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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: matthewmosse on December 01, 2015, 09:42:13 PM
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Thought I should share a good expirience buying parts. I recently bought a cb550 rear wheel off ebay, spares or repairs, supposedly with a cracked liner to the brake drum and non std 15" rim. Price was low enough for me to decide it could sit around til I have time to re line the drum on my lathe. Part turns up, all looks much as you would expect for £30 delivered - new bearings and a new spoke required to use it, drum lining a bit rusty, got the sandpaper out to assses the crack, cannot see it. Think I was lucky on this one, the drum actually looks like it has been re lined, but maybe could use a skim. Part was fro a company called Geds. I have used em before and so far found prices good and parts correctly described.
I am one happy bunny
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I had a similar joy when i bought a cheap wheel from dk spares, it turned out to be much worthier of a higher price due to its good condition
pete
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Matthew was it Geds bike bits ?, if it was I now the fella and he has a lot of old bikes and parts ;) cheers Mick.
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Gonna have to meet up with you one day Matt you are such an interesting guy... I love your make do and mend philosophy. You are not obsessed with originality like some of the nutters like me. When my 1st 400/4 was my only mode of transport I was the same..I remember using the missus's hairdressing type scissors ;D in desperation for removing the circlip on my 400/4 Mcyl , as I needed the bike for work. That went down as well as keeping an MG1300 engine in the downstairs toilet of my 1st house I bought.
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Yep, that is the chap.
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I have heard some good reports but not used them (yet!);
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