Found a gold and diamond ring in the bottom of a CB550F1 air box that came from the states. Strange what you find on and in old bikes.
Found a gold and diamond ring in the bottom of a CB550F1 air box that came from the states. Strange what you find on and in old bikes.
You 'poppin' the question' then Trig ;)
Found a gold and diamond ring in the bottom of a CB550F1 air box that came from the states. Strange what you find on and in old bikes.
You 'poppin' the question' then Trig ;)
It was a wedding ring mate ::)
A mate of mine found a $50 note rolled up in the handle bars of a bike he imported.
Found a gold and diamond ring in the bottom of a CB550F1 air box that came from the states. Strange what you find on and in old bikes.
You 'poppin' the question' then Trig ;)
It was a wedding ring mate ::)
A mate of mine found a $50 note rolled up in the handle bars of a bike he imported.
Hmm ..back in my romantic days .... wedding rings were gold bands and engagement/eternity rings had diamonds in 'em ;)
Nice find ...That Asahi Denso filler cap is worth a lot of money. The plastic lens always yellows but there is a clock glass on eBay that costs peanuts and fits perfectly bonded in with semi-flex ultra clear epoxy. Mine sold within 1 hour on Ebay for £100 to a guy in Japan. I found two dried up Idaho wasps inside the crankcases of my '69 CB350.Thanks for the info.... i knew it wasn't a std filler cap but didn't realise it was valuable... If it works ok I'll keep it, if not i may try to sell it. Hopefully there wont be any more wasps but im worried about the airbox and the headlamp bowl now :o
It'll drive you nuts on the road, there is a plastic/resin float attached by a chain in the tank. As you ride along you get a strange clunking/thumping noise (depends on how full the tank is) that drives you nuts, caused by the float thing moving about and bumping the inside of the tank!Nice find ...That Asahi Denso filler cap is worth a lot of money. The plastic lens always yellows but there is a clock glass on eBay that costs peanuts and fits perfectly bonded in with semi-flex ultra clear epoxy. Mine sold within 1 hour on Ebay for £100 to a guy in Japan. I found two dried up Idaho wasps inside the crankcases of my '69 CB350.Thanks for the info.... i knew it wasn't a std filler cap but didn't realise it was valuable... If it works ok I'll keep it, if not i may try to sell it. Hopefully there wont be any more wasps but im worried about the airbox and the headlamp bowl now :o
It'll drive you nuts on the road, there is a plastic/resin float attached by a chain in the tank. As you ride along you get a strange clunking/thumping noise (depends on how full the tank is) that drives you nuts, caused by the float thing moving about and bumping the inside of the tank!Nice find ...That Asahi Denso filler cap is worth a lot of money. The plastic lens always yellows but there is a clock glass on eBay that costs peanuts and fits perfectly bonded in with semi-flex ultra clear epoxy. Mine sold within 1 hour on Ebay for £100 to a guy in Japan. I found two dried up Idaho wasps inside the crankcases of my '69 CB350.Thanks for the info.... i knew it wasn't a std filler cap but didn't realise it was valuable... If it works ok I'll keep it, if not i may try to sell it. Hopefully there wont be any more wasps but im worried about the airbox and the headlamp bowl now :o
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OOHH I've got one of them!
Is the front room to keep the bike in Rob? :)
My kids still can't quite believe that when we visited my friend he keeps his Ducati in the dining room.
Well if it's good enough for Sting :)
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Be careful with ordering a new master cylinder kit, a lot are listed but the wrong size. The two holes in the master cylinder need to be clear ;)Cheers Trigger. Actually i already moticed that one of the two holes in the base of the reservoir looks to be blind drilled which seems a bit odd, the other goes straight through into the bore.... inside the cylinder is quite clean and rust free it was only the circlip groove that was rusted in. Ill get my magnifying glass out and have a closer look at those holes....
Be careful with ordering a new master cylinder kit, a lot are listed but the wrong size. The two holes in the master cylinder need to be clear ;)Cheers Trigger. Actually i already moticed that one of the two holes in the base of the reservoir looks to be blind drilled which seems a bit odd, the other goes straight through into the bore.... inside the cylinder is quite clean and rust free it was only the circlip groove that was rusted in. Ill get my magnifying glass out and have a closer look at those holes....
Be careful with ordering a new master cylinder kit, a lot are listed but the wrong size. The two holes in the master cylinder need to be clear ;)Cheers Trigger. Actually i already moticed that one of the two holes in the base of the reservoir looks to be blind drilled which seems a bit odd, the other goes straight through into the bore.... inside the cylinder is quite clean and rust free it was only the circlip groove that was rusted in. Ill get my magnifying glass out and have a closer look at those holes....
You need a wire from a wire brush to poke in the hole that you think is blind, as it is not a blind hole ;)
Did notice that your speedo has gained 5MPH ;):) thats just the camera angle, I havent removed either the needle or the faces..
Hi Rob,
You are doing beautiful job there, great see the progress.
Out of interest what method did you use to get the engine back in the frame? I have this to do soon and rather apprehensive of the job.
Cheers
Kevin
Hi Rob,
You are doing beautiful job there, great see the progress.
Out of interest what method did you use to get the engine back in the frame? I have this to do soon and rather apprehensive of the job.
Cheers
Kevin
Thanks :) !
regarding fitting the engine, I placed the engine on the floor (still in the engine frame as supplied by Nurse Julie) carefully laid it over onto the right side and propped with blocks of wood covered in an old towel. Be careful to avoid damaging the points cover or shaft if the cover is already removed... Then with the rocker breather cover removed carefully lower the frame onto the engine and fit the two bottom mounting spindles. I had the exhaust stubs removed also, but the sump was fitted... Its a 2-man job to ensure you don't damage the paint on the frame.. I also wrapped the frame tubes with old magazines to protect them.. Its then a 2-man job to lift the frame back upright and onto the stand.... that engine is a heavy lump..
Did you cure the paint on the engine Rob, if so how. ?
Looks good and coming along nicely though.
All that time spent will seem very worthwhile when you get out to ride it I think. It's great to see these stories of this era bike coming back into use.
Very good thread.
You may not think it's up to James' standard of restoration, but you have a good looking bike to enjoy the summer with. (That said, it's pi%*ing down here in Devon right now)It’s all relative and Hairy’s exactly right - at the end of the day you saved another 750 and have a superb bike to enjoy the summer on. Enjoy and be proud of your work. It’s bloody hard work restoring these 750’s...but very rewarding..
Haha cheers.... they always say you can’t polish a turd.... but you can roll it in glitter
Is it like mine and goes light again?Nope, mine stays constantly heavy, bloody makes my hand and wrist ache after not too many miles. I even have 3 little callus's on my hand and a blister...but I do have very small hands so I'm probably just having to grip the throttle so tight to twist it. Hasn't stopped me doing almost 2000 miles on it though 🙂🙂🙂