Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Topics - Athame57

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 16
1
Misc / Open / Dodgy ignition barrel?
« on: August 17, 2024, 03:32:29 PM »
A problem I don't think I've had with the other thirteen bikes in my life is getting the ignition key to do it's job. However this past week on several occasions at an increasing rate I've got to twiddle about with the key to make the pilot light show up and starter button to work.  :o
I'm wondering if a whole new barrel may be a better option to taking the one I have in for pulling apart and fixing if possible. Anyone else had this sort of issue before?

2
CB350/400 / A steering lock stop issue.
« on: August 09, 2024, 05:37:42 PM »
While my bike was in the garage this morning the mechanic pointed something out to me I hadn't been aware of. The handle bars could reach the tank and it explains a tiny chip in the paint. The lock stops were present on the yoke but there was nothing to meet them on the frame, could I have broken something off down the line somewhere, issue is on both sides.

3
CB350/400 / New pattern clocks
« on: August 05, 2024, 05:39:36 PM »
I got myself a pair of new clocks, they are pattern but look really good if I'm to be asked and they come with new dishes and seals. I can get the originals restored in my own time. Thet cost £89.00 and £95.00 plus VAT from DSS, which is a lot cheaper than those which seem to be from the same source on Ebay.

4
CB350/400 / An unusual clutch cable failure?
« on: July 30, 2024, 08:00:11 PM »
Trust something like this to happen on the hottest day of the year  ::) I was riding quiet happily through the infamous territory of darkest Deptford in south east London when....my clutch cable broke. Oh great, I never had my smartphone that thankfully I didn't end up needing, but I still had to leave my bike in a place I wouldn't want to leave it, I would know I used to live in Deptford, and take a bus/tube journey home where I had a spare cable so I turned the matter around in a couple of hours. However the cable is only a few months old and hasn't been worked hard, there was no stretching or fraying you'd expect to see.
What had happened was a first for me, the cable had pulled clean out of the stop at the handle bar end, Chinese welding or something. No prizes for guessing where I got the cable from, that said I've never had trouble with DSS's clutch cables before.
Anyone else had this one before?

5
Misc / Open / Idiot light stickers
« on: July 24, 2024, 01:18:07 AM »
Six years ago I got on Ebay a sticker to put on the idiot light console of my CB400F, mucho cheaper than buying a new unit but I can't find out where I got it from and I want a new one now. Does anyone know?

6
Humour / Damned Squirrels!
« on: July 10, 2024, 05:25:42 PM »
The squirrels have peed on my back wheel, disgusting!  :o

7
Misc / Open / Hub cleaning
« on: June 27, 2024, 01:06:35 PM »
Are there any magical tricks/techniques for sprucing up the wheel hubs within the spokes that anyone wants to share?  ;)

8
Misc / Open / New Biker movie in the pipeline
« on: June 14, 2024, 12:51:51 AM »
This new film soon to make it's debut will interest some of us for sure! :  ;D  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/film-the-bikeriders-recreates-heyday-of-60s-motorcycle-clubs/ar-BB1o3b15

9
Humour / Love thy bike with care....
« on: June 01, 2024, 07:39:47 PM »
 :o

10
CB350/400 / CB400F2 speedometer face plate
« on: May 20, 2024, 10:26:24 PM »
Does the UK CB400F2 have a speedometer have both MPH and KPH on it?

11
CB350/400 / Brake Torque Arm colour
« on: May 19, 2024, 08:26:55 PM »
I'm beginning to notice the brake torque arm on the CB400F/2 in different colours in different pictures, how should the standard one be?

12
Misc / Open / What happens if an exhaust mounting stud snaps off?
« on: May 16, 2024, 10:48:17 AM »
I took my bike in today to have the oil pump seals changed and get a set of genuine Honda exhaust mounting studs fitted to replace the rust prone homemade junk currently in place.
The mechanic had to tell me he would only try so hard if any are very stubborn, lest they snap off. If that happened where would I stand though?

13
CB350/400 / Exhaust studs issue
« on: May 08, 2024, 06:49:27 PM »
I thought the lengthy rust prone exhaust studs 'on the 400/4' were a buzzing fly and plain got on with it. But seeing the genuine ones on the DSS site I realise I've detected what might be another home made part some bum down the owners list added. The rear brake rod and speedo cable grommet on the front fender are other homemade things I inherited from this bodger.  ::)
These things are 2 1/3 inches long, does anyone know the length of originals?
I'll get a set somewhere along the line but at £55.00 a full set it will have to wait a month or two, other priorities first, I might take the trouble to cut these back a bit for now (maybe  :-\ ) 

14
What is it? / Mysterious Exhaust Teeth
« on: May 08, 2024, 11:32:45 AM »
On four of my eight exhaust collars (CB400F) I have these teeth  ;D in the past I plain put them in the way they came out and thought nothing of it, however in recent months (many) it hasn't been me who put the exhaust system back on so I went to the CMSL site to see if that would help but they didn't exist there. By now I'm taking a closer look at them and they aren't exactly uniform, like my own damn teeth even. It must be some kind of damage or mod by a PO. Can anyone shine any light on this

15
Misc / Open / Speedo speaking with forked tongue
« on: May 07, 2024, 02:25:38 PM »
As I approach 20mph and onto 30mph my speedo starts wagging within about a 5mph field, enough to cost a lot of money in London today. What might be wrong, is this something Gauge Restorers could fix?  :-\

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 16
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal