HondaCB650

Well then , I’ll make a deal with you, if you keep posting, then I will. The camaraderie, the social community, to share ideas, criticisms, and triumphs are what make this valuable. Consider the entertainer with an empty auditorium, what’s the point.

I just noticed there were one thousand five hundred and twenty five views of the last picture I posted. While I appreciate that there weren’t any assholes complaining about shoddy workmanship (I’m an amateur), there wasn’t one comment of encouragement, or a fun teasing, or a suggestion for an improv...

Ha,ha, I bought a parts bike with that tank on it. Didn’t want a green bike, so this one is already up for sale! The tank has been hanging on the wall for years, waiting to be useful. Best part about this project has been the parts supplied by checking the corners to see what I’ve already got on han...

How's this for tank color? The inside is spotless!

One further comment on the starter clutch. Mine was damaged because the screws that hold it together came unscrewed! Scraping the screw heads against the next part while spining.

Welcome, you won't find much activity erre, but there's a lot of good info.
I found this on SOHCforum.

If you get into the bottom, check the starter clutch, I had to replace mine (cheap on ebay) there is a tutorial on here.

And now back to our regularly scheduled nonsense. I wanted the open-triangle look without the hassle of pods and jets, so this is my system to hide the filter under the seat and duct the air through the stock distribution box. The custom parts are fiberglass cloth and epoxy, spray painted black. The...

Oops! That last one is out of order, so I'll put the rest here so there is some context.
I couldn't remember how I took the clutch nut off, so I had to make a tool to put it back on. I used what was in the cut off box. Spacer from aluminum on the lathe.

Clutch nut torqued to 36 ft/lbs

Test fit,time to start wrestling with this one.

I got most of the wiring on but still needed to wrap some of it. That's done.

Battery box.

There is a strap that goes from the top of the hook to the bottom front of the motor. The balance is close.

Install the hook,


Line up the placemt,


Install the bolts,


Remove the hook.

A little more today...