1989 Honda PC800 Pacific Coast – Page 75 – Not Your Average Engineer

May 16, 2011July 1, 2020

Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge

The Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge is not a traditional covered bridge. Instead, local residents asked for a cover to be placed upon a bridge to add some ascetics to the area. It does a nice job of making the neighborhood look spiffy.

When I rolled up, the two bicyclists in this photograph were taking pictures of each other in front of the bridge. They both looked a little like meth heads and were riding meth head bikes. BUT one of them had a very expensive dSLR camera. Maybe the meth look is now fashionable among the hipsters of Portland.

May 16, 2011July 1, 2020

Gallon House Covered Bridge

The Gallon House Covered Bridge is a Howe Truss span that was originally built in 1916. It’s down a little farm road outside of Silverton. The parking is a little treacherous for motorcycles but since there are almost no cars on the road, it is completely possible to park in the middle of the bridge if you want.

May 12, 2011July 1, 2020

Working on Turning the Carburettors into Fuel-Injected Throttle Bodies

Last week I started hacking apart the extra set of PC800 carbs and drilling into them to accept fuel injector bungs. I am using a Dremel tool and a cordless drill to do the work. All of the drilling and Demeling is done outside with a fire extinguisher close at hand in case some residual fuel decides to light on fire.

I used the very small hole in the side of the carb as a guide for where I want the injectors to come through.

Just after I took this photo, my Dremel tool failed. Most of the internals of the float bowls have been cut out. I still need to drill it out enough to take the injector and cut out a bit more of the float bowl parts. Hopefully in another few days, the parts will come for my Dremel to get it back online. It appears that the brushes burned out. Hopefully the motor controller is still intact and working properly.

In other fuel injection-related news, I made a big purchase today from DIYAutoTune.com for a MicroSquirt, a wide-band O2 sensor, and several other sensors. Now, aside from a few relays that are still to be purchased, I have just about everything I need to assemble this project and get it running. With how much money I spent to get here, this is both very exciting and very scary. Hopefully it works and I didn’t waste my money!