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by sky.fred
Wed May 08, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

Thank you very much I found a new C72 drum in Germany and now I need to find ..... the courage to disassemble the motor and reassemble it! I also need the special crankshaft end nut locking tool. To disassemble my other Honda, I have several of these tools .... but not the right size ! Gr....... ! I...
by sky.fred
Wed May 01, 2024 1:05 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

The petcock, once modified, worked and didn't leak, https://i12.servimg.com/u/f12/13/66/97/79/20240422.jpg so I went for my first ride and the bike started up very well, the engine running impeccably. But ....... I'm in for a huge surprise !!!! I put the first gear down, then the second up, as with ...
by sky.fred
Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:54 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

I received the petcock To sum up in a few words: It's Chinese.... so approximate manufacture Not exceptional quality, full of flaws and you have to make modifications to install it but in the end, it works. First of all, the screws are not 0.9 but but the opposite would have surprised me. Secondly, ...
by sky.fred
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

The leak is coming from the internal seals of the mechanism and not from the connection with the tank. I ordered a "Chinese" adapter because the original petcock seemed extraordinarily complex and I doubted its long-term reliability with non-oem repair kits https://i12.servimg.com/u/f12/13/66/97/79/...
by sky.fred
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

The bike is almost finished, I took the liberty of making a few modifications to the original bike (shocks, mirrors, BTR bolts), but the aim is not to make it a museum piece and I'm still waiting for a few parts, notably the copies of the original exhaust pipe. It starts and the engine runs well ......
by sky.fred
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

I've just finished reassembling the electrical circuit. It took me a while, as I had to identify a number of wires whose colors were no longer the original ones. I checked all the connections and put in a new ground braid. I also took the opportunity to fit an electronically assisted ignition. The C...
by sky.fred
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Honda Dream - CA72 | CA77 | CA78
Topic: C72 from France
Replies: 41
Views: 3682

Re: C72 from France

it's coming along, now I'll take care of the electrical wiring....

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