The Long Road - VT700 Rebuild and Remodel - Page 5 - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

mattyo · 10-07-2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Davidson1023

Oh and matt, I'm sorry that the lady in your life said that, but we can't ALL be blessed. Keep your chin up and maybe get a Ferrari, she'll probably be willing to overlook your "little short comings". Haha bazinga!

LOL! That's why I got the motorbike!

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Originally Posted by Davidson1023

Well yesterday was my birthday... Was hoping to get some screw extractors and an air compressor from the wifey as my present, instead got something waaaaaay better!
We both found out (by sheer coincidence!) that I'm going to be a dad!
So now, knowing that doctors visits galore loom on the horizon the pressure is definitely on to get the bike up and running! Guess I'll be buying myself those extractors though!

WOOO! Double congrats! That's awesome news!!!

luisr320 · 10-08-2012, 10:02 AM

Congratulations for all your new projects, including the future new member of the family.
And Happy Birthday to you.
Keep those photos comming.

Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 01:51 PM

Well the gods finally smiled on me and gave me the time to work on the old girl!

First off, finally got off the devil screw. After a dozen things, including buying screw extractors... It popped off with wd40 and pliers. Only took thirty tries -.-

Aaaaand I finagled off the carbs. More tedious that difficult, with the exception of the final tug to get off the intake boots. And speaking of, thinking may have found one of my kinks... Below is a picture I snapped of the top of the carbs before I removed them. I didn't see anything in the manual about the random hose coming straight off the top of the carbs where they are joined, so I disconnected it, traced it and found holy crap picture number 2... The line is split wide open. Right around the same area that I have re odd gunk on the left side of the motor... May explain some things? What is that line, afterall? Bet it's not supposed to be busted, either way.

Third pic is just a profile of the carbs. Heading in to start the break-down, I'll post more as I go along!!!

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Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 01:53 PM

Guess attaching the pics woulda helped....

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Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 05:40 PM

Alright disassembly Is completed! Nothing hard except te fear of messing up my needle and/or jets but otherwise painless. Well minus the horrible state of my right carbs diaphragm... looks like whoever did it last was in a hurry because they mangled it. It's in the pics... Think it need replacing?

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Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 05:43 PM

Again forgetting to attach said pics -.-

Last one is my "workbench".. Wifey was none too pleased!

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kyxon · 11-12-2012, 09:58 PM

Congrats on your bike! I just bought one a few weeks ago (same price!) and am fixing it up, too. I just pulled the seats and toyed with the wiring in back as you are.

What's that yellow wire with the 30 amp fuse for next to your battery? I don't have anything like that (and don't want to!).

The tail-end wiring is all very short. In fact, the first time I put the back seat back on, it pulled the ground wire out of the plug for my rear brake light (causing the idiot light to turn on). Watch out for that, they are super easy to unplug. I ended up extending most of the wires (because I added more lights). The license plate is usually mounted on a slightly rotating box attached to the sissy bar.

Luckily, I didn't have to get into the carbs- though the bike sat a long time, some carb cleaner in the gas cleared out the hesitation it was having at hard throttle.

Your seats look great! You're missing your rear turn signals, I've seen a lot of inexpensive replacements on ebay. Kinda depends on your style.

I fixed the tach using a guide I found on here. Took some digging to get to it though. This thread: '83-85 VT750 VT700 tachometer repair documented with pics. which links to this document: TachRepair.html did the job. One thing I found after repairing the tach and doing your test, set a towel on the bike or something- after I started the biked my freshly repaired (but not yet complete) tach shifted a little and shorted against the frame blowing fuses.

There is a service manual in this thread for the bike: Honda Service Manuals I got a clymer too, but I like having the second opinion- along with that of the fine people here in the forums.

I'm anxious to hear more about your project, I feel we'll have a lot in common on this.

Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 11:23 PM

Yeah the seat is in really good condition... It's a shame that I'll more than likely be chopping it up :/ I'm too big for the bike and will be getting rid if the rear seat... It may end up as some bobber hybrid, haven't really decided as I'm more concerned function over form (for now!)

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Davidson1023 · 11-12-2012, 11:24 PM

As for the wires I have no clue, that's the same rat's nest I walked in to. I really need to figure it out though, cause as is it's a hot mess >.<

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Davidson1023 · 11-13-2012, 02:36 PM

If I plan on chopping off or shortening the rear fender I'm going to have to relocate the boxes that sit under the pilling seat... Where on earth do those go to? Seems like this bike has ZERO. Extra space in it (hell, not enough space for what's in it already!)

