Documenting the CB900F Restoration

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:59 pm

Ive added the first of many CB900F restoration videos to my Youtube channel :

https://youtu.be/Mva80ImQS3w

There's about 90 or so Vids there on my bikes and restorations if you decide to venture into watching some other stuff.

Hope you enjoy, ill be trying to get one a week up there on the CB900F but that may depend on the summer farming schedule, now until September is a busy time.

Thanks in advance for all the CB900F tips and advice, I know very little about the CB900F's at this point

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:50 pm

Video #2

Brief summary of how I go about my restorations and I tackle the seat cover.

https://youtu.be/oPlYytI6QNY

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:36 pm

excellent Cat!

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:10 pm

Great vids Cat, please keep them coming. Thank you!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 7:19 pm

Episode #3

Body & Paint

https://youtu.be/q6nL7dC_EpQ

Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 9:37 pm

PM sent.

Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 8:05 pm

Episode 4

https://youtu.be/hJmVH2g4-zA

Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 9:54 am

I have been watching some of your YT videos on the restoration of the CB900F. Good Stuff!!

Chris

Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 10:28 pm

CDN1100F wrote:

I have been watching some of your YT videos on the restoration of the CB900F. Good Stuff!!

Chris

Thanks Chris !

Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 10:29 pm

Episode 5

https://youtu.be/JztLFSkd6VU

Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 5:03 pm

Episode 6 - followup Carb Video and thanks to TonyCBX from the forum here for his advice on my Accel Pump !

In this video I take Tony's advice and get it sorted out !

https://youtu.be/7FTD1Hl3MIA

Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:41 pm

Episode 7

Shimming the valves

https://youtu.be/1VeGWX1YqVc

Next task, fire it up and see how its runs (or not), and whats necessary to get it running right

Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 7:33 pm

Episode 8

getting it to run & idle without popping and snapping

https://youtu.be/OZFx7yUHRco

Episode 9 - charging issues

https://youtu.be/sKDN6fvLKGI

Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 8:44 pm

I got the the decals done an the tank re cleared over the decals.

Looking pretty decent, video https://youtu.be/CQvCry5H1JQ

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 10:28 am

Your paint job looks very nice!

Chris

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 4:03 pm

Thanks Chris, im getting better every time I do one. this one was pretty simple, just one colour. Im fortunate to have access to a booth and a buddy who is a pro painter and was willing to teach me.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 3:02 pm

Straycat, concerning the slow jet under the rubber plug, just pushing a wire through it while the jet is still in the carb will not work. It must be extracted.

I just cleaned a set of CBX Carbs..

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:31 am

Cheers Mel, I just watched the video

Seems my carbs are 81 on and 82 bike, the 82 carbs are supposed to have screw in slow jets.

I guess ill be getting the tap set out

thanks for taking the time to show me that.

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:00 pm

Latest episode, the full disassembly of the CB900F

https://youtu.be/78qcbanWnO0

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:34 pm

Bought a NoMar Tre changer a while back (used) and tried it for the first time on the CB900F tires/wheels

What a PITA !!!

episode 13 documents my 6 hour struggle...not worth it

https://youtu.be/fBf_i9UhKPY

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:04 am

Straycat wrote:

Bought a NoMar Tre changer a while back (used) and tried it for the first time on the CB900F tires/wheels

What a PITA !!!

episode 13 documents my 6 hour struggle...not worth it

https://youtu.be/fBf_i9UhKPY

Did you break the bead first? It makes no sense that you had so much trouble. I have been using a Harbor Freight tire changer with some upgrades for years and can have a tire off the rim in 5 mins or less. I've mounted some pretty fat tires with very little trouble. Your tire changer is far superior to mine and should have been even easier to use. I'm a bit stumped here...

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:51 pm

tomk1960 wrote:

Straycat wrote:

Bought a NoMar Tre changer a while back (used) and tried it for the first time on the CB900F tires/wheels

What a PITA !!!

episode 13 documents my 6 hour struggle...not worth it

https://youtu.be/fBf_i9UhKPY

Did you break the bead first? It makes no sense that you had so much trouble. I have been using a Harbor Freight tire changer with some upgrades for years and can have a tire off the rim in 5 mins or less. I've mounted some pretty fat tires with very little trouble. Your tire changer is far superior to mine and should have been even easier to use. I'm a bit stumped here...

Oh yea, bead broken on Both sides of the tire all the way around. that was the easy part.

I did figure out why it wouldn't stay in the clamps, but never sorted out why it wouldn't go in in the first place.

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:55 pm

episode 14, painting the frame etc..

https://youtu.be/TH_LJVeOqpE

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:16 am

Episode 15

Detailing the disgusting engine

https://youtu.be/D2dtdI29Reo

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:30 pm

Excellent Stray.

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:16 pm

Cheers sixdog, Still a ways to go yet, but its getting there.

Still dreading the process of drilling and tapping those pilots

Sad

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:59 pm

If anyone can do it ,,, it's THE CAT

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:08 pm

Straycat wrote:

Still dreading the process of drilling and tapping those pilots

Sad

Nah, nothing to worry about.. Get the proper drill bit, wrap tape to create a "Positive" Depth Stop, then drill the pilot jet.
Then tap the newly drilled hole in the jet, install the Nut-Washer-Bolt setup, turn the nut, thereby extracting the jet. Easy-Peasey.

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:56 am

CB900F is slowly going back together...

https://youtu.be/vIWQ-vkmHwM

Now im dealing with a huge mess which is the brake callipers and rear master cyl.

All have now been stripped and getting cleaned and rebuilt (seals, pistons, lines etc).

Then its forks to rebuild, which I suspect will be straight forward if they're much like all the others ive done

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:56 pm

Excellent Cat..... great video