71 Indignant CB175 - Complete (w/ pics)!!!

Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Well, I didn't realize that VintageConnections was just 30 minutes from me = 2 day shipping.

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Now the fun begins.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Very clean build man. Love how you did all the electronics, very neat. Frame colour is awesome too! Looking forward to seeing it completed.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Thanks guys!

So I almost have the wiring done, and once I got everything straightened out and made sense of it, it's really not bad. However, I have run into a problem as I do not know how the front brake is wired. I have a feeling that something may go in the hole in front of the cable in the picture below, but beyond that I don't know how the front brake would trigger the light. Can anyone snap a photo of theirs or tell me how that works. I have the wire for it, but nothing else.

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Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Ok, I need a bumper switch...

http://www.hondatwins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10990

Bought one on ebay.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Uh oh, I'm starting to worry I might lose our little competition...
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

misteroddjob said:
Uh oh, I'm starting to worry I might lose our little competition...
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Looking at both of your builds, your competition with "SeekingZero" shouldn't stay only in the web! After finishing the bikes get together and enjoy them!Both of you have the most awesome builds I have seen on DTT so far!
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

SeekingZero said:
Ok, I need a bumper switch...

http://www.hondatwins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10990

Bought one on ebay.
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I just replaced mine. Easy to do and the part is cheap on eBay.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

I suppose its time for a little update. My wife has been out of town so I figured I would be able to speed up my progress...not so. I'm still not wanting to do much. Perhaps this weekend I can finally get ready to paint. I have done some little minor adjustments and this and that.

I got my missing pieces from Honda and finally got the rear brake hooked up and adjusted. I had to route the rod below the swingarm, instead of above like Viet has designed it for, since my brake arm can only mount in the down position.
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I also got the front brake, speedo, and tach cables installed and routed. The front brake is also adjusted initially.

The kickstand I snagged on Ebay for a mere $19 came last week and I got it cleaned up then painted it.
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And the mufflers finally came. Does anyone have any insight into how to get them to sealed to the pipes well since the intake ends on the mufflers have a larger diameter than the pipes?
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I also have another issue with the clutch. I cannot get the clutch pull arm to engage on the rod. The arm just moves up and down and does nothing... Did I miss something when installing or did I not put it back together right. Mind you, the bottom end was never touched, only the side case.
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Wiring still in progress but almost finished! Thanks for looking!
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

SeekingZero said:
I also have another issue with the clutch. I cannot get the clutch pull arm to engage on the rod. The arm just moves up and down and does nothing... Did I miss something when installing or did I not put it back together right. Mind you, the bottom end was never touched, only the side case.

Wiring still in progress but almost finished! Thanks for looking!
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I've never had a Honda, but I had a Suzuki GS450 which I think used a similar clutch actuating mechanism. There was a cylindrical ramp on the sidecover that would push the rod into the case as the mechanism rotated.
I think you might be missing a part.

And the wiring is almost done?! Damn that was quick for something you hate doing.
 
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On these little Honda's, its a worm gear that is rotated and pushes the clutch rod in. However, no matter how I adjust it, there isn't enough pull distance on the lever to disengage the clutch...
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Have you tried looking at online parts diagrams to see of you have all the parts assembled correctly?
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Ya, everything is there, ball bearing included. I friend mentioned that the clutch plates may be stuck and I might have to take off the right side cover and make sure everything is free moving on that side. Or put it on its wheels and rock it.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Well I haven't gotten a chance today to mess with the clutch further...but I did get a lot done. Let me start with the bonehead thing I did Friday...

I was messing around with the rear brake, trying to get it installed correctly. I had the brake arm on the hub pointing down and in that capacity the rod was "pushing", since I had to have the rearset lever arm pointing down as well. Since it needed to "pull" I had to remove the hub and rotate the shaft so that I could mount the arm upward, and in turn put the rearset lever arm back up. Did that, and everything was fine until this.
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My brake rod didn't come with a "straight" bend in it. So what do I do, I put it in my vise and tried to bend it...
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...and snapped the threads off. But all was not lost. I got a hold of a friend that I had met with a machine shop. Went over there this morning and we were able to drill out the rod and thread in a identically threaded bolt.
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I also had him machine a couple small parts for me as well. The final result is a fully functional rear brake assembly.
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If anyone remembers, this is the same guy that I had meet at the local Ducati Bike Night a while back. He rides a '66 Ducati 250. So I must give a intermission for some snapshots of his gorgeous bike.
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He has made a very high percentage of this bike himself, from the triple tree to the rearsets, completely by hand. And what an exceptionally stunning bike. The tank and tail are carbon fiber, that he formed and made!
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Ok, so back to the work today. The shifter linkage is all set up.
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And finally...drum roll please....I finished the wiring.
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I'll get it installed on the bike sometime this week.

Thanks for looking!
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Finally A Roller!

Awesome bike - Where'd you get the rearsets? And did they include the linkages?
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Wiring & Linkage Done!

Wow, nice work on that wiring harness. I am at a similar stage on my 175 and I am quickly realizing that the stock harness is a bit generous in places. I may have to steal that idea.
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Wiring & Linkage Done!

Nice job on the harness.
Did you eliminate a lot of unnecessary wires in the process?
I see an inline fuse, did you go with the Eastern Beaver fusebox?
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Seat Mounted!

SeekingZero said:
Like a dummy, I put the grip on the throttle tube before I cut it, so I am just going to make the protruding part black. Or figure something else out.
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If you didn't get this sorted out yet, the easiest way to get the grip off is with some compressed air. Just stick the nozzle between the grip and the throttle tube and it will balloon the grip up and slide right off.

Josh
 
Re: 71 Indignant CB175 - Wiring & Linkage Done!

Thanks guys.

misteroddjob said:
Nice job on the harness.
Did you eliminate a lot of unnecessary wires in the process?
I see an inline fuse, did you go with the Eastern Beaver fusebox?
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I didn't eliminate many wires simply because I have eliminated any stock functions on the bike. What rebuilding this harness allowed me to do was clean up bad wires, piss poor hack job solder and crimp connections, remove all the nasty electrical tape, and consolidate grounds. I did have to run an additional hot wire throughout for the turn markers to stay on since they are dual filament.

I didn't get a fusebox since at the end of the day nothing needed to be fused. I was just trying to come up with a way to simplify wiring multiple connections into one wire. The inline fuse is for the power from the battery, standard 15A I believe.
 
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