Simon46 1978 CB750K American project

[Simon46]

The shopping list begins
2 fork seals or seal mate?
Carb float bowl and o rings kit X4
Exhaust spacer lhs fabricated so centre stand doesn't rub on chain
Tail light lens
Fuel tank acid washed 1992 fuel varnish
Fuel tap (leaking out of tap lever face when on)
3.50-19 period tyre (cracked) and inner tube
120/90 period tyre (cracked) and inner tube
Front brake hose complete (cracked)
Rechrome RHS exhaust. Chrome fell off clean metal underneath
Shares in DS.


Getting carbs and engine running right before I tackle the rest


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[Simon46]

http://imgur.com/MABs6yP

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[Moorey]

Linky no worky.

[Simon46]

Trying again with public selected. Sorry new to this
https://i.imgur.com/RLOHBBI.jpg

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[Moorey]

That looks to be in decent nick.

[Seabeowner]

I've done two 550 imports that were sort of running and sort of complete. One had 20k and one 30k and had a life of riley in the thin air of the USA. I spent about 1.2 times what the bikes cost me just to get them satisfactory and on the road.
You've got the tank and I presume the side panels, so maybe not much to search for from the look of it.
Good luck Simon

[Simon46]

Side panels pulling them they cracked. Stuck in grommets Pissed

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[Simon46]

Tank is in dixon radiator repairs at the moment. Hopefully it comes out intact. Budget on this is 500. 170 already spent. My dt 175mx build took 2200 out my pocket. My  87 XT600 stands at 200 quid. Both on road. No stranger to basket cases!

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[Simon46]

Cracks in rubber.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for a front brake hose. Is non period braided a no no? Switch is in handlebar so one piece hose from master to slave.
Also need tyres front and back. What would you recommend?

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[hairygit]

It's your bike, and unless you're planning a museum quality restoration, which with your budget I'm assuming not, by all means use modern braided brake hoses. If you're worried they may look too modern, you can buy them with black (or about 10 other colours!) plastic sheathing over the top of the braiding, so it would look like standard hose until you got close up to it.

[Simon46]

Thanks HG. I've emailed DS part obsolete not in stock. Going to take it to Stockport hydraulics to see if they can do it in braided. Mines just not 2 pieces which I can get off ebay. Will report back on outcome.
Not sure the budget will stay under target for this build (again)

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[Simon46]

Ah brand new batt drops from 11.8 (yes it's rundown with all the starting) to 11.3 when idling. More digging. Am searching the threads now.

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[Simon46]

Preliminary testing  from the 3 yellow wires from the stator shows no reading from one to any others. However wiggle the wire where it goes into the engine and a reading briefly shows.
Field coil OK at 7 ohms.

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[hairygit]

Obviously a break in the wires then, replacement wires being the easiest option.

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[Simon46]

Honda parts seem to be more readily available than the yams. Will look into loom. Thanks HG

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