550 F2 started!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Great news about the starter motor/noise issue - exhaust bracket looks bob on - might need to change the bolts like you said but not something that shouts at you.

[Laverdaroo]

Hey mate, yeah my thougts exactly but it's all I had in the drawers to mount it with for now. There aren't any other hex head bolts on the bike as Ive tried to keep everything Honda and I think the list so far is bolts,  nuts and fastenings etc from 1991 vfr750, 1992 VFR400, 2002 vfr800, CB500, CB550, NS125RK and CB900. Just stuff in the bolts bins in the workshop, use what you've got and as long as it fits and looks ok and in keeping, no problem. Saves a bit on buying new stuff and theyre perfectly sevicable items tha thave come up like new.
I think the only bits of the bike that came from the original pile are the motor, carbs, top yolk (not tripple tree ) and coils the rest has had to be sought and bought.

Did somebody mention Triggers Broom a while ago?

It was never going to  be a concourse resto and was only ever going to be a mongrel

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Did burn my forearm on the bloody wire support thing, though.🔥🥲

That made me smile - we have all done it I guess - we had a set of those Silicone rubber safety wrap edge things that Aldi used to sell to stop me doing it again.

They work great but look a bit crap after a few months when burnt fat marks them - binned when we had a new kitchen.

[Sesman]

Mongrels can be better to own than pedigrees.

[Laverdaroo]

I agree completely Phil

[Sesman]

You meet the nicest people on a Mongrel Honda….😁😁

[Oddjob]

You've clearly never met Roo then 

[Laverdaroo]

Do you mind?!

I resemble that remark!

Least I’m not from Manchester though and from the bestest county


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[Bryanj]

Warch it Roo, that coffee might have extras in it, but at least i was 30 miles north of manchester!

[Laverdaroo]

That’s excusable……….just

Don’t worry, I’m immune to rohipnol


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[Oddjob]

Cheers for the heads up on the stainless Ken, I've ordered those. I had some stainless dome head nuts here so they can go on, dont know why I didnt fit them anyway, think I forgot I had them. They should be coming later in the week so I can cross that off the list now too.

Be careful using normal domed headed nuts, if they are too shallow the threads bottom out and you think the nuts tight and it's not OR the thread comes right through the head of the dome and ruins the nut. The ones I listed are very deep so this shouldn't happen.

[Laverdaroo]

Measured up and got the bits today bud from a local supplier, dome nuts are on washers so that doesn’t happen, gonna bob em on tonight as I’ve been fiddling withDT125R carbs today getting a good one together. It’s a tired bike but the engines really good so it’s worth the nannying and there’s some beans left to bank at that dosh when it sells
Ordered £150 quids worth of if good parts and service items for it today and started to get get rid of all the shite that’s been stuck on it in the past 29 years, (M plate 95)
Road ready, fully serviced and a ticket it’ll go on eBay for about £2,500 probably.

Thankfully I was wrong it’s a white one with blue bits on it not white and pink…….phew!


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[Sesman]

Still not from Yorkshire, though eh Roo😉

[Rozabikes Tim]

Measured up and got the bits today bud from a local supplier, dome nuts are on washers so that doesn’t happen, gonna bob em on tonight as I’ve been fiddling withDT125R carbs today getting a good one together. It’s a tired bike but the engines really good so it’s worth the nannying and there’s some beans left to bank at that dosh when it sells
Ordered £150 quids worth of if good parts and service items for it today and started to get get rid of all the shite that’s been stuck on it in the past 29 years, (M plate 95)
Road ready, fully serviced and a ticket it’ll go on eBay for about £2,500 probably.

Thankfully I was wrong it’s a white one with blue bits on it not white and pink…….phew!


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Will that be pre 12hp law Roo?

[Laverdaroo]

Still not from Yorkshire, though eh Roo

Ha haa


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