Cerulean Cycle, 1982 cb750

[Piute]

       There ya go getter done ,
     Be riding in no time or 2,took me 3 pull to get carbs right but got real good at on & off ,
     been many miles ago,will happen again next month since will be pulling air filter.
     May as well have a look see.

[Butcherblock]

Heh, isn't that the truth Piute! Practice, practice, practice....

Did some not so serious fiddling today. Painted the battery box, air filter panel, horn, Honda logos, and my home made turn signal brackets. Cleaned up the starter motor cover. Mocked up my bike sans carbs to get a good (daytime) look at her. I did do a bench test on my carbs to see of they were still sticking (and see if the SOS removal would causer any problems). Placed the tank on a bench, attached my fuel hose, and waited to see if has would start puking out the drains. Low and behold, they stayed leak free. I will be installing then back on the bike within the week, and give them a little rude around to see if any problems develop.

A few pics of the progress.


 

A little hand painting can go a long way...


Finally,a glamour shot of the girl...

[shinyribs]

Awesome job on those badges! They look great!

[Butcherblock]

Thanks Shiney! they look better on the bike! Might have to do the side badges too...

[shultz_1978]

That bike is cleaning up very nice. The badges realy pop in white.

[Piute]

          Looking Great
        Have A nice one ,keep her going,good luck keeping her that clean

[Butcherblock]

Thanks shultz/Piute! Keeping her that clean will be an issue this year, but no worries, next winter woo be a more complete teardown(clean and paint and all that).

So today i had her all back together. She needed a little coaxing to get her started, my battery dropped a bit of charge from sitting 3 weeks. When she started she sounded pretty good(might need her timing fixed). She was rumbling at 1200rpm after she warmed up. Took her for a few rides up and down the street to see how she was doing. Sweet sweet serenity. Drive like a champ.

However, when i pulled into the driveway i noticed that the master link in my chain had popped off!! The chain was barely holding on! So my question is this. Should i look into a new chain or just a new master link? Ideally i don't want to spend to muIch, but this is the chain after all.
 
So, for fun,I shot a few pics of my bike and my good friends shadow (that used to be mine). We also got his ride going today, so double win!

[Butcherblock]

And one of the garage....

[Beekeeper]

Looks pretty good.  I got to say, I admire the naked look.

[shinyribs]

Butcherblock,if the rest of the chain is in good condition you probably just need a new master link. Or at least just the clip for it. Someone might have accidentally over stretched the clip for the master when they were installing it. Is it a clip style link or a rivet on?

[sgtslag]

Time to do a thorough inspection of the chain, sprockets, and the swingarm.  It's all critical to your personal safety.    Check the chain for stretching, as well as wear.

You may want to invest in NGK Iridium spark plugs soon:  they take less energy to spark, and you will notice an amazingly fast start up, compared to the standard plugs!  The OEM coils are not very strong, but the Iridium plugs ($8-$10 each) will nearly always spark -- no joke, they give a dramatic improvement in these particular bikes (1979 K models).  Cheers!

[Butcherblock]

Well Sgtslag, i took your advice and checked the chain and both sprockets.



Pretty worn. Even worse is...



Notice the shiney wear patches where the broken chain tore into the main case. Fortunateley, the damage is minor. Soooo that means i will be waiting a couple weeks for some new sprockets before i install this...



So now i have a few questions for the vets around here. Should the front sprocket have free play in it. The one that's on there now wiggles a bit, and i wonder if that is normal. Also, is there any tricks to installing the new chain, or either of the sprockets?

[shinyribs]

Ooh,that is a bad sprocket! Looks more like a ninja star lol


Yeah,the sprockets do wiggle around. Weird,but normal.

[Butcherblock]

Since i had the parts off,i couldn't leave evening alone without attempting to make it more shiney...



And at least i got to install my signals and brackets...

[Butcherblock]

Thanks shiney! That's great info for me. Yeah, those sprockets may have to go up on the wall as offerings to the God of Speed!

[sgtslag]

I like the look of fork gators -- and they will double the life of the fork seals, as well.  I added a set to my '79 after I put new seals into it.  I also installed a foam shield on my touring bike, to protect the forks from bug chiton.  Seems like the manufacturers are catching on by incorporating shields (new take on old gators) to protect the forks on some of the newer touring models.  Go figure...  Cheers!

[shinyribs]

Ditto Sarge. Gaitors are cool.Always.

[Butcherblock]

So now i have encountered an issue. I am having trouble removing the front sprocket on my bike. I placed it in first gear, and cannot loosen the bolt. The engine just turns over. Should i have someone hold the nut under the alternator plate while i work on the sprocket bolt? I"really"don't want to round of this bolt....suggestions or tricks?!?!?

[shinyribs]

I'm not sure about the DOHC bikes,but that nut you mention is not very strong on the SOHC bikes. Holding the rear brake should be enough to let you break that sprocket bolt loose,and is plenty strong for the job. I would try soaking the bolt with PB Blaster,or whatever you use for a penetrant,and maybe use heat if that doesn't work.

[sgtslag]

Are you employing an impact wrench (electrical)/impact driver (hit it with a hammer)?  They're not bullet-proof, but they're better than anything else -- heat will help, as well as using penetrating oil.  Cheers!