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Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
JamesH:
Roy - what's the latest on the K5 rebuild? Hope you're well..
royhall:
Sorry I haven't been keeping the thread going recently I have been a bit unwell for the past 6 months or so. I won't bore you with the medical details. There has been progress on the 750 and it's definitely not an abandoned project.
Another issue is my PC decided to die at the worst possible moment so I have just built a new machine and hopefully it will be up and running in about a week from now. I considered getting up to date on my phone but realised it was just too difficult.
I don't think there will be much progress now until the weather gets warmer due to my medical issue, but as soon as the new PC is up and running I will update the thread to where I'm actually at.
Thanks for your concern James.
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JamesH:
--- Quote from: royhall on December 14, 2022, 01:54:20 PM ---Sorry I haven't been keeping the thread going recently I have been a bit unwell for the past 6 months or so. I won't bore you with the medical details. There has been progress on the 750 and it's definitely not an abandoned project.
Another issue is my PC decided to die at the worst possible moment so I have just built a new machine and hopefully it will be up and running in about a week. I considered getting up to date on my phone but realised it was just too difficult.
I don't think there will be much progress now until the weather gets warmer due to myedical issue, but as soon as the new PC is up and running I will update the thread to where I'm actually at.
Thanks for your concern James.
Sent from my Pixel 7 Pro using Tapatalk
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Glad you're on the mend Roy and look forward to progress updates as and when. If you need any help with anything just drop me a Pm. James.
royhall:
Morning all. Sorry this update has been so long coming, I will try to get it up to date as soon as I can. The new computer is now up and working well, the only hold up was trying to find a security chip to install Windows 11. I know there's a software workaround but I wanted to do it right as usual.
On the last post I was waiting for a friend to call to get the engine back into the frame. That went well without any problems. I used the tried and tested method of laying the engine down on it's side and lowering the frame over it. The worst part is getting the engine onto the floor, crikey those things weigh a bit. Sorry there's no pictures of this but it was a bit hard holding the frame and a camera.
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As you can see in the photo's, anything that could be fitted after the engine was in the frame was left off. An attempt to keep the weight down for lifting. It was a surprisingly tight fit in the frame with almost zero wriggle room, not something I would like to try on my own. Next up I started fitting some of the engines bolt on bits like the exhaust sleeves using new gasket rings and NOS screws to replace the ones I had to drill out earlier.
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I then had a change of direction and decided to get the swingarm sorted. The bushes were completely shot so I ordered a pair of one piece Phospher Bronze items of Nurse Julie (thanks). These simplify the process somewhat as it's a one piece part. The old bushes were quite easy to remove by carefully cutting along there length with a hacksaw then knocking them out with a drift. I also replaced the shock mount rubber bushes with NOS as the others were pressed out prior to powder coating.
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Around that time my chroming came back from the guy who for various reasons can't be named on open forum (sorry). It looks like a very nice job considering the crap that I sent him, and all for £375. He even made a good job of the dented ignition cover (worth it's weight in gold). If you check the earlier post where I was sending the chroming out you can see the cover is close to a write off. Impressive.
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I am a way off needing the chrome bits yet but it is good to know that it's back and a good job. Next thing to do is to continue collating the receipts and getting them all into a file. Not sure at this point how much I have spent on this project, but I have a feeling it's more than I will be comfortable with. More soon.
Matt_Harrington:
The chrome work looks very good especially at that price.
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