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New (to me!) '77 CB400F - US model
mattsz:
Thanks taysidedragon - I'm mostly just embarrassed by how flaky I'm being about all this. But it's been a crazy, stressful year and my moto interests have taken a distant back seat.
I'm not sure how I'd straighten that shift lever's twist - a replacement may just be a few dollars away...
https://4into1.com/gear-shift-lever-short-cb-cl-sl-xl100-125-200-250-350-500-cb500-550-650-750/
taysidedragon:
If that lever is cheap I would buy it, otherwise fix the old one. A bit of heat and a vice should straighten it, fit a new rubber and it's done. 🔧👍
mattsz:
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on July 24, 2019, 11:17:26 AM ---If that lever is cheap I would buy it, otherwise fix the old one. A bit of heat and a vice should straighten it, fit a new rubber and it's done. 🔧👍
--- End quote ---
It's "only" US$12 (plus shipping, but I was thinking of buying new brake hoses from them anyway). But, as I'm already going to be working on the side stand with heat and a vise (and probably plenty of vice, too ;) ), I might as well try the shift lever, too. Worst case, I destroy it and I'm buying the new one anyway...
mattsz:
My ignorance rears its ugly head yet again: regarding using heat to straighten the bent steel side stand and shift lever - should I quench the heated area once I’m done working it to cool it quickly, or should I let it cool down in the air, in its own time?
Moorey:
I wouldn't quench as it could make it brittle depending on the steel. The worst that will happen with normalizing is it will slowly bend again over time as it has done now..
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