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Up & Running! ]]> Honda CB-160 (1965-1968) BabyHawkNoob http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1387 http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1386&goto=newpost Tue, 08 May 2012 19:16:48 GMT So I'm about half-way done with my first restoration - a '71 Honda cb750 K1 - and I've run into a minor problem with my new ignition switch. In short, the male plug wont fit into the female end, despite the fact that they are both the same shape, size, orientation, made for the same year, and all of the internal prongs seem to line up with the corresponding receptors.

Both the ignition switch and the wiring harness it attaches to are new additions to the bike, I bought them both from relatively reputable sellers on Ebay and they were made new for this year and model so they should work.

All I've done so far is to widen the receptacles in the male plug in case the prongs in the female end are just too wide and cant fit into the narrow receptacles. I did this with a small pair of needse-nose pliars and some small nails, but there has been either no change or so little a change it is hard to even notice, and after a visual inspection, the receptacles seem wide enough for the prongs, yet still no luck.

Until I get this plug issue worked out, the bike is grounded and cannot start (can't bypass the switch either due to the round plug without splicing wires)

Any advice, tips, or stories of similar events are greatly appreciated. ]]> Honda CB-750 - 1969-1978 Pauks89 http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1386 http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1383&goto=newpost Sun, 06 May 2012 23:03:08 GMT So here it is folks I brought it home with everything intact and in about 2 hours myself and two friends tore it down to parts.Image:... So here it is folks I brought it home with everything intact and in about 2 hours myself and two friends tore it down to parts.
This is the dissassembled bike in about a million parts, in this picture you can see that I am currently cleaning various parts in the ice cream pails and other buckets. http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...vis123/008.jpg
I am going to finish taking apart the frame tonight, and take it in for sandblasting, going to pick up a welder this week and re-weld all the seals. First things first though, does anybody know of anywhere I can order a weld on frame to give it a bobber look. Keep in mind I am in Canada so alot of ebay ads wont ship here:rolleyes: Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is the rest of my pictures of what I have so far.
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This is my first bike, I have no experience building bikes, all a learning experience for me, so I hope I can entertain you all.:p ]]> Honda CB-550 (1974-1978) Gas-Can-Dan http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1383 http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1382&goto=newpost Sun, 06 May 2012 22:23:03 GMT Just saying hello to everyone, I am going to be building a bobber out of a 1977 CB550 that I picked up for $100, I have absolutely no experience with... Just saying hello to everyone, I am going to be building a bobber out of a 1977 CB550 that I picked up for $100, I have absolutely no experience with motorcycles and I am getting my full license in June (here in Winnipeg it takes a long time to get it) ..so it should be a hell of an experience. I hope I can learn some things while here. :) ]]> Introduction Forum Gas-Can-Dan http://www.classichondabb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1382