Honda-SOHC

Well, having hung around in a dark corner of the 550 forum, I'm coming in to see what you 750 lot are up to.

Despite selling my old 550 bobber (some on here may remember it), and declaring I was taking time out from building bikes... I now want to do another project. This time I fancy a very minimalist cafe racer.

So, if anyone sees a decent 70's 750 going for a song over the winter, as long as it's a runner, do point the seller my way

Cheers all, and here's to another build

Gav

(morgan carbtune now on its way via post)

Hi guys

Well, I appear to have made one or two errors somehere... my fettling was going so well for a while there!

I popped to top of the motor a couple of weeks back & replaced the gaskets and oil rings there - hoping to seal up the slowly increasing leaks from the rocker cover. She's certainly feeling like there's greater compression now

Following that I removed the carbs (leaking a little, and very grotty) and used the servicig kits from David Silver to replace all the inner parts and gaskets - the bike was running on some very old and flat gaskets all round! Glad to say that the carbs don't leak or overflow now. I also used the drill bit method to re-sync the carbs as they were a little out.

However, now we come to the issues.

1. Number 1 cylinder only starts to fire up after the engine warms a little (the motor sounds like it;s combusing much better following a clean though as there's a more rounded note to the ignition)
2. Number 4 carb now has no fuel running to it - all the others fill fine
2. There's a nasty knocking sound from inside the motor when it's on a very low idle (never there before) - this disappears the moment the clutch lever's is pulled in.

Any ideas on what daft mistakes I've made guys?

Cheers

Gav

Hi mate

Sorry, don't know of any specificly biker centric pubs around there. Millions of nice country pubs on the backroads though - I ride around that part of the world from time-to-time - and I've never failed to receive a warm welcome and a tea on request.

I know what you mean about the oakdene gravel pit - should try pulling out of there on my 1400, it just spins up and throws rocks at everyone   

Hi guys

I've checked David Silver and I seem to need the one part they don't stock - the little rubber boot for a new gearshift lever.

Anyone know a place that might sell one?

Cheers

Hi Steve

Depends on what you're after really. I'll have to go down the garage and see what's really there as I wouldn't pass junk parts on. From memory there's some parts from the original bike pre-chop down (although I slung some very manky bits), then there's the engine in parts and a second front baraking setup I bought (but i want to use that to convert to twin discs and reduce my stopping distance under the mile!).

I'm any easy going type so when it comes to bike bits cash is fine, but I'm always just as happy with a fair exchange of parts or work. I run a modern Suzuki and myself and a few of the owners club use that as a bit of an exchange system