1978 Honda Hobbit restoration.

industrialphreak · #1 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 01:59 PM

Yesterday i had a great fortune to pickup a 78 Honda hobbit for the exchange of a linux running M$-Xbox. To my great fortune the engine has spark, the piston has compression/turns/ and shows now wear scouring sighns via sighting thrue exhaust manafold. Asside the issue of worn cvt belt, carb gummed up with mystery garbage( this was a country ride, could very well be livestock feaces) and a snaped acelerator cable its in perfect condition.

Sofar in my attempts to get this baby running i have found out that whoever desighned the damn thing should have been shot as in order to work on carb and airbox you have to drop the *#@king engine. basicly theirs five bolts you take out in order to do this. One of the bolts is iterfeared with by the large honda clutch cover shroud.

If any of you are interested in the process i can post pictures and step by step guide to doing this work
Ill either post it here or on my bravenet website.

Cheers!

motorbiker · #2 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 02:11 PM

Hi, those are cool bikes. Show pictures please.

industrialphreak · #3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 04:41 PM

Here are some pictures of the beast as you can tell i have some work to do as the engine,carb and airbox are litterly coated in feaces...

right now in one of the pics you can see a 1 gallon chem dip bucket, that is were my carb is currently sitting in minus the O-rings. surprisingly the o-rings and the float were in rather good shape so hopefully i can cut the $14 O-ring kit from my local honda part dealer. Luckly At oreilys they had a sutable drive belt for less then $20 compared to a legitimate honda PA50-II drive belt they wanted at the dealer for $70. Wish me luck guys!

industrialphreak · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 04:42 PM

Gonna be needing a Garage SOON! its getting a little cluttered here on the patio.

DOC BOLM · #5 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 08:46 PM

If you need anything let me know,i have one with 65 miles in show room condition.Also have a couple of spare hobbits for parts.Also i need the part # on the belt you got.HD

industrialphreak · #6 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 09:42 PM

Okay got the beast running and took it around the block a few times... Theirs still some carb tuning i need to do to get it performing the way i want it to seeing its over 30 years old i am rather suprised it kicked over let alone hauled my fat ass to the nearest petro station to put its first gallon of 25:1 since last spring.

By the way Mr Doc... it was a Gates brand XL belt 9420 part#13A1065 1/2"x42 3/8" they do have one thats a little more tighter i may throw on in a few days to see if it performs better. after the ride their was a little slipping i noticed on the belt but then again it could have been due to slight warping do to the belt warming up a little. what would you reccomend to keep this nice and tight. is their belt adjustment screws somewhere to tension it up?

RaleighRider · #7 (**permalink**) 09-08-2009, 06:36 PM

Cool moped. I just got a 1978 Pacer Super Sport that I have just started restoring. It is far from the condition yours is in, but I'm working on it.
Check it out:New Project--Pacer Super Sport

industrialphreak · #8 (**permalink**) 09-15-2009, 06:29 PM

I am having a problem with the carb. i have cleaned it about three times so far after finding out i had missed a step or two each time. the problem is it idles with choke on, but as soon as the choke dissengages it revs up then dies unless i fiddle with the choke by slightely bringing it in. First time i cleaned it i missed the jets and the emulsion tube, then second time i pulled it out and cleaned all the orfices except for the capilarys behind the welch plug i dont want to mess with this untill i get a replacement plug. and second i think i may have put the emulsion tube in wrong with the large holes in the shaft towards the float bowl and i slightely brought the nipple of the tube into the carbs throat body is this right?/

Kevlarr · #9 (**permalink**) 09-15-2009, 06:32 PM

Are you soaking the carb in a bucket of cleaner or just cleaning by hand?

industrialphreak · #10 (**permalink**) 09-15-2009, 06:36 PM

I also ordered on ebay a interesting addon for a moped project i am building. its going to be 100% linux powered and have capability of greatley enhancing the moped experience by providing GPS navigation, maybe some mild form of performance reading's/gauging, and two way communication in a augmented reality environment. now only if i could find a cheap afordable portable low wattage motherboard to power the logic behind this awsome Augmented reality setup.