1983 CB1100F Restoration

       Front and Rear Brake Rotors and Wheels: Restoration and Reassembly

Posted on Sept. 5, 2004

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Wow, it is amazing what a scotch-brite pad and a little silver paint does to make these old rusty 21 year old rotors look like new again. I rubbed these rotors with a scotch brite pad until my arms fell off (about an hour for each side of each disk) but wow, they really look great. The wheels were cleaned up, then using a scotch brite pad and Semi-chrome, I polished the aluminum highlights. Then, as shown in the pictures, I masked everything but the black, and shot them with semi-gloss black. They look brand new again. This little adventure took about three hours per wheel, but what a difference. 

This set of pictures also shows the installation of a new rear brake reservoir with a new brake line from it, AND, the CORRECT hose clamp. Every one of these bikes seems to have a universal screw type hose clamp. The correct one is the spring clamp (new from Honda) and it looks way better. The "Tank, Breather" as Honda calls it, is also new. The brake reservoir and tank breather really look great when they are new. Bright white and crisp looking, instead of brown and yellow and old looking. I'm anal, what can I say.

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