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by Kawastoney
Sun Jan 19, 2014 5:12 am
Forum: Events | Literature
Topic: C/CA72/77/78 Owner's Handbook...
Replies: 9
Views: 21189

Here is a link to another C72/C77 Owners Manual. It appears to be from an earlier model with pressed steel handlebars. It matches my 1963 C72.

http://users.tpg.com.au/pgstone/docs/Ho ... alLite.pdf
by Kawastoney
Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:21 pm
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: Redrilling chrome rims
Replies: 4
Views: 2421

Thanks for the info Chase.
I'm going to look at fixing a couple of old farm bikes for someone who has several bits of engineering equipment, including a mill, on Sunday. I think I see a trade coming up.
by Kawastoney
Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:06 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: Redrilling chrome rims
Replies: 4
Views: 2421

... but it seems to me that this has been addressed here a few times. You might try and search. I've been seaching quite a bit since discovering my mistake. So far I've found two mentions of redrilling. The first was not by someone who had actually redrilled a chrome rim. Good advice was offered th...
by Kawastoney
Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:06 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: Redrilling chrome rims
Replies: 4
Views: 2421

Redrilling chrome rims

Is it possible to redrill chrome rims? I made the mistake of buying new chrome rims on ebay for my C72. Having found they are drilled at the wrong angle I now want to modify them to fit. Do they have to be welded up then redrilled? (then rechromed) or can I just simply jig it at the right angle on a...
by Kawastoney
Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:56 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: Wheel size questions
Replies: 23
Views: 17129

There is a lot of good information in this thread about the difficulties of rebuilding motorcycle wheels. There were a few things I misunderstood when I first read through. With hindsight I now understand a lot more and would like to clarify for the next reader. 185 x 16 is the correct size for C72 ...




 

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