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 lever the wheel would stop Problem Found When the front wheel was on the bike initially, It felt like the front brake was actually working. […]
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 So I wiped it down to asses the damage to the paint Here we can see that the paint is scratched pretty badly on the […]
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 to air cooled engines the cleaner they are the cooler they run. Not to mention no one wants to work on or ride a dirty […]
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 Getting ready for the first startup And we were all set… You will notice a few things here After dealing with the Petcock drip I […]
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 carb side. It’s a good thing that I removed it anyway as I found there was a crack in the intake… Well, more accurately the […]
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 clean inside and needed next to nothing. (Don’t fix what isn’t broken) Next the Petcock needed to be gone over Though the images do not […]
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 more damage than it’s worth. So I will start disassembling just enough to evaluate the engine. Removed the Tank, Seat, and Saddle Bags Removed the […]
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 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
LEGO Z-28
Christmas gift from my nephew. “Something to keep me busy “, he said