Honda-SOHC

Congrats. Looks great

LwG

Hi all, just another little update on what is going on in here - not much to be honest.
Indicator from Chris on the bike, replaced one that was squashed at the back.
I have changed exhaust studs around as some were damaged, I got a set of ebay that are m8 into m6. As some threads were damaged in the cylinders, I have re-threaded them into m8 and left the m6 on the outside. No pics of that operation but 
And just yesterday fitted new drive as the old one was well overdue. I went for a gold DID 530vx and JT sprockets.

Issues to be looked at now are : there is a rattle from inside the clutch cover, if You remove the oil stick You can here it very clearly - sounds like the was a loose nut flying around ?? ( there is not )
Next one but  think not as serious ( ? ) is back fire on cylinder 1 or 1 and 2. When test riding if You go into higher revs and then let go it would back fire 
Any ideas ??

Hi there, I bought DID chain and JT sprockets for my Nighthawk too. Now waiting for the tool that Mick has advised. I wonder if its really a Sealey tool, seems very cheap. I went and asked at my local tools shop that sells Sealey and they sell them at £40, he even told me that they pay £28 for them. Anyway, we shall see when it comes 😉

LwG

Hi there, You can look up on flebay for bolt removing kit. They are not all that expensive and You have a good chance You will need to use it few more times in the future 😉

LwG

Thanks Chris  PM sent 

Thanks for the good word Mark, I do enjoy working on the bike big time, I only wish I had a wee secret room with all the parts that I need 
As to working on them being almost as good as riding them, well, ALMOST makes a lot of difference 

Well, it has been a while... Loads of work at home ( painting & decorating ) and low on funds so work is progressing very slowly.
Starter clutch repair kit has arrived, and so did new carb boots. I had the clutch cover and the oil pan removed, took the starter clutch out and fixed it. There was a lot of little red silicon bits in the oil pan and effectively blocking the small mesh filter thing on the oil pump intake ( whatever the name for that is ) I guess whoever was doing some work on the engine before was using a lot of silicon wherever he could, instead of buying seals  Anyway, that's all cleaned, checked the oil filter, looks new ( the previous owner told me it was replaced, but judging on everything else that was done to the poor girl, wouldn't thrust him ). [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
I did fit the new carb boots, and having the carbs out again I have changed the pilot screws settings, as previously I had them at 1 and 1/8 turn out as per Haynes manual. Later I looked at the back pages where it gives specific settings for different years and UK and US models, just to find out the on my model it should be 2 and 1/4 turn out  So that's the way they are now. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
I bought new 10w40 oil, some cheap brand as it is only there for the  trial and error work on the engine, and it will be most definitely drained again at some stage.
Took her out and started up, I think she isn't working to bad  ( It obviously had to start raining )
Any how, here is a very short video of getting her started ( she was already worm at this stage )
https://youtu.be/rczqXbRWqog

Went for a quick visit to the N.I. motorcycle festival and just as I went if I found those 2 ladies
Seen some lovely new bikes and I fell in love with this girl
Me little fella decided he will join the other side of the force
All in a nice day out. Have few more pics if interested 😉