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General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: RBoss on November 21, 2021, 11:06:46 AM
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Hi all,
My name is Ruben, I live in the Netherlands and am new to this forum. Last summer I bought a CB500 Four K0 after wanting one for a long time.
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I have customized a Honda CX500 before but this time I felt like working on a bike that was already beautiful stock, so I found myself one that needed some work to make it nice and stock again.
I have been busy for quite a bit already; rebuilt and wetblasted the carbs, rebuild and painted the front brake and started a top end rebuild to find out where some loud rattling noise at low RPM's. The latter problem will probably result in taking the bottom end apart as well to replace the primary chain.
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Enough work to do!
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Hi Ruben,
Welcome to this wonderful forum from Orkney!
I only have 350 and 400 fours but you will get lots of hints and tips from the 500/4 folk on here. A very friendly bunch with years of expertise. I had a new CX500A in 1981 and visited Friesland many times with it - over the 'big dyke' from you.
We love the Netherlands and should have been there last year in Duiven for an MX-5 meeting - hopefully we'll get there soon.
Good luck with the project!
Ian
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Good luck with the project Ruben! Some very nice work done there already, those carbs are looking good. Lovely bike.
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Welcome to the Forum as has been said lots of knowledge to be found here.
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If you change the primary chain(Kawasaki one exactly same and half Honda price) change the primary damper rubbers, there are 8 and not cheap but necessary
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Welcome to the Forum Ruben.
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Thanks for the warm welcome all!
If you change the primary chain(Kawasaki one exactly same and half Honda price) change the primary damper rubbers, there are 8 and not cheap but necessary
@Bryanj, thats is a very good tip! I was already looking at parts on this website: https://honda4parts.nl/product_info.php?products_id=40
Primary chain = 70 euro
Dampening rubber = 5 euro
Seems like good prices, is the Kawasaki one cheaper?
Thanks!
Ruben
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Thats an aftermarket chain that i have no knowledge of
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Welcome Ruben - hope you enjoy the forum
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Welcome from another K0 owner. Yours's has had a life I see.
Presume you know also cmsnl is the site at least for checking parts. (maybe not 100% accurate) and also for possible purchase.
It has no primary chain tensioner and the K primary (92057-1011) chain certainly stopped my rattle on my 550F. They were E44.00 when I bought it 5 tears ago and still only E46.50 +Vat.
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If you pm me a frame number i will give an approx date of build, there are a lot of later parts on there
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Welcome to the forum Ruben, lots of help and advice on here and good to see you are already posting photos.
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Welcome Ruben
Manuals etc here if you don't already have them
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,8884.0.html
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welcome Ruben,
perfect choice of bike,
enjoy
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Welcome in buddy
Lots of friendly people here
Best wishes Al
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Is the carb sprayed or just bead blasted?
If sprayed what colour is it called, looks very nice.
They are "wetblasted" I'm not sure if thats the proper English word for it, but sort of sandblasting combined with water. I also really like it but its not cheap; 4 carbs would be around 80-100 euro's
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Called Aqua blasting over here. We know exactly what you mean, shame as the colour is nice and very standard looking.
Posh places call it vapour honing. :)
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Hallo Ruben, nice to see yet another fellow countryman here, as mentioned before very nice people and a lot of knowledge to be found here.
But did you know there is also an excellent Dutch club dedicated to these bikes?
Also very nice people, etcetera, and with activities a bit closer to home ;) , for instance a yearly clubcampingweekend.
Do try www.cbfourclub.nl and maybe become a member there too?