Four Wheel Forum

We were out of town for a few days but got to it tonight.
It was an easy fix.
The starter wire had come loose where it connects behind the headlight.
Plugged it back in and it started right up.
I had routed the wire incorrectly so when I turned the wheel it put too much tension on the wires and ...

This should be an easy fix and in the back of my mind I have a feeling how I should go about it but thought I'd post the question as I'm looking for a short cut.
Just finished the restoration and everything has been running perfect. Tonight I went to ride and the starter wouldn't work. Not a click ...

This is looking real sweet!
Do you think you would ever put a sidecar on?

Well, the bike is done.
Took 6 months, so a little sooner than expected.
This was a fun project and I learned a lot thanks to the folks on this site.
I really appreciate all the input, ideas, suggestions and knowledge that was provided.
Now I need to take a riding class and get the bike and myself ...

Doug, have you taken her for a test ride yet?

Kevin,
Yes :)
I apologize for not following up sooner, but have been little busy with work.

The squeaks/rubbing I mentioned earlier were nothing more than the new brakes wearing in.
I installed the petcock lever upside down (missing the rubber ...

Looking great!
The wheels came out really nice!

Its running and starts right off.no leaks but im getting squeeks. Seems after its ran a couple minutes something starts squeeking on the back wheel.
might just be the brakepads breaking in.? But I also get rub sound what seems to come from the chain. Any ideas you guys?
Thanks

I had the same issue when replacing my rings recently.
Was confused by the chrome vs. parkerized so I followed the below illustration putting the chamfer in the middle position.
Hope I did it right.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii106/colorado68/Colorado66%20Honda%20Benly/rings_zps8cb739cb ...

Chip, Kevin...You guys are so smart! :)
Thank you for the advise!!!

After taking the carb off and apart to check your suggestions It became apparent the idle screw was screwed too far in causing the idle to be high.

Here's a picture of how having the idle screw turned so far in made the slide open ...

I appreciate the offer Spokes :) really nice of you.
It wasn't a bad ignition switch at all, it was assembler error.
When I pulled the ignition apart to get the broken key out I didn't pay attention to the orientation of the contacts. When the back up ignition arrived I took pictures as it was ...

Nice looking shop! You've done a lot from looking at the previous pictures.
That bike you're working on sounds really interesting. Will you paint the rims red?

Well I found the problem, bad ignition switch. Took it apart and cleaned the contacts but the bakelite backing crumbled putting it back together. Now the headlight works like a dream. Unfortunately the brake light doesn't work now. Found a replacement ignition switch on ebay so will give it a try ...

Well that makes sense it's not a ground now that I look at the picture. It obviously has to be a power feed for that bulb. Which means the three way green connector must be the power feed to the light switch making the red and blue wires the high/low. Does that seem right?

VegeKev wrote:Have you got the ignition switch in the third position?
Kev

Yes, I tried it there and all other positions.

Hi Guy's,
Thanks for all the replies, I will fine tune that throttle some more.

In the meantime, I'm having a heck of time trying to track down why the headlight wont come on.

The horn works, the brake lights work, the neutral light works.

Tested the headlight off the battery and it works ...