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Decal off E-Bay?If so can you let me know how it fits and looks.
Your forks look good SPR. What did you use to clean them up. Mine look like the before pictures.
Quote from: Bradders on April 03, 2020, 01:07:09 PMYour forks look good SPR. What did you use to clean them up. Mine look like the before pictures.Tried various approaches but the best was long strips of wet and dry 240 grit and then 400 / 600Used a dremel with small hard polishing cone to start getting a finish then when I'd destroyed my supply went to autosol and fine grade wire wool They aren't bad and will fit in with the rest of the bike when done as a "survivor" rather than a restoration as I intend to use it without worrying too much ThanksSimon
If they are old Champion plugs they'll most likely be imperial size, so not metric. Try and find a suitable long reach socket to get them out. Be careful as they may have been in there a long time, be especially careful with cylinder 3 as it has the tacho drive right above it and breaking that will be a major problem as they are very hard to find these days.Couple of more things to think about.If you intend to keep the bike think about these.At some point changing the carbs to the CB500/550F type. Much more reliable and a LOT less problematic than the PD carbs currently fitted.Consider fitting a second disc to the front, looks more balanced and gives better braking. It would also mean replacing the tired looking master cylinder which TBH kinda spoils the look of the bike ATM.As you can see areas like the inner cups of the tacho/speedo rust and you can't see it happening. Especially true of the inner parts of the fork ears and underneath the rear mudguard to name just a few, protect these areas with some sort of rust proofing. I use Zinc paint and it works just great, other solutions are available like underseal for instance. The price of replacement parts is going higher and higher each year and some are very hard to source now so try and protect what you've got is a good idea. The colour of the header pipes indicate a ignition problem at some point, could be mixture is too weak or timing is wrong. Check timing etc. Don't assume because the dealer said it had been done that they actually knew what they were doing, won't cost anything and will give you some idea of working on the bike for the future.
Champion plugs had the same size hex if i remember right
As to carb bowls the answer is sometimes but only if you have small hands and the screws are not tight. I used a small seperat bit and spanner but it took a looooong time
She's looking good Simon. As to the carbs, I have very, very small hands and I still find it almost impossible to take the float bowls off and get them back on with the carbs in situ. I can get the 2 outside float bowls off. The two middle bowls are just bloody awkward. Even if you do manage to get the bowls off, removing and replacing the jets is very time consuming and in the long run, it's easier to remove the carbs entirely to work on them.