"Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

[Texasstar]

Woohoo! Sounds and looks great! Congrats!
With a gp start like that you are ready for the races!

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[1sttimer]

Woohoo! Sounds and looks great! Congrats!
With a gp start like that you are ready for the races!

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Thanks Tex! I have some tuning to do and I'm sure I'll need you guys' help for that. I'm going to give this procedure a shot tonight and see what comes of it. As of right now, the bike pulls through all the gears and really doesnt studder much after I get the bike off idle. Right off idle it hesitates a bit until I get to about 3000, but it pulls hard after that.

Seems like this procedure will address some of that.

 

[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Thanks Tex! I have some tuning to do and I'm sure I'll need you guys' help for that. I'm going to give this procedure a shot tonight and see what comes of it. As of right now, the bike pulls through all the gears and really doesnt studder much after I get the bike off idle. Right off idle it hesitates a bit until I get to about 3000, but it pulls hard after that.

Seems like this procedure will address some of that.

pull your plugs and check them to make sure they are NOT white post a pix


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[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Before you fire up next time loosen tappet covers start the bike and remove one cover at a time and make sure you are getting oil to the top of the motor


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Before you fire up next time loosen tappet covers start the bike and remove one cover at a time and make sure you are getting oil to the top of the motor


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Ok I'll do it that way. After I got back from up the block I took two off at a diagonal to one another and I'm getting oil at two at least. I'll try that method too.

 

[1sttimer]

I'm in CREO 2 training for work right now. Our model for this morning was a Harley connecting rod. I thought I did OK. Looks pretty good IMO for a first shot.

 

[Sonreir]

Damn... I need to learn how to do CADD.

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

We have a SLA at work too. It's full up with prototype queues but maybe when it frees up a bit I can convince our prototype guy to grow me a few 'government jobs' as he calls them.

 

[xb33bsa]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

pull your plugs and check them to make sure they are NOT white post a pix


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actually the porcelan should be white no color to speak of
on a new plug
we don't want to confuse him

 

[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

actually the porcelan should be white no color to speak of
on a new plug
we don't want to confuse him

lol this is what WE are saying BSA u r funny


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

actually the porcelan should be white no color to speak of
on a new plug
we don't want to confuse him

Yea yea yea laugh it up.

 

[xb33bsa]

here is the plug out of a perfect running honda twin(my sl350)
granted this plug is about a shade or 2 lighter than it would be on a full throttle chop as coming back to the barn is 1/2 to 7/8 throttle
but you want VERY little color on the porcelan,white is best

 

[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

here is the plug out of a perfect running honda twin(my sl350)
granted this plug is about a shade or 2 lighter than it would be on a full throttle chop as coming back to the barn is 1/2 to 7/8 throttle
but you want VERY little color on the porcelan,white is best

the plug looks like it has the perfect copper tone tan '


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[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Yea yea yea laugh it up.

yea but who knows cad in this string


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

yea but who knows cad in this string


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Ah it's all theoretical until you CNC or injection mold it a part. That's why I'm so amazed by Devins skill over at Cognito.

 

[Cafe Mike]

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yea but who knows cad in this string


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I was asked today if I know cad. I said if you mean cardboard aided design.... Yes I do

 

[1sttimer]

Well I just got back from putting my first 5 miles on the clock. I kept the RPM's FAIRLY low but had a freaking blast. After the shakedown, I thought I would share my thoughts from a first builder's perspective.


You can call these my lessons learned...

[list type=decimal]
[*]I learned that I will NEVER take my bike to get worked on without trying it myself first. The worst that could happen is that I break something and have to replace it. And let's face it, we've already sunk enough cash to pay Secretariat's stud fee so why not try something yourself? It's just a tad more dough, worst case.
[*]I will never, ever ever paint my effing engine again. Raw is pretty. I wish I could go back now, just take the whole thing out of the frame a spray it down with aircraft. But I'm having too much fun riding for that
[*]Lemon juice takes the gas smell out of your hands. Period.
[*]People love cafe racers, even if they have no idea what the history is or what they stand for. I don't typically get turned heads with my 1991 Jeep XJ. But boy do they turn heads for a custom motorcycle!
[*]I'm not sure I could explain the feeling of starting that thing for the first time. I felt like I was writing a computer program. There were too many variables that had to come together perfectly for that thing to fire up. But for some reason it did, and I'm grateful for the help getting it to that point.
[*]POWDERCOAT EVERYTHING. Take the time to do it right. I tried to skimp on a few things and those are the few things I'm going to fix first after I get her shaken out.
[*]I've noticed that some of the primary objectives I have now for this bike are getting it solid and firm...a daily rider I can trust to get me where I'm going. I have to admit, I got caught up in the aesthetics for a bit, but learned the hard way that that stuff fades. Piston rings do too but it takes much much longer than paint to start fading (in some cases)
[*]Put some more freaking padding on the seat than you think you'll need. Goodness my butt bone is going to be sore.
[*]and last but definitely not least, thank your DTT friends daily. The only reason they are helping you is because they sincerely enjoy the sport and are trying to share their life's passion. They know their stuff. Do what they say.[/li]

• Oh and I almost forgot, read between XB's lines

Thanks much for getting me here guys. Hang tight for some more carb questions soon

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Before you fire up next time loosen tappet covers start the bike and remove one cover at a time and make sure you are getting oil to the top of the motor


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I'm not sure if I read this wrong, but it's a good thing I didn't run it long. Oil went freaking everywhere. Like projectile vomit style.

I'm definitely getting oil up there. I checked one tappet cover the hard way, shut it off and checked the others immediately after. Oil at all 4 corners and wet.

 

[Cafe Mike]

I'm so happy for you!
Congratulations, the bike looks awesome.
You should be very proud of yourself.
We basically had a shared experience. We both got up and running

 

[Soltesjoey350]

Awesome! May you have many years of enjoyment on the bike!

Joey