Finally, a productive day in the shop. The wife took the kids out school shopping so I was able to put a solid 7 hrs in the workshop today!!!! I started out with cleaning up the motor and the oxidation/dirt from sitting so long. This bike really is in remarkable condition with all the powder coating that was done before I took possession. A little before/after of the motor cleanup. All I used was scotch bright pads and a little blue magic.
Next I moved on to finishing installing the CB750 bars. I had already pulled the wiring through the bars earlier this week. So now I just had to mount and hookup the wiring in the headlight. I still detest all the wiring in the headlight bucket, but fortunately the PO had already installed a new harness so everything was plug and play. I made sure to make good notes when disconnecting it all earlier. The master cylinder will need repainted some day. The paint has all been eaten by fluid. I’ll save that job for when I upgrade to stainless lines. Oh, and I also installed the new dash cover from HVC CYCLES and replaced hardware with new stainless Allen bolts.
Finally, I decided to have a look under the LH engine cover to start addressing the clutch issues. First off, I noticed when swapping bars and lubing cables, I noticed the PO had over tightened the clutch lever pivot bolt making the lever really hard to pull. Everything looked good under the cover at first.
But then I put the cover on the workbench and noticed the worm gear housing screws were loose. Then upon opening the worm gear I found it completely dry. Not a spec of grease other than a dab holding the ball in.
I dont know if they got lazy and slapped it back together and forgot or what??? I greased her well and tightened everything up and seems to be working mutch better. I was also happy to find that it is already running a 1pc pushrod and also has fresh brushes. After all this I gave her a little bath to get all the grease and oxidation dust off.
Sorry if this all ran together, but I am pretty stoked with this bike. My new commando pipes should be in next week. I still have a few small items to address but I can attack those on my lunch break intervals. I still am in disbelief. I don’t think I ever mentioned prior, but I picked this gem up for a mere one thousand bucks. The deals are out there fellas!! It just pays to be patient and wait for the right deal.