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New Member Introductions / Re: Rediscovering my youth
« on: May 28, 2010, 03:29:23 PM »
welcome.  Looks great to me, not much to do.  Apart from the oxidisation on the engine it looks in better condition than my 500/4 and I use that daily.




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CB500/550 / Re: Fitting new Motad - need colletts/collars
« on: May 13, 2010, 08:30:30 PM »
no, it is a pain to line it all up, trial and error usually sorts it.  Once it's together I found that if I ever need to take it off do so in one piece.

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CB350/400 / Re: suspension question this time
« on: May 12, 2010, 04:19:40 PM »
That bike is looking good and I'm glad to hear it's back on the road.  It's excellent to see another natural and functional looking bike.  I have found that a liberal coat of old engine oil or grease keeps things looking good and keeps the harmful kind of rust at bay.  Also,  it is worth painting the insides of your mudguards with hammerite.

 

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CB500/550 / Re: coils
« on: May 12, 2010, 09:46:08 AM »
Thanks Matthew, I will try that.  At the moment I have the whole lot covered, and I mean covered, with grease which improves it a little but maybe it is time for a new set of plug caps.  The main thing which has delayed me in this is the fact that one of the leads is rather short.  I need to find a long cap that will fit.  The other thing is I normally just put up with these problems until they become completely unbearable.

Recently, I managed to make enough room in my workshop to put my bike inside at night.  This seems to help a lot but strangeley the lichen growth on the frame is slowing down.  Poor lichens. :)

Back in the winter a friend who doesn't know me too well saw my bike outside my house.  He said; "Wow, I didn't know you had a bike, do you think you'll ever get it back on the road?"  I had not long come back from the shops on it.  He was amazed to discover that the engine was in fact still warm.  Leave all that polishing to those who enjoy it I say.

Sorry, I'm drifting.



 

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CB500/550 / Re: coils
« on: May 11, 2010, 09:45:37 AM »
Do these coils work with points?  How much do they cost?

I like the look of them, it might be what I need on mine.  Whenever it rains my bike splutters along on about two cylinders until the heat from the engine dries out the wires, usually about three miles.   Very annoying.

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CB500/550 / Re: Clutch plates
« on: May 06, 2010, 06:55:46 PM »
Matthewmosse, I agree, this used to be a very cheap bike to run and still is mostly.  I have had the same clutch plates in for fifteen years and very little adjustment has been needed.  The plates do not wear out.  I have often thought that I will try pre-loading the springs as mine is a bit slippy but I have never been bothered to get a gasket and take the side cover off. 

On the american forum several people seem to have found that different oils affect the clutch operation so it may be worth having a look there.

 


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CB500/550 / Re: Clutch plates
« on: May 05, 2010, 08:29:18 AM »
I think one has to put up with the fact that Honda clutches generally from this period are pretty horrid.  It is one of the joys of ownership ;)

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CB500/550 / Re: registering a frame without V5
« on: April 30, 2010, 08:26:48 AM »
you are right, it is, but according to their own document, the DVLA assume anything first registered before 7th January 1973 must have been manufactured the year before and so eligible.

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CB500/550 / Re: registering a frame without V5
« on: April 29, 2010, 08:51:39 PM »
Sounds interesting, it should be possible to find the registration date from the registration number, you should be able to look it up on the dvla website.

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CB500/550 / Re: progress
« on: April 28, 2010, 09:02:21 AM »
Looks lovely, I like the rear-sets.

A bit of wiring and you're done  ;)

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CB500/550 / Re: registering a frame without V5
« on: April 27, 2010, 08:48:40 AM »
My reg date for the 206 is 1976 (uk original) but according to Honda, they made it in dec 74.

Incidenty, the engine number is 2106xxx which is from the USA.  I don't know whether it's older or newer.

The annoying thing is, years ago I had an earlier bike - before historic taxing was relevant but it had been used with a sidecar for many years.  Rightly or wrongly I suspected that it may have been distorted, plus it had ugly side car mounts welded on so I scrapped it in favour the frame from my parts bike - the '76.  I wish I hadn't now, but back in the early 90's there still seemed to be a reasonable amount of these bits around.

As my bike is a mixture of bits anyway I would quite like to get an earlier frame and rebuild it and have the bonus of free tax.

Thanks for the data Bryan, probably best to wait for one with a V5, then at least I know.

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CB500/550 / registering a frame without V5
« on: April 26, 2010, 03:22:38 PM »
I have seen a CB500/4 frame on ebay, frame number CB5002045862.  Is there any way to find out if it is pre '73 and what it's registration number is likely to be?  The DVLA said I would have to build the bike first, then register with local DVLA office, then apply for age related plate.

According to Honda, my bike, frame number cb500206....etc is Dec 1974.  Does anyone have 204ish?  I don't want to send the number off to Honda and spend

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I think the answer is to avoid the modern chains altogether and fit a standard chain and a Scottoiler.  I've never used an o-ring chain - too expensive.

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CB500/550 / Re: Motad too restrictive
« on: April 15, 2010, 09:37:12 AM »
If running very lean, make sure you don't have any leaks between the carb and the engine.  I have had them suck air past the rubbers before and this make them run very lean.  I've got bigger main jets in mine, can't remeber what number but greater than 90.  For some reason 110 comes to mind but that could be erroneous.  Anyway, whatever it is, it was sluggish with the motad; now it pulls like a train.  I had considered changing the front sprocket down a tooth to lower the gearing.  Now no longer necessary.

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