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CB500/550 / Re: vht engine paint
« on: December 18, 2020, 06:46:33 PM »
nurse Julie thanks for the pics, much appreciated, just hope I can get mine looking that good
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CB500/550 / Re: vht engine paint« on: December 18, 2020, 06:46:33 PM »
nurse Julie thanks for the pics, much appreciated, just hope I can get mine looking that good
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CB500/550 / Re: vht engine paint« on: December 17, 2020, 09:20:45 PM »
thanks to you wonderful people for replying so fast, this forum never lets you down. nurse Julie if I can I will take you up on a couple of pics please
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CB500/550 / vht engine paint« on: December 16, 2020, 01:09:15 PM »
hello wondering if I can get some advice on vht paint for my engine.i want to do a silver aluminium case /black cylinders combo.can you people give me advice on make/best shades ?thanks in advance
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Recommended Sources for Parts and Services / Re: keys« on: August 15, 2020, 08:27:11 PM »
thanks for the info gents
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Recommended Sources for Parts and Services / keys« on: August 15, 2020, 03:28:24 AM »
can I pick your brains lads and lasses, I need a key for my headstock/ steering lock? best way to find number / supplier 1978 cb 550k3
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: August 01, 2020, 09:55:47 PM »
ashjmoto thanks for the info will look into this
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 31, 2020, 04:19:51 AM »
inspecting my coils and leads I found a cracked ngk spark cap, so have replaced this, I have noticed the ht cables have a external covering of some form, and these are shorter than the internal cables. I am presuming these covers provide strength and extra weather sealant? if so what are they/where do I find these, any help gratefully received
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 28, 2020, 09:27:49 PM »
rob62, just sat thru a couple of vids, seems a decent source of info ill sit thru some more this week. Thanks for the link
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 27, 2020, 09:43:39 PM »
hello folks, been following nurse Julies suggestion about testing the harness and found a few problems wiring wise, the wires to the clutch switch were hanging on by about 6-7 copper strands so new one ordered from dss, and a few bullet connectors mangled and need replacing, I would be grateful for any thoughts on the following -
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 26, 2020, 11:46:26 PM »
oddjob thanks for the info,duly noted.when cleaning the crud off I dismantled them from their mounts,cleaned and returned in the same places.on my loom I have two angled and two straight ngk caps, I presume angled are 1+4, straight 2+3?
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 26, 2020, 11:45:39 AM »
rob 62 - I have read on a different thread about reversing the coils, but it was to help stop the ht leads frying on the exhaust manifold
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 26, 2020, 11:38:34 AM »
a big thank you to all that replied, all ideas duly noted and gratefully received. nurse Julie- the nearest to a dishwasher I have is a teenage daughter who thinks that even washing plates and cutlery is a form of medieval torture
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 25, 2020, 11:24:09 PM »
well faced up to the moment I dreaded, and delved into the old water/oil stained boxes labelled wiring today, when I bought the bike years ago the wiring loom was not in situ just dumped in afore mentioned boxes. I opened these boxes, saw a jumble of wires and closed the boxes. After an afternoon of untangling/cleaning 40 yrs of grease and related crud off I ended up with what can be seen in the pics. luckily the loom looks ok and has not been hacked into. just a case of replacing amounts of black pvc tape. Before I start this task are there any pitfalls that I should be aware of?(wirings not my best subject ,probably no 11 on a scale of one to ten)
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Where's My Old Bike? / cafe racer/brats« on: July 24, 2020, 06:56:11 PM »
as a newbie to this site I was wondering is there a section for café/brat bikes?
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Where's My Old Bike? / Re: Honda CB550 four K AWY 834S« on: July 24, 2020, 12:36:32 PM »
rob62, when I bought it I set out a plan to do a rolling chassis and cosmetics, wiring(never been good at that so its time to learn the dark art of electikerty),then the engine. Luckily I've learnt a bit on engines over the years working on triumphs, and my brother has had both brits and japs so that's a good start, and my daughters just finished level 3 mechanics at college so we should have it covered but thanks for the offer
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