Another Newbie

[Robindevon]

Hi all
Just to introduce myself.  I have a CB750 4 K4 engine in a K2 frame (I think).  Its been stood in a barn for 30 odd years so needs a lot of TLC.  My first of many questions is apart from this great forum for information what (real) book would you recommend for information on restoration etc.  Your comments would be appreciated [ Guests cannot view attachments ] . Cheers

[SteveD CB500K0]

Welcome.

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[Robindevon]

Thanks Steve I will try again with the attachment

[Sifu]

Welcome

[Robindevon]

Hopefully photo attached.  As you can see its in an "cafe racer style" though in its present condition it won't be racing anywhere.  It has twin disc conversion, both calipers seized.  Borrani Ali rims. Engine does run.  Speedo says 24.8K miles.
Cheers

[andy120t]

That looks really nice!

[SteveD CB500K0]

Ace bars, TwoFour seat and a plastic front mudguard.
We all did that!

We didn’t all manage a twin disk conversion though.


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[Bryanj]

Unsiezing calipers is easy with grease gun method! Welcome

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Looks a tidy bike, seized callipers can be fixed, if you use the search facility you will soon sort it without damage.

Welcome to the forum.

[Robindevon]

Thanks for the welcome and comments. Am starting on the front end first and see what occurs ! I know I'll have questions as I go along. Is David Silver the goto for parts ? Cheers Rob

[Athame57]

Welcome here Robin
Good luck with your endeavour's and you are in a great place for expert advice and friendship with the like minded. 

[Bryanj]

Silvers not necessarily post what you need and advice will be given, like caliper piston use stainless from honda classics

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

On my first Honda build I started with DS as I did not know about things like good quality bearings can be sourced cheaper elsewhere. I have found Pyramid Parts sell decent front suspension seals etc. It's usually worth spending some time searching ebay and asking for alternative sources on here for specific parts.
As Bryan has said some parts can be sourced from lots of alternative places.
We aslo have member Nurse Julie here who sells a variety of parts and is a site sponsor.

[neat street]

Welcome, great forum with tips and tricks to help with thiose awkward bits, and a great surce for information on buying ssome hard to get (or impossible) items. best forum out there without hessitation.

[Johnny4428]

Hi Robin and welcome to the forum, never a dull moment on here!😜