To me, a wonderful series of restorations, like the dirtbike. Lots of special little tricks and attentionpoints. Lots of respect! There is a Yamaha DT125MX in the garage here hoping it might get a treatment like that! Ohh I wish. Thumbs up from a Dutch guy in France!
Love that you have a calendar in the background of your work bench, as I have not long discovered your channel it’s pretty cool seeing this older video with the calendar open to the month and year it was filmed Enjoying the videos, thanks
Pushing the barrels home, super satisfying. So two more videos till the test start by my reckoning. Awesome ! Oh...love the access to the 3 phase workshop by the way. More than a little handy.
I have seen the cylinder installed a few different ways I tried a different way and it worked awesome. Hang motor by mounts on the bottom. Have connecting rods only sticking out of bottom end. Install pistons into cylinder. Just need to slide it on and put rod pins in. Worked great! Easiest way for these engines.
I'm sat here trying to 3d model the interior of my house, and all of my favourite youtubers keep uploading, oh well, looks like its gonna be a long night.
morning peter , im half way through a power steering conversion and engine and gearbox swap in my panel van thanks to some of you video's its not been as daunting as i thought it was going to be , a shed would have been nice but that's full of car parts do im outside , thanking you
I’ve been watching this with interest, shame we didn’t see the outer pistons going in, it looked to be problematic. You got there ! Great video series, thanks. Rich from the U.K
Yes, mine are getting long in the tooth... the 3/8 one is fine, the 1/4 is slipping occasionally - will hold a state funeral for it, my favourite tool.
That idea for the piston ring compressors can work well, but I suspect that, like some off-the-shelf compressors, it probably works better on larger pistons. I think most people in the trade will be able to recall a time when they've had something unusual in (like a Lancia Fulvia Zagato in my case, with the 1300 narrow-angle V4) and they've had to make up or acquire a tool to do that job. It's going to be more awkward on a bike engine where you are putting the pots over the pistons due to lack of room compared to a car engine where you put the pistons in the bores as you just don't have the working room so a good off-the-shelf tool may well make the job a little less fraught. Nice work on the engine, it's looking great and I'm looking forward to seeing it run as well as it looks...
Thanks, yes the compressor was a moderate success but worked... I would either spend more time making a more efficient tool or just buy one next time. Cheers and thanks again
Hi Peter, I'm doing my own restoration on 1978 CB750F2 England at the moment, and I'm finding all your videos on the 750 extremely useful, thank you. So far I've vapor blasted and rebuilt the carbs to make sure she would run reasonably and she does, a bit noisy around top end (probably bottom end too!) and gear box. So looking at the work you did on the Cb750, I guess I will give her the full monty with bearings, pistons and rings like you did. Hopefully the rest will be ok. I have bought a Haynes work shop manual but find it very poor. Do you still have the links for the manual you had, as it was very detailed with torque settings and so on. Once again, thank you for all the tips on your videos, they are very useful. Philippe
They are piston rings. They each serve a different purpose. However, as a generalisation, there is an oil control ring that helps lubricate and wipe oil front the cylinder. The other rings help seal the combustion chamber so you get compression without any blowby exhaust gas moving past the piston into the crankcase. This is a very general explanation.
I have a suzuki gs 850 from 81 my chain broke and the sugetaris of the chain gia I have to open the entire engine to remove these parts oh there is another option to not have to uncover the entire engine cover I have removed the cylinder head the crankshafts
www.cruzinimage.net/ I looked everywhere in all the forums trying to find nagative press about them and all anyone had to say was good things so I bought a set, cheers.
Good Morning Peter Anderson ! Could you pass me the supplier of these pistons? I am looking for pistons 392 in the measure 0,25mm, and I have difficulty. Thank you. Renato
Hi Renato, I bought the pistons online through a Japanese supplier called Cruzinimage... they sell on eBay and they're cheap. I was very wary of them and trawled through the forums, yet couldn't find anything negative about them, cheers.
OK thank you. I've already met them on Ebay. Just have the piston kit in the 0.50mm measure, so I'll make the purchase. Even without well-known brand, Japanese parts usually have a lot of quality, good luck to us then. I've seen all your videos, become my master! hug @@PeterAndersons
To me, a wonderful series of restorations, like the dirtbike. Lots of special little tricks and attentionpoints.
Lots of respect!
There is a Yamaha DT125MX in the garage here hoping it might get a treatment like that!
Ohh I wish. Thumbs up from a Dutch guy in France!
Thanks! Go drag that Yamaha out and have a play... Cheers
Love that you have a calendar in the background of your work bench, as I have not long discovered your channel it’s pretty cool seeing this older video with the calendar open to the month and year it was filmed
Enjoying the videos, thanks
Thank you again, great standards of work and delivered with a great banter.
Thanks Rob!!
You’re doing a great job! I had a 1976 cb750f super sport back in the day. Watching you work on this bike brings back memories. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Dave! (I used to know a Dave Plant too) Cheers
Such attention to detail. I'm looking forward to your first ride. 👍
Pushing the barrels home, super satisfying. So two more videos till the test start by my reckoning. Awesome ! Oh...love the access to the 3 phase workshop by the way. More than a little handy.
Yes a great feeling when they seat!
