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« on: October 04, 2022, 01:46:56 PM »
After much heat and hammering, and torsion using socket on the head it’s now turning, so free in the c/cases, but still stuck on the steel spacer. I’ve soaked it and hammered more and heated more. I’ve kept swearing till I really have to but will if necessary 😂
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« on: October 04, 2022, 12:20:04 AM »
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« on: October 03, 2022, 09:43:16 PM »
Next problem- getting seized top rear engine mount bolt out, gonna leave it soaking in WD40 overnight and attack it with heat tomorrow
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« on: October 03, 2022, 09:25:29 PM »
No more than others I’m sure. It’s my excuse for my absence.
Yes my name sounds terribly morbid too, but it’s simply Tom B…. Yes my surname starts with B 😂
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« on: October 03, 2022, 08:44:05 PM »
Here is the bike so far
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« on: October 03, 2022, 05:49:32 PM »
By the way I’m the idiot crouching behind shielding my eyes, I build the engines, I’m not idiot enough to get on the beast 🤣
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« on: October 03, 2022, 05:45:24 PM »
Tom, do you know Kev and Liz Charman? They frequent the stripand do all sorts of straight line mentalness?
Very well, Kev has just got his Top Fuel rolling chassis ready for the build
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« on: October 03, 2022, 05:43:45 PM »
I’m not moaning, it’s life, I’m sure everyone else is similar. ☺️
I’ll do more photos as I get the new motor in. It’s not really a “build” like you folks do, more just a fresh motor. I have most the parts needed to rebuild the 500 motor later.
And a teaser of the race bike, I know I said I wouldn’t… [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: October 03, 2022, 04:40:21 PM »
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Sorry I’m bad at posting photos, never done this on a phone before
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« on: October 03, 2022, 04:38:25 PM »
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« on: October 03, 2022, 04:33:52 PM »
Racing?? We’re in Funnybike class, next class down from Top Fuel, which we hope to be in next season with historic top fuel bike Imperial Wizard. That’s another story though. And it’s not Honda so for another thread/board.
I believe my bike should have a 550 motor, not the 500 lump that was in it when purchased 38 years ago. The 500 engine lost 4th gear 10 years ago, I planned to fix that but never got round to it, then I lost a cylinder, I went through the usual suspects but never cured it putting it down to compression, it has done a huge mileage. I recently purely by chance picked up a K3 frame and motor and that set me back on course.
I decided to run up the new engine in its frame to test it, I removed the cam cover to check, all good showing this motor is low mileage. Back together I removed the carbs that came with it, not good but fixable later. Like everyone else I prefer the earlier carbs so removed them from my bike, took a leap of faith and hoped they would be ok after sitting for 7 years (yes I know 🤪) which later turned out ok (so far) and tried fitting them to the K3 motor… er nope. I didn’t know they don’t fit and have different manifolds, after swapping them from my bike I got the motor running. 3 kick and ticked over nicely WOW!
So now engine is out of the frame ready for the swap.
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« on: October 03, 2022, 03:50:52 PM »
After a long 7 years I have been trying to get back to my Honda 500 cafe racer. I love this bike and missed it. After divorce, death of mum, new relationships, failed relationships, new relationships, dad with cancer, covid, redundancy, unemployment, my adult daughter wedding, other daughters breakup & new partner and breakup and all the finances (bank of dad 🤪) that go with it. Plus all the race team (drag racing) work, too numerous engine builds, tuning etc, we won the Santa Pod Club Championship.
Life has distracted me.
I was so glad to log in here and see nothings changed, aah stability! Thank you everyone.
What took me away from my Honda? It was poorly and I didn’t have time to work on it, I knew I could lay it up in my garage and it wouldn’t suffer and would be there for when I had time. What brought me back to my bike? I picked up this…
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« on: November 23, 2021, 02:18:43 PM »
I had the same, it was the speedo cable, as I pulled up at a junction it stopped, if it was tacho cable it'd keep going as the engine was still turning. I cleaned and lubed up the cable and it was fine again for 12 months. Another thing I found is its cold weather that seems to get the dry cables vibrating, so this time of year.
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« on: October 30, 2021, 06:38:06 PM »
Love this work.
And agree with Allan Kelly, reducing MC piston dia' on some of my old bikes has made a huge difference to braking ability, or the other way round I have put bigger (more pistons) calipers on and reach the same effect. Yes as Allan says, more lever travel, but when doing the mod I upgrade to braided steel hoses and service the brake so no real difference is noticed.
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« on: October 29, 2021, 07:53:43 PM »
Wow.
I like the bottom bracket eccentric adjustment for chain tension.
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