H100sd Project.

[MCW]

Meet Horace:

https://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q709/MCW999/2014-06/DSC_0080_zps6cb7dop2.jpg

He has been standing in a barn for many years. Everything needs doing.

https://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q709/MCW999/2014-06/DSC_0081_zpspkznk1ru.jpg

Some parts will be easy to trace, some don't seem to exist any more:

https://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q709/MCW999/2014-06/DSC_0085_zpsgm1pirko.jpg

I wish to restore Horace to his former glory:

https://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q709/MCW999/2014-06/DSC_0088_zpsw41fmrii.jpg

HOWEVER, I dont have a clue what I'm doing.
The general idea is to learn as I go. Somebody suggested I should just make a list of all that needs doing and getting, and then simply work through it. Trouble is, everything needs doing!

So where should I start? Answers please, on a postcard....

[Ichy]

How serious are you about doing everything? If that is the case then the first step is easy, strip it all down. Take more photos than you would ever think possible, you'll need them later.
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[MCW]

[Aff]

[Shaft]

Before taking anything apart, first thing I would do is make sure it isn't seized and if it's not, put appropriate fluids in the right places and see if it starts (you might need a working battery as well).

Do you know why it was laid up in the first place?

As for parts, most of it looks like it would respond well to cleaning, but I can't imagine there's much you won't be able to find either secondhand or pattern.

If you do strip it down to nothing, as well as taking millions of pictures, bag and tag everything and get a Haynes manual, which will tell you what everything is called and how to take it apart and put it back together.

Finally, is it me or is the kickstart missing?
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Registration doesn't happen to be WIJ243 by any chance?

That is an H100S, while the brochure piccy is an H100S2. Only a few minor differences (ignition system, clocks, bolt on frame down tube and probably a couple of other things).

Front mudguard looks good which is a major plus point.

Check the centre stand mount. As from experience last weekend they can be a nightmare to pull apart (still not managed it - might need to cut it off - fortunately I have a spare stand).

All the best

Keith
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[MCW]

Thanks for your comments everyone.

The kickstart is in broken bits, but the shaft doobry it attaches to is fine. I have ordered a kick start.

I do have a Haynes Manual. Apparently it was a runner when it went into the barn.

I am doing lots of looking, reading and thinking. At the moment am seriously considering taking it all apart, if just for the learning experience.

It's not that reg Kickstart.

[Kickstart]

Hi

They are pretty simple bikes. If you do strip it and find you can't remember where bits go then there are quite a few others of us on here with an H100 who can take pictures for you.

There are things I need to sort out with mine. Headlight for example. There is one on there but it is too small (hence the mounts are bent it to attach it). Slowly sorting it out as I feel like it.

All the best

Keith

PS - pity about the reg. WIJ243 was my first bike.
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[_Iain_]

Oh I love these.

Info you may find useful, including various photo's of me rebuilding the kickstarter assembly & top end of the engine on mine.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=279813

Also some notes in there regarding jetting, plug choices etc. If you find the kickstart mech internally is fragged I have a box of usable spares to recondition it that you're more than welcome to!

This is another thread you'll likely find useful;

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=253852

And this is a guy you're likely to need!

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/
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[stinkwheel]

I bet if you clean the carb, give it some fresh fuel and a new sparkplug, it'll start.

If it has been sat for a long time, the clutchplates may well be stuck together so if you go for a bump start, make sure the brakes are working.

You can start an H100 by simply putting it in second and paddling it along with your feet.

I have one too. Awesome wee bikes and do cracking wheelies.
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[_Iain_]

[Quornholio]

Get hold of a parts list. This is the no. 1 most important thing if you are restoring a bike as you can google part numbers which gets more hits than searching "H100S2 jiggle spunk pin".
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[_Iain_]

[stickybackbob]

Just fully rebuilt an H100a for my ladyfriend. CMNSL didn't cover the A model but my local library had the micro-fiches so got hard copies of those. Found them very useful especially for things like cable and wire routing.

[ocatoro]

[Kickstart]

Hi

If MCW doesn't want them and they are for an S2 (MCW has an S, the clocks are different) then I would be interested.

Actual clocks in mine seem usable but the housing is a mess.

All the best

Keith
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[MCW]

[ocatoro]

[Kickstart]

Hi

S2 has an extra warning light. If you look at the piccy MCW posted there is no high beam warning light on the right (which the later ones had).

All the best

Keith
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[MCW]

[stevo as b4]

I'm following this thread with interest, and look forward to seeing your example of Honda's answer to an RXS100 restored to it's former glory.

I still remember what a good wheelie machine the H100 was in comparison to a bodged de-restricted TZR125L, back when I was 17 and my mates had the above bikes.

[_Troy_]

Chain isn't slack
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[ocatoro]

right you are about the high beam light. noticed when i went to have a look...

https://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee419/ocatoro/10557273_10152523579840795_1425202844759930293_n_zpsc9f60d7d.jpg

literally only just opened them. box was still sealed from when i got them 18 months or so ago
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[MCW]

I'd still like them please. How much do you want for them?

[ocatoro]

paid £35.... next cheapest set at the time was £85. which is the reason i snapped them up despite not really needing them.
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CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600