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Look what I found out in a barn...
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Nice! What're you planning to do? Does she run, have you ridden it? Done anything thus far?
Also, make sure to download the user manual on the front of the site. DEFINITELY good info can be found in the FSM.
Turbos, Hondas, 4-bangers, what could go wrong?
 Shiny: [...] Considering the weather you've had to put up with I'd say you get an Iron Butt award and a Frozen Nipple trophy to go along with it. First time I've ever posted the word nipple... it ends here.
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Sweet! Crafstman mowers are the BEST!  I'd restore it!
Oh,the bike looks like fun too.Looks to be very complete.That should make life easier on you.
Welcome to the forum.  Good luck with your new toy and keep us posted!
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Hey I've got an old Craftsman mower also. Been thinking of hot rodding it, for lawn mower racing. Also a friend gave me an old Craftsman chain saw. Still wondering what I could do with it.  Oh, and I have a few of those Honda's to.  Welcome to the forum.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Looks as though it has the original pipes
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TOOLS1 wrote
Hey I've got an old Craftsman mower also. Been thinking of hot rodding it, for lawn mower racing. Also a friend gave me an old Craftsman chain saw. Still wondering what I could do with it. Oh, and I have a few of those Honda's to. Welcome to the forum.
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I have to admit, I was looking for something else, but think this is more fitting.
http://jalopnik.com/silverline-power-tool-drag-racing-championship/Make a go-cart. The guy looks like he's having fun...
Turbos, Hondas, 4-bangers, what could go wrong?
Shiny: [...] Considering the weather you've had to put up with I'd say you get an Iron Butt award and a Frozen Nipple trophy to go along with it. First time I've ever posted the word nipple... it ends here.
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Thanks for the welcome!
Hah! Yeah the steering column snapped on the mower, but using the engine for a go cart might not be a bad idea...
The Honda ran (badly) back in August. Looong story, but the guy who had it before is a retard. Luckily he didn't have the bike long enough to kill it, just give it PTSD. It then sat in that barn for about 5 years. The pipes are replicas, if I remember right, as well as the seat. I'm going to restore it. So far I've mostly been cleaning, polishing and inspecting. I have been taking lots of pics and I'll post the highlights
We got the carbs off this weekend and found some lovely green fuel in them.
Nearly everything is there. I will have to get a replacement set of key locks, tho, since he lost the key on the highway and cut out the switch and put in a toggle switch and hacked off the seat lock as well.  Here it is out of the barn
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Jeesh, guy sounds like a real dick... lol. Well if the motor runs good and the bike isn't worth saving, you could always put that motor on the craftsman and maybe make some money mowing lawns.... 
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Hah! That would be a mean mower!
Here it is partially torn down and putting the front end back together. We have since put the front end back on, and given it another bath. I found the remains of Charlotte's extended family all in there, like a spider condo or something.
 We found the brake sensor light wires cut. There was another couple of wires we found cut or put together badly as well. It's a good thing I like soldering. Most seem to be okay though.
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Hello BikerWitch  You have the right Idea, keep those Lil nuts and bolts marked some how threads may be the same but length .Cleaning and keeping it clean will reveal a lot  .Not only that but ya get to have lots of fun getting it dirty again  
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<LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE><RIDE TO LIVE-LIVE FOR JESUS>
Native American from central Cal, Kickstand UP in S.W.Missouri,
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I see you have already started cafe'ing it with the handlebars flipped there, any idea what you doing with the bike or are you keeping it stock?
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I'm going to to keep it pretty much stock. There is some of the original deep red paint under the flaking purple crap. I love the red so I'm going to try to have it matched. I don't know if I will put decals on or not. Plenty of time to decide. I really like the original look of the bike, so any modifications probably won't be the obvious kind. The current plan is to get it clean and running, then fix and modify the rest as time and money allow. The only purely aesthetic thing I've done so far is cut those blasted grips off, not that they were anything like stock. Besides looking horrid (IMO) they were too fat for my hands and made it hard to get to the levers. 
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Ah, gotcha, well have fun with it, hopefully that previous owner didn't make your life more miserable by screwing up anything major
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Whew! I've been so busy lately I haven't had much time for my bike. A kind man did take off the carbs and clean and rebuild them for me...   The only problem with them we ran into is this bracket:
 Does anyone have one they would be willing to let go by chance?
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Oh, I also need some inlet boots, mine are all hard as rocks. Anyone know a good place to get a set?
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Put wintergreen in the search TOOLS has A magic recipee,worked great for me,mine felt like plastic before not rubber but still nice now ,.
1977 CB750 F2 Super Sport
<LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE><RIDE TO LIVE-LIVE FOR JESUS>
Native American from central Cal, Kickstand UP in S.W.Missouri,
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Piute wrote
Put wintergreen in the search TOOLS has A magic recipee,worked great for me,mine felt like plastic before not rubber but still nice now ,.
Will do! Thanks!
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Those carbs look nice. I would just file that nick smooth, and not worry about it. However if, you really want to change it, I might have one.
On the boots just boil them, for 45 min in two quarts water, and two ounces of winter green (you can get it at CVS). Be sure to put something in the bottom of the pan to keep the boots from touching it.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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TOOLS1 wrote
Those carbs look nice. I would just file that nick smooth, and not worry about it. However if, you really want to change it, I might have one.
On the boots just boil them, for 45 min in two quarts water, and two ounces of winter green (you can get it at CVS). Be sure to put something in the bottom of the pan to keep the boots from touching it.
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Thanks!
It's actually the broken (copper?) race inside that is my concern. If you look through the hole in the pic you'll see what I mean. If you have one that would be great, just let me know.
Thanks for the tip on the boots! I was going to hop on my bicycle and run to the CVS down the street but found I had a serious flat, so I'll get the wintergreen tomorrow on my way to get a new inner tube.
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I noticed your bushing and thought that might be what you were talking about. If the shaft doesn't rattle around,and what is left of the bushing is secure,then I doubt it would ever give you problems.You might be able to find something that would work at your local hardware store.Its a bit of a stretch,but sometimes you just get lucky.Good luck!
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