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Project Board / Re: Doms CB550F1 project
« Last post by DomP on May 26, 2024, 10:20:07 AM »
Retracing my steps paid off, when I've fitted new headlight brackets they mount onto plastic bushes so I had a break in the earth.  Moving the ground wires to some spare plugs fixed it!
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CB500/550 / Re: Starter solenoid
« Last post by Neill C on May 26, 2024, 09:40:32 AM »
It's a 550F
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CB500/550 / Re: CB500K2 carb bit
« Last post by Nurse Julie on May 26, 2024, 09:09:21 AM »
Are they in the hole that the actuator bar goes through 🤔🤔🤔

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Project Board / Re: Doms CB550F1 project
« Last post by DomP on May 26, 2024, 09:05:28 AM »
Have you tried switching the front bulbs with the rear?

Tested the front bulb holders using a test lamp?

I think I'll try this today Ted, I'll plug in an original lamp first.  They were working before so with checking again before I go any further
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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: First start up
« Last post by flatfour on May 26, 2024, 08:58:30 AM »
My brother owned a CB250 G5 many years ago and, following some top - end work I remember the mechanic slackening one of the nuts above the cam box that, I think had a copper washer fitted under it. As I worked in a car workshop at the time I asked the purpose of this and he said that it was to confirm that oil was reaching the camshaft.
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CB500/550 / Re: CB500 cylinder studs
« Last post by neat street on May 26, 2024, 08:57:05 AM »
to be clearer, its the front ones part No 90034-323-005 (approx 13cm long), these are a little shorter than the rear ones :-)
thank you
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CB500/550 / CB500K2 carb bit
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on May 26, 2024, 08:55:25 AM »
I give my wife bits to sell on eBay to keep her sweet and to promote tolerance of by obsession.

She listed a 500 carb plate and lifter rod and someone message to see if she has brass bushes etc ...see pic ..but I can't even see anything like that on my own set of 627B carbs so she can't really help him out. I thought he may have been getting confused with later PD carbs (that I have no experience with) but he says its for a 500K2... She told him to join us on here and ask for help  but it's difficult conversing details on eBay (phone/email etc)  for the fear that eBay police get onto you for attempting to deal without going through them. This would deffo have been a question for Ken !

I do recognise the other bits.

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CB500/550 / Re: Starter solenoid
« Last post by Bryanj on May 26, 2024, 08:42:54 AM »
What exact model is it as 500 and 550 differ a lot
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Project Board / Re: Doms CB550F1 project
« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 26, 2024, 08:39:30 AM »
Have you tried switching the front bulbs with the rear?

Tested the front bulb holders using a test lamp?
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CB350/400 / Re: 50th Anniverasry CB400/4 Feature in CBG
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on May 26, 2024, 08:09:14 AM »
Problem is Dave ..there are SO many articles on the 400F it's like old hat now ..  regurgitating the same old content from other magazines previous issues..

I think they should just reprint my mate Graham Curtis's 400F restoration project he did for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics back in the mid '90's and perhaps bring it back up to date again with extra features. Like listing sources of the best resto stuff not available back then. Like Diego (pikis) Decals for the tank etc. and also telling prospective buyers that, to date and as far as I am aware,  nobody sells repro double-skinned exhaust headers ...unless you count the exclusive run done by Sankei this year but as far as I know not being sold by the likes of Yamiya, DS or CMS etc. They could also seek out the girls in the publicity shots to add a bit more glamour to the occasion. May be knocking on a bit now though.

They would also, for a 50th year celebration,  have been better doing a feature on the  UK Press Bike JGC 606N , owned by a member on here IMHO. But perhaps that may be in the pipeline for another magazine, who knows.

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