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CB500K1. Cafe Racer to Original...sort of!
AndyH:
Finalised the wiring connections Yesterday. Fitted the headlight and battery then carried out a couple of continuity checks.
When I turned on the ignition, lo and behold I had the neutral and oil pressure lamps come up!
No nasty burnt insulation smells either.
Tested headlight, park lights, blinkers and rear brake light...all good.
When I bleed the front brake I'll test that brake light.
Have mostly filled the tank, and run a couple of hoses down to a clear bucket to see if I've solved the petcock leak (screws leaking past the fibre washers).
UPDATE: No leaking! So I've decided to change the fuel lines to the carbs....that was a challenge, but thanks to various threads on this forum I was able to do the business without too much drama. As many have said, this resto business is a case of patience and beers, patience and beers....in my case, patience and red wine! ;D
Tomorrow I'll refit the tank, connect the (new) fuel lines and press the "Start" button! ;)
AndyH:
We have a heartbeat! ;D
I mucked about a bit with the clutch cable as I wasn't happy with its routing. After sorting that out, and fitting the fuel hoses to the tank I carried out a visual inspection to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything. All good, so I turned the petcock "on" and went back inside for a coffee. Suitably charged with caffeine ( ;D) I returned to the shed and turned the ignition key on and pressed the start button for just a few seconds to ensure that the starter motor would actually work! It did, so I pressed the button for a few seconds more and she spluttered into life, then stalled. I then realised I hadn't applied any choke ( :-[). After a few more tries, things settled down and I was able to turn the choke off and enjoy a nice idle burble.
Happy? You betcha!! ;) Just need to finalise the tacho and sidecovers, check a few things like carbs for sync etc., confirm correct battery charging.... then time to ride! :)
MarkCR750:
Great moment when they fire up, congrats 👍.
AndyH:
Thanks Mark. :D
AndyH:
While setting up a float bowl swap between #1 and #2 carbs to isolate an annoying leak in #2, I took the LHS crankcase cover off to more easily remove the bowls (clutch cable in the way).
Pleasingly, there's no sign of any oil leaks from the various seals, and the clutch push rod is still in one piece! 8)
I also took the opportunity to give the neutral switch components a clean up, as I was experiencing the odd time when the indicator didn't indicate!
Now to wait to see if the overflow leak problem has swapped to #1 carb, stayed on #2 carb or gone away. ::)
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