2001 Honda Cityfly clr125 Restoration

[Ben_Jammin420]

Refitted the engine after giving it a quick clean - a more detailed clean will be done at a later stage

 

 

Attached front headlamp frame:

 

 

Starting to look slightly like a bike again!

 

 

Front forks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Next to attach were the freshly painted wiring loom bracket pieces (not sure what the correct name is for these sorry!!), handle pipe, holders and caps (these were black but I think they give a much better overall look being silver to match the forks)...

 

 

Front brake assembly including master cylinder, brake pipe, lever and brake caliper...  word of advice make sure the master cylinder is completely empty of fluid before trying to paint as I had to redo mine where fluid had leaked out (possible from the hose) whilst being stored and the paint almost fell off - seems to be ok the 2nd time around!

 

 

 

Engine start/stop switch and lights/horn switch unit, clutch lever and mirrors attached:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Speedometer unwrapped and attached:

 

 

 

And headlamp:

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben_Jammin420]

Although this could've been done at a later stage I decided to do the front wheel assembly next (only as currently waiting for new rear shock bearings to arrive to complete the rear assemblies).

 

Came out great, used the tinfoil and water technique on the front wheel followed with metal polish - the other bits were cleaned and painted..

 

Speedometer unit:

 

Before - 

 

After - 

 

 

Front brake before/after:  

 

 

 

 

All installed:

 

 

 

Front mudguard to complete - very happy with how everything is starting to look - as said before nearly a year since taking some of these parts off for the first time lol...

 

 

And now this is completely where I am up to with the entire rebuild - more to follow soon!

 

 

 

[Ben_Jammin420]

Next item to tackle was the rear shock unit:

 

 

Removed adjustment rings and spring, removed all old paint from spring, primed ready for paint

 

 

Decided to re-paint brilliant red...thought it would contrast nicely with the black and silver, very happy with the decision.

 

 

Removed rust etc from shock ends, repainted in black and spring plate in silver:

 

 

New compared to a photo of the old...

 

 

 

[bud]

That's come out great.

Edited August 4, 2023 by bud

[Ben_Jammin420]

Carburettor stripped, cleaned etc - took step by step pictures to make sure it was rebuilt correctly along with height measurements of the mix adjustment screws  maybe a bit overboard and didn't work anyway lol fuel leaked everywhere when turning fuel switch on...I hadn't seated the float pin correctly so luckily an relatively quick and easy fix!

 

 

And reassembled

 

 

New bearings finally arrived for the rear shock linkage, not an easy task getting these in, I will definitely invest in a proper tool for the job next time... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready to install

 

 

Fitted along with the carburettor and rear spring, very glad I chose red...

 

 

Thanks for all your comments and taking time to have a look!  More soon

 

Edited August 4, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

[Ben_Jammin420]

6 minutes ago, Ben_Jammin420 said:

Carburettor stripped, cleaned etc - took step by step pictures to make sure it was rebuilt correctly along with height measurements of the mix adjustment screws  maybe a bit overboard and didn't work anyway lol fuel leaked everywhere when turning fuel switch on...I hadn't seated the float pin correctly so luckily an relatively quick and easy fix!

 

 

And reassembled

 

 

New bearings finally arrived for the rear shock linkage, not an easy task getting these in, I will definitely invest in a proper tool for the job next time... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready to install

 

 

Fitted along with the carburettor and rear spring, very glad I chose red...

 

 

Thanks for all your comments and taking time to have a look!  More soon

 

Sorry about all the carb pics, cant seem to delete them either...

[bud]

Coming along nicely.

You don't need to measure the height of the jets. They just screw in till they are snug.

With the mixture screw most  just count the turns in from where it is to lightly seated. Probably a bit more accurate than a rule. But a rule would work I guess. 

Good thinking outside the box.

It will probably have a stock setting for the mixture screw in the manual.

[GojuRyu5]

Ben, I’ve just come across your thread and it has been fascinating to read through. Very brave to put all the nuts and bolts in a pile (the OCD in me has to have them bagged and labelled as I go). You’re doing a great job and the paint work looks stunning (love the red shock BTW).

I’m not quite at the rebuild stage for my CB100N project “Rusty” (thread in this category) and have just started respraying pieces.  They’re coming out OK, but I used Hammerite black spray on some parts which is taking FOREVER to dry. Already scuffed a couple of parts because it hadn’t cured as expected . But it’s a learning curve and this is also my first project.

