Project The Neglected Honda project...

Anyone know what torque setting should be on the LONG bolts (the ones right next to the cylinder head nuts, near where it describes 45nm for the nuts...?

Doesn't seem to be any setting for them, My guess is 45nm as well???

 

Well.. this is how my day went with the CBF. Unrehearsed, first attempt at start up...

 

It's sounds majorly beastie. People will hear you coming on this thing, that's for sure!

Final dry compression was 105 PSI after valve changeout & lap.
Intake clearances 0.11 (little tight but passable)
Exhaust 0.16

Final timing:



Pilot setting as per manual (2 1/4 turns out I believe).

Just some reference points for others.

 

So, test ride today. Was fun until I ran out of fuel whoops. Good thing still had a bit of reserve to get me home lol

So the shopping list, most of which are cosmetic are:

- Top cover for instrument cluster ($105 from honda)
- Rear brake shoes (will look into that)
- Sprocket cover (around $100 from honda)
- New handlebar (the donkey who owned this ground the bar off on either end, probably to try and shorten the grip a bit, but no wonder the instrument cluster doesn't fit. The grips are hanging halfway off either end too. Anyone got a bar lying around? May have a look at AUSFR to see if I can pick up a cheap replacement).

One thing I noticed is that when the bike is running I can't seem to get it into neutral... but when the bike is off it's really easy... did I miss something? Mucked around for a while but couldn't seem to improve it.

Also just for @Phil I did a bit of a resto on the exhaust, high heat paint. Matt silver, but makes an improvement and hides the rash a bit. Definitely not the original muffler, but as I'm not planning on keeping it - who cares. The new owner better not be an older gentlemen, this thing is loud.



Good wash and polish should see the rest of it come up OK. Here's what it looks like all back together:



And for the rev heads another video

 

Ok I'll have a look at that next, I thought I could adjust it out with the clutch cable but it's not improving... bit of tinkering will get it right I'm sure.

 

You must have copied and pasted that over 10 times in various threads grey, well done for the perseverance

I'll have a fiddle see what I can do, surely it's adjustment. It's just very fiddly and annoying adjustment!

 

lol fair enough I wasn't having a dig just saying I've seen you post that several places so you must get sick of it

Still to play, rear wheel is off at the moment as I'm doing the rear brake (shoe is all uneven and nasty) I'll let you know how I go.

And bit confused by the clutch/gearbox/exhaust valve comment?

 

Yes it does.

 

So... new rear brake shoe is in, cleaned up the chain, spocket cover is on, new handlebar (went 3rd gear, seems OK in general but a bit annoyed everything still spins on the bar a little even though it's all tightened up properly).

I've ordered the plastic top cover for the instruments from honda, that should be here by the weekend (that was an expensive piece of plastic grr).

The last remaining thing is the clutch. It's still weird and I don't know why. Bike is off, everything's fine. Bike is on, can get into first then can't change out of it. Rides ok, can scroll through the gears then, but not when stationary.

The gear lever is of simpler construction than others, this is where I left it:



I've been playing with the bolts on the other side but I still can't seem to get it. I'm starting to think I need to pop the clutch cover off and have a look at the return spring/worm gear mechanism on the lever itself. Really hope I don't have to do that...

 

Thanks. I feel a bit stupid as it seems the simplest thing, with all the other work I've done it's really trivial. I'll adjust it where I think it should be and give it a good run to see how she goes. Maybe because it sat for a couple of years the plates are a bit stuck together.

 

30km ride today. Loosened up a little, can get into neutral when clicking down from second now but still with a bit of difficulty. Rides pretty well but man is it slow compared to the fizzer. I wonder if it's losing power with that hugely loud exhaust or whether it's just the style of bike (it has 3 less cylinders I suppose!).

 

Tried it again this morning... easier again. Perhaps sitting overnight did something good. I think it's passable now, few more kms and hoping it will loosen up a bit more.

Another question for the masses. This bike has obviously been sitting out in the weather for a period of time so the seat is a bit perished. when I get on and off my clothes kinda "stick" to it. Any tips on how to rectify/clean/restore that? Have tried armor all which is my usual trick, have heard about WD40 (will try that next) or do you have to go to some sort of vinyl restoration product?

Cheers,