Recent content by Steve L

Attached are two pictures of my CB 750s. One is a '75 that I have owned for about 13 years. It's the most expensive $770 bike that I have ever owned. It was running poorly when I got it and I've put massive amounts of time and $$$$ into this thing. The second is a 1971 that I've owned for a...

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I'm repacking the rear wheel bearings on my 1975 K5. The rear hub is threaded, but the wheel bearing retainer appears to have a tack weld that keeps me from removing the bearings. I assume this was done at the factory. There seems to be no way to remove this bearing retainer without damaging...

Reply to "the Menace" of Vancouver: I LOVE that 320i in the background. I had one for almost 20 years. What a great car!!

This should be easy. It's time to replace the gas tank on my 1971 K1. I need to pull the badges from the old tank and place them on the new one. I think that the "Honda" tank badges are attached to the tank with two male prongs that are pushed into pinch clips. I imagine that the male tabs...

Before you remove links, count the number of links that are in your existing chain. The minimum are 100 links for the K0 thru K6 with the OEM sprocket, I believe. I recently replaced my 108 link chain with a 100 link, so there is room for variation. If you already have a shorter chain, you...

Thank you for your reply. I see that the gear box under the speedo unit has grease and I plan to clean and re-lube those gears. I don't see any sign of a lubricant in any of the gears of the speedo unit, itself. The gears all look dry and clean. I assume that if any lubricant was used, it...

Dear Forum: Thanks to some forum members and You Tube, I have opened the speedometer housing from my '71 K1 to replace the Speedo face. The inside of my speedometer housing has all sorts of rust and dry dirt. As soon as I loosen the set screw to the trip meter, I will pull the speedometer...

Dear Mr. Grepper: Very good advice!! I went to You Tube and found a guy who showed me how. He tightened a large hose clamp around the thin aluminum ring and then used a small standard screw driver to gently pry the bottom edge of the ring away from the housing. It only took a few minutes and...

Dear Daren: I knew it! I knew that there would be people like you who know how to restore a K1 Speedometer. I must admit that I didn't imagine that I would have to slash & burn my way into this unit. Thank you very much for your wisdom. Now I have a reason to buy a dremel. Sincerely, Steve

Dear CB750 Forum: I have a 1971 CB that I am restoring. It was a little rough when I got it, but time and money can solve everything that is wrong with this bike. I want to tear the speedometer apart to restore the housing and to replace the speedometer face. I've removed the unit from my...

Dear DirtDigger: Thank you for your thoughts. My pads didn't look too glazed, but my rotor does. I didn't realize that these rotors are stainless, although I've never seen rust on them. My '88 K75 must have stainless rotors, too. But the brakes stop very well. Where do you go for...

Dear CB SOHC 750 riders: Tell me how your front brakes work. Many of you have owned more than one bike. How do you think these front brakes stack up? Both of my CB 750s have crappy front brakes. My '71 BMW is really more crude than the Honda in most ways. But it's drum brakes stop faster...

After 40 years, I finally purchased some Japanese Industrial Standard Phillips style screw drivers and can't believe that I waited so long. I also purchased some impact JIS Phillips head drivers, which seem able to get anything out with a few careful wacks. This post is an encouragement to get...

The advantages of Red Coat are that it holds up very well, but can be cleaned out of the tank with Methyl ethyl Ketone. The epoxy creams don't seem to hold up as well and are difficult to remove from the inside of the tank, once applied.