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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: AshimotoK0 on May 29, 2016, 12:36:50 PM
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Enjoy! (Also found the one with the Honda training School 500/4 engine strip).
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Thanks mate!!! :)
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I sorted out my old mags a while ago and I also have both of these and was reading through the rebuild this afternoon!
With horror I came to the picture of the clutch on P44 and read the line about the orientation of the top clutch plate. It is also in bold in the shop manual. I've just bolted up my 550F engine. I have no manual for the 550.
But I did have tucked away a clutch assy from a 550K1 and one from for a K3. Both do not seem to have the swept grooves in the top friction plate. Presume that the idea was dropped as a waste of money and 550s all have straight cut grooves.
Phil
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Thanks Ash
One of the mag's that got me to buy mine in 1973.
Still rate it as my best bike.
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Thanks Ash
One of the mag's that got me to buy mine in 1973.
Still rate it as my best bike.
Just realized a couple of pages are clipped .. will redo. Have some other MCM strips too I think. Most were done at the Honda Training school I believe.
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Did not see many Japanese men with beards at the Honda training school ;)
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It's O'Hara out of Enter The Dragon :) :) :)
Are you saying that Enter The Dragon was filmed at the Honda training school ;D ;D ;D
Looks more like Peter sutcliffe ;D ;D
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Loving the yellow suit, maybe I need to find one to be truly authentic😀😀😀
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What's odd about those pics is that it's a K0 YET it has the extra headlight switch on the bars that wasn't fitted except to the K1.
I's a model from Sweden but dunno why it has a UK reg plate? Reg not on DVLA register (well as a Honda)
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It's also green which was never a UK colour
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What's odd about those pics is that it's a K0 YET it has the extra headlight switch on the bars that wasn't fitted except to the K1.
Is that the switch on the left handlebar?
The one that doesn't seem to be there in the main colour shot looking from below the bars.
Did they use more than one bike for the shots?
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And what is the bracket between the clocks on the first b/w pic
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Loving the yellow suit, maybe I need to find one to be truly authentic😀😀😀
Yellow must have been a trendy bike gear colour in late 60's early 70's . Note the lack of indicators (had wiring but an 'optional extra' in the UK).
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And what is the bracket between the clocks on the first b/w pic
Possibly a UK registration plate ..so they didn't have to drill the front guard of the Euro bike. typical taht we were probably the last country to get the 500/4 , just like the CB750K0
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What's odd about those pics is that it's a K0 YET it has the extra headlight switch on the bars that wasn't fitted except to the K1.
I did warn you I would become an anorak on these :) Must have been a Europe Direct sales model on loan to them Ken
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Definitely looks like pics of two different bikes then.
The switch is there in the first B/W pic in the article (along with the strange bracket) but not apparent in the colour cover shot or the larger B/W pic on the second article page.
Moustaches were also 'in' in the 70s along with yellow suits.
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Fantastic Ash, how best to print these?
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Those were just shots from a Tablet. I will scan properly and add them plus others to my Dropbox links: Hairygit kindly sent me something to change large scans to .PDF so when I have time I will reduce the file sizes dramatically.
Here's a taster of 'Other Bikes' :)
MCM CD175A ‘Sloper’ Engine Strip
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/on91c9a57684szm/AABugNwlGhHhHHUOdMb154G0a?dl=0
MCM Roadtest CB250SS (K0) 1968
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/aostg1ai2kf2oli/AAAEIMer-LyxCz6Bc6XQEqQna?dl=0
CB77 Review
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9cs5kfarxfwul51/AAASvmBq4G0Z8Mj-z7KKX5poa?dl=0
CB250/350K Engine Analysis
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/375m5b6zue1wpaz/AAAh2ajaexNfscwmwyOCehTDa?dl=0