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That’s definitely a step forwards @Mississippi Bullfrog!!!!!! Does the number of stickers directly correlate to the number of bikes in your garage (he asks with a tinge of jealousy already primed in case the answer is yes…)?

Looking good. My frame is in a similar state. I’m recording my progress under the restoration thread. Check it out. My Honda CB100N project - “Rusty”

So today I’ve been learning about plastic welding as one of the side panels had several cracks and a whole chunk of it was missing. YouTube is amazing for this stuff and I found an interesting video which gave me some ideas. Using a soldering iron and some HDPE plastic (PP2) from a dustpan which I still have to explain to my missus, I managed to make the missing part and fill the cracks well. I also used some wire screen mesh to support the welds from inside which went very well. Followed this with some 2 part car body filler, and a good sand down and it came out OK. Just applied the first coat of primer and the finish isn’t too bad. A few more coats and it’ll be ready for a silver top coat and new decals. Restoration is a learning experience!!

Update on my frame. My missus asked on FB for any recommendations for a local welder and a guy nearby who restores bikes (and, crucially, can weld) came round tonight and sorted the weld for me. When I asked how I could repay him, he said he was happy to help a biker. Top guy. Good progress.

Good morning , and happy Friday. The end of a long week. Hopefully getting a small weld done on my restoration project today. Final prep for respray / powdercoat the frame will follow.

Impressive @Stu - but no TMBF sticker in sight

So, I am now the proud owner of a ‘TheMotorbikeForum’ sticker which is adorning the fridge in my workshop (the contents of which gives rise to a constant battle with Mrs GojuRyu as she thinks it’s OK to store non-beer items within it)… I seem to end up with loads of stickers from places I visit or new kit I have bought, and it occurred to me (well @Stu really) that this might be an interesting, if mildly weird, topic for sharing. So I’ll start, but what do you do with any stickers you accumulate? (I should say that I lost a load when the previous fridge developed a fault and went in the skip. I wasn’t quick enough to peel them off to save them, so had to go back to square one).

Hi there

Nah, actually, I just checked mine and it’s sufficiently different not to be of any use. Sorry about that. But eBay does have a range of bits for the CD200 - keep an eye out,

Ooo, that looks rough Sam. I’m restoring a similarity aged Honda CB100N (c1980) and it looks like we’re at a broadly similar stage. My swing arm wasn’t that bad though - I’d strip it and clean it up so you can make a proper assessment and get some advice from either a local bike shop or metal fabricator. An alternative could be to find a ‘parts only’ bike of a similar year on eBay and you might get lucky. They do come up occasionally for mine. Given the age, you might want to look at the bearings on that swing arm if you decide to use it. It was tricky to get the bearings out of mine after 40ish years, so feel free to PM me for the details. You should also remove that Torque Arm and give that some treatment. Mine had a small rust hole in it which required attention - fortunately it wasn’t too bad and was a relatively quick fix. If it helps, I could get the dimensions of my swing arm for comparison - I understand that bikes in the era were known to share parts. It might be useful to check. Best of luck with the work, and keep the pictures coming. There is a specific thread for restoration projects, and I’d be interested to follow your progress.

https://www.carlsalter.com/download.asp?p=1967 They might have something helpful to download here. I think the link to this site has been posted elsewhere on this forum.

Thanks @Stu and @Old-codger. I’ll do a bit of research and see what I can come up with. You’re right, it’s definitely a small point. The frame has been in the electrolysis wheelie bin since Thursday and is looking a lot better already. Once that’s done, I’ll get the wet and dry out, and then straighten the little kink before getting that beading done. Thanks for the thoughts boys.

Welcome and good luck. You’re never too old to learn and never too old for new experiences. Best of luck with the CBT when you get there.

Welcome to the forum!

Microwaved pizza . Who would do that?!?

I wonder if I could ask for some help / advice on a small welding issue, if anyone knows someone in the Dorset / Hampshire area? On the frame I’m working on, there is a small flaw which I think is a small crack and would probably benefit from a simple tack weld. I don’t know anyone who welds and don’t yet have the skills myself - future development opportunity. Does anyone have any recommendations? Not the best picture, but you can just see the problem area.

