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CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?
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New Member Introductions / Re: Hi from South Wales« on: Today at 03:55:23 AM »
Welcome Phil, when you can be good to see a photo of your 650.
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CB350/400 / Re: Gear lever rose joint removal« on: May 28, 2024, 08:13:12 PM »
If it helps I'm pretty sure I have my original one that I replaced with a less than perfect aftermarket one. Yours for the cost of postage if it helps as a practice part. PM me if this is of any use.(Yes it is sloppy).
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CB350/400 / Re: Gear lever rose joint removal« on: May 28, 2024, 08:08:49 PM »
Not forgetting Ash! 👍👍👍
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CB350/400 / Re: Spark Plugs!« on: May 28, 2024, 08:07:35 PM »Shown as in stock at Green Spark PLug Co. Denso Standard Spark Plugs W22ES-UIts X22 or X24 thats needed, not W** Predictive text strikes again Julie! 6
CB350/400 / Re: Gear lever rose joint removal« on: May 28, 2024, 08:03:19 PM »
Oddjob knows how - sadly Ken is currently suspended here.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.« on: May 28, 2024, 05:25:29 PM »Interesting comments guys and agree with all said. 8
CB350/400 / Re: Spark Plugs!« on: May 28, 2024, 04:48:19 PM »
Shown as in stock at Green Spark PLug Co. Denso Standard Spark Plugs W22ES-U
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322961230619?epid=1843025240&itmmeta=01HYZY30W77Z3K3N2B8RSF8516&hash=item4b31fd4b1b:g:JqIAAOSw-09aQrZy&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0ND6L3buyw7TUetkl6KfDSOS1ExqIGlI9c%2BrOKXaW3rnTQqM%2BxhABivnly4s%2FttLyKWrOf1dfYNO7YPB4P63tIawHUBQBnOQxXa0NYqyQCmrqo%2BxFmdXL7ojgGxLBeVjM7TMiYMmljV01KZaQBtwn2OdFWr6ypdBXNsjI6Wa8GLxofLtKFLrncuXG46WCM8evAevE4%2F6voNiceO0UB9O8CwS%2BGiYaxWTcOHvdVDd%2FQp55f%2FiNt8y636qyOkayRbSjb%2F656vghNvXB%2Bmz%2FAz0LbU%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5yOjP73Yw 9
CB350/400 / Re: Pricey 400F on eBay ... too lazy to do a proper description so used AI« on: May 27, 2024, 11:59:07 PM »
The world is full of optimists it would seem.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.« on: May 27, 2024, 11:42:29 PM »My wife has a 2023 Jazz Hybrid .. complicated yea but does 67 mpg even around townThese days if your family car doesn't do at least 50mpg (if you stick to the speed limits) then you either have the wrong car or want to waste money. So actually petrol cost in miles per £ is cheaper than ever. IMHO mpg be it 25 mpg or 50 mpg is not the main cost of car ownership so it has never been a factor for me - we feel it is as its a weekly or monthly cost to fill up with fuel. Doubling your mpg does not halve your true cost per mile of motoring even more so if you drive less than 5k miles in a year (I drive closer to 3k p.a. now). The largest single costs for most private motorists is depreciation, plus other overheads such as Insurance, maintainence , Mot plus where applicable VED. Then there is the cost of buying a replacement vehicle that has gone up due to inflation. I buy used, I tend to keep a car for at least five years - my record for ownership is 12 years. Increasing maintainence costs tend to be the decider when it comes to change. My current XC40 is the most expensive car I have ever bought in my life by a consderable multiplier (4) - I splashed out as it will be my last one so treated myself after 59 years of motoring. 11
CB350/400 / Re: Spark Plugs!« on: May 27, 2024, 02:26:06 PM »
Looks like these:-
https://www.sparkplugs.co.uk/motorcycle/spark-plugs/motorcycle/champion-denso-beru/honda/405/cb-400-four-37hp-27kw/1975-1978/10750_420061 Looks like only Resistor type at sensible price end! 12
Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.« on: May 27, 2024, 02:17:24 PM »
My Son-in-Law runs a firms Ford Mach-E he has had it for about 18 months or so - it does have a decent range 260 or so miles.
If you have to use a public charging point it's as expensive as a Petrol vehicle to run. Home charging with a special EV tariff seems to be the way forwards. The difficulty as I see it with a fully EV is when the battery fails most all electric cars will be worthless, I do know some Merc hybrids are failing in under 10 years with replacement battery units costing close to £10k for a hybrid. I do like the idea of the optional range extenders on the early small BMW i3 that had the abilty to charge the battery as you were driving. I ended up replacing our 19 year old Jeep G.C .3.0 CRD with a Volvo XC40 MHPV as a compromise for the cheaper VED. I suspect there is a lot of development work still to come not just in battery construction materials but also in terms of electric motor types e.g. Axial Flux or Radial Flux plus some sort of commonality on what voltage electric motor is used. IMHO buying an all EV is presently on a par with the original Ford Model T in terms of the development curve. 13
CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?« on: May 27, 2024, 01:58:52 PM »
My black Hendler coils are white coloured at the ends where they are sealed and the terminals fit.
There was a black + sign on the positive side moulded into the white ends. If your coils have no markings on the body at all then I would guess the red connections are most likely positive. If the coils are connected the wrong way round the bike will run but the HT spark will be reversed so instead of jumping from the centre spark plug tip to earth the spark path is reversed. Not sure what difference this makes in the long term as I know nowt about that sort of theory. I have read that electron flow is not the way most folk think i.e. +ve to -ve but is the reverse. Folks here will know about the Electronics side of things. 14
CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?« on: May 27, 2024, 10:04:29 AM »Yes, red and white wires are o new coil and yes they are supplied overly long. FWIW my Hendler coils were wired for positive earth so I had to switch them to negative earth - this caused clearance issues in the mounting position so I had to ensure the spade terminals did not touch the frame on the inside edge. The Devil is in the detail when fitting aftermarket options. 15
CB500/550 / Re: CB500K2 carb bit« on: May 27, 2024, 09:39:42 AM »
My 500 did not have a screwed in retainer pin Ash I had to drill it out. The bearing at that end was partly missing as it had been dismantled previously. I ended up with a replacement mounting unit from Ken that had a been later threaded and fitted with a one piece threaded pin.
So if I understand you correctly it's a two part arrangement on the 500 threaded with an end cap fitted on assembly to hold it at the right position! |