

Fitted my exhaust but when it's tightened up it touches the sump.any ideas how to solve problem I will get some pics on tomorrow of it .

[yozzer74]

Some pictures of how close exhaust is think I'm going to after make a bracket to hold it off the engine . [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[UK Pete]

Crikey thats tight, could of done with another 10mm of clearance, pushing it down with a rear bracket might just do it, however you dont want to stress it too much incase it cracks over time

[yozzer74]

Yeah that's a problem I've been in touch with  carpy who I got it off .is answer to it was shave the fins off the sump .not good

[UK Pete]

Thats not a bad idea, sumps are quite cheap, its the wrong answer from the seller though, he should check the rest of his stock before selling more, and possibly offer a bit of discount for your troubles