Stick figures of Chloe, Andrew and Henderson with their camper parked in front of Blue Mountain beside the Susquehanna River. Playful Curiosity.


1981 Honda CB650C

Work done: (Dylan, Doug)
Parts, Research, Instruction: (Me)
- New rotor
- New regulator/recifier
- Rebuild forks
- Steering head lube/adjust
- Valve clearances
- Lube/adjust steering stem
- Rebuild carbs
- Mini ape hangers
- Custom cables
- New brake lines
- Flush brake fluid
- Replace swingarm
- New rear shocks
- Wire in turn signals
- Strip paint (Doug)
- Weld exhaust (Kurt)


Honda CB650C


Comments:

This was Dylan's first bike. The point of the project was for Doug, his dad, and I to teach him how to fix his own bike and learn to ride it. We got together every friday and Dylan worked his butt off on it. Came out great.

The bike only had 9000 miles but was in rough shape. It wasn't charging and the previous owner just swapped batteries instead of fixing it, resulting in the battery boiling over and rusting the swingarm. The shocks were shot, never great to begin with, and the whole bike needed a stem to stern going over.



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CB650C as found
CB650C
CB650C
Dylan fitting shocks
Dylan fitting shocks 2
CB650C steering head
CB650C carbs
CB650C wiring
CB650C fork disassembly
CB650C handlebar fitting
CB650C rear
Dylan and Doug