Restore
Back in May, Brett Dunnam and I bought a 1978 Honda CM 185 Twinstar for $200. It was to be a project bike, an opportunity for us to learn how these things operate, how they break, and how to fix them. The bike was not running at them time which certainly gave us a lot to work on and a lot to learn from.
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| working on the two bikes, the blue one is my personal bike. |
Brett kept a log of all the work that we performed on the bike thus far and it goes as follows:
05/11/2012
Disassembled carburetor, started clean soak
Removed fenders
Removed airbox cover
05/12/2012
Removed gas tank, emptied fuel
05/14/2012
Reassembled clean carburetor
05/15/2012
Stripped paint on tank and fenders, began sanding
05/16/2012
Tested ignition coil for continuity
Installed new rear shocks
Cleaned new airbox
05/18/2012
Removed seized front brake cable
Finished bondo on tank
Primed tank
05/19/2012
Tested engine compression
115 psi left
118 psi right
05/24/2012
Changed oil
Unwrapped wiring harness to trace faulty connections
05/25/2012
Painted tank (Duplicolor Ford Arctic White)
05/30/2012
Diagnosed bad ignition coil and bad condenser
Cleaned up some wiring
Installed new choke cable
Installed new keyed ignition
05/31/2012
Traced and re-connected wires
Electric start button now functions
Engine kill switch still dead
06/04/2012
Installed new condenser
Installed left exhaust brackets
09/21/2012
Installed front brake cable
Checked and reinstalled rear brake
Attempt to fix kill switch (to no avail)
09/28/2012
Valve Adjustments
New fuel line
Rear wheel adjustment
IT RIDES!
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| Filthy Carburetors soaking in cleaning solution |
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| Fuel tank: patched, sanded, and primed. Ready for paint |
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| Tank painted and coming along nicely |
First start!
First ride!
Video credits to Brett Dunnam
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