Awesome narrative Sir Peter................and the detail thankyou for your style
I have seen the cylinder installed a few different ways I tried a different way and it worked awesome. Hang motor by mounts on the bottom. Have connecting rods only sticking out of bottom end. Install pistons into cylinder. Just need to slide it on and put rod pins in. Worked great! Easiest way for these engines.
I'm sat here trying to 3d model the interior of my house, and all of my favourite youtubers keep uploading, oh well, looks like its gonna be a long night.
morning peter , im half way through a power steering conversion and engine and gearbox swap in my panel van thanks to some of you video's its not been as daunting as i thought it was going to be , a shed would have been nice but that's full of car parts do im outside , thanking you
I’ve been watching this with interest, shame we didn’t see the outer pistons going in, it looked to be problematic. You got there ! Great video series, thanks. Rich from the U.K
love the old Minimax ratchet handle! Got one myself and it't taken all my abuse without missing a beat!
Yes, mine are getting long in the tooth... the 3/8 one is fine, the 1/4 is slipping occasionally - will hold a state funeral for it, my favourite tool.
I’ve split my cases on my 85 Nighthawk S. Think I’ll assemble from below with cylinder block attached first.
Great video Pete.
Thanks, looking forward to more
That idea for the piston ring compressors can work well, but I suspect that, like some off-the-shelf compressors, it probably works better on larger pistons. I think most people in the trade will be able to recall a time when they've had something unusual in (like a Lancia Fulvia Zagato in my case, with the 1300 narrow-angle V4) and they've had to make up or acquire a tool to do that job. It's going to be more awkward on a bike engine where you are putting the pots over the pistons due to lack of room compared to a car engine where you put the pistons in the bores as you just don't have the working room so a good off-the-shelf tool may well make the job a little less fraught. Nice work on the engine, it's looking great and I'm looking forward to seeing it run as well as it looks...
Thanks, yes the compressor was a moderate success but worked... I would either spend more time making a more efficient tool or just buy one next time. Cheers and thanks again
it is amazing pete, when you are around a product so song, as you are applying the permatex, i actually smell it
Very true!
nice one peter good job and video i really enjoyed this thanks 10/10 bob
Brilliant!! Thank You!
Really looking excellent. Can't wait to hear it run!
Ditto! Cheers
no job is done correctly unless tea is envolved, nice1 Peter
Looking good boss! Can't wait to hear it run. Some nice tricks in this chapter, too! Cheers from here...
Hey buddy, yes I'm almost ready... spent a few days on it - just not sure how I will get it off the bench, going to weigh a ton! Cheers
Hi Peter, I'm doing my own restoration on 1978 CB750F2 England at the moment, and I'm finding all your videos on the 750 extremely useful, thank you. So far I've vapor blasted and rebuilt the carbs to make sure she would run reasonably and she does, a bit noisy around top end (probably bottom end too!) and gear box. So looking at the work you did on the Cb750, I guess I will give her the full monty with bearings, pistons and rings like you did. Hopefully the rest will be ok. I have bought a Haynes work shop manual but find it very poor. Do you still have the links for the manual you had, as it was very detailed with torque settings and so on. Once again, thank you for all the tips on your videos, they are very useful.
Philippe
Great series Peter! I'm having the same model and want to order some new pistons, where did you buy the kit from? Thanks
How do you put adds on this and great vid
He's my teacher !!!!!!!!!
Let me guess... Yr7 Art? I heard some of you kids talking about it...
Yep
Hello Peter Anderson,
I am currently working on a 78 model as well and I was wondering where you found these pistons.
thanks in advance
Jean-Fred
Why did'nt you show getting 1 and 4 pistons into the barrels, is it because it was such a pain ?
Hi Peter. Thanks for these vids!! I’m getting ready to do the same thing on a 77. Do you lubricate the cylinder walls with anything special??
Hi Brennan, I just used engine oil. Assembly lube is good for cam lobes, bearings etc but normal engine oil for the rings and bores, cheers.
Hi! Great videos thank you. Quick question, what are those metal rings you're putting around the piston heads?
They are piston rings. They each serve a different purpose. However, as a generalisation, there is an oil control ring that helps lubricate and wipe oil front the cylinder. The other rings help seal the combustion chamber so you get compression without any blowby exhaust gas moving past the piston into the crankcase. This is a very general explanation.
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I have a suzuki gs 850 from 81 my chain broke and the sugetaris of the chain gia I have to open the entire engine to remove these parts oh there is another option to not have to uncover the entire engine cover I have removed the cylinder head the crankshafts
Where did you get that piston kit. Ive been looking and I cannot find it anywhere. HELP!
www.cruzinimage.net/ I looked everywhere in all the forums trying to find nagative press about them and all anyone had to say was good things so I bought a set, cheers.
Good Morning Peter Anderson ! Could you pass me the supplier of these pistons? I am looking for pistons 392 in the measure 0,25mm, and I have difficulty. Thank you. Renato
Hi Renato, I bought the pistons online through a Japanese supplier called Cruzinimage... they sell on eBay and they're cheap. I was very wary of them and trawled through the forums, yet couldn't find anything negative about them, cheers.
OK thank you. I've already met them on Ebay. Just have the piston kit in the 0.50mm measure, so I'll make the purchase. Even without well-known brand, Japanese parts usually have a lot of quality, good luck to us then. I've seen all your videos, become my master! hug
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