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I am seriously an addict!!!

Tonights tasks....

New chain installed and adjusted.
New push and pull throttle cables installed.
New clutch lever installed and cable adjusted.

Gotta run to the local bone yard tomorrow and see if I can find a right side switch with the same starter button as this one. Need the switch assembly to scavenge a starter button and spring from Then then carbs can go on and oil in engine. Then we will be close to see if I can burn some dinosaur juice.
 
Thank you. I got the paint pretty close to the color in the "F" too. Looks darn nice in person.
 
I sort the mechanics first. First off is getting it fired up..if the engines junk then that makes its demise easy to determine at that point. Good sounding engine then shes a candidate for resto. Yeah it gets the usual valve stem seals, cylinders honed and new rings etc etc as a given. That way you arent yanking the engine later. Then its cosmetics. It can be ugly a while longer...LOL
 
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I know of a guy that doesn't do any engine work, just cosmetics. That's fine and dandy, just don't sale the motorcycle advertising 100% restoration.
Nice looking motorcycle Chuck,(for a Honda) excellent workmanship👍
 
Well seems there is 11+ volts to the coils and doing the primary and secondary tests it seems the coils are junk. I have some old CB coils in storage I will get tomorrow and see if I can get anything happening. In any case, it is what it is for now. No OHMs from lead to lead or by leaving one lead in the primary side and probing any of the plug wires either. I assume both coils are toast as far as i can tell.
 
well, your bike looks so well, it's motivating, that's for sure.

I wonder if you can't just apply 12V from a test battery to a doubtful coil and see if it sparks on a quick disconnect... Needs a shared ground just like a welder does and maybe some kind of ballast resistor on the primary for some coils so they don't burn up (not sure if Hondas do..usually a couple of ohms does it for safety -maybe a headlamp? )
 
The Dynatek ignition showed up Thursday so it was installed maybe 30 minutes ago. Hooked up the gravity tank, choke, and fired right off. Now for the timing check and carb sync and she will be about ready for that so anticipated first ride!!!
 
Everything on the bike works as it should. Gotta put the chain guard on and adjust the chain, put the headlight bucket and bulb on, put the seat and body work on and then roll her off the lift and see if it rolls on its own. I will need some 80 MM long bolts that go thru the seat grab rail and rear tail light brackets also.
 
Got the bike at 100% ( running on the bench anyways ) and am gonna actually ride it at some point today. Got the seat grab rail / trim bolted up. The only thing missing is the chromed plastic trim that goes around the crimp on the tank. Orielleys sells rolls of different sizes so looking into that is the next step.

 
Just got back from her maiden voyage. 20.4 miles and was like silk. No leaks, no issues. Gonna ride it to work all next week and get her broke in again.
 
Thanks all for the positive posts. I think its time for me to slow my roll and just work on projects for friends and such. My friend Mark wants my neighbors 80 Honda CB750 Super Sport and I will most likely be heavily involved in that project. I also have the second 78 1000C in the storage unit to get after. Ive got a little bit to do this winter...LOL.
 
Well i felt sure enough about the bike to take it out on the freeway today where i could get some real life speed up. Ran at 75 MPH for maybe 10 miles and was very responsive and rode quite well. Its a fun little bike for sure.
 
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