Recent content by Honest Don

They're off a mid-90's fatboy I think. Harley guys pretty much give the stock stuff away for free ;)

Found a new seat, courtesy of Roc City. Those guys make some nice stuff!

Re: Ichiban Moto : Yamaha 500 cafe racer build The drill cracks me up every time!

Thanks! And yeah, he needs a helmet. No point in getting one now as its too cold out for him and he'd probably outgrow it before next season anyway.

I'm fairly comfortably with drag bars and "wrong" rearsets. Maybe I'm just used to them?

Also, this may help: http://www.hondatwins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12231

Just to clarify, if the bolts are a little loose on the endcaps, the cam will turn as expected? And if they're torqued down, the cam binds up?

Have a pic?

The adjustment screws for setting valve lash. If they're not positioned correctly, the cams can bind when the covers are screwed in place. Wiggle the rocker arm and adjust the screw until it's at its loosest point.

Are the lash eccentrics backed off? You're talking about the side covers that have the cam bushings in them, correct?

I have a few other projects as well 2000 Pontiac 1987 DIY Turbo/Megasquirt Fiero project: 1977 Toyota Landcruiser (under construction): And to afford all this old junk, I work on these:

It's a neat bike. I believe its an 80 kz440

I'm Don from Omaha and I have a couple of old Honda 450's. I used to be on the ton-up board, but it appears to have tapered off as of late. The blue one is a 1972 CL model that I've had for about 15 years. It's more or less been pieced together out of 3-5 bikes, but its still my favorite...

MAX!