REBEL REHAB
Welcome, I was asked rehab a 1986 Honda Rebel that has been sitting for about 13 years. And I wanted to document the journey for the person I am rehabbing the bike for and anyone else interested in the project.
The Latest News
It’s Ready To Go Home
The new brake line came has been installed and seems to be working fine. Everything was buttoned up. I took…
Beginning to end
86 Honda Rebel Rehab
After sitting 13 years. the owner would like this bike made road worthy once again. Here’s How I go got it A Closer Look
Disassembly Starts
First Goal is to determine whether the bike is going to run. So after 13 ears of sitting I don’t want to add gas and go. That would just cause…
Checking the Internals
Started By removing the carbs, pulling them apart and cleaning up any issues here The carbs were pulled off pulled apart and checked. Believe it or not they were very…
Intake Problems
You may have noticed in the Carb removal post that I needed to remove One of the intakes. This was because I could not remove the screw band from the…
Will She Run?
Time to get the engine ready for it’s test run. If it runs we can continue the rehab if not This may be the end. Pre-Checks The Moment of Truth…
Cleanup Begins
Now that we know she runs. I have ordered all the tune up parts (Brake pads, Oil and air filter, Spark Plugs etc). So in the meantime… When it comes…
Tank Cleanup
To say the paint on this tank was bad is an understatement. When the bike first arrived Just touching the tank would leave your hands black. Lets take a look…
Front Wheel and Brakes
When I looked over the front wheel and brakes I found Dry rot crack in the tire The Front brakes appeared to be working At least when you pulled the…
More Cleanup
In the meantime, the bike has been turned around and I began cleaning up the right side of the bike Mirrors Front Pegs and rear turn signals replaced
Chain and back wheel Cleanup
Time to check out the back half of the bike. I Cleaned up the rear wheel sprocket and chain.
Front Pipe Cleanup
I noticed that at some point something got up against the front pipe and melted to it. so I decided to clean it off. So far I only got the…
Carb synchronization
Hooked up the Synchronizer to the carbs and they needed very little adjustment. Of course if you know me I HATE waiting for parts so I will be cleaning the…
More Gas tank Shenanigans
A little more work on the tank. I will never be perfect but I got a little more shine on her and something to protect the paint.
New Parts (YAY!)
The Petcock and the chain oil arrived yesterday. I installed the petcock and oiled the chain and took the bike out for a short ride. The bike seemed to perform…
Trouble!! (I just knew the challenges weren’t quite over)
Today I changed the oil and oil filter, rehung the saddle bags, installed the seats, hooked up the battery tender connector and buttoned up some odds and ends. Test Ride…
Update for situation with carbs and front brakes
After much diagnostics I found the following Carbs I pulled the carbs apart and gave them a goo cleaning. There were signs of the engine backfiring into the carbs which…
It’s Ready To Go Home
The new brake line came has been installed and seems to be working fine. Everything was buttoned up. I took it for a last test ride. and it seems to…