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1976 CB500K2...
ST1100:
Well, my friend finally rolled his z750 off the platform, so I placed the K2 on it to get some real work done... (hate having to crawl on the floor...)
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Bottom of engine shows seepage...
Possible the outdrive seal, maybe also the oil-filter housing, will deal with that later when dropping the engine out.
Fork bottoms are in not so good conditions, especially the RH shows severe lateral clearance...
The wheel moves so far, that when pushing the bike around with fully tilted steering, the rotor seizes in the calliper... :-\
Any way to overhaul those forks? Like getting them milled out, cold-shrink a stainless steel pipe into them and having that honed to factory specs?
Tips appreciated (will have to use an other front end anyway, but still need the repair option)
Placement of electrical connectors, respectively the shell for the fuse box seems out of place; will have to search for pics showing the proper setup,
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Fastening point for the seat lock base is cracked and in need of fixing, will have to brake out the electric welding kit for other minor repairs anyway.
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ST1100:
Anyone knows what that welding spot/mark origins from?
K2 frame:
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K1 frame:
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spare frame:
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Too far forward to having been the helmet holder...
BTW: did all bikes/years have those? How to recreate best?
ST1100:
Keyster bolt-sets and rep-kits arrived; also thanx to Honda Classic Restoration Services for providing the brilliant tool-set.
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On such old, neglected rigs carb restoration isn't a plug and play job...
Ended up with taking the two best looking banks apart; at times quite a challenge...
Float axles stuck, took a while of gently tapping them back and forth till they finally broke loose and slipped out.
Tip of a slow jet broke off in the housing while unscrewing, managed to drill the remains out with a 2mm bit.
In one Keihin the slide was completely gummed up, wouldn't bulge, wouldn't move for even one millimetre.
Took me a while, but eventually managed to get it out without braking things.
Pre-cleaned all in my small parts cleaner (the Chinese steel tank thingie with circulation pump for €35,- comes quite handy...), then took all the bits and pieces home, to...
...well, currently am I running a dishwasher load full of carbs ;D
Once everything is neat and dry I'll throw together one working carb set, to see if the engine will fire and run, and to warm it up for a first proper oil-change.
royhall:
How did the carbs come out after the dishwasher. Did that with mine and the alloy was almost black afterwards. Had to have them vapour blasted to get the shine back. Probably should have run it without detergent?
ST1100:
--- Quote from: royhall on January 01, 2016, 11:02:23 AM ---How did the carbs come out after the dishwasher.
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Not a blind believer of instructions given by the industry/marketing, I generally use only 1/2 a tab ;D
So no discolouration, the dark grey carb bodies got evenly dull, the (chromed or painted now? ;) ) top covers and bowls clean and degreased on the outside, but kept all nicks and scratches, so will require some polishing later on.
The base plate, rod, belly-crank and linkages turned out really nice, would have taken a lot of time and efforts to get them this Q-tip clean by hand.
The dried up goo and crusts in the chambers did not go away, but I didn't expected that; will have to detail that manually with throttle body cleaner this afternoon.
The parts did loose the stench and remains of the petroleum based engine cleaner, nicely degreased with the 70°C cycle, of course are all shafts and joints now in need of disassembly for lubrication, as done during any full overhaul anyway.
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