"Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

When I take the rotor off, and try to torque it back when I put it back on, it's going to be out of time right? Unless I am accurate in how I put it back on? Guess I can make a mark somewhere to match it back up.

 

[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

When I take the rotor off, and try to torque it back when I put it back on, it's going to be out of time right? Unless I am accurate in how I put it back on? Guess I can make a mark somewhere to match it back up.

no there is a locator pin


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

How might I keep the rotor from spinning while I try to get that nut off? Without an impact wrench mind you

 

[wahvtec]

starter chain and a vice? Since you wont be using it anymore.

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

Ah crap. Looks like unless the engine is in the bike where I could apply the rear brake, impact gun it is.

 

[xb33bsa]

if you have the clutch cover off a rag in the primary gear teeth or just wind up and smack the wrench hard with a rubber mallet it is only a 8mm thrd should pop lose thisaway

 

[teazer]

I'd use a FBH instead of a wimpy mallet but be careful what you hit. Only the wrench please - not fingers or cases.

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

I'd use a FBH instead of a wimpy mallet but be careful what you hit. Only the wrench please - not fingers or cases.

I'll do my best there

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

if you have the clutch cover off a rag in the primary gear teeth or just wind up and smack the wrench hard with a rubber mallet it is only a 8mm thrd should pop lose thisaway

Smart. I'll get that cover off.

 

[cxman]

fbh will do it but if you cant for some reason

i have a electric impact and adapters you can borrow or bring the motor over here

 

[Texasstar]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

You can always ask for a little help http://youtu.be/MO1jjOSkpms


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

fbh will do it but if you cant for some reason

i have a electric impact and adapters you can borrow or bring the motor over here

I was looking at those electric ones Murray! (Meanwhile saving up for a compressor among other things )

Thanks for offering that!

 

[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

You can always ask for a little help http://youtu.be/MO1jjOSkpms


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Wow that was a close miss...

 

[Texasstar]

Wow that was a close miss...

zeke said to me...I am not holding that...just a little video on how NOT to do things...we used a tractor, cheater bar and strap to get the flywheel bolt loose on my wife's minivan...lol. We used a cheater bar, crow bar in the stator with the cover off to get that little bolt loose on the 175 out of the bike. Zeke said to me..."one day dad I am going to have the right tools." My buddy Benjamin always takes Macgyver one step further by saying "we can make a tool for that"


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[1sttimer]

Re: "Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

zeke said to me...I am not holding that...just a little video on how NOT to do things...we used a tractor, cheater bar and strap to get the flywheel bolt loose on my wife's minivan...lol. We used a cheater bar, crow bar in the stator with the cover off to get that little bolt loose on the 175 out of the bike. Zeke said to me..."one day dad I am going to have the right tools." My buddy Benjamin always takes Macgyver one step further by saying "we can make a tool for that"


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Haha I think I saw the tractor video!

 

[teazer]

Tex,
Please don't repeat that. It is so easy to miss and remove body parts. Nothing is worth that. I know you know that, I'm just saying'....

 

[1sttimer]

I'm thinking of creative ways to get me more clearance away from that freaking C-rail downpillar on my frame so I can use a velocity stack and filter more easily. What do you guys think about this? I modeled up my carb insulator flange (the plastic one) that goes between the carb adapter and the head and angled it. Basically just made it an inclined plane that would then angle my carb outward more. Would this impact performance at all? The inlet is still straight through so there is no blockage of the flow, no change at all.

 

[acm177]

That will work great. I made some spacers out of phenolic material which gave me a bit more length for my PE24's.
No problems so far.

 

[xb33bsa]

I'm thinking of creative ways to get me more clearance away from that freaking C-rail downpillar on my frame so I can use a velocity stack and filter more easily. What do you guys think about this? I modeled up my carb insulator flange (the plastic one) that goes between the carb adapter and the head and angled it. Basically just made it an inclined plane that would then angle my carb outward more. Would this impact performance at all? The inlet is still straight through so there is no blockage of the flow, no change at all.

that is a great method and no it won't hurt perf as long as it is still a decent smooth transition through hole
some alighning warshers would be a right tits thing fer the app as well

 

[1sttimer]

Just realized that I'll have to drill some angled holes through the engine side of the carb standoff adapter too.

ACM, why did you choose that material? (Just curious)

XB, is that kind of like a "registration" washer ... male and female?