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Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
clutch should make no difference with engine not running, moving the gears a bit like rich said may be it though! Honda's are tricky to shift some times, moving the gears back and forth will usually alow them to shift. That may be all it is, I will keep my fingers crossed for you!
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
Hey guys, anyone who's used the copper coat, can I coat the gaskets and leave them until I'm ready to install them or do I need to install them while they are still tacky? :-\ I'd like to prep them up and then use them the next day.
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
diesel450 said:
Hey guys, anyone who's used the copper coat, can I coat the gaskets and leave them until I'm ready to install them or do I need to install them while they are still tacky? :-\ I'd like to prep them up and then use them the next day.
When I used it, I sprayed about 3 coats just to build it up a bit (the can says leave like 10 sec. in between coats) then put 'em on. If you want them to set up before you put 'em on I would maybe do a light coat before putting them in place. Watch out the stuff gets REAL sticky! Seemed to have worked great for me. Hope this helps.
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! Motor built. pic
Got the motor back together. A bit nerve wracking trying to be sure I did it correctly and didn't forget anything. A lot of the time was spent fishing the cam chain out of the bottom of the case with a coat hanger, again and again : It still needs a bit of polishing and paint touch up but I think its going to look great in the red frame. I picked up a nice CL exhaust which is coming from New Jersey. I'm not decided on whether it will be used on this bike or not. I still have a 2-1 in mind that would dive under the motor and out the right side.
Can't decide if I should paint the points cover black or polish it. Thoughts?
So that's a big hurdle crossed. I still need to glass my seat. I've been trying to find a time when no one is around the warehouse to do it so I don't gas everyone out but It looks like I'm just going to have to pick an evening and do it no matter what. I'm going to build the wheels next. rolling chasis by the end of the week!
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
It will polish up as well as the rest so I will probably go that route.
Hey, What do you guys like for fork oil in these little bikes?
Oh! Almost forgot, I'm looking for a set of rear shocks for this one. I had a set off a 550 that looked great on the bike and appeared in good shape but when I got them apart the shocks were blown. If anybody has a decent set let me know. These are Eye to clevus type.
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
Thanks! You can clean and polish old spokes as much as you want but theres nothing like new and you can't ever get the inside of the hub truly clean without relacing when they are as beat as this one was.
As far as the brake goes i'm going to rebuild the caliper and run stock. I've read that this mechanical caliper set-up actually works okay when its set up right. It is only a 200 and I've stripped some weight off it so we'll see.
Looking good. I haven't worked with spoked wheels (yet), but would it be worth going over inside the rims with a wire brush and giving them a shot of some anti-rust paint? Or would that cause problems. with rim tape or something?
Just a thought.
Enjoy the assembly process. This is where all you hard work will pay you back in spades.
Re: 73 CB200 straight up Cafe racer!! "Smokey"??!!
Yeah, I haven't touched the inner side of the rims in those pics. I'm definitely going to hit them with a wire brush before mounting the tires. I hadn't thought about rust convert primer but that might be a good idea. shouldn't be any slicker than the original chrome. I was really pleased with how the rims cleaned up. I mean go back and look at page 1! yuck!!
Rebuilding the wheel isn't difficult. It is a bit fiddly and tedious but well worth it in the end. If you decide to relace be sure to take good pictures of your lace pattern before you unlace the old spokes. I use bolt cutters to get the old ones out. once you get the pattern started its easy just be sure you get started correctly.
Oh, and I can vouch for the TC, the guy in Thailand that sells spokes on ebay, he is legit and provides good follow up communication. he was even willing to put together a special set of spokes for my girlfriend's benelli. They are budget spokes though. I wish he'd put out some stainless at a reasonable price.
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Thanks fellas!! Live and learn, live and learn. Top end goes on tomorrow!!
