My 1981 Honda CB750K Project Bike

[shinyribs]

Just in time for spring,too!  Good to see you back at it bud. How ya been?

[Hellbilly429]

Yeah I am stoked man! Been struggling a lot lately but I'm chugging along. I was gonna ask if you changed your number or not, wouldn't mind catching up with you

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Just in time for spring,too!  Good to see you back at it bud. How ya been?

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[shinyribs]

Hellbilly429 wrote

Yeah I am stoked man! Been struggling a lot lately but I'm chugging along. I was gonna ask if you changed your number or not, wouldn't mind catching up with you

Try it and find out.

[Hellbilly429]

I did and no response, lol.

So setback, in order to get the bike to charge again I had to ground out the white wire on the stator because for some reason the regulator/rectifier was putting out voltage out of both the black and white wire. Got the bike to charge, but when I rev it it will now climb to 18 volts, now I don't think that's right but possibly the battery is down low and the reg/rec is trying to compensate for it? Think I'm gonna contact the oregon motorcycle guy to see what's up

[shinyribs]

Hellbilly429 wrote

I did and no response, lol.

Sorry. Just got in and saw your message. Didn't wanna respond so late in the night. :)

Hellbilly429 wrote

 Think I'm gonna contact the oregon motorcycle guy to see what's up

Definitely!!!

[Hellbilly429]

Contacted dude, found out that the green wire off the regulator/rectifier goes to the turn signal relay for a ground? Wtf? Since I have a 2 prong relay installed, that wire was left dangling, so I did as instructed and grounded that wire directly to the battery. Still no charge, and still getting voltage out of both the white and black wire coming off of the reg/rec. So emailed back for instructions to send the unit in for repair. Just means more wait time and money, but it's still early in the season, and I'm psyched because I know the bike will charge now, and (knock on wood) once this is fixed, it's a matter of mounting the new front turn signals and getting this thing inspected, then I'm riding!

[shinyribs]

Cool man! You do have good tires,right? I know they aren't cheap,but old tires are just so dangerous.

[Hellbilly429]

Sorry Shiny, never got an alert that you replied.

Tires are a few years old, but they are in good shape.

I'm still waiting on that regulator rectifier to come in.

I just cut up some mounts for my front turn signals while I'm waiting and ran a wire directly from the green wire that went to the original turn signal relay straight to the battery, so the re-done reg/rec will have no excuse not to work, lol.

Also looking at my uncle's old sportster seat thinking hmmmm, that would look nice on my bike, lol. But main priority is getting it road worthy and riding.

[shinyribs]

I know you probably think I'm ignoring you. I swear I'm not. lol

Any news on this yet?

[Hellbilly429]

All good mane, lol. Got the reg/rec back, installed and bike charges sweet now

Got a bunch of other misc. things done too, mostly adjustments

Cleaned up everything best I could with the wiring around the reg/rec


Got my new turn signals mounted and leveled






Of course I haven't been able to ride it a whole lot, but it is now inspected and fully on the road for the first time since 2011!

[shinyribs]

Woooow You finally got it on the road! Woo Hoo! Good deal man. So you haven't been riding to work everyday? I sooo wish I could commute on a bike daily. Gotta have a work truck though.


Hey, next time you're close to an Advance store pick up a can of black spray paint,would ya? 

[TOOLS1]

"Hey, next time you're close to an Advance store pick up a can of black spray paint,would ya"

But just DON'T paint the Cherry Bomb.
TOOLS

[Hellbilly429]

Yes about damn time too, lol. Let me guess, paint that gas tank so I can do some flames on it? It's been cold and rainy, just got it inspected on Thursday, been busy with a new lady friend

Btw I work at AutoZone, so stop swearing at me ;)

[Hellbilly429]

It'll never happen Tools, lol. It stands out like a sore thumb but it gives it character and it sounds good

[shinyribs]

Hellbilly429 wrote

 Let me guess, paint that gas tank so I can do some flames on it?

I was teasing about the woodpecker muffler actually. At least it's not a gold dryer vent!

Hellbilly429 wrote

 been busy with a new lady friend

Nothing but trouble right there...

Hellbilly429 wrote

 Btw I work at AutoZone, so stop swearing at me ;)

I am aware.

[Hellbilly429]

Lol, just got back from riding around for a couple hours, that woodpecker muffler sounds great



I need to get the front forks figured out, they seem to have gotten lifeless since it sat, I've got 25 pounds in them just to stiffen them up a bit, but don't really want to go more if it just makes them hard as a rock.

Lady friend is the good kind of trouble this time

Btw advance auto sucks

[Joel cb750k honda]

Hey guys need help with my 81 cb750k honda charging system troubles I've replaced new stator ,Sdi box ,wire harness , battery still I can only go 60 miles before it dyes on me any suggestions to what to get this bike up running ??

[Truck]

Get a can of contact cleaner and go to town. Had the same problem with my 900, cleaned all the contacts, made sure everything fit nice and tight and haven't had a problem since.

Good luck!