kenmoore

The hose from the radiator is fed right to the bottom, the overflow/ drain hose is up high so it doesn't siphon.

Sorry for the confusion.

thedeatons

This hose is fed from the top of the radiator neck, right below the radiator cap, coming out of the little nipple. I fed it to the bottom of the bottle, with a slash cut at the end of the tubing. Is this correct? The top of the cap has a vent hole in it, which just vents to open air.

VTR1000F

Seems OK to me, except what happens if the bottle fills up? Don't you have an overflow line so it doesn't get all over whatever is under the bottle?

thedeatons

Yes, i need to install an overflow hose

I checked the coolant level tonight while on the sidestand, and topped it off. Took about an ounce.

I'll give more details as i change the overflow a bit...

James

kenmoore

The vent hole is what I used for the overflow hose.

I used clear plastic tubing and ran it inside the frame down to the left hand front of the engine where all the other drain hoses go.

Don't push it all the way to the bottom of the bottle or it will act as a siphon.

When I first fitted it I put it right to the bottom and it drained the coolant.

Place it up high to allow for the fact that the cooling system may expel some coolant into the bottle during operation.

That way it won't siphon.

Works for me.

Fit an overflow line James and all will be well.

thedeatons

Okie dokie... Here is where i'm at... The HRC bottle is great, and gave me great insight, but i'm not gonna use it. (Anyone looking for one?)

I ended up ordering a 4oz rectangular wide mouth Nalgene bottle, and fabbing up a super-ugly (temporary) aluminum bracket...

I mounted the bracket to the bottom of the airbox using the exidting threaded hole and phillips screw (remnants from the PAIR removal).

The Nalgene bottle is tilted to match the angle of the air intake shroud edge.

Here is a picture, which is most likely better than any words I could use.

James

thedeatons

Pic 2

CruxGNZ

Nice work man. In my opinion, that's what the factory installation should have looked like.

kenmoore

Much better than the way you had the HRC.

That's why mine is in the tail.

Love the red Rocker Covers.

James,

You have certainly upped the ante with this build.

Congrats, your bike is cool. You must be very happy.

I am still working on the thermo by the way!

Why not put it in the bike of the month?

It certainly is an inspiration for me.

thedeatons

Thank you so much

I've thought about bike of the month, but i want to do a few extra touches first. Maybe later in the year...

Did an 85 mile ride today with friends. Bike rode awesome. New Bridgestones are amazing. No more numbness in my hands with the new tires!

I was so excited just to ride it. It was an amazing day.

James

thedeatons

Here is another cool pic of the front end...

I also have smoked front turn signals on the way, which will help black out that area real well...

I'm really hoping to get the flywheel cover powdercoated flat black soon...

James

thedeatons

Installed Lockhart Phillips Flush Mount III smoked single filament turn signals today on the front... I didn't particularly like the orange lenses, and Lockhart gave me a great deal on these.

I was originally going to install something much smaller, but when the orange lensed signals were installed before they left screw marks in the fairing, so I had to keep that covered up.... So I ended up with the same thing in smoke, minus the running light, which I didn't like either.

I suppose now I have an extra wire left over for a charging cable lol.

James

thedeatons

Another angle...

James

smokinjoe73

James, make them into running lights as well as blinkers with just a simple diode in line. Convert 2 wire signals to 3 Wire Inputs - CBR Forum - Enthusiast forums for Honda CBR Owners

thedeatons

I'm not big on running lights. I bought single filaments on purpose.

James

smokinjoe73

Whats a light fan?

thedeatons

Wow... I have no idea... Should have read: I don't want running lights. I'm running single filaments on purpose

James

kenmoore

James,

What are you going to do for a chain guard now that you have the braced swinger?

I haven't run a guard but am starting to think that I will.

Any thoughts?

thedeatons

I'm not gonna run anything. I like it exposed that way.

I use Maxima chain wax and it doesn't fling at all. I've been using it for 15 years and i just love it. The chain stays lubed and my bike stays clean...


James

thedeatons

Since the last post i have done the following:

Resynced the carbs
Rerouted the choke cable
Installed a new air filter
Set my rear brake light switch so it doesn't come on when i trail brake in corners
Tightened the steering head bearings (again)
Ground the nubs off the clip on handlebars (now i can really adjust them however I want)
Gone through a tank of gas mixed with Seafoam
Rerouted a couple hoses and wires so they aren't laying on the red cam covers

Hoping to ride it more late this weekend and next week... Interested to see how the new air filter affects cold startup...

James

thedeatons

Just to keep my build thread moving a bit... Here is the winter 2015 powdercoating list (black):

Alternator cover
Clutch cover
Water pump cover
Starter casing
Kickstand
Suspension dogbones
Suspension knuckle
Shock spring
Coolant bottle bracket
Twist throttle housing
Oil pan
Lower cowl bracket
Gas cap

James

mikstr

truly awesome looking machine

thedeatons

thanks!!!!

CruxGNZ

I love your attention to detail. I have been keeping my eyes open for a 6 spoke front wheel for you.

If you want to keep going with the black, next time you do an oil change, take your oil cooler and lines off. It's pretty easy. I sanded the chrome off my lines, hit them with metal etching primer and painted them black. Used Dupli-Color and in the last two years or so, they look just like the day I painted them.

thedeatons

That sounds very tempting!

I'm definitely going back to the Honda oil filter because it is black, and looking for a lower cowl that i can do in black...

The engine cases will remain silver. That will be a nice accent color.

James

thedeatons

I thought about what you said, blacking it out... That wasn't really my intention when i started. My goal is to clean everything up and make it look new, i just happened to choose black as the clean up color

James

thedeatons

Found a CBR600F3 front wheel last week. Guy happened to live near my dad in North Carolina. My dad picked it up today.

I'll ask him to ship it out this winter so i can powdercoat it black, along with the other parts on my list

James

kenmoore

How many spokes is that James?

Pardon my ignorance !

thedeatons

It's a 6-spoke front wheel to match the CBR900RR rear wheel.

Turns out both the 95-98 CBR600F3 front wheel or 94-97 VFR750 front wheel are both the same, and both match the CBR900RR rear wheel. I just happened to find an F3 wheel because I posted a want ad on a CBR900RR/Fireblade forum

James

thedeatons

Just finished installing my 1.25" Woodcraft return spring! Also took a moment to install a new rear brake master cylinder rubber boot.

I removed the jam nut when installing the cup and spring so i could get more clearance to run the brake pedal even lower. I like running it low so I don't accidentally stab it. When I use it for trail braking it is low so i only apply a little bit of force, and now the return spring definitely improves the feel!

James