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75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
Pops400:
Once satiated, back to work...
Everything back off and had the usual struggles of everything being rusted, rounded or both... >:(
Got half way through getting the front end out, then found that the speedo drive retaining screw is completely, well, screwed!!! Wasn't comfortable getting the drill out on it, so back to that later. Decided to get to work getting the carbs out, so set Jess on WD40 duty, taught her the old "righty tighty..." and she got really stuck in.
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What an absolute bar-steward getting the damn things out, though! I think they were as surprised as us when they finally popped, judging by their faces. ??? ;D
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onethumb:
Another job done.
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Pops400:
Feeling buoyed that something had come off without disintegrating, (like actual progress was being made!) , Jess scored trophy 2. I let her separate the breather tube and cover from the cylinder head, which she very determinedly did all by herself, despite it being grimed in place tight fast.
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Pops400:
--- Quote from: onethumb on October 29, 2016, 12:03:05 PM ---Another job done.
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Yep, that was it for the day, Steve, but progress none the less.
Didn't get cause to attack anything with the grinder, for the first day since starting! Of course not, now I've got one...! ::) :-X ;D
Chris400F:
--- Quote from: Pops400 on October 29, 2016, 11:51:37 AM ---.... I want to stay inside the centre of the wheels front and back, ideally :
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Good to see progress, and Jess doing her bit too! Neither of mine (I have one of each) ever really showed any interest in things mechanical.
I thought I remembered, and going back to the first page of this thread confirmed it, that one of the design criteria (as specified by Jess) was a dual seat so she could come along for the ride. Might be a bit cosy to manage that within the centres of the wheels.
With the dual seat idea in mind, yours is an early model with the pillion footrests on the swinging arm. As replacing the frame with an F2 item is probably not really in the spirit of the project is it worth looking at fitting some loops on the frame for pillion footrests as on the later models? I think that would be a lot more comfortable for a passenger.
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