Honda-SOHC

Do you mean this retainer and tool Ted?



If so, I recently bought the tool and an aftermarket retainer from a different supplier and the tool didn’t fit correctly, as you can see. When I contacted them, they checked their stock and found the new batch of retainers didn’t fit the tool but the original Honda retainers did. They sent me a genuine Honda one as a replacement which was fine. I wonder if DSS has the same issue?

Are those handlebars original fitting they look somewhat US style ones?

The bike is a US import.

I’ve put a few things back on the frame, the swinging arm with new bushes and lower shock bushes, centre stand, handlebars, top and bottom yokes with new tapered roller bearings and rebuilt front forks.

The wiring harness has been cleaned in the ultrasonic and I’ll attempt to fit that next, once it has dried. After that I plan to replace the wheel bearings and brake shoes, front and back then get the wheels back on to make it easier to move around again.

There is a checkbox that says “save sent messages”

Maybe you need to do that on a PC.

I do remember trying to make it default to “yes” but that wasn’t an option.


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Thanks Steve, I will take a look later.

Ahhhh, thank you. It’s not hard for me to be baffled, much appreciated.

Not sure if anyone really uses tapatalk but I’m usually on my phone so it’s my usual way to access, any idea if there’s a way to see them using that?

Had 20 miles on the 750 today, it’s the first run since winterisation and it felt great. I’ve been slow getting out this year as I’ve had a new shed build with a little project inside it and the other bikes haven’t been able to get out due to some garden work. They’ve spent most of the time living in the house. Normality has been resumed.

Thanks for the suggestions, I have burnt the centres out, tomorrow I will take a hacksaw to the outer sleeve and see if I can get that out without butchering it.

The swing arm bushes were a real struggle but I got there in the end, I will be replacing these with bronze bushes.

The CB360 swing arm has no grease nipple, for those in the know, is it worth fitting one and if so, any recommendations as to how / where and any particular grease nipples to go for? I’ve never fitted one before but happy to have a go, feels like there should be one around the middle of the swingarm?

I wonder if anyone has any tips or tricks to remove the lower suspension rubber bushes from the swing arm??

I’ve tried pressing them out with a couple of sockets, that just resulted in me bending the bolt, tried soaking them and knocking them out with a punch but the little blighters won’t budge!!

Am I resigned to trying to cut them out and trying not to damage anything?