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Good progress. Those hubs look beautiful.

The grass is looking pretty healthy, too!

G

Thanks G Man
I'm going to start on the forks while I wait for my swing arm bushes to show up.

I am getting the CB77 caught up to the point where I can start doing some side by side work with my current CB160 project. Today my goal was to strip, prep, and paint both headlight sets.

CAM01836 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr
I entertained the idea that I might be able to save the paint on the CB77 bucket but after I got it cleaned up it was obvious it needed new paint.
CAM01841 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

As an amatuer painter with very limited skills I am very pleased when I get black paint to turn out this nice.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/rXR6Ks]CAM01847 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr
I wasn't so lucky with the CB160 bucket. We had a big temperature drop this afternoon and the paint did not lay down like it had earlier in the day. I mopped it down with lacquer thinner and I will try again tomorrow.
CAM01854 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

Here are the rest of the CB77 and CB160 headlight pieces. They are stripped and ready for paint.
CAM01858 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr
I was pretty happy with how well the CB160 bucket turned out, especially after yesterdays mess.
CAM01862 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr
Here are the rest of the pieces, ready for tomorrows installation.
CAM01864 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

Hi Everyone
A forum member with a lot of knowledge about old Hondas contacted me today with a concern about my front rim. He said he noticed some possible bowing of my front rim spokes. This would be due to having a rim with the holes drilled for the smaller CB160 hub. I tried to be vigilant when ordering and I compared it to my original rim when it arrived. I watched for any binding or interference while lacing. It went together as well as the other motorcycle rims I've done, and more relevantly, the rear rim I got from DSS. Here are some pics, I can handle the truth.
Front Rim Side by Side with the David Silver Spares Rear Rim
CAM01821 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

Here is a pic with an original CB160 rim closest to the camera and the rim in question behind it. It isn't easy to see in the picture but when they are right in front of you the difference in spoke pitch is quite pronounced. Enough so that I think it would be difficult to lace a CB160 rim to a CB77 hub. At least I don't believe it would go very smoothly. and I think the angle of the nipples compared to the spokes would like quite jarring.
CAM01890 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

I don't have the spokes fully tightened yet. But would estimate I am 75 percent there and they are still straight.
CAM01876 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

I don't have any formal technical training so I sure could of missed something. I want the truth. I want the bike to be safe.
Steve

The front spokes are bowed.
It is because the angle of the hole isn't correct for the diameter of the hub so the bow starts at the thread area. ...................lm

Steverino wrote:Hi Everyone
A forum member with a lot of knowledge about old Hondas contacted me today with a concern about my front rim. He said he noticed some possible bowing of my front rim spokes. This would be due to having a rim with the holes drilled for the smaller CB160 hub. I tried to be vigilant when ordering and I compared it to my original rim when it arrived. I watched for any binding or interference while lacing. It went together as well as the other motorcycle rims I've done, and more relevantly, the rear rim I got from DSS. Here are some pics, I can handle the truth.
Front Rim Side by Side with the David Silver Spares Rear Rim
CAM01821 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

Here is a pic with an original CB160 rim closest to the camera and the rim in question behind it. It isn't easy to see in the picture but when they are right in front of you the difference in spoke pitch is quite pronounced. Enough so that I think it would be difficult to lace a CB160 rim to a CB77 hub. At least I don't believe it would go very smoothly. and I think the angle of the nipples compared to the spokes would like quite jarring.
CAM01890 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

I don't have the spokes fully tightened yet. But would estimate I am 75 percent there and they are still straight.
CAM01876 by stevesteverinomeister, on Flickr

I don't have any formal technical training so I sure could of missed something. I want the truth. I want the bike to be safe.
Steve

Could just be the digital picture, Also, the ones that look a little kinked are showing a lot of thread. Maybe once you get everything true and snugged up a little more they will straighten out. You are far more able to tell what's going on in person with a straightedge than us looking at a picture... Anyway, what's the game plan for those mufflers?