Can I ask though? I think you mentioned shot-blasting a few parts? Did you do that yourself or did you find someone local to you to do that. If so, was it expensive?  I have a few pieces that might benefit from shot-blasting but am nervous of pushing the cost up, so am concentrating on elbow grease and wet & dry at the moment. My frame was very rusty and getting into all the nooks and crannies is a challenge with hand tools, but I’ll get there. I can’t wait for the start of the rebuild though, and your comment about how that felt made me smile. Nice work.

Keep the pictures coming, I’ll be watching with interest. Have a great day.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by GojuRyu5
Spellos

[GojuRyu5]

29 minutes ago, bud said:

It will probably have a stock setting for the mixture screw in the manual.

My manual definitely has a measurement on the mixture screw - it quoted in the number of turns / half turns from fully in. The rest seem to need to be firmly seated but scrupulously clean.

[Ben_Jammin420]

5 hours ago, bud said:

Coming along nicely.

You don't need to measure the height of the jets. They just screw in till they are snug.

With the mixture screw most  just count the turns in from where it is to lightly seated. Probably a bit more accurate than a rule. But a rule would work I guess. 

Good thinking outside the box.

It will probably have a stock setting for the mixture screw in the manual.

Thanks Bud, I'll keep the above in mind for the next one...and maybe fork out for a manual lol which I didn't do for this one.. 

 

I will change the fuel, oil and spark plug today/tomorrow and attempt the first start in over a year - wish me luck!

[Ben_Jammin420]

4 hours ago, GojuRyu5 said:

Ben, I’ve just come across your thread and it has been fascinating to read through. Very brave to put all the nuts and bolts in a pile (the OCD in me has to have them bagged and labelled as I go). You’re doing a great job and the paint work looks stunning (love the red shock BTW).

I’m not quite at the rebuild stage for my CB100N project “Rusty” (thread in this category) and have just started respraying pieces.  They’re coming out OK, but I used Hammerite black spray on some parts which is taking FOREVER to dry. Already scuffed a couple of parts because it hadn’t cured as expected . But it’s a learning curve and this is also my first project.

Can I ask though? I think you mentioned shot-blasting a few parts? Did you do that yourself or did you find someone local to you to do that. If so, was it expensive?  I have a few pieces that might benefit from shot-blasting but am nervous of pushing the cost up, so am concentrating on elbow grease and wet & dry at the moment. My frame was very rusty and getting into all the nooks and crannies is a challenge with hand tools, but I’ll get there. I can’t wait for the start of the rebuild though, and your comment about how that felt made me smile. Nice work.

Keep the pictures coming, I’ll be watching with interest. Have a great day.

 

 

 

 

Hi Goju, thanks mate!  Really appreciate your comment and fantastic your taking interest (and possibly some ideas) from this build.  

 

I will certainly label the nuts and bolts next time and wish I had for this one!  I basically used blownup diagrams found online to determine what went where if pictures weren't available...and I only have 3 or 4 left over...sure I'll figure out were they fit eventually lol

 

When painting just make sure you are very thorough on every process - removing old paint/rusty, then clean/degrease extremely well, light coats of primer/paint applying 3 or 4 coats til covered - you'll see earlier in the thread I made a painting cabinet and used a fan heater which I stuck in the bottom of the unit to help with drying/curing (seems to have worked quite well).  Sandblasting though I used my friends at work, really just for the frame as this would have been easily another 20-30hrs of hand sanding  better finish on the non blasted parts but for non-visible pieces would definitely recommend blasting - as far as cost it should be much to outsource to a company to do as the frame only took me around 20 minutes total...

 

Hopefully more later today, have a good one 

 

[Ben_Jammin420]

Evening all, after some help/advice...

 

I've finally started to put the carb back on however none of my pictures or online advice has helped with one thing, so i'm hoping someone knows lol...

 

Basically I can't seem to figure out where the upper overflow tube ends up (black tube just above the choke lever) - 

 

 

- the lower overflow tube (from bottom of float bowl) goes down behind swingarm mount and ends up just behind right footrest (pic below) and breather pipe through hole in under shield, however the upper overflow tube doesn't seem long enough to get this far and only reaches the swingarm mount - does this just rest behind the swingarm mount or was the hose not long enough to start with and should end up in same place as float bowl overflow?....

 

 

Hope the above makes sense and any help would be much appreciated!  Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

[Ben_Jammin420]

While I wait for some help with my previous post i'll update you all with a bit more of the progress overall

 

I have now refitted the throttle cable/handle assembly (purchased new cable as the original was literally hanging on by 2 or 3 strands of wire!)

 

 

 

[Ben_Jammin420]

Air filter assembly next, cleaned thoroughly and applied bumper and trim polish to all plastic/rubber parts:

 

 

Assembly complete and re-installed, along with all associated wiring loom bits...

