e3steve wrote:Or have some of the wiring colours been replaced with non-std?
1962 Superhawk Restoration: Here I goYeah, some of the wiring has been replaced with non standard. It's pretty obvious which ones are brand new to the naked eye. I can make a list if you'd like.
Current restoration: 1962 CB77
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1962_cb77_restore/ (and as always, click the image to view full size)
Here's the brakes flipped over.  I noticed this on the shoes today. This was there the last time I pulled them off. I assumed it was from the engine degreaser leaving some sort of film, but it has since been cleaned throughly with brake cleaner.  I was playing with the levering, and it seems like if the arms are extended out in this initial position, the shoes will extend farther enough to make a stronger contact. I placed the arms back into the almost 90° position they were initially in and noticed that didn't extend the shoes much when the lever was pulled in. Do you think this could this have been the issue? The only new problem is the spring that grabs under the arm isn't tight enough to hold on from the apparently more efficient position.  Here's a shot of me holding the camera with one hand and trying to pull the lever in the all the way from the new position.  I'd love to hear any thoughts or experiences you've had in relation to this. Thanks!
Current restoration: 1962 CB77
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1962_cb77_restore/
Oh dear..... OK, check continuity from the wires that you have to the grounding points on each item up there in order to identify those items' earthing wires:
*I'd advise adding proper grounding: obtain about 4ft of 16 or 17AWG green wire and a foot of 3/16" white heatshrink tubing. Lift the tank off and you'll observe a factory grounding point at one of the ignition coil bracket screws; route the green wire through the harness sleeve, mark it each end with about a half-inch of the heatshrink and attach to said screw. Replace the wrongly-coloured grounding wires inside the bucket and heatshrink the ends in a similar way. Store the leftovers for future use. If you need the proper wiring terminations to make the job really pukka, http://www.vintageconnections.com/ have all you need. Try to keep any wiring and/or changes in OEM colours.
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Re: brakesCompare your levers to the ones in the pic. ...............lm
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