Four Wheel Forum

Sweet man!

Are you in San Francisco too?

Can anybody help on the cam chain adjustment procedure? Still a little confused, and I don't want to try to run the motor until I do it right.

Question: My shop manual's instructions for adjusting the cam chain says 'remove the tappet cover, and rotate the crankshaft in the reverse direction, then the opposite direction until the exhaust rocker arm begins to operate'

Does this mean that I want the rocker to be stiff, not loose like when ...

I'll replace them, thank you.

I have a friend coming over with a timing light tomorrow. That, and a cam chain adjustment, and re check the valves before another go round. I'll also be installing a transistorized ignition unit from Mark Paris (aka HondaMan).

Greggo325 wrote:I might just have an extra NOS lower chain guard. I just bought a lot of primered guards off feebay. I'll let you know when they show up and I get a chance to fit it.

I ended up with 2 NOS upper guards If I come across one on ebay or elsewhere, I'll let you know.

These ones look real nice, but they're not mine, and I don't know if they'll fit correctly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280660152390&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

These bikes are sweet. I love the pieces like this that showcase exactly where a gigantor company like Honda came from.

Third time's a charm, right? Well, almost. I buttoned the bike back up yesterday, and changed the oil today. Almost stripped the screws on the inner oil filter cover, so just made the decision to leave it alone. The first ride ended with me at the bottom of the hill with a bike that wanted to rev ...

I did 'The Works' (and some nuts/bolts) on one of the spare tanks, flushed it, baked it dry, rinsed with gas, installed original dream style petcock, and buttoned the bike back up. The bike finally idles: awesome. The petcock is dripping slowly, causing the bowl to overflow: not awesome.

On a ...

I want a better solution than to spend hundreds of dollars on a brand new one, IF you can find it, or going through countless $20 ebay coils. Is there a decent 6v coil replacement anyone's worked out for these bikes? What have others been doing when they go bad?

I installed a new front brake cable today. It was a good three or four inches longer than the old one, which was already a little long. Also bought a gun and greased the FIVE fittings on the front wheel assembly.

Picked up a temporary operating permit so I can ride. I've had to fight tooth and nail ...

With the help of a very generous friend, we adjusted the valves (they were already very close), checked the timing (my point looks brand new!), swapped out the rear brake shoes, installed a new chain and sprockets, and adjusted the front brake. I'm making my final trip to the DMV tomorrow for tags ...

As far as I know, aside from the better designed engines, they're virtually the same bikes. I have a CA160 seat on my bike right now.

Guys? Any objections?

Anybody have, or ever use Barnett friction plates on these bikes?

Yup, I've heard great things about the Rotella in our old motorcycle engines. I don't want my build thread to turn into an oil thread, but I've had it recommended before.