honda ca77 new owner need help

[chelliefish2]

I bought this bike from my dad's neighbor who didnt finish restoring it. there are a few things that my dad and I are stumped on. if anyone has any suggestions that would be nice.<br /><br />1. the wiring to the battery does not have a ground wire. where does this hook up and what does it look like? nor does it have a strap to hold the battery in place.<br /><br />2. oil leak at the gear shifter. could this be a seal and is it a chore to fix? <br /><br />3. i have no brake cable or the brake shaft thing that engages the brakes. <br /><br />4 the header pipe to the muffler joint it needs gasket. it leaks right now.<br /><br />5. the electrical wiring seems to be set up wrong. I thought that it should start with a ignition button.but it doesnt, we have to turn the key up it sounds like it wont turn over and when we put it down a notch and give it some gas it starts.<br /><br />a little puzzled<br />if anyone has pictures or diagrams of any of these topics that would be great. <br /><br />we have one manual but it isnt detailed when we need it to be. I have bill silver's book on order so i hope this will help. If anyone has any pointers on any of these topics please post. we work on the bike every sat. and sun. so i do all of my gathering of information and part ordering so it will be ready by the weekend.<br /><br />thanks.

[Pigeonalley]

Great looking bike and welcome you have come to the right place.<br /><br />1. The ground for the battery hooks to a breaded strap just to the front of the battery tray. If someone else doesn’t post a picture I will in a week or two I’m not where my Dreams are this month.<br />2. Seal leak common problem Honda part #91202-250-000 it is a 14x25x7 You can save a few bucks by getting this from the bearing house. You will have to pull the left motor case. Do not try to use a regular screw driver for this. I use a Black &amp; Decker impact for this. Also when you put it back together make very sure you get the chain back on the oil filter correct. You could dump a motor otherwise.<br />3. “I have no brake cable or the brake shaft thing that engages the brakes.” Front rear both?<br />4. Can’t help you there I’m running “after Market and there isn’t a gasket just a clamp.<br />5. Check your Email in the next day or so.<br /><br />Again welcome and if I can be of help just email me.<br /><br />Rob<br />

[chelliefish2]

Rob,<br /><br />Thanks for your help<br /><br />question 3<br /> I dont have the front brake set.(brake cable &amp; brake lever)

[FLYHAVEN2001]

Ebay is where most of us get parts or buy a parts bike. I have some extra parts in the garage. Swap meet. Also, I met some guys from Rhoad Island at a swap meet that have lots of used Dream parts. They had box's of cables and many other parts: their Ph# is (Bill) 401-822-1459-(Dave) 401-828-3741/E-mail is <br />dashon@ids.net. They will ship Worldwide. Joe

[j666laz]

I will help you with question #1 but it will require 2 replies because you can only post 1 picture per reply.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the &quot;ground strap&quot; for the CA77 Honda Dream .............

[j666laz]

This picture shows the battery/tool kit bracket installed. It holds the battery down and the tool kit sits on top of the bracket. Because my bike is black this is hard to see so I will follow up this post with another that shows the bracket by itself ..........

[j666laz]

And here is the bracket all by itself. This was taken prior to painting but gives you a good idea of what it looks like .....<br /><br />I will send you some pictures tomorrow of the linkage for the back brake ..............