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« on: April 09, 2024, 09:40:13 PM »
Never had a problem just knocking them in Ted
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« on: April 09, 2024, 09:39:00 PM »
Standard stainless not a good idea in high stress positions
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« on: April 08, 2024, 09:42:52 PM »
The Story
Many years ago Honda dealers had to buy parts from one of several "big" dealers, some of these were Fowlers, Tippets, Skellerns, Bill Smith, Bill Head plus more. If you ordered parts by number any dealer got 20% discount, Honda dealers more.
Now any dealer orders direct from Honda and get whatever discount Honda give
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« on: April 08, 2024, 09:37:04 PM »
Its not metric to the best of my knowledge but an old british standard and as said rolled not cut
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« on: April 08, 2024, 11:49:44 AM »
It is rare to need new brass bits but if available any Honda dealer
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« on: April 08, 2024, 09:55:08 AM »
Fowlers of Bristol are good on parts supply as well if you are using postal
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« on: April 08, 2024, 09:51:51 AM »
Bring the engine to Gloucester and i will do it, buy and ultrasonic cleaner and do the carbs yourself with an O ring kit from Nurse Julie and DO NOT replace any of the brass in the carbs with "kits" as most kits are wrong nowadays.
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« on: April 08, 2024, 08:58:07 AM »
Never managed a wheelie on the 500, but i was 21 stone at the time!
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« on: April 08, 2024, 08:56:56 AM »
It may wear in over time as it is little but probably not, personally i would ride it using the brake as much as possible whilst investigating a machinist
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« on: April 07, 2024, 08:04:09 PM »
That wheel has been relined alread mate and may not have been turned perfectly true or possibly pulled fractionally out of true when rim laced, it may bed in or may need a very light skim by somebody with a big enough lathe to get the complete wheel in
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« on: April 07, 2024, 07:14:37 PM »
If it fits a 550 it should be 500 twin and four as well, the number change is probably a friction material change. EBC may need the sides filing where the holes are to get the plate and split pins on
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« on: April 07, 2024, 07:10:24 PM »
The 500 has a reputation for cracking drum liners and it is very possible the 550 is following suit, take it apart and check the cast drum part for cracks and rust lifting, if so its either a different wheel or find somebody who can machine out the liner and shrink in a new one.
I know you dont have to mot it but it would be a fail if you did
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« on: April 07, 2024, 06:00:38 PM »
My original 500 used to slip like buggery on take off if useing a handfull of throttle taking several hundred yards(old english measurment) before stopping, never wore out and gave up worrying about it
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« on: April 07, 2024, 05:57:31 PM »
The "jitter" is nothing to do with alignment but either oval or corroded drum, you dont say what bike it is, very frustrating and i dont care if its in the header, shouldnt need to read that!
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« on: April 07, 2024, 03:07:44 PM »
The Ram Air did serve a purpose in keeping the plugs cooler, and being a pain for mechanics, but then the 380 and 550 were incredibly reliable, in all the time working on then only ever fitted one crank and that was rumbly mains through standing for yeard
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