Kawasaki F7 175 Bushwacker, starting assembly
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this video I start the assembly of the 1971 F7 Kawasaki. The frame has been media blasted and then painted, the forks are installed along with the front and rear wheels, the swingarm and most of the brackets, and foot pegs.
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Really enjoying this restoration Dale. It's looking great.
Thanks Peter, just getting started on this one, lots more to come.
You're crushing it with these videos Dale, your work is second to none. Thanks so much for posting, I never miss your vids.
Thanks for the kind words, Jeff, thanks for taking the time to watch, much appreciated.
If monetized I would send tip$. Appreciate the free knowledge!!! What an altruistic gesture. Dale is like a wizard sharing his tricks
@@vinnyvinson Thanks Vinny, I sure appreciate that. I really want to stay away from the Patreon thing. It's enough that folks watch and comment, but if they all would subscribe, then that would be really helpful as far as how RUclips pays me. How little it is. But it does buy parts and supplies. Thanks buddy I appreciate the gesture..
This is the coolest and most helpful bike restoration / repair youtube channel I've ever seen.
Well thank you very much for the kind words. I hope you are enjoying what you see and hope it can benefit you in your repairs. Lots more coming so be sure to hit the notification bell.
Heck Yeah, been watching the master from the start, if you need old Japanese bike info this is really the best channel on RUclips for sure.
Agreed, this is the best motorcycle restoration channel on the planet. There are other good ones, but they can't compete with Dale, he's a rockstar.
This is a new hobby for me. I’ve scoured RUclips looking for pointers and help for various projects. It’s hard to find good content on restorations. He’s good at showing you what’s going on with the camera + explains everything he’s doing in a real straightforward way that helps someone like myself understand clearly. I’ve been able to fix a few bikes with help from this channel and learned a lot in the process.
@@vinnyvinson great Vinny, i share your openion and also like working on vintage machines. fun hobby, but getting harder to find projects with reasonable prices.
Love your videos! Lots of knowledge being handed down to other people. Appreciate your work.
Thanks for the kind words, Kevin, I appreciate folks taking the time to watch.
Another masterpiece in the making Dale.
Best wishes, Dean.
Thanks Dean, not sure about a masterpiece, but sure am trying to save yet another one.
You are doing a really nice job on that bike! Looking forward to seeing the finished product. I finally found a Suzuki TS 400 that looks to be in pretty good shape. I will be picking it up next week.
Thanks David, congrats on the 400, wish you the best with your new bike.
Vintage Suzukis are getting rare. Good find.
Excellent! I've got a 400 project myself. I am just in the parts gathering stage. This will be a loooong project !!
raining, but smells good i bet! ready to go to work.
hope you can smell Klotz still!
yep, I can sometimes. Not as good as I remember though..
Feels good any way.
I use BoltDepot for most of my hardware. I had a lucky break when I first started when a local True Value went out of business and I was able to buy their Metric nuts bolts and washers for $25/box. 6 drawers per box and various divisions within each drawer. Another fine job Dale.
Hey Jack, I do too, Boltdepot has a lot of the hard-to-find JIS fasteners. But they didn't have the 10mm stuff I was looking for, found them at Monsterfastener. Grainger also is a good source for JIS stuff. That was a great score on the True Value buy. Thanks buddy.
lookin good dale great job keep it going next video please
Thanks Mark, working on the next one all ready.
Looking good Dale.
Thank you sir.
I think im beginning to get lost, while i look for a piston for my F7 ive been trying to get it to run right.
When i got the bike and got it running it was certain it was getting oil from the transmission and pulling air where it shouldn’t. It would go half throttle before bogging.
I tore apart the entire engine to replace all the seals, i went as far as to take apart the transmission making sure every gear was in decent condition and all passed with flying colors.
As far as top end goes it seems like whoever before me who had also converted the bikes ignition system into a more modern ignition. The piston has surface scoring but it fits well and the cylinder looked pretty much brand new. Had slight piston slap so I replaced the needle bearing which reduced the play significantly.
Replacing all gaskets and resealing the crank it no longer gets air and oil from the wrong place. However it still didnt run right, so i fixed the rubber carb holder with a very awesome solution and I rebuilt the carb about 4 times adjusting every which way.
It now boggs when doing quarter throttle but its pretty responsive. Ive adjusted the timing over and over and still does the same.
When bogging it almost acts like it being limited by a rev limiter if that makes any sense, it doesnt loose power until i give it full throttle. It acts like it wants to go faster but one thing is keeping it from doing so.
Sorry this is such a long message, i figured massive detail may indicate what im missing.
Hello there, sounds like you have done a lot of things here. Let me ask you this, when you give it full throttle.....does it go ahead and take off if you back off on the throttle slightly, or does it continue to bog? If you get that bog, its more than likely too rich, or a timing issue. But what I like to do is one thing at a time, that's the proper way to troubleshoot. You have already changed the seals, but did you do a leak down test to try to isolate the air leak? I agree that a 50-year-old bike needs crank seals replaced, no doubt about it. But the leak down check will tell you if you are leaking air at the carb mount, cylinder base or head gasket, sealant between the cases, or any O-rings associated with the rotary valve. Don't get me wrong I would have replaced the seals also. But this test will save you money, time, and frustration. You can put together a simple test kit at the hardware and auto parts store. Basically, you need to plug the exhaust and the intake and introduce air or vacuum into the cylinder at the sparkplug hole. (No more than 5 psi or 5 mg of vacuum). and take a spray bottle with soap and water and go checking all the spots it could leak. A good engine should hold pressure or vacuum for at least 15 minutes. On the ignition you are on your own, when folks put those new systems on there is no way to tell if they are performing right because you have not factory info. But you should be able to tell if it is advancing by using a timing light and a degree wheel. Other than that if you have about 100 psi compression or more the rings, piston and cylinder are probably healthy. Hope I have been of some help.
I think ive found the problem now, nothing is leaking anymore, the only spot that had the leak was that rubber carb holder.
It running to rich is most likely the issue bc it runs better when cold sense it needs choke. I think for the jet sizes that it has it needs to run a little more lean, I will adjust the carb needle and see what happens.
Hey Dale, are you refurbishing the original shocks , or brand new ones?
These are the original shocks, I restored them 6 or 7 years ago when I got the bike. They were ruff and I sent the springs off to be chromed.
Yep it is harder to find Kawasaki parts.
It is tuff for sure. Thanks Cain
Dale, what year is the F7 175 Bushwacker?
Hey Troy, it's a 1971, not sure they were called a Bushwacker that year or not. The earlier models 68-70 were. Just like that name though.