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1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:06 am
by CB650CPastor
Just finished all the work needed to get this bike back on the road. Craigslist find. It had been stored for many years. 8k original miles. It came with pictures of the bike in boxes (ugh!) so I knew it might need some reassembly work... No problem. That's fun for me.

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Here's what I did:
Flushed the fuel system, cleaned the tank, rebuilt and dynamically sync'ed the carbs
Changed the brake fluid
Rebuilt the steering head (it was incorrectly assembled and binding)
Rebuilt the rear hub (incorrectly assembled - spacer missing)
Cleaned ALL the electrical connectors, replaced some
Ordered and installed the correct 30A spade main fuse (partzilla)
Disassembled, cleaned and lubed the starter
Blasted and repainted the battery box and replaced the battery
Replaced the shifter shaft seal
Changed the oil
Rebuilt the horn (non-operational and rusted on the inside)
Adjusted the valves and cam chain
Replaced leaking seals on the camshaft ends (those little green o-rings)
Replaced the turn signal and tail light lenses
Upgraded the headlight from the sealed beam 1980 to the 1981 H4
Reassembled the rear brake correctly
Installed a front fender grommet for the speedometer cable
Adjusted the clutch
Painted the surface of the engine below the carbs
Internally cleaned all of the handlebar switches
Lubed all of the cables (re-routed almost all of them to the correct route (after the above picture was taken)
Lubed the chain
Lubed and adjusted the rear brake
Replaced the rear inner fender/mud guard (the old one was trimmed to aid in assembly - tacky!)

Running great and having fun! I ride year-round, as long as it's not raining or snowing.

Re: 1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:06 pm
by coreyr6624
Looks awesome

Re: 1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:09 pm
by Folsoml
Fantastic!

Re: 1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:10 pm
by cb650
Very nice!!!! Glad you went back original

Re: 1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:37 pm
by CB650CPastor
YES! Original - all the way.

Re: 1980 Honda CB650C

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:11 pm
by cb650
Yes Even more original than mine. :D