 

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

[GojuRyu5]

Nice progress on that airbox matey, definitely easier with plastic parts - all mine are metal and took a lot to clean / de-rust and bring back to life. I’m still finding out bits missing from the previous owners attempts to f@ck with the bike - god only know what he was doing…

 

Sorry I can’t help on the routing of the Carb overflows. My bike came with no engine so none of my pics show anything other than a breather / drain that leads down from the airbox.

 

Nice progress and thanks for the update. Again, I’m learning of possible things to come from the fact that you’re ahead of me on your build. Hope you are able to tap the brain of one of the others here to sort your problem.

[Ben_Jammin420]

10 hours ago, GojuRyu5 said:

Nice progress on that airbox matey, definitely easier with plastic parts - all mine are metal and took a lot to clean / de-rust and bring back to life. I’m still finding out bits missing from the previous owners attempts to f@ck with the bike - god only know what he was doing…

 

Sorry I can’t help on the routing of the Carb overflows. My bike came with no engine so none of my pics show anything other than a breather / drain that leads down from the airbox.

 

Nice progress and thanks for the update. Again, I’m learning of possible things to come from the fact that you’re ahead of me on your build. Hope you are able to tap the brain of one of the others here to sort your problem.

 

Cheers Goju, I can literally swear by the Autoglim Bumper & Trim Gel for anything plastic or rubber...doesn't really remove any deep scratches/scrapes but its absolutely brilliant for making bits shine like new again.  Shame you're missing bits as they are becoming harder and harder to find originals for these older bikes!  I think there was around 4 or 5 bolts which weren't supposed to be where they were so not too bad...  

 

I must have around 30 pics of the carb area and the exit point of the hose is hidden behind various parts in every single one...typical  although access is quite easy so will move it if necessary later in the build (which is almost done btw!)..

 

Very much looking forward to starting the next project (Honda C90) after this one is finished...all the best with your build (which i'll have a look at again shortly) and just keep pushing forward mate, it'll all start coming together nicely!

 

 

[Ben_Jammin420]

Rear wheel and associated bits put back on...sanded/painted hub and spacers

 

 

I cheated a bit by just masking off the hub instead of dismantling the wheel... seemed much too risky!

 

New bearings: 

 

then onto  :

 

 

 

Until eventually:

 

 

Finally on two wheels again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GojuRyu5]

That looks great - the black hub really suits the bike. The spokes on mine were too far gone so I had to cut them out so the wheels have to be re-laced at some point. At least that means I can polish the hubs back to a decent Alu finish.

 

Must be nice to have a fully rolling chassis now though. Great progress!

[Ben_Jammin420]

Again cheers for the support/likes and comments all! 

 

So...back wheel on and rolls in a straight line lol!  So I think now its time to fit the exhaust silencer and pipe assembly...

 

 

 

Slightly more difficult than I thought trying to wind it inside the frame without damaging anything...but got it eventually:

 

 

Decided not to attach the chrome exhaust covers yet just (can't remember why but I think it was an access issue?) so unwrapped and installed the chain, not many small parts, nuts and bolts left on the table now

 

 

 

Split link re-attached:

 

 

And finally the front drive gear cover and chain guard, cleaned as best as I could although due to the scrape/chip at the top I should have probably repainted it..ah well it can be done later if needs be..

 

 

Again very happy with everything so far...I didn't replace the sticker on the chain guard just because I believe overall it looks nicer/cleaner without it!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

[Ben_Jammin420]

Exhaust covers/trim unwrapped after several months...wow it's shiny, I actually forgot how good this came out after cleaning and polishing...bit of a dent in the end piece unfortunately

 

 

 

All mounting rubbers installed and ready to attach, lower side cover (stripped and painted) put back on aswell:

 

 

 

and what a difference it makes visually...very pleased once again.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

[GojuRyu5]

Wow, you’re setting a pace with this rebuild. Looks great @Ben_Jammin420.

[Ben_Jammin420]

2 minutes ago, GojuRyu5 said:

Wow, you’re setting a pace with this rebuild. Looks great @Ben_Jammin420.

Thanks mate  it's because I can finally see the finish line! haha

[Ben_Jammin420]

Evening all!  

 

This week has been a very progressive week, and..I think...I'm almost finished with this project - very much looking forward to completion to see how it compares to when I first started  

 

Next to fit - rear seat catch assembly and rear mud shield/lamp holder/frame panel etc etc (sorry not sure of the exact terminology for this part)...

 

Rear frame:   Catch assembly:  

 

 

And fitted  :

 

 

Along with mud shield:

 

 

 

Battery cables put back into place:

 

Fuel tank mount and support, unwrapped and re-installed, along with rear indicators and brake lamp assembly (install images have been lost unfortunately):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420