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CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?
« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on Today at 01:58:52 PM »
My black Hendler coils are white coloured at the ends where they are sealed and the terminals fit.
There was a black + sign on the positive side moulded into the white ends.
If your coils have no markings on the body at all then I would guess the red connections are most likely positive.

If the coils are connected the wrong way round the bike will run but the HT spark will be reversed so instead of jumping from the centre spark plug tip to earth the spark path is reversed. Not sure what difference this makes in the long term as I know nowt about that sort of theory. I have read that electron flow is not the way most folk think i.e. +ve to -ve but is the reverse.

Folks here will know about the Electronics side of things.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on Today at 01:36:16 PM »
My wife has a 2023 Jazz Hybrid ..  complicated yea but does 67 mpg even around town and lovely car to drive without any nasty laggy CVT gearbox to contend with and she can go to Leeds and back each week with journeys whilst she's there, without worrying about charging. So don't think we will ever go EV. A guy at work try to tempt us into buying a Renault Zoe but even the 55kW version of that would be borderline doing that weekly journey without charging. Probably OK for you though Johnnie if you just do short local journeys.
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CB750 / Primary chain k2
« Last post by Pauarc on Today at 01:34:50 PM »
Honda cb750k2 Can you check the primary chain on the bike (still in the frame)
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CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?
« Last post by beardylondon on Today at 01:26:08 PM »
thanks.

can you remember if the red was positive? when you switched, do you mean you put the red on the white terminal and white on the red terminal?

I've messaged who I purchased them from.

but how can I can test which terminal is which?

Yes, red and white wires are o new coil and yes they are supplied overly long.

Thanks for the tip!

FWIW my Hendler coils were wired for positive earth so I had to switch them to negative earth - this caused clearance issues  in the mounting position so I had to ensure the spade terminals did not touch the frame on the inside edge.

The Devil is in the detail when fitting aftermarket options.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.
« Last post by Athame57 on Today at 01:04:58 PM »
I think my biggest gripe with EV's is that the powers that be are trying to force them upon us.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.
« Last post by SteveW on Today at 12:54:08 PM »
My company is trying to push us towards ev’s at the moment. As I do around 200 miles a day I will point blank refuse and if it means seeking alternative employment then so be it. I’m not doing a full days work then having to stop to charge up before I can get home.
If I worked at a fixed location within a reasonable distance from home then it would be ideal.
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Misc / Open / Re: Electric vehicle.
« Last post by royhall on Today at 12:02:01 PM »
That's what they are best at Johnny, short trips around town. Sounds like an EV is perfect for you. If you do the odd long road trip you can always borrow/hire a car.
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Misc / Open / Electric vehicle.
« Last post by Johnny4428 on Today at 11:13:17 AM »
We have all I’m sure like myself had plenty to comment about ev’s, so I thought in order to qualify for a proper appraisal I would have to be an ev owner. I have until very short ago myself said that I wouldn’t have an ev because of the price, but since I got the offer of one for the same price as a petrol/diesel I thought why not! These have certainly come down in price significantly. So ferry booked away with vehicle to trade in and did the deal. I must admit this didn’t seem right that I was going to drive the 130 mls home just relying on a charged battery! Set off anyway after killing a couple of hours in Inverness with 212mls on the range indicator. I was a bit stressed watching the range indicator heading up the road but my fears were allayed when I arrived at ferry check in with 80 miles still “in the tank” or whatever us ev owners say. Very pleased to arrive home and hadn’t really given much thought into how I was going to charge this thing up when I got home. A trip to Lidl the next day and I was charged up again. I’m probably just going to slow charge from home as we will be doing somewhere in the region of 3000mls an year. Nearly all short runs around town. Forgot to mention it’s a Peugeot e2008. GT, and had 673mls on the clock at purchase, so not brand new. Time will tell, but very happy so far. 😁
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CB500/550 / Re: CB500K2 carb bit
« Last post by magpie114 on Today at 10:46:00 AM »
I’m just in the process of fitting one of Max’s stainless shafts on my CB350F carbs. Had to remove a screw as you describe (M3 on mine), will be refitting with dog point grub screw.


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CB500/550 / Re: CB500K2 carb bit
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on Today at 10:09:09 AM »
My 500 did not have a screwed in retainer pin Ash I had to drill it out. The bearing at that end was partly missing as it had been dismantled previously.  I ended up with a replacement mounting unit from Ken that had a been later threaded and fitted with a one piece threaded pin.
So if I understand you correctly it's a two part arrangement on the 500 threaded with an end cap fitted on assembly to hold it at the right position!

As far as I can make out the retainer is a cheese headed M3 screw with a spring washer underneath. The end of the screw is machined to a slightly smaller diameter to engage in the groove in the chromed lifter bar and is just the correct length so that the screw doesn't 'bottom out' on the groove ...hence  the spindle is retained but still free to rotate. All new to me ..the 400F's I have owned just have a pressed in pin that's a bitch to drill out.
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