1964 CB77 Superhawk project bike
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1964 CB77 Superhawk project bike
I've always wanted to restore an old bike and make a cool old cafe bike. The Superhawk has had my attention for a while. My first bike was a modern Superhawk, VTR1000, and it turned out my Dad had a 305 Superhawk when he met my Mom. I didn't know that when I bought my VTR since I didn't tell my parents I bought the bike for at least six months. I found this one on Craigslist recently and got the seller down to $550. I may have still over paid but I looked around and there weren't a lot for sale. The front fender is complete but has a few dents and dings. The motor seems seized. I need a key too. I kinda like the scrambler pipes and may keep them. For now I'm doing my research and letting the liquid wrench do it's job.
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Re: 1964 CB77 Superhawk project bike
I've got some keys. What is the code on the ignition switch?
idivemike wrote:I've always wanted to restore an old bike and make a cool old cafe bike. The Superhawk has had my attention for a while. My first bike was a modern Superhawk, VTR1000, and it turned out my Dad had a 305 Superhawk when he met my Mom. I didn't know that when I bought my VTR since I didn't tell my parents I bought the bike for at least six months. I found this one on Craigslist recently and got the seller down to $550. I may have still over paid but I looked around and there weren't a lot for sale. The front fender is complete but has a few dents and dings. The motor seems seized. I need a key too. I kinda like the scrambler pipes and may keep them. For now I'm doing my research and letting the liquid wrench do it's job.
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Ok, so I've been soaking the pistons with liquid wrench hoping to the them to break free. I'm looking for a good spot to apply some force to the crankshaft with a breaker bar or something. I've pulled the clutch basket looking for something but no luck. I'm looking for something a large socket will fit on. I don't want to push too hard on the kick start and risk breaking that mechanism. I'm not too worried about the cylinders/rings because I'll be installing a big bore kit eventually.
I order my manuals from this site a while ago but they have not arrived so I cannot reference them yet.
I order my manuals from this site a while ago but they have not arrived so I cannot reference them yet.