good bit of progress there Les, see you did not do too much to tidy those wires. Sometimes you need a dab of grease to keep those exhaust gaskets in the hole while you fit the headers. Anything up to about 18 Nm should be OK so you do not crush those gaskets to much, they will need a re-torque after a few heat cycles. good to see you two on Sunday at York.
Yes, I decided to leave the wires until I was sure it would run. Maybe I should have given them more attention, cryptic foreshadowing :) I usually put some exhause assembly paste to stop the exhaust gaskets dropping out while fitting the headers, thanks for the torque setting, I'll probably up them when I do the check after I have it running a few times. It was great to see you and your lovely Kwacker, I really like original honest bikes. Take care.
What was your wrenching experience before the CB750s? Were you a professional mechanic? You often make comments as if this or that bit is new to you, but the quality of your work and competence clearly speak to years of experience. This bike looks great already, but I'm excited for the next episode.
It is a great question that made me have to think. I wanted to be a mechanic from being a little boy, but apart from my time in the army (where I was actually a combat engineer, but mostly worked maintaining and repairing generators and pumps for water supply) I never actually worked as a mechanic. However having started by maintaining my dads bike(s) small Hondas and a couple of old british bikes from around the age of 11, he wasn't really interested, I have nearly always done all of my own maintenance and repairs on my own and my families vehicles. So although I have had experience of a lot of different mechanical problems (my family always had pretty old vehicles :) a lot of the time I would be doing specific jobs for the first time. I hope that gives you a feel for where I am at.
Absolutely. Thanks. Your videos have a great neighborly vibe, so it's good to know where you're coming from. Personally, I'm not technically inclined at all. I just crashed the first CB750 I had, and couldn't pay Honda to fix it. That's when I discovered how great it is to work on motorcycles... or at least the simpler ones.
Great to see how you are getting closer to first start. Can't wait! 😎
You and me both! It's getting close, unfortunately so is Winter :)
Very exciting! Love following the project!
Thanks Matthew, really glad you're enjoying this CB750 series. 😃
good bit of progress there Les, see you did not do too much to tidy those wires. Sometimes you need a dab of grease to keep those exhaust gaskets in the hole while you fit the headers. Anything up to about 18 Nm should be OK so you do not crush those gaskets to much, they will need a re-torque after a few heat cycles. good to see you two on Sunday at York.
Yes, I decided to leave the wires until I was sure it would run. Maybe I should have given them more attention, cryptic foreshadowing :) I usually put some exhause assembly paste to stop the exhaust gaskets dropping out while fitting the headers, thanks for the torque setting, I'll probably up them when I do the check after I have it running a few times. It was great to see you and your lovely Kwacker, I really like original honest bikes. Take care.
Can't wait for the start up. 👍
Won't be long now! ;)
Just catching up with your 750 videos, looking good!
Glad you like them!
A real teaser
It has been a long haul, and the road ahead is likely to have further twists and turns. :)
What was your wrenching experience before the CB750s? Were you a professional mechanic? You often make comments as if this or that bit is new to you, but the quality of your work and competence clearly speak to years of experience. This bike looks great already, but I'm excited for the next episode.
It is a great question that made me have to think. I wanted to be a mechanic from being a little boy, but apart from my time in the army (where I was actually a combat engineer, but mostly worked maintaining and repairing generators and pumps for water supply) I never actually worked as a mechanic. However having started by maintaining my dads bike(s) small Hondas and a couple of old british bikes from around the age of 11, he wasn't really interested, I have nearly always done all of my own maintenance and repairs on my own and my families vehicles. So although I have had experience of a lot of different mechanical problems (my family always had pretty old vehicles :) a lot of the time I would be doing specific jobs for the first time. I hope that gives you a feel for where I am at.
Absolutely. Thanks. Your videos have a great neighborly vibe, so it's good to know where you're coming from.
Personally, I'm not technically inclined at all. I just crashed the first CB750 I had, and couldn't pay Honda to fix it. That's when I discovered how great it is to work on motorcycles... or at least the simpler ones.
😎👍😎
Cheers!