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Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for my lack of etiquette. I wanted to wish all a very happy, productive, and safe new year. Unfortunately my time recently has been more about doctors and Social Security than motorcycles. Indeed the bike is in need of attention which I haven't been able to...

Gentlemen, hoping all are well and not flooded out or under hurricanes and riding. I'm very sorry for those of us that might have been affected recently by our crazy climate. It's sad to see the devastation some of our comrades may have gone through. I'm lucky I guess, we are just running...

Good day gentlemen and gentlewomen, hope now the weather is better you are getting some rubber on the asphalt. I was wondering if any of you know if the electronic ignition from a DOHC will fit the SOHC? The plate the pickup coils are mounted to looks the same size as the plate our...

I hope this nasty winter ends soon for all of you living through it. So, I have one of the most horrendous clutch rattles I've heard yet. In neutral at idle it sounds like the bottom end is chewing itself up. Pull in the clutch lever and it's better. Carbs are synced as well as I can get...

Gentlemen, hope all of you are well and ready for better riding weather. I was hoping someone with electrical experience can give me a clue. For another project I picked up some coils which seem to be made by Hitachi, they are marked 12V CM11-53. Curiously they also say "use with external...

Many hopes and wishes to all that this new year will be prosperous, happy, and bike friendly. May all your builds be completed, roads be wide open, and may your nuts never rust. Daren.

OK, this may be a stupid question. On my 76 F1 tank there is no leveling tube which connects the two sides of the tank under the frame. So essentially, at least on this model , I have two tanks. A left side which has the petcock on it, and the right side without petcock. So if most of the gas...

Hello everyone, I was looking into getting some rims, spokes, and nipples powder coated and my local shop told me they would not recommend powder coating the nipples because they may chip when torqued up. Can anyone give advice? thanks

Hi all, after doing a search it seems I'm not the only one wishing I had a sixth gear. It has been noted to reduce the rear sprocket by 2-4 teeth. I would assume this mod requires a few links off the chain too? Can anyone which has done this comment on their experiences. And as a matter of...

Gentlemen, disregard my earlier post about my clutch and trans. I was confused and asked the wrong questions. Now I have another question and will try to ask it correctly with the proper terminology. My bike came with PODS and stock 4 into 1 exhaust and the previous owner had put 122 mains, 42...

What do most of the community do with these? Do I really need to worry about them? Right now I have no hoses on them. thanks.

Hello gentlemen, Assume I have all of the cable adjustments properly taken care of, so please rule that out. Brand new cable. I have no idea what grade oil the previous owner filled the bike with, he drained it because he thought the bike was being shipped and then put new oil in it when I...

To all those which have searched for an alternative rebuild kit for the 75/76/77 CB750F series rear master cylinder know they are hard to find and expensive when you do find them, I rebuilt mine with the kit designated for the GL1000 Honda part #43510-371-305. It's exactly the same as...

Gentlemen, any advice for center stand removal would be much appreciated. In particular the spring. Is there a trick to removal other than brute force? thanks

Hoping someone can help. To save money I cleaned and reassembled my rear master cylinder rather than rebuild it. But I do have a very, very slow leak. As owners of the F1 know the rebuild kit for the rear master cylinder is almost unobtanium and expensive when found. Almost $90 on ebay. Does...

Advice from all would be appreciated regarding the new gas formulations and the inside of your tanks. Do you seal anyway just to be safe? Or seal only if you need it? Someone mentioned the old tanks and new gas corrode faster?????? Others have said unless you need it sealing is more of a hassle...

Would everyone be willing to post their method for keeping the spokes and rims rust free? I did a site search and came up empty, maybe I didn't search right. I live by the ocean and my spokes rust just by breathing on them. After I polish them I put some wax on but that only helps for a little...

It came like this. The whole bike looked like this. Some wet/dry emery, steel wool, and elbow grease and she looks like this. Everything but the swingarm, engine, and oil tank came off and the frame sprayed with engine enamel. Cleaned and polished carbs, rebuild not needed yet. Re-did...

OK, this is a rather silly problem but maybe someone has a solution. I'm a small short guy, I couldn't place both feet on the ground in the saddle with stock height, plus I like lower bikes. So I passed the forks through the triple tree by 2" and got 11" shocks for the rear. Now I can ride like...

Hello everyone, I was frustrated trying to get some filters for my 76' F1 Supersport. The bike came with grungy K&N pods which were actually too big so the previous owner had shimmed them with rubber to make them fit. Not really what I wanted for my bike. After searching for something reasonably...

Hello all, I'm trying to fit coils from a 81 dohc to a 76 sohc. The coils from a 76 have no polarity stamped on them, but the 81 coils do. The wiring diagram does not show polarity (at least the ones I could find). Can anyone which knows the electrics on the dohc models tell me if the black and...

Hello everyone, I am new as a registered member but have been using the wealth of knowledge on this site to assist with my build for the last 6 months. I bought a 76 F1 from some guy off FleaBay which claimed it was a "daily rider".....well it wasn't. It had been sitting neglected in the...