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CB500/550 / 500K0 unfinished project on eBay
« on: May 19, 2024, 04:05:39 PM »
I know this guy but haven't seen him for years
100% genuine bloke though

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335388847413

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Misc / Open / Gripe about Dropbox
« on: May 17, 2024, 07:19:44 AM »
I started with a free Dropbox account yonks ago and quickly needed more storage particularly hosting the manuals etc on here.

Everything worked OK until I ditched my local internet provider (KCom) and I lost my old email address.
I forgot to change over my email address to my new Gmail one and they keep asking me to verify my account by sending an email with a pass-code  to my old email address which I no longer have access to, before I can log in again.

Despite moaning to them and the case being escalated because I threatened to cancel my subscription (£120 p.a.)  if they don't sort it out and plaster their inadequacies all over social media, they won't allow me access to my account until I provide them with data I don't remember ... like 'the last file you uploaded' and  'exact joining date' etc. They refuse to send me a texted code like any other provider such as Lloyds Bank or HMRC do. I even sent them copies of proof of payment by PayPal for each moth but still they refuse to give me access to my account.

Anyone else have problems ? Suggestions?

Luckily I can access my Honda data by coming on here and using  my Dropbox links ... ludicrous !
 

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CB500/550 / Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« on: May 15, 2024, 06:58:35 PM »
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/743953341154957

From what I remember the restorer Pete went to prison for embezzling his granny's money


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Anorak's Corner / Anyone used ABS Slurry to fix side panels etc
« on: May 11, 2024, 09:28:38 AM »
Someone on the CB250RS Facebook closed group suggested I try ABS slurry to fix cracks and broken mounting lugs on plastic side panels etc.
I thought back to the 90's, when I couldn't buy the correct angle guttering joints for my 1030's house and some old sage where I was working at the time (who had an immaculate BSA Gold Flash Combo) cut a section out of one to reduce the angle and bonded it back together at my required  angle with a paste made up out of the waste material dissolved in MEK. They bonded beautifully and are still on my old house when I went past earlier this year.

Has anyone tried this? I guess the panel materials will have changed over the years. I think the 250RS panels are ABS but I seem to remember my 750K0 panels and airbox were made from some form of styrene. But I guess the theory is the same... dissolve a piece of the same material in a suitable solvent and use that to repair the panel.

This what the FB guy said: Quote :  "Google abs slurry,,, and make some .... glue it on with it ,then build it up round the crack ( takes a day or two to fully cure) permanent fix ... I  glued 2 halves of a panel together with it .... you could bend it as much as the parent material , it doesn't glue, it bonds. I have tried epoxy, fibreglass glues, nothing does it like abs slurry"

https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry


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Anorak's Corner / Metal Covered Plug Caps
« on: May 05, 2024, 10:18:41 AM »
My UK 750K0, CB400F & 450K0 Bomber all came originally with metal plug caps.

Much maligned on here I know but for originality I am fitting them. I managed to get NOS ND ones for my 4 cylinder bikes  but the Bomber ones are hard to come by. also one of my NOS 4-cyl ones got badly damaged with acid. So this week I managed to de-crimp the corroded one and replated a grotty looking Bomber one. Pretty sure my CB250K0's and K2 would have had them but not found any of those yet.

I plan to do some tests on them to see why they tracked over the HT in the wet. It's not obvious looking at them why they would track. I suspect the rubber insert may not have sealed too well but a new part moulded in silicone may fix it. A lot of heathen dealers (like the one who supplied my 1st 400F ) just ripped the metal covers off and damaged the grey plastic body in the process.

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Misc / Open / Anyone go to Stafford?
« on: April 20, 2024, 01:31:41 PM »
I usually go to Stafford show as my son buys us both tickets and drives but we couldn't make it this time.
Anyone go and got anything to report back ?

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Misc / Open / Does this mean he is forgiven?
« on: April 04, 2024, 07:20:13 PM »
 If so welcome back!  ;D


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CB500/550 / One for Laverda Dave !
« on: March 23, 2024, 04:17:56 PM »
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166097029779

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CB350/400 / Alternator loom clip
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:19:47 AM »
Does anyone have a decent pic of a 400F with the alternator loom clip fitted please. A photo of that oil pump area with the cover off (obviously) would be great.  Revisiting my 1986 resto of my '75 400F and correcting things that I didn't fuss too much about when I was a younger man ! Where riding was more important than restoring.

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Misc / Open / Brituro silencers
« on: March 04, 2024, 04:37:23 PM »
I got this back from Brituro as I needed a pair of RS250RSA downpipes. ( so I panic bought a set via eBay from  one of their  distributors).

Hi Ash,
Brituro silencers ltd has closed, we are temporarily operating under a company called GH Manufacturing
 

Unfortunately we aren’t making downpipes at the moment.

Kind regards

Joe


Joe Dallow|W:www.brituro.co.uk|A:Saunders House,Moor Lane,Witton,Birmingham,B6 7HH|E: Joe@Brituro.co.uk|T: +44 0121 295 2114


From: Ashley Derrick [mailto:ashimoto750@gmail.com]
Sent: 01 March 2024 10:49
To: Joe Brituro
Subject: Hi from Ash

 

Hi Joe ... people of forum telling me Brituro no longer trading ???

 

Or are you trading under new name?

 

I will be looking fora pair of CB250RSA down-pipes if that's possible.

 

Best wishes Ash 07515 121226

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CB350/400 / CB400F Throttle cable A & B lengths
« on: February 27, 2024, 11:19:34 PM »
Does anyone know the CB400F Throttle cable A & B lengths please?

Have some similar cables mixed up (eg CB250/360G5) and I need to identify which are indeed for the 400F

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Anorak's Corner / CB400F airbox rubber sealant
« on: February 09, 2024, 09:30:21 AM »
Any tips on the type of sealer/mastic to use between the the 400F plastic airbox and the rubber inlets/large oval rubber seal.

In the past I suspect I used this black coloured AS1701 silicone sealant. .. however the tube I have is very old and  has gone solid and it's now £50 a tube.

https://uk.farnell.com/acc-silicones/as1701-310ml/sealant-silicone-neutral-cure/dp/8497524

I found I do have some of this black polyurethane 2-part sealant (out of date but still usable) and I will use this unless anyone can suggest something more suitable.

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/potting-compounds/1608497


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