Today, I tackled the frame and started removing paint in prep for the electrolysis process on the whole thing to try to get as much rust off as possible before I resort to wet & dry paper and elbow grease. I always say that it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission, but have so far been lucky that the missus hasn’t noticed that I’ve ‘borrowed’ the wheelie bin for the job - it’s the biggest waterproof container I could find…

Hi Fozzie, and thanks. All I had was a sheet metal hand seamer tool with which I made the first bend whilst the piece was clamped in a vice - and then tapped the bend to 90 degrees in the vice with small hammer to get a decent (but not too tight) corner. Then I raised the piece in the vice by only about 2mm and bent the edge back on itself with the hand seamer again and I think I got lucky as it created an opposite bend and gave that step. I’d already shaped, drilled and filed the holes / slots but left removal of the main central material until afterwards so I didn’t weaken the overall structure of the tangs. For the curvature, I had drawn the curve from the original piece so I knew what to go for, and had a piece of steel round bar handy (never throw anything away) which I clamped in a vice and just bent the tangs around it carefully, at first by hand and then with a small hammer to perfect the shape. Honestly, I surprised myself…. Photo of tools attached.

Good morning all. Day off today to work on bike - heaven! Have a good one.

Thanks bud, did you succeed in getting it running again smoothly? I have now managed to get an engine for my little project from a mechanic in Plymouth, who said it had decent compression, but I guess I’ll find out in the fullness of time. I’ve never taken an engine apart, and don’t intend to unless I have to, but I’m bidding on a second parts bike at the moment and that comes with an engine in pieces - I figure that’s a good way to practice and understand the inner workings.

For me it’s: Discourtesy. I’m quite old school as that’s the way I was brought up by my Mum - politeness, saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ cost nothing and can bring a smile. Pretty much any form of pointless social media which seems to support the aim of giving a soapbox to people with nothing important or vaguely interesting to say purely for clickbait. Linking to point 2, journalism. Scaremongering and saturation coverage of every story of even mild interest - would we have all queued for bog roll if it hadn’t been frightened into not having anything to wipe our @rse on (and would there have even been a shortage if they hadn’t). Constantly covering the cost of living crisis - OK, times are tough but the expectations is always that the government has to come to the rescue? People’s level of entitlement is growing, but with the next breath they’re moaning about nanny states and taxes. But most of all, those lazy journos who just regurgitate the sh1te on social media… I.e., something happened and someone on Twitter said this, whilst someone else said this… Who gives a flying f@ck about your views on the topic?!?!? Ooo, this was fun, thanks for the idea. I feel like Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation

Hi, I’m a newbie and reading through some threads. I also use a Biker Tidy and swear by it. Great capacity and I can store all our gear easily. For gloves, I set up a rail under shelving with the rail connecting two of the shelving supports, and then begged Sainsbury’s for some old hanging clips they use for clothing (shoes I think), and that works well.

Well, to be fair, it looked mildly better on eBay, but if I can’t manage the restoration it doesn’t owe me much and I would have learned loads (especially not to buy bikes off eBay when you’ve had a couple of Guninnesses…).

I also had to remake a bracket from under the tank which the wiring loom hangs on. I needed some 1mm sheet steel, which was ‘reasonably’ easy to work but the company I ordered it from did at least cut a sliver off the side of the sheet for me so I didn’t have to worry about the width when I started. But the biggest issue was going to be the 1mm step in the bracket - difficult without a mechanical brake to bend it with. Working with hand tools, including a sheet metal hand seamer, tin snips, hammers and files and taking one step at a time, the part slowly began to take shape. I’m pretty pleased with the outcome. I still find it amazing that with little prior knowledge, but some hand tools and patience, you can replicate a (relatively) simple part as part of a renovation.

This morning I have been working on the swing arm bushes which after 43 years were completely rusted solid. I invested in a Sealey bearing puller, but no joy at all other than a newbie error of pinching my hand between the slide and the stopper - ouch!! The bushes have a metal inner and outer lining, sandwiching a rubber core. I tried heat, big hammers and in desperation I resorted to burning the rubber element out to release the inner part. This worked (fortunately I have a blow torch and heatproof material to put around everything so I didn’t set the workshop on fire). This just left the outer collar (whatever it’s called), and this was stuck solid. The collet for the bearing puller just wouldn’t budge it, so the only way this was ever going to move was with a drift. Working at an angle so I didn’t damage the inner surface of the frame, after about 20 - 30 minutes work on each side, they finally gave in and (thankfully) there was only very minor damage to the internal surface which will definitely come out with a gentle file (outside areas only) and light wet & dry rub down on the inside. Job done!