HondaCB650

Man, I sure wish the weather would be nice on a day that I was not at work.. Every time I get a break in the weather so I can finish this up, I am at work, someone needs a ride to the doctor, or there is some other situation that overpowers the time needed to finish installing stuff. I think I have ...

New Master cylinder mounted. Saving the lever from the old one, just in case. Have to wait for a warmer day to finish, but will put the new cables on tomorrow, once they are properly lubed (assuming that Honda did not lube them at the factory??). The wiring for the fairing harness is already done, a...

Thanks, Volker, I will take a look and see what the DOT situation is. I did not see any obviously, but I also did not exactly look for those stamps either. :roll: I did not see any cracks or leaks, so have been assuming they were actually oem-type replacement rubber lines, but they could be the orig...

Ok, home from Florida (what an interesting trip THAT was) and back to working on the bike. Of course, the new master cylinder showed at the mailbox AS I was rolling out the driveway, so I had it with me the whole time I was gone but not during the beautiful days here and there before the trip, and n...

There is a thread or two on guys using atv m/c on there 650's. Looks like a better set up. Well you are never going to believe this, but I just broke the tap off inside the GOOD hole on the master cylinder. :shock: Now I have one bad hole that can be tapped and one with a carbide tap snapped off, e...

Cold out there today still, but off the next 3 days. Hopefully, I can get the bike finished this week. I sure hope all this ice melts back...

Thanks for the good wishes! It is indeed an 8!

I think I have my crash bar situation resolved. I found one (a better one, new too) on eBay with foot pegs and all hardware for about $130 delivered, a true freeway bar, which will (hopefully) let me stretch out my legs a little on the road and alleviate some of the leg cramping situation that was n...

:lol: Well, I was definitely not thinking they would be softer than the master cylinder was.. :lol: :lol: :roll: :lol: In any case, have a tap now and some new screws (so they will both be the same slightly larger thread) and putting some 8's in place of those 7's (or is it 7s in place of the 6's, I...

Bad story. Any aftermarket master cylinder should have identical piston diameter for a correct "hydraulic transmission" ratio. Thanks, Volker, I will make note so that I know the right one when I see it, should it come to that; and I sincerely hope it does not, as it turned out, I have a ...

Well... Keeeraaappp.... :evil: Have any of you had one of those days lately when things look like they are going to go just dandy, then some minor thing happens that screws up the entire works? I was here with turkey in the oven, Thanksgiving dinner going quite well in the kitchen, and at LEAST 4 ho...

Ok, thanks, guys! I wanted to get into it today, but life got in the way yet again! Sheesh... I am hoping I will have some better weather Thanksgiving day for a few hours so that I can get into this thing. I am thinking that it should not take long to simply disconnect the old bar, attach the new on...

Is it possible that I need to rough up the clamping surface somehow or would that cause corrosion issues? Is there some other indicator that would dictate the next step in securing them? What I am trying to say is that the handlebar clamps typically clamp the handlebars without a visible gap. Due t...

Sorry I have been gone a bit.. Your project has come a LONG way! Wow.. I am happy that you have not been involved to the extent that your neighbors were in that horrible storm. That is something the Pacific was always kindof dicey with, typhoons. Part of the animal, I am afraid. My prayers to your c...

WOO HOOO :D Handlebars, throttle cables (both), tach and speedo cables (old ones were kinda crappy anyway), master cylinder reservoir and cap, crush washers, etc., arrived today!! I only had a little daylight left so did not get into it, but did check the bars, they match PERFECTLY!! That was a nice...