Honda-SOHC

Fork legs have now both been polished,picture is one done one not.

Forks have been reassembled and are being dropped off to Maxton ar the weekend to have all new internals and springs fitted to bring them up to current suspension standards as possible.


Collected my new Excel Takasago flanged wheels with stanless spokes from the wheel builder this morning and very nice they are to.

A little more progress.
The front and rear hubs and brake plate have all been cleared with a matt clear coat to give them some protection and then all the new bearing where installed.I dropped the hubs off to the wheel builder 2 weeks ago(should have them back next week)to have the new excel valanced rims and stainless spokes fitted.
The engine has been stripped and vapour blasted and awaits me to take it to the painter once I get the head back.


I've had the fork legs back today from Philppot and they have made a first class job.
Before


After


I've finished my mudguard/engine splash guard(not finished in the photo)and its trimmed sanded and ready for the finished coating.Made from a sheet of 2mm ally and bent to fit.


Frame has now had all the welding done and just need all the prep work to be finished before powder coating.

Yes standard sizeswhere 3.35 F and 3.50 rear.
As they do metric and imperial front with the imperial being slightly wider and only metric in the rear would I be better using both metric or doesn't it really matter?

I've got the old one out and test fitted the new.
The small pin with the slot cut into it didn't seem enough to hold it in which is why I wasn't sure.

Morning chaps I have a few questions for the collective knowledge.
I'll apologise now because I know they have for the most part been covered a thousand times but I just need to make sure I've got them right in my tiny brain.

I'm just looking to buy a new set of Avon Roadriders for the new wheels I'm having built,but need clarification on the sizes.The front is obviously a 3.25x19 but I can't find an old style measurement for the rear.Is the 110x90x18 the best to go for the nearest match?

I've been looking for a new chain and sprocket.The stock is obviously a non o-ring 530 and but I would like to fit an o-ring chain.I have read that the 525 o-ring is to wide and saws into the caseing,does anyone know if a 520 o-ring would do the same or would it be ok.

The sprocket nuts have the security tabs to stop them coming loose but are these really necessary,I've never seen these on any modern bikes.I was thinking of changing the nuts to nylocs do you think this would be ok or is there some quirck on the early bikes that would cause them to spin off?

I haven't modified it but it's a US import so it may be different.

The second question for those that have done this before whats the easyest way of removing the paint that manufactures use on crank cases.

I haven't done it yet but I'm getting mine vapour blasted.