Just got my seriously ratty CB500 running again after...I don't know, 20 years of rusting out in a barn. Anyone else riding antiques?

4/28/2009 2:14:57 AM

ntlb

4/29/2009 11:48:13 AM

'77 CB550 up in this piece

4/29/2009 12:10:30 PM

spraybomb it flat black

5/1/2009 9:08:47 AM

yup

5/1/2009 10:46:42 AM

well between the rust, it is already mostly black.

Too bad i got tankslapped all over the place near trailwoods and lineberry.

i blame the terrible front forks and head bearings ; )

I think the only thing that was damaged was the stator cover...though i need to make sure its nothing more serious before i get on it again.

5/2/2009 3:07:15 PM

tank slaping on lineberry?

[Edited on May 2, 2009 at 3:32 PM. Reason : ?]

5/2/2009 3:30:11 PM

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" BALLS SLAPPING AROUND "

5/2/2009 10:48:03 PM

I really, really, really want a decent condition 70's CB500 or CB750

sold my SV last year and ive been eyeing these ever since

5/3/2009 12:52:32 AM

Its a lot of fun to ride. I just recently managed to fix the charging system...after replacing almost every component.

I picked this one in in shit-shape for 400 dollars about 9 months ago.

800 dollars later, its reliable to ride.

[Edited on May 3, 2009 at 6:56 PM. Reason : ninjaedit]

5/3/2009 6:56:23 PM

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"Its a lot of fun to ride. I just recently managed to fix the charging system...after replacing almost every component."

Did you upgrade to modern equipment or stick OEM parts on there?

If it's the latter, your fix is probably only a temporary one; electrical systems 70s model Hondas are shit.

[Edited on May 3, 2009 at 8:07 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2009 8:05:25 PM

theres nothing to it, just a rotor, stator, and recitfier/regulator

5/3/2009 8:43:17 PM

No one said it's complicated.

5/3/2009 9:19:46 PM

I got modern replacements for the reg/rect.

the real problem was tracking down the corroded connections in the wiring harness that were increasing overall system resistance and fucking shit up.

5/3/2009 11:21:07 PM

best thing to do is just get some new weatherpack connectors and replace as much as you can

5/5/2009 7:57:10 AM

Yea, i bought a new headlight..but it is rather weak. I can only imagine that the huge mess of connectors behind it need some cleaning.

5/5/2009 7:59:29 PM

what is your voltage running? too high of a wattage headlight will be dimmer on that bike if it pulls too much load

5/5/2009 8:07:41 PM

standard 50/60W i believe..

could be 45/55W, ill have to check.

5/6/2009 3:32:47 AM

this the twin 500 model?

5/6/2009 8:41:55 AM

SOHC four

5/6/2009 11:42:23 AM

Speaking of which, the forums at http://www.sohc4.net are a great resource for all things Honda.

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5/6/2009 12:18:14 PM

Yea I'm a member (NCSUengineer. There are some really knowledgeable people there who, if asked, let spare parts go for cheap!

5/6/2009 3:36:44 PM

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"this the twin 500 model?"

go away n00b

5/18/2009 8:16:24 AM

noob?....they made a twin 500

5/18/2009 12:49:03 PM

...in 1993...in Europe

or 74 to 76

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5/18/2009 12:52:29 PM

1972

GTFO SCRUB

5/18/2009 12:54:59 PM

1972??? I don't think so.

5/19/2009 7:52:24 AM

god damn this idiot is an alias troll or he really just can't fuckin read

5/19/2009 8:01:08 AM