May 29, 2011

Bobber Restoration – Another Surprise

I didn’t get a super long amount of time on the bike, but wanted to see if I couldn’t figure out where the tapping was coming from.  One possible occurrence can generally be from the tension on the cam chain needing adjusting.  So, I set out to remedy this and found the […]

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May 28, 2011

Bobber Restoration – Surprise!

Had some time today to do some work on the bike.  After cleaning the carbs and airbox and lots of degreaser everywhere else, I put the parts back on the bike.  Like I mentioned before, I’ve learned a little bit more about DOHC engines, so putting the airbox and carbs […]

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May 15, 2011

Bobber Restoration – Removal of the skull

The CB900c has a subtransmission which allows you to select between Hi and Low gear.  Effectively this means that the bike has 10 gears total (though most don’t really use it this way).  One of the previous owners thought it would be cool to swap the subtransmission selector with something […]

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May 4, 2011

Bobber Restoration – Day 0

I recently picked up a 1981 Honda CB900 C.  It’s in pretty rough shape, having sat on a driveway for a year or so. Here’s a couple pictures: The bike has troubles starting, the tank has tons of surface rust, and that’s just the beginning of the problems.  It’ll be […]

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