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« on: January 13, 2025, 09:05:57 PM »
When I checked a few stats a few moments ago there were 6 users & 146 guests on this site.
I am shocked and humbled that there have been 104,442 views on my locked CB500 K1 project
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« on: January 11, 2025, 08:54:34 PM »
I was chatting to a mate today who is an avid Arsenal supporter.
He was telling me that the players have heated foot mats when they are seated and ready to go out to play to keep their legs muscles warm.
As my feet were turning into ice blocks as I was doing some polishing in the garage I wondered if anyone here has tried anything similar, particularly those who live in the frozen north?
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« on: January 10, 2025, 07:21:43 PM »
Just noticed our new site sponsor, does this mean the members discount has gone Julie?
I'm after a couple of screws for the inlet manifold guage vacuum point on my 400NA, not sure if they are the same thread length as the 400/4?
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« on: January 10, 2025, 01:35:03 PM »
Are places like Anglesey, Orkneys & Shetland full of humid salty sea air inland?
Does this impact on your bikes?
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« on: January 08, 2025, 07:52:32 AM »
Came across this tool that I have had for many decades , I used it to re-fit front & rear screens on my various Minis back in the 1970's. It has a variety of fittings for other makes/models/types of screen rubbers with plastic type insert strips Free to a good home, just postage cost that will easily be well under £10 via Royal Mail. I will never use it again, too good to go in the bin. PM me if you want it. .  PXL_20250108_074428353 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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« on: January 06, 2025, 09:01:25 PM »
Whilst I was in Derby for a routine blood test I popped into Bob Minions as I know the service bloke there. He has done me a quote to supply & fit a set of tyres on the Superdream wheels.
I'm unlikely to ever reach the limit on the tyres, my pet hate is tramlining. The Bridge stones are BT46R & L303F, Avons are Road Rider MK2.
Wondered what members here think?
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« on: January 04, 2025, 07:38:55 PM »
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« on: December 10, 2024, 05:48:15 AM »
I started last week feeling below par.
COVID test negative.
Started coughing last Friday with a high temperature all weekend.
My throat has felt like I've swallowed a fist.
I started with ear ache yesterday.
Every evening I think I'm on the mend.
I wake up at around 4.00am feeling as though it's started all over again.
My only consolation is Wendy has it much worse.
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« on: December 06, 2024, 05:25:55 PM »
A member kindly sent me a few of the rivett things for re-attaching the chassis plate.
All used up now, anyone know what size they are & where I can get a few more from?
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« on: December 04, 2024, 05:06:09 AM »
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« on: December 03, 2024, 08:32:10 PM »
My next door but one neighbour is a retired Police Comms Room Sergeant, I am a retired Custody Sergeant, we have both retired in 2003. When we joined up it was called a Police Force not rebranded as a Police Service like today.
We both read with incredulity the Media coverage of the poor performance of todays Police Service not to mention Met Police Murderers & Rapists in the news. When I meet someone today I'm close to ashamed to tell them what my occupation was. I'm not sure if it's Social Media or disproportionate media coverage that's to blame.
I suspect Teachers and Scout Leaders feel the same. Thank goodness I can now enjoy my twilight years fixing up old Honda's and re-live the 1970s to 1980s tinkering with these brilliant bits of engineering.
My apologies in advance if sometimes I revert to the stereotype, I can assure you I am not racist or sexist, in fact I probably should have been a Social Worker. The reality is Policing is really a branch of Social Work with added powers of arrest.
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« on: November 30, 2024, 10:11:21 PM »
The front sliders on my Superdream are a tad pimply where they meet the oil seal stretching an inch or so below the seal to around three inches above. When I drained the forks by inverting them when removed (no drain plugs on the 400NA) the amount of oil that came out was pretty much the same as the fill volume of around 140 cc in fact I think there was more than that.
The bike was fitted with fork gaiters by a long term owner in Aug 2019 at 50,646 miles as evidenced by a raft of invoices that came with the bike from a repairer. The Mot history from 2011 (49,224 miles) to 2017 (49962 mles) shows the bike only covered some 538 miles covered in that period. The bike has only covered 32 miles since Aug 2019 when the gaiters were fitted, (assuming no clocking) presumably as the sliders were showing some pimplin/rust.
The fork gaiters were in pretty poor condition consistent with uV degredation, one gaiter was holed near the bottom the other had split.
The fork stanchions are in pretty good condition inside so I'm looking at what to do about the pimply sliders. Hard chroming is not cheap, aftermarket available at a lower cost. That had me thinking just what do the double lipped seals actually do in terms of keeping the oil in place. It appears to me in my ignorance that the dust seals or gaiters main role is keeping water out, will some pimpling actually let oil escape or is it more about keeping water & dust out?
A replacement pair of gaiters or dust seals might be fine for several thousand miles. I don't want to spend money where it's not needed bearing in mind my mileage will most likely be less than 500 miles p.a.
Just how much foaming oil do the double lipped seals actually stop from escaping?
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« on: November 27, 2024, 10:48:40 AM »
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« on: November 15, 2024, 10:13:21 PM »
Earlier this week I cleaned up the Superdream rear swing arm, the bushes are pretty good so after degreasing with Bilt-Hambler stuff I did a final petrol wash to remove some of the unusually thick underseal like layer that was on the right underside of the arm where the brake steady arm fits.
I brushed my petrol along the part where the brake steady arm bracet fits, it looked like a layer of underseal. After scraping it off it revealed a hole in the underside of the swing arm. Yes it could have been road tar but I'm making excuses.
Not the end of the world, I found a good looking replacement that was listed as suitable for the CB 400 A/T/N & Hondamatics.
As there was no part number listed I rang up the firm to make sure it was correct. I was assured that the models listed all shared the same swing arm.
Part arrived today it's in fabulous NOS looking A1 condition - but. Its not quite the same, different bracket placement for the chain guard fitting plus its just over an inch longer as well so the chain will not be long enough methinks. So I'll probably be driving over to Newcastle-under Lyme next week to see if I can do a swop. Bu**er I knew it was going to well.
TBH I'm not keen on having it welded unless there are no other options.
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