HondaCB650

andrewnorman wrote:Hey! I just bought this bike from you... I love it, thanks again!

No Problem, thank you! Now I have space to work on that grease laden XS650 you saw in the garage....

A couple of days on Craigs List and she is gone. Now on to the next project.

1977 Yamaha XS650. Cafe racer...

Well I have taken the bike as far I am plan and will probably sell at this point. Thought I would post the final pictures and a short video Gary Short video of the bike running... http://youtu.be/4qkVIHsU4bM http://www.glaswerks.com/motorcycles/CB650-1.jpg http://www.glaswerks.com/motorcycles/CB650-...

I am about ready to cafe the thing and install rear sets.......

Was the shifter for the 79 CB650 designed for someone with size 5 shoes?

With the thing tucked in behind the alternator cover, it is virtually impossible to get a clean with my size 11 boots.

Anyone have a great alternative.

Gary

Does anyone know off hand what the thread pitch is for the 10mm mirror threads. 1.0, 1.25 or ????

My master cylinder is stripped out and I want to install a Helicoil to fix the problem.

Thanks,
Gary

22K on my 79.

I bought my rebuild kits (79 650) from

http://www.siriusconinc.com/search_result.php?make=1&model=CB650&part=1&partno=&search=search&x=29&y=14

They have
Rebuild Kits
Accelerator pump
Air Cutoff valves.

Nice folks and fast delivery.

Gary

Still puttering at it.

Bike passed emissions and is legally registered. Just for the hell of it, I put on historic plates, she is 32 .

Working on cover decals at this point....

The saga continues on my 79. Neither speedo or tach were working correctly, ignition switch iffy at best. Finally had some time on Saturday and did a little more work on the CB650. 1. Tachometer would not drop below 2000 rpm (engine off). Removed and tore it apart based on the instructions found at ...

Don't count on the petcock filter screen. It is too coarse for the stuff that can plug your jets. If you did not get the tank really clean, install an additional fine enough inline filter. That's what I have, too. Thanks for the pictures. Good progress but still some work to do. Rear sprocket looks...

Pictures here....

http://www.hondacb650.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5200

A few pictures of my 79 650. Still have a ways to go....

That's good news. :D BTW, always a risk to clean carbs before the tank. I'd propose no running experiments with that tank until it is clean for sure. I suppose you already found out about the fun that comes with pulling/mounting the carbs. Yeah, I spent a couple of hours cleaning the tank out. Was ...

Well got the caliper fixed. Stuck and gummed up. 100psi worked well. Took forever to get the air out of the system. Ended up using a turkey baster to force brake fluid in from the caliper bleed. Took a quick spin, never tach or speedo are working quite right. Speedo stuck at about 15mph.... Same wit...