Picture Request - CB77 Side Stand Mounting Location

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:46 am

Jensen

Great pics!

Here is a stand on eBay....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-1968-Hon ... 2ee60eea54

G

jensey wrote:I have a few original brackets, but I made one out of good material, not / less prone to cracking and/or bending.

sdaigle240 · Post by **sdaigle240** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:05 pm

you guys are always so damn helpful! thank you.

I was considering that stand, fair price but not too far off a new repo.

sounds like ive got myself an excuse to make a bracket. looks simple enough and i see cb450/350 stands (just the arm) for like 20$ on ebay.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:36 pm

May be more difficult to make one that holds up.
A couple of AM designs failed although they looked the same as the HONDA version.
When did they fail you may ask!
"When a rider put the arm on the ground then as what was always done sat on the seat and that caused the CAST mount to shear"!
Buy a OEM mount and save time effort and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
I was there and watched this happen and the rider had attempted to save a couple of $$$$$$$$$$. ............lm

sdaigle240 wrote:you guys are always so damn helpful! thank you.

I was considering that stand, fair price but not too far off a new repo.

sounds like ive got myself an excuse to make a bracket. looks simple enough and i see cb450/350 stands (just the arm) for like 20$ on ebay.

sdaigle240 · Post by **sdaigle240** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:57 am

while i certainly cant disagree... and always value your advice, LM
I am who i am because of my routine choices to fabricate items over buy them.

The cost is time, and often failure. The reward is a life time of knowledge.

not a toot my horn comment, but my race car runs on entirely modified suspension. I've extended the control arms. relocated the steering rack. relocated the tie rod mounts etc. that was a ton of work and a ton of time but the skills i picked up have already paid themselves off and the pride of having done it myself is priceless. I'm sure as i get older (31) ill have a lot less energy to take on these ideas. Enjoying it while it lasts!

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:45 am

Steve

There are times when buying stuff is the only answer but any investment in education and skills is money and time well spent.

I bought my first hydraulic press and built jigs (not the recent Honda ones) for less than the price of a reconditioned crank. The bike that got that crank is with a collector in Belgium and the whole thing was built out of left-over parts and bits that I'd made myself.

You'll never lose the urge to learn and make parts. That's what keeps us 'young' and enthusiastic. Better to be an enthusiastic amateur than an unenthusiastic professional..... :-)

Just let us know what you come up with.....

To quote my friend from Georgia. "No pictures, and it never happened..."

G

sdaigle240 wrote:while i certainly cant disagree... and always value your advice, LM
I am who i am because of my routine choices to fabricate items over buy them.

The cost is time, and often failure. The reward is a life time of knowledge.

not a toot my horn comment, but my race car runs on entirely modified suspension. I've extended the control arms. relocated the steering rack. relocated the tie rod mounts etc. that was a ton of work and a ton of time but the skills i picked up have already paid themselves off and the pride of having done it myself is priceless. I'm sure as i get older (31) ill have a lot less energy to take on these ideas. Enjoying it while it lasts!

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:05 pm

To reply to both.
DO as you want as I do the same but I've learned that some thing are easier/better to spend about $15.00 and get one that may need plating but will hold the bike up. ...............lm

G-Man wrote:Steve

There are times when buying stuff is the only answer but any investment in education and skills is money and time well spent.

I bought my first hydraulic press and built jigs (not the recent Honda ones) for less than the price of a reconditioned crank. The bike that got that crank is with a collector in Belgium and the whole thing was built out of left-over parts and bits that I'd made myself.

You'll never lose the urge to learn and make parts. That's what keeps us 'young' and enthusiastic. Better to be an enthusiastic amateur than an unenthusiastic professional..... :-)

Just let us know what you come up with.....

To quote my friend from Georgia. "No pictures, and it never happened..."

G

sdaigle240 wrote:while i certainly cant disagree... and always value your advice, LM
I am who i am because of my routine choices to fabricate items over buy them.

The cost is time, and often failure. The reward is a life time of knowledge.

not a toot my horn comment, but my race car runs on entirely modified suspension. I've extended the control arms. relocated the steering rack. relocated the tie rod mounts etc. that was a ton of work and a ton of time but the skills i picked up have already paid themselves off and the pride of having done it myself is priceless. I'm sure as i get older (31) ill have a lot less energy to take on these ideas. Enjoying it while it lasts!

sdaigle240 · Post by **sdaigle240** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:58 pm

and boy do i know youre right! always respect and trust my elders. the cheapest one i found was about $100, but ill keep lookin. i admittedly didnt ask anyone on here yet and everyone is always much more fair than ebay prices.

haha we always say "Pictures or it didn't *expletive* happen!" a revised version for us youngsters you could say!

you made custom cranks!?!?!? thats crazy...!!

im still blown away this forum is more active than modern auto forums i frequent.