81 honda cb650 project finally underway

[dat521gatherer]

this has been the longest standing project ever. as they all do it started leaking between the head and block. i dissembled it and many months later lost all the hardware to it. many years later i found them hiding in a coffee can in a obscure part of my dads garage. so about 4 years ago i was inspired/motivated by a neighbor and had the head and block/juggs bead blasted. 2 years ago i'm trying to get my friend to use his shop at work to mill and hone to specs. i never saw the parts again. he moved and left behind everything he had. crap

 

fast forward to last week i bought a wrecked cb650 right down the street. i noticed a guy on ebay starting to part it out after i clicked the distance button. picked the bike up with my 521 of coarse. all i have to do is swap the engines,do some carb work,and minor electrical. the bottom part of the frame comes off to slide the engine right out of the right side of the frame.

 

so maybe sometime in the next month or two i'll have it ready to ride. i will have the engine out this weekend. lately my friend rob has been motivating me. he has a 2007/8 ninja.:eek: he told me to sell all my cars and buy a bike. i told him i would get this thing back on the road and keep my rides. i would just want to buy a low mile older bike anyway.

 

10 years in the making.:mad: but alsa the light is shinning.:)

[fastdadd]

cool..here is a pic of my 80 when i picked it up a year ago

 

 

and here it sits now

 

 

 

if you need help with anything sohc4 is the best web site for these

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php

 

good luck

[dat521gatherer]

cool! i love the spokes. the non custom model had them. i might even like them better than the comstars on mine. check out these spokes, bike on epray.

[fastdadd]

i have another set of spoke rims bad chrome and the front is just a hoop and hub

[fisch]

Neat project! I've always wanted an old, one lung BMW r20 series bike. Some day.

 

But making a old school bobber out of a japanese bike sounds fun too!

[moparvwfreak]

i got a 72 cb500four that i would love to put back together. but its in need of a literal frame up resto. :( someday... someday.......

[dat521gatherer]

got the engine pulled out tonight. nice following on the honda sohc 4 engines on sohc4.com.

 

i wanted to take a pic but my camera batteries went dead. seems to be an ongoing problem with this camera.:mad:energizer lithium, duracell cr?? rechargable's they all die. last year the duracell's would last for monthes.

[Guest jaimesix]

Cool project. That is a cool Honda. It has Comstar wheels like my bike. Comstars are cool. Hope you get it running soon. I ould not live without a bike.....nor w/o a car...I got to have them both, or else I get bored to death!

 

I ride my bike....then later on switch to the car.....then to my other car...then back to the bike.....that is life!!!

 

Actually I am looking for a second bike.....need more variety. Like cars, I like older bikes and I like to fix them up to my specs.

 

Here a couple pictures of my 82 CB750F.

 

 

Check out this cool Honda 400 twin cylinder cafe racer...

 

Jaime._____________________________________________________

[fastdadd]

here is a 750 a friend did i wanted to show you the polished comstars on it