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Since most shops REFUSE to work on choppers, we've got to educate ourselves and build our skills in the garage. This will be the place to share your hard-won knowledge. Last Updated: 12/18/2009 ...Back...|...Hondachopper.com's Index... |
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| Hondachopper F.A.Q. | A nice beginning to a much need F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions). Many THANKS to Fixn2 for putting this together! |
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| OldMagic's CB750 F.A.Q. | Check it out. |
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| Metric to SAE bit/hole coversions | Conversion table for SAE to Metric drill equvalents. |
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| Vintage 750 Articles | Old chop mag articles on performance tweaks, reviews, and other roadworthy reading. |
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| . | Frame and Chassis |
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| Removing Springs from Amen Savior | Thanks to G.O.T.F. Member MickD for putting this together! |
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| Legion CB 750 Frame | Frank Woslum used his AutoCAD skills and detailed a kick-ass CB750 frame that any aspiring frame builder can use. The pics are LARGE (in size, not file size) so make sure you view @ 100%, otherwise the drawing will appear distorted. |
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| Mounting
a brake on a
Springer front end |
"How do I mount a brake on a Springer fork?" seems to be a frequently asked question. So here is an explanation of the principals involved. MANY THANKS to Blackjack for writing this up! |
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| Frame
Alterations:
The Art of Doing it Right |
An excellent article on how to fit metal shapes, how and where to place different types of welds, welding sequence, and more. (Thanks! 836Rigid) |
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| "Konging" a frame | A walkthrough put together by Sixshooter on how to "Kong" a stock frame. |
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| Hosfeld Tube Bender | Plans to build your own tube bender. |
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| Crime Scene Choppers Frame Jig | CSC's plans to build your own frame jig. |
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| Shortening Stock Forks | Step by Step on how to shorten stock forks thanks to Olgraybeard and Bigmcgiv |
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| Wiring and Electrical | |
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| Santee Wiring Instructions | Wes Erickson was kind enough to throughly detail instructions for wiring up your Santee box. THANKS WES! |
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| CB750 K1 - Stock Wiring Diagram | Um, the Stock K1 Wiring Diagram... |
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| Regulator / Rectifier Diagram | Simple to follow diagram drawn up (literally!) by Rick. THANKS Rick! |
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| Simplified Wiring Diagram | You may find this useful too if you're in electrical HELL!! THANKS to RICK KEEVER for the addition of color and correction to the regulator & ignition switch. (updated 8/14/04) |
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| Finch Box Wiring Diagram | How to wire a Finch box thanks to Mr. Barnett. |
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| Simplified Dyna Diagram | Simplified Dyna ignition wiriing diagram provided by Jaysco. |
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| Step-by-Step
Guide to
Wiring Your Honda Chopper |
Here's a great article from the pages of an August 1975 Street Chopper magazine. Thanks for the scanning! |
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| Build Your Own Santee Wiring Box | Many thanks to Keith Barnett for drawing out these simple diagrams! |
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| Original Santee Instructions | A scan of the original Santee chopper wiring diagrams. Big thanks to G.O.T.F. member Paladin333 for sharing 'em! |
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| ARD Magneto Manual | Complete ARD Magneto installation instructions and manual. |
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| Martek 440 Instructions | Martek 440 Electronic Igntion instructions (could use better scans) |
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| Dyna S Installation | Dyna S Installation instructions in PDF format. |
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| . | Engine and Drive Train |
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| Porting the CB750 | If you're thinking about increasing your CB750's displacement to add horsepower, then you'll certainly be interested in how the porting process happens. |
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| SOHC.net's Technical Library | Excellent archive of CB750-related technical articles and tutorials! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! |
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| Carb Tuning and Misc. Info | A collection of tips, tricks and walkthroughs for those hated carbs. |
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| Keihin Carburetor Tuning Guide | A nice primer on jetting and tuning your Keihin carbs. |
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| Carburetor
Specs for U.S. CB750
Models 1969-1983 |
A technical specification chart for Keihin carbs. |
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| Intake Systems and Manifolds | Shots of various intakes systems used on the SOHC CB750 (POSA, Weber, etc.) |
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| Optimizing
the Standard
SOHC4 Ignition System |
An excellent introduction to the CB750 points ignition system by Wrenchbender. |
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| Sprocket Ratio Chart | Sprocket gearing ratio chart. |
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| Tire Conversion Charts | Common Metric - Alphabetical - Inch tire charts and speed/load rating codes. |
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