1962 CB77 Restoration underway

Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:26 pm

Got my parts back from the chrome plater and am generally pleased. Got the rear rim laced to the hub and the backing plate re-assembled. Also got some things put on the frame. Right now I've got some Red Wing shocks on the bike. The old original shocks don't want to give up their plungers.

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Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:10 pm

Got to look at my tail light innards. The photos show the short lens with the angled bulb that allows clearance. I wondered what color the tail light bracket should be so I got to looking at period advertisements since I have seen both black and silver brackets. It appears that black bikes have a black bracket, red and blue bikes have silver brackets, and white has a white bracket. I have had 5 black bikes, 3 red bikes and 1 blue bike and this was the case for each of them. As a disclaimer I am not saying this is gospel, only this is what I have observed. The bracket on my bike is original paint black and has the STANLEY D-2R stamp in white, so I'm going with a black bracket on my black bike.

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Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:38 am

So far, so good. I tore the starter motor and the solenoid switch down, cleaned and rebuilt them. Put new brushes on the motor. I should have taken photos to detail the process but didn't. I'm hoping to have the bike done by the end of the month.

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e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Tue May 03, 2011 2:06 pm

Lookin' finger-lickin' good, HT! Really sweet. I'm dead jealous of the blast cabs!

Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Tue May 03, 2011 3:17 pm

Thanks, Steve. All of a sudden I'm hungry for some Kentucky Fried Chicken! I picked up the larger cabinet 10 years ago from Harbor Freight and it has served me well. I picked up the smaller cabinet cheaply a while back and use soda in it for the small, delicate stuff and motor/carb parts.

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Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Sun May 15, 2011 1:12 pm

I have made more progress. Ran into a snag with the head pipes I got from Ohio Cycle. They don't fit! I had to use my originals that slipped right in and lined up fine. I sent Nick an e-mail and will go from there. I am going to post in the product reviews to keep everyone in the loop.

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Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:09 pm

Working on the seat now. I will have to send the trim strip in to be re-plated. The foam appears good and I repainted the pan. I'll put the cover on tomorrow if time permits.

HT