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First thing to do this season was to paint the engine black.
this is the most i have had the bike apart, i hope I remember how to put it back together.
ugh, that's a bit too flat, looks ultra stealth though.
put a few more coats of semi gloss black on, looks much better.
any thoughts on what to do for a tail light? I want to keep everything in a line to i'm thinking i should just move the light out from where it currently is, which is hidden under the seat. Far enough under there that it doesn't pass inspection. I spend time looking at LED replacement lights but...
I torn down the cover/foam on my seat and rebuilt it. it needs some tidying up in the back but it was made using the original cm400 seat pan. doesn't look half bad.
it's a clip chain, I got a 104 link chain i believe but only need 102 links, I removed 'em. I also used the marks on the swingarm to align the rear wheel. Easier than i thought it would be to change it over. though running to get a set of clip pliers helped immensely.
changed the chain before going on a week of vacation. Had a great time riding around NJ and PA back roads, before hoofing it back on 80 to NYC. Also managed to get the tank to fit with some coercion. I cut the front mounts down in half and secured it with a wire hanger. No room for a fuel filter...
Re: Hond-o-matic City ~ waiting on the shop
Tomorrow, I'll start getting the bike together to get it inspected eventually. Got new sprockets and chain from DCC. Along with a small fuel filter for the different tank. To fit the tank all I have to do is chop the front bump mounts in half. Any...
Re: Hond-o-matic City ~ waiting on the shop
yup, I agree eugene. I'm going to start getting to work on that.
in the mean time since the bike is two states away. I've been repainting the tank I want to put on it.
Like my indoor cardboard paint booth?
Re: Hond-o-matic City ~ waiting on the shop
So word from the shop is that it needs; rear turnsignals/tailight fixed, sprocket and chain, chain guard, leaky carb bowl, and the throttle re wired to pass inspection. so they aren't doing anything to it.
Re: Hond-o-matic City ~ Waiting on the shop
thanks to cr8zy1van I got a fuel cap and cover for only $20 shipped. A great deal!
I also got bored and ending up sanding the tank down as well as getting most of the rust from the inside of the tank. So now it's all set to be mounted on the...
I just ordered that face mask. I'm in nyc and I feel the grit in my lungs after crossing the queensboro bridge everyday, it's a steal at $7 unless it turns out to be made from paper.
Good luck finaggleling the airboxes. The carbs shouldn't be hard to remove. Just disconnect the fuel and...
i like the ideas, using metal not fiberglass.
part 1 http://www.youtube.com/embed/KT31eNdQaEI
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/embed/aJt996EQBwE
part 3 http://www.youtube.com/embed/15QpBPd2S-4
I signed up a while ago when I first learned of the site. A friend started making a cafe racer out of a cb750 and I wanted to get into it. I had worked on hondas for a while and was a dedicated member of Hondaswap.com, a site dedicated to engine swaps in those sweet little sport compacts. I even...
you could always put long enough metal tubes between the carbs and the airfilters to clear the frame. I bet this would change the power band around a bit to provide more low end torque.
A general question to get the discussion going.
How much does it affect the powerband to have the muffler at the end of the exhaust versus closer to the headers.
Back when i was working on cars, (tuner cars) I always like to put the muffler right after the cat to get a deeper engine sound...
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