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Yes, the inner tube is welded in place and No there are no O rings in there, go ahead and get it powder coated, don't forget to clean up and then mask of the threads first though.

If the rear shoes are worn 'a lot' why would you want to re-use them at all? Since the front wheel is normally responsible for around 80% of the braking I can't see why it would be 'normal' for the rears to wear more quickly. Unless you know the long term history of the bike I would suspect that the...

Re-profiled head?? please tell us more, pictures too?

Dick, Great set of pictures. It looks as if you have some sort of crank mounted ignition system (which?) and a new alternator cover. Do you have a new cover because the ignition system won't fit inside the standard cover or just because you like the look of the finned cover. Pictures please of the f...

I don't normally like to disagree with opinions posted by others but I'll make an exception this time. Yes, the brake light switch does act as the stop for the brake pedal and so determines the 'at rest' position. However, from the posted pictures the pedal is so far from its 'correct' position that...

Love your bike, I have one just like it. IMO the early ones with the small brakes look much better than the later ones although they don't stop as well! My CL77 was featured in Classic Bike a few years ago. I think your brake pedal just wants moving down one 'notch' on the splines, it will certainly...

Dave, Happy to offer advice, I'm actually not that far from you at Chesterfield in the UK. I have lots of info on these bikes. Generally 60s Honda speedos tended to get more accurate as the speed increased but your's doesn't sound to be too far out for a 50 year old instrument. If the engine is soun...