Good work, I did something similar with my 450 but just welded a bracket off the original piece after removing the old brake pedal. Don't have any issues with leverage. Good to see someone doing it properly rather than trying to bend the brake rod. Also good to see how you moved the rear sets to a decent position. Lots of times you see people using the passenger foot peg positions which would be very uncomfortable
We played around with a couple different locations for the rear sets and you're right, the passenger foot pegs mounting points were very uncomfortable, even just sitting for minute for testing. Thanks for watching!
Excellent videos, I really like the quality and details on filming. I got a '74 CB450 in good running condition but soon I might want to take the engine out and do a full checkup/rebuild, splitting the cases and all. Are you planning on doing any engine work on a 450 or have you done some before, any good tips?
Thanks. I rebuilt this engine several years ago because it had sat with water in one of the cylinders and ruined the sleeve. I won't be rebuilding it in this series. If your bike is in good running condition my advice would be to not rebuild it. Enjoy it. Ride it. Leave it alone. In my opinion you won't gain anything by taking apart an engine that's in good running condition. Change the oil regularly, adjust the cam chain, and check the valve clearance now and then and that engine will run forever. If you absolutely have to take it apart, my advice would be to get a manual, preferably a copy of the original shop manual but the Clymer manual for the 450 should get you through a basic rebuild, take a ton of pictures and notes, get the right tools, a good set of JIS screwdrivers will change your whole world if you work on older Japanese bikes regularly, and most importantly, take your time. Also consider joining a forum like VintageHondaTwins.com. There are a ton of people over there that are far more knowledgeable than me that can help you if you get stuck.
You're right, better not start messing around since it's running fine and doesn't have any oil leaks etc.. Bought a JIS screwdriver couple of years ago for the Honda and a '72 Yamaha XS650 I've been working on. Good to have the right tools for the job but I've been replacing almost all bolts to stainless steel Allen bolts since I prefer the look and feel. About a year ago I was getting ready to set the timing chain tension but first I decided to take the tensioner off to check it's condition (at that time I had the bike for 2 years and hadn't checked any internal parts since it was running smoothly). Glad I did because almost all the teeth on the rubber roller had been stripped! Luckily found a replacement on ebay for 30 bucks.
Hi Michael. Have you had a chance to ride and test the rear brake? I fabricated something very similar for my 450 but I cannot get enough leverage to brake at speeds.
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Good work, I did something similar with my 450 but just welded a bracket off the original piece after removing the old brake pedal. Don't have any issues with leverage. Good to see someone doing it properly rather than trying to bend the brake rod. Also good to see how you moved the rear sets to a decent position. Lots of times you see people using the passenger foot peg positions which would be very uncomfortable
We played around with a couple different locations for the rear sets and you're right, the passenger foot pegs mounting points were very uncomfortable, even just sitting for minute for testing. Thanks for watching!
this is exactly what i needed to start on my setup. thanks for the video, and the hard work. excellent job!
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for watching.
Very neat Michael.
Thanks!
Excellent videos, I really like the quality and details on filming. I got a '74 CB450 in good running condition but soon I might want to take the engine out and do a full checkup/rebuild, splitting the cases and all. Are you planning on doing any engine work on a 450 or have you done some before, any good tips?
Thanks. I rebuilt this engine several years ago because it had sat with water in one of the cylinders and ruined the sleeve. I won't be rebuilding it in this series.
If your bike is in good running condition my advice would be to not rebuild it. Enjoy it. Ride it. Leave it alone. In my opinion you won't gain anything by taking apart an engine that's in good running condition. Change the oil regularly, adjust the cam chain, and check the valve clearance now and then and that engine will run forever.
If you absolutely have to take it apart, my advice would be to get a manual, preferably a copy of the original shop manual but the Clymer manual for the 450 should get you through a basic rebuild, take a ton of pictures and notes, get the right tools, a good set of JIS screwdrivers will change your whole world if you work on older Japanese bikes regularly, and most importantly, take your time. Also consider joining a forum like VintageHondaTwins.com. There are a ton of people over there that are far more knowledgeable than me that can help you if you get stuck.
You're right, better not start messing around since it's running fine and doesn't have any oil leaks etc.. Bought a JIS screwdriver couple of years ago for the Honda and a '72 Yamaha XS650 I've been working on. Good to have the right tools for the job but I've been replacing almost all bolts to stainless steel Allen bolts since I prefer the look and feel.
About a year ago I was getting ready to set the timing chain tension but first I decided to take the tensioner off to check it's condition (at that time I had the bike for 2 years and hadn't checked any internal parts since it was running smoothly). Glad I did because almost all the teeth on the rubber roller had been stripped! Luckily found a replacement on ebay for 30 bucks.
Hi Michael. Have you had a chance to ride and test the rear brake? I fabricated something very similar for my 450 but I cannot get enough leverage to brake at speeds.
Not yet. I just wrapped up the exhaust so hopefully a test ride isn't far off.
@@michaelsams450 Awesome. Let me know how it works.