After being off a bike for 10 years, and owning a variety of Hondas before that time, It felt natural to pick one up again. As far as projects go, this particular bike is a decent base but was robbed of performance by some lack of upkeep.
What was immediately wrong:
- The radiator hoses appear to be AutoZone;
- The fuel line was the same;
- Overflow and drain hoses were all clogged and rotted;
- Rear wheel missing a spoke;
- Throttle tube cracked;
- Clutch cable fraying;
- Pipe to silencer did not have proper connection. The silencer was simply jammed into the pipe.
I'm pretty poor at remembering to take progress pictures. But at this point, you're not missing much. Here is how she looked when I got her home.
Since removing the engine, I'm beginning to turn to cleaning the frame. Today was just degreaser, toothbrush, Scotch Brite, repreat. I'll be looking into acid washing more this week.
