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Painting Crankcases
MarkCR750:
--- Quote from: Mr_Sheene on November 20, 2017, 03:52:17 PM ---I don't know why that didn't work before but it did this time, thanks. I have many hours of happy reading ahead of me. If you think that I'm not very good at this, you'd be correct but I can only get better. On the other hand, I may forget what I did and have to go back to lurking. Can I have my status changed to incompetent?
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Hey, hey, hey!, if anyone is getting their status changed to incompetent that’ll be me thank you very much!
Welcome Mr Sheene 👍
Mr_Sheene:
Sorry about the delay, I went for coffee. There is a picture of the bike in 'Gallery'. I put it there the other day when I was trying to learn how to use the site. Without boring you, I bought the bike to cheer myself up. I went with a couple of friends to Swansea to collect it and it came down like stair-rods all day. As a result, I didn't test ride it. Mistake? The vendor appeared to be a nice bloke and gave the offer of leaving it, if I wasn't happy but I think he was more optimistic than talented. He started the bike easily and it sounded okay, so I took it home. A few days later, I put fresh fuel in it and went for a ride. It was difficult to start and sounded like a bag of nails but I thought that I would take it easy until it warmed up. I have only ever ridden one other bike that explained the term 'wooden brakes' and that was a Harley. After 500 yards I decided that this was the second, so I took it home. I have a friend who is an experienced motorcycle mechanic and we went over the bike together. He was happier than me. When I looked at the carbs, one of them had a cracked housing where the main jet had been cross threaded. The repair was a jubilee clip to close the crack. I couldn't understand why the clips holding the upper of the fork bellows was not sitting correctly, until I realised that the bellows were on upside down. When I tried the kick-start, it wouldn't return without help. Do you get the picture? I can fix the bellows and strip the brakes in my sleep but I have never stripped an engine more complicated than a 'British Twin'. Bill will help me. The vendor gave me a list of parts that he had used to build the engine and there doesn't appear to be much that may need replacing. As I want to keep the original engine/frame combination, I decided that it would be best to re-build the engine. I have just read an account by Trigger on cleaning the cases and may become a lurker again!
mike the bike:
Never heard of ice blasting, I've just googled it. Most intriguing I must say.
royhall:
I think these Honda's are easier to build than a British twin. I'm doing a Triumph twin right now and they are fit where it touches quality. Honda's are so well made they almost put themselves together. With a bit of help on here you will manage just fine.
RGP750:
Yes Roy i agree, Easier than a British bike to rebuild.
Just do it bit by bit.
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