Recent content by mattsch

Hey guys, I'm looking for a copy of a manual for a 68' CB160. I found one on the internets a while back, but the pics in the manual are so dark, its hard to decipher. Anyone out there have a good electronic copy? Thanks!

Sent a bunch of parts off with a friend last weekend, who has a parts cleaner, and a media blaster that shoots walnuts... He graciously offered to clean whatever parts I need. Now, we wait! Hope you enjoy the start to our project!

Sacrificial socket to make a tool to remove the spanner nut from the oil pump jug...

Then we built a table, and got organized. Once we got the pistons free, we pulled them out and noticed one of them was totally blown out at the bottom, hence the sticking when they went up into the cylinder...

So we burned the cylinders to heat up the pistons, thanks to the wonderful suggestions from DTT'ers

Got the top end off and saw alot of carbon, but no rust... Still couldnt figure out why the pistons were stuck!

Heres my 7 year old getting some use out of the impact screwdriver :)

Another pic of the day we brought it home. It sat for a little over a year in my garage looking sad... Locked up motor...

Starting a build thread of the CB160 my youngest and I are restoring. It was given to me by a friend who was sick of it sitting in his garage, so the price was right! And its a stylish little bike, wish I had 10 of them!

My 79 Puch Maxi. Got it from a friends back yard after it had sat for about 15 years. It was my first project, goes about 50mph now! I'm actually looking to sell it to finance another project, if anyone is interested! $800, and if you know how to wire a Tomos, the price goes down considerably!

Got the motor apart last weekend, one of the pistons was blown out on the bottom side, literally cracked and Convexed, (hence the sticking as the piston went up into the cylinder)! A friend of mine who is an airplane mechanic picked up a batch of parts to run through their parts cleaner for me...

All good suggestions! I ordered some of that Tuner Spray, and will try taking out/cleaning the pistons first (I like the idea of only needing new rings if possible), since i'm poor... Thanks again!

So I got the pistons free. Next question is "what now?" The pistons will go down all the way, but when going upward, they get tight, and stop again. Is there a product I can put down into the cylinder to clean out all of the carbon build up? I'm assuming that is the issue when the pistons...