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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 1:52 am
by G-Man
Ouch! That was a nasty end to a great day out. Glad to see he is OK. The car looks fixable.
G
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 5:22 pm
by sarals
G-Man wrote:Ouch! That was a nasty end to a great day out. Glad to see he is OK. The car looks fixable.
G
Jon told me the frame is bent, that right front wheel is pushed way back. He's pretty sure it's totalled. Very sad, it was a beautiful car. He was bringing it along in the same time frame I was resurrecting my SuperHawk.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 5:28 pm
by G-Man
What man has made, man can make again......
G
sarals wrote:G-Man wrote:Ouch! That was a nasty end to a great day out. Glad to see he is OK. The car looks fixable.
G
Jon told me the frame is bent, that right front wheel is pushed way back. He's pretty sure it's totalled. Very sad, it was a beautiful car. He was bringing it along in the same time frame I was resurrecting my SuperHawk.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:03 pm
by sarals
You've proven that a few times, Graham! :)
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:00 am
by sarals
Vince Lupo got me all inspired day before yesterday with a post he made on Facebook. I've talked about it over on the "electrical" thread. I'd like to upgrade the charging system on the Old Girl so I can trust her/ride her more. Vince mentioned that the Mike's 99-101 stator for the CB350/360 looked very similar to the 99-102 (which he has), and he was curious if it would work in the CB77. The 99-102 isn't available, and Mike's doesn't restore the CB77 stator (boo). So I asked on that thread, and basically got nowhere - so far. I will not spend $224 for an experiment unless I'm assured of a positive outcome!
I rode the Red Hawk (NT650) earlier in the week, and that poor thing needs help. It is a California model, with all of the smog plumbing and associated hoo-rahs, and it carburates very poorly at partial throttle and off idle. Stumbling, hesitating, cold natured, and back firing. It just took the joy out of riding it. I really have to address that - pull that smog stuff off of it and rebuild/clean those carburetors.
The Old Girl runs well, I just don't trust her charging (!) system. Oh, there is a clunking noise coming from the front wheel (I think, it's hard to pin point), and I do need to get to the bottom of that, too.
I want to ride!
I just need the time to give both bikes the TLC they need and deserve.
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:07 pm
by Vince Lupo
It might be an idea to give Rick's Motorsport Electrics a call and talk with them about your (and I'm sure many others) situation. Maybe they have a solution -- I know that they did offer a stator rewinding service, but not sure if that would include CB77 stators. There must be a tech there who could help out!
https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:48 pm
by Seadog
Racetechelectric.com claims to do custom stator rewinding.