29th May 2012 - Handlebars, headlight, rear shocks

a few updates,

After my grandad resprayed and refurbished the headlight i installed the gauges back in and wasnt happy with the condition of them. I decided to replace the old faded dials by removing the old ones and replacing them with a vinyl sticker.

once back in place i decided to continue with the handlebars by fitting the new clutch, throttle and front brake cables. new original handlebar grips were also added. i do have the mirrors but will be adding them at a later date to save them being damaged.

 

the next job was to start building the back end ready for when the wheels arrive. the shock absorbers refurbished by my grandad where put back on with the newly powder coated swingarm.

13th may 2012 - Front shocks, handlebars, engine

The handlebars were put back together this weekend.

The ignition, horn and headlight switches were refurbished, re-soldered in places and polished on the outside. the throttle mechanism was sticking so the bore was ground and sanded to remove the burrs and dents so it now operates smoothly. Both the brake and clutch lever assemblies have been polished aswell. handlebar grips and mirrrors will be added when they arrive.

The newly painted and refurbished headlight has been added.

Over the past few weeks i have started cleaning the engine. once all the fins etc had been cleaned i began work on the head. the casting marks were removed by grinding (as can be seen in the top half of the photo below) and the hole area was sanded and polished.

10th may 2012- 1966 honda cb77 superhawk

1966 Honda cb77 superhawk, following pictures show the bike as brought from dk motorcycles Feb 2012.


 

Once home a new battery was brought and all the electrics tested.




with the tank and seat removed the carbs and fuel filter were cleaned and the bike started up, its believed the bike has been standing for a few years but the engine seems strong with no nasty noises or smoke. Now the bike was known to work complete disassembly began......






 

most of the parts were in reasonably good condition and only needed a good clean and polish. However the fuel tank required a complete repair due to major rust on the inside. a fuel tank repair kit was used to chemically remove all the rust and completely reseal the inside. http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-tanks-products/por15-motorcycle-fuel-tank-repair-kit.html

whilst the frame was out at the powder coaters various bits where cleaned and sprayed. the forks were resprayed and polished, rebuilt with new seals etc. A set of standard original exhaust silencers were brought which will need rechroming. All the bodywork has now been resprayed. Ive chosen to return the bike to completely standard, black and silver are its original colours as can be seen in the picture at start of the blog.



This photo shows what i had when the frame,swingarm and stand returned from the powdercoaters. all the bodywork including the tank, mudgaurds, chaingaurd and air filter covers were placed out of the way until they are needed.

The fork rings were too heavily pitted to sand/polish out, they were skimmed on a lathe to remove the corrosion, this photo shows the before and after. they were then sanded and polished.