Black 1967 Superhawk

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:05 am

Wow! It is beautiful! Just gorgeous!!

Jlovvorn · Post by **Jlovvorn** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:13 pm

Wow, looks awesome.

Where did you find a pod filter that wasnt blocked by the petcock?

Or did you modify one?

Aid3nn · Post by **Aid3nn** » Thu May 30, 2013 7:28 pm

its been awhile everone. had a lot of life stuff happening, so not much time for motorcycle building.

then i got a break and was able to go through the top end and straighten out the advance springs.

just a note, you DO NOT have to break the cam in half to get the old springs out and the new ones in.

after i got everything buttoned back up and the valve clearance set and timing dialed in, the bike really came to life. no more bogging down in early RPMs or loss of power anywhere in the RPM band.

i am also going to take the pod filters back of in favor of more of an airbox style intake. honestly, the honda engineers had it right. getting hit by a windy sidedraft absolutely kills power. so i am going to move them back underneath the sidecovers.

also, the 12" shorty mufflers i have on the bike currently are too short for the centerstand to stop on. i have it rigged to ride currently, but its looks so whack.

as a result the centerstand and spring would rub on the oversize back tire. to remedy this, i was thinking of getting some 17" reverse cone megaphone mufflers to fix this even though i love the shorties on it.

and now that it works you can see me zooming around the east and south bay area on it! give me a holla if you see me!

more CB77 updates to follow.

-dave

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:51 am

How is it without a chain guard? Does it fling chain lube everywhere when you ride? I considered riding without a chain guard as well (after all the bad luck I had with my many attempts!), but my mechanic dissuaded me from doing so, I guess for fear of getting lube all over the back tire.

jsmith1107 · Post by **jsmith1107** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:04 pm

Bike looks really cool, nice work.

Aid3nn · Post by **Aid3nn** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:06 pm

thanks! i think it will look a little better with the other mufflers i just ordered.

as for the chain gaurd flinging lube everywhere.... im not gonna say it doesnt, cause it totally does. but you can minimize the mess by keeping the lube light. you really dont need much, and be sure to check and wipe off any spots it would fling after each ride. just be sure the chain doesnt dry out on long rides and you are golden.

i also have a CB750 set up without the chaingaurd and it flug a lot less than i thought it would at highway speeds. but i also didnt put that much on.

Aid3nn · Post by **Aid3nn** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:15 pm

also, plenty of bikes run without chainguards.

its not really about getting lube on the back tire, as the centrifugal force will fling it parallel with the tire, getting it all over the bottom of your seatpan / frame.

things can get caught much easier without the guard. but you can see the exposed chain which is kinda cool. dime city cycles builds tons of bikes without guards. to each their own...

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-b ... yfive.html