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10-08-2012, 10:02 AM	#42 (permalink)
luisr320 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 519	Congratulations for all your new projects, including the future new member of the family. And Happy Birthday to you. Keep those photos comming. __________________ Honda VT750C 83 Full Restoration Log Photo compilation (5 minutes video) Riding my Honda VT750 to the marina (14 minutes video)

11-12-2012, 01:53 PM	#44 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	Guess attaching the pics woulda helped.... Sent from my iPhone using MO Free Attached Thumbnails

11-12-2012, 05:43 PM	#46 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	Again forgetting to attach said pics -.- Last one is my "workbench".. Wifey was none too pleased! Sent from my iPhone using MO Free Attached Thumbnails

11-12-2012, 09:58 PM	#47 (permalink)
kyxon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: West suburbs of Chicago Posts: 103	Congrats on your bike! I just bought one a few weeks ago (same price!) and am fixing it up, too. I just pulled the seats and toyed with the wiring in back as you are. What's that yellow wire with the 30 amp fuse for next to your battery? I don't have anything like that (and don't want to!). The tail-end wiring is all very short. In fact, the first time I put the back seat back on, it pulled the ground wire out of the plug for my rear brake light (causing the idiot light to turn on). Watch out for that, they are super easy to unplug. I ended up extending most of the wires (because I added more lights). The license plate is usually mounted on a slightly rotating box attached to the sissy bar. Luckily, I didn't have to get into the carbs- though the bike sat a long time, some carb cleaner in the gas cleared out the hesitation it was having at hard throttle. Your seats look great! You're missing your rear turn signals, I've seen a lot of inexpensive replacements on ebay. Kinda depends on your style. I fixed the tach using a guide I found on here. Took some digging to get to it though. This thread: '83-85 VT750 VT700 tachometer repair documented with pics. which links to this document: TachRepair.html did the job. One thing I found after repairing the tach and doing your test, set a towel on the bike or something- after I started the biked my freshly repaired (but not yet complete) tach shifted a little and shorted against the frame blowing fuses. There is a service manual in this thread for the bike: Honda Service Manuals I got a clymer too, but I like having the second opinion- along with that of the fine people here in the forums. I'm anxious to hear more about your project, I feel we'll have a lot in common on this. Last edited by kyxon; 11-12-2012 at 10:07 PM.

11-12-2012, 01:51 PM	#43 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	Well the gods finally smiled on me and gave me the time to work on the old girl! First off, finally got off the devil screw. After a dozen things, including buying screw extractors... It popped off with wd40 and pliers. Only took thirty tries -.- Aaaaand I finagled off the carbs. More tedious that difficult, with the exception of the final tug to get off the intake boots. And speaking of, thinking may have found one of my kinks... Below is a picture I snapped of the top of the carbs before I removed them. I didn't see anything in the manual about the random hose coming straight off the top of the carbs where they are joined, so I disconnected it, traced it and found holy crap picture number 2... The line is split wide open. Right around the same area that I have re odd gunk on the left side of the motor... May explain some things? What is that line, afterall? Bet it's not supposed to be busted, either way. Third pic is just a profile of the carbs. Heading in to start the break-down, I'll post more as I go along!!! Sent from my iPhone using MO Free

11-12-2012, 05:40 PM	#45 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	Alright disassembly Is completed! Nothing hard except te fear of messing up my needle and/or jets but otherwise painless. Well minus the horrible state of my right carbs diaphragm... looks like whoever did it last was in a hurry because they mangled it. It's in the pics... Think it need replacing? Sent from my iPhone using MO Free

11-12-2012, 11:23 PM	#48 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	Yeah the seat is in really good condition... It's a shame that I'll more than likely be chopping it up :/ I'm too big for the bike and will be getting rid if the rear seat... It may end up as some bobber hybrid, haven't really decided as I'm more concerned function over form (for now!) Sent from my iPhone using MO Free

11-12-2012, 11:24 PM	#49 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	As for the wires I have no clue, that's the same rat's nest I walked in to. I really need to figure it out though, cause as is it's a hot mess >.< Sent from my iPhone using MO Free

11-13-2012, 02:36 PM	#50 (permalink)
Davidson1023 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 102	If I plan on chopping off or shortening the rear fender I'm going to have to relocate the boxes that sit under the pilling seat... Where on earth do those go to? Seems like this bike has ZERO. Extra space in it (hell, not enough space for what's in it already!) Sent from my iPhone using MO Free

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