Thursday, November 27
Cafe racer stylings.
Here's a great CB360 cafe racer site, Motofiaccone. Please mind the scantily clad young lassies. There is some decent info on tank construction, seat fabrication, painting, and various other cafe racer minded strip downs. Sometimes, I wonder how anyone has time to do all of these things. Really. How?
Tuesday, November 25
Putting it all back together...
So, the pistons have been removed and I have a ton of parts to choose from.
I ordered new rings but only have used pistons and cylinders. By fitting all of the pistons into the cylinders I get the ones that are tightest and with the least damage.
Note the scratches and lovely cam chain damage in these pictures.
I pick my pistons and am very careful putting on the new rings so I don't scratch the piston or break that long awaited new ring. There is nothing more frustrating, believe me. Well, dropping the circlip from the piston pin into the bottom casing--that makes you cry. Or maybe when you get the whole bike back together and then you hop on and crank the kickstarter only to have it clink across the garage floor--no, it didn't just come off, the whole damn arm snapped--that's frustrating.
With the newly added rings, I oil up the inside of the cylinders and head back out to the garage and do it all in reverse. Please, make sure to put a towel under the piston when putting the pin and clip back in, you don't want to have to take apart the bottom end if you don't have to. Also, note that the arrow on the piston should be pointing toward the exhaust when reinstalled.
Once the pins and clips are in place, slip the cylinders down over the pistons. You may have to work the rings into the more confined space. A rubber mallet would certainly come in handy.
Once you have everything lined up, push the cylinder body all the way down and take a good look at what you just did.
Now, put the rest of it back together. Beginning to end, I'd give this 8-10 hours depending on your skill with tools, your work space, how much beer you drink, and your smoking habits.
Note the scratches and lovely cam chain damage in these pictures.
I pick my pistons and am very careful putting on the new rings so I don't scratch the piston or break that long awaited new ring. There is nothing more frustrating, believe me. Well, dropping the circlip from the piston pin into the bottom casing--that makes you cry. Or maybe when you get the whole bike back together and then you hop on and crank the kickstarter only to have it clink across the garage floor--no, it didn't just come off, the whole damn arm snapped--that's frustrating.
With the newly added rings, I oil up the inside of the cylinders and head back out to the garage and do it all in reverse. Please, make sure to put a towel under the piston when putting the pin and clip back in, you don't want to have to take apart the bottom end if you don't have to. Also, note that the arrow on the piston should be pointing toward the exhaust when reinstalled.
Once the pins and clips are in place, slip the cylinders down over the pistons. You may have to work the rings into the more confined space. A rubber mallet would certainly come in handy.
Once you have everything lined up, push the cylinder body all the way down and take a good look at what you just did.
Now, put the rest of it back together. Beginning to end, I'd give this 8-10 hours depending on your skill with tools, your work space, how much beer you drink, and your smoking habits.
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