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Well I picked up a 1973 Honda CB175 yesterday as a barn find. It has been parked since 83, or that was the last time it was registered. I have big plans to do a complete tear down, free up the motor and rebuild it, fresh paint on the entire bike, and hopefully have her done sometime before next summer. Lots of work, but I think I have the ability and the time to transform this bike. Big project for sure and plan to learn ALOT over next few months as I complete this bike.
Anyways here is the bike, missing a few parts, but I have already started to source what I need.
Well while Im waiting for room to unload and store the bike for tear down I located the first part I needed. A shift lever. I found the proper one on ebay and ordered it, it should be here in the next few days. Once I have that I can work on using the transmission to my benefit and slowly start breaking the rust loose inside the cylinder.
Looks like you've got your work cut out for ya. I had good luck freeing up the pistons on the XL with a 50/50 mix of acetone/ATF. Took about a week to penetrate, plus i shot a bunch of PB blaster in there beforehand.
Looks like you've got your work cut out for ya. I had good luck freeing up the pistons on the XL with a 50/50 mix of acetone/ATF. Took about a week to penetrate, plus i shot a bunch of PB blaster in there beforehand.
Why the acetone? Ive never heard of that one. I heard brake fluid works well for penetration as well. I was gonna just fill the cylinders with MMO and let it sit for a few weeks while occasionally topping it off. I really need to drain the oil out as well, maybe fill the case with MMO. Not sure if that would be a good idea or not
The first part of the project arrived today. I got the shift lever so hopefully I can get it in gear and work on getting the motor freed up. Going to start the tear-down tomorrow and get the jugs filled up with ATF/Acetone per Adventurco's advice
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