I just finished rebuilding my cb650 engine.
The engine leaked a shit ton of oil from the rubber o-rings around the head gasket. (Common 4cyl problem on old Hondas.)
My engine fins have always been completely covered with caked on oil, grease and dirt. If you didn’t already know, the engine fins are what cool your engine. So to say the least, my engine prolly wasn’t properly cooling itself as much as it should have been. No matter how much I cleaned it, 2 weeks later it was gross again.
In my plan to reduce overall engine temperatures, and efficiency, I’m doing a new gasket kit, having the cylinder jugs measured, and having the cylinder head pressure tested to see if everything is still within spec. Possibly installing an oil cooler.
View this projectSo, I have two Honda CB’s. A twin and a four.
I want my next cycle to be either a:
- 78 Honda CX500 (80˚ V-twin)
- 76 Honda GL1000 (horizontally opposing cylinders)
I think It’d be cool to work on a different kind of engine. I’m brand loyal to Honda.
Which do you guys think would be cooler? Comment and let me know.
- CX500
- GL1000
Both those pics are random pics I found, of how good they both can look, because in stock form, they’re gross.
-Ed
pretty good lookin…
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