Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
12-21-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,237
Don't ca95s have voodoo screws where the thread...
Don't ca95s have voodoo screws where the thread pitch is different from modern metric screws found at the hardware store? I ordered exhaust studs for my painfully slow benly refubishing project and...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
09-25-2013, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,789
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
03-23-2013, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
good idea
Thanks for the idea for this could be a solution, run a tach cable and create a custom face to convert the speedo to a tach. I'd like to add a mph reference to the graphic. Perhaps list the 4 speeds...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
03-23-2013, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
Evapo rust rules!
I just used evapo rust on the inside of two gas tanks. It worked as good as I could have wanted, which is to say perfectly. The inside of the first tank ('96 Triumph) was rusty on the bottom and it...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
03-05-2013, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
I wish
I think the early ca's came with the tach sender but no tach.
I'm probably going to assemble all the parts out of respect for Mr. Honda. Lord knows if taking this spinning but usless shaft out of...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
03-04-2013, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
back at it
Ahh the sweet taste of sucsess!
For my stuck bushing issue I ended up ginding off the end of an easy out, otherwise it would bottom out on the little geared shaft. Worked like a charm but now I'm...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
07-14-2012, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,256
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
Digging in
Looks like only one more problem with the head, until I can get the cam out that is. The inside right exhaust stud was the wrong thread and affixed with something like liquid metal. I will try but I...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 23,114
Vintage Connections for electrical parts/tools
http://www.vintageconnections.com/
I wouldn't be able to make a wiring harness for a motorcycle without Vintage Connections.
The only way to fit all those wire connectors into little spaces is...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 37,301
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
the nasty bits
Now I'm rewiring but I just had to look inside the engine.
Any ideas for getting this bushing out? It is the rpm sender unit's bushing and it is stuck. Is there a inside diameter grabber tool that...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
My paint booth
After some nice nights in the garage I've been able to spray can everything in my paint booth.
And now I've got a roller!
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-18-2012, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 23,114
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-04-2012, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,305
coolest benly part
I came across this detail and it has become my new favorite benly part. The old favorite part was the rear brake light lever but I admire the decision to put the spiral of life on a motorcycle part....
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
06-04-2012, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
05-27-2012, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
bottoms up
well, started working on the wheels and the aluminum foil ruled the day for inside the rims.
On the outside of the rim, I was concerned about scratching the surface so I tried chemical rust...
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
05-23-2012, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 25,127
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Forum: The Honda CA95 / Benly 150 Restoration
05-22-2012, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 133,342
galling
"I also replaced many fasteners with stainless steel ones. For the engine cases, I went with stainless button head socket (Allen) screws."
Hey, just a heads up about a rumor I heard concerning...
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