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« Reply #945 on: January 07, 2023, 05:20:36 PM »
On the bit of the spring that goes behind the frame, I’m ok to bend it back up and around the hook arent I?


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« Reply #946 on: January 07, 2023, 05:27:03 PM »
Yep. Sure it’s the correct spring? I’ll have a totter around the garage tomorrow and see if I can find the original.

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« Reply #947 on: January 07, 2023, 05:32:33 PM »
Came out of the right Honda bag so I have no reason to doubt it’s right, like.
It’s the open end on the right, doesn’t take much to slither off the hook so I’m ok to just tweak it up and make it more hook like, yer reckon?
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« Reply #948 on: January 07, 2023, 05:59:19 PM »
Try angling the bracket back so it lines up more with the brake arm.

You could always try and fit it behind the bracket and see if moving it more inboard helps.
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« Reply #949 on: January 07, 2023, 06:01:57 PM »
I think that might be the way forward then it’s just up and down, instead of diagonally upwards against the bend in the spring.


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« Reply #950 on: January 07, 2023, 06:05:34 PM »
This is mine try turning yours round abit

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« Reply #951 on: January 07, 2023, 06:24:15 PM »
And this is the other end

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« Reply #952 on: January 07, 2023, 07:11:02 PM »
The brake shaft needs adjusting more or it is fitted with a K3 shaft  ;)

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« Reply #953 on: January 07, 2023, 10:44:29 PM »
The dots are lined up and it’s sitting thus so for fit it appears ok it’s just that angle of dangle, bear in mind ths is the wrong spring and one I made to make do until I found a replacement but this was fitted with the old spring first and the same outcome. I’ve a NOS one coming from Holland in the next week.
The nuts off at the min waiting fir some ring terminals to get here tomorrow so I can get the earth sorted and button it up. Rear tyres going on Monday hopefully so it might be easier to suss when all that’s in and lined up.


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« Reply #954 on: January 07, 2023, 10:44:57 PM »



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« Reply #955 on: January 07, 2023, 10:49:25 PM »



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Re: 550 F2 started!
« Reply #956 on: January 08, 2023, 08:59:50 AM »
Looking at you pic the switch needs rotating clockwise, if the little bracket has a lock to stop it its probably from another model so needs modifying a tad

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« Reply #957 on: January 08, 2023, 09:14:52 AM »
Yes, the switch bracket needs rotating about 15deg clockwise and stop switch spring eye needs to be inserted Left to right as opposed to the Right to left?
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« Reply #958 on: January 08, 2023, 09:29:15 AM »
This is picture of the bike as it arrived. I was lucky in that mine was a very original unmolested. The pics a little grainy, but if you zoom in it will provide an indication of the switch position relative to .the clutch casing

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« Reply #959 on: January 08, 2023, 09:33:04 AM »
This one shows the original mounting arrangement. Again the photo quality is poor.

 

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