Honda-SOHC

Interesting  reading some of Ian McDonald's (ex-Motad) FB comments and he  used to contribute on this forum. They were producing a staggering number of exhausts in their heyday.

Not really followed the Busso story on FB much but gather there have been lots of discussions. Were they not up to scratch/bad delivery or just overshadowed when DelKevic (i.e Derek and Kevin of DK Motors) started producing.

Interested to see how the Delkevic ones pan out long term. (just of passing interest as I won't need to buy any).

Would be interested in the MoldLab (ItalianMob  ) tank trims for the 500/4. Has anyone fitted any yet?

Just thinking about this from a non bikers point if view as their opinion will be very relevant.

Having driven down to the centre of London last week in the car, I found it quite stressful as a country bumpkin!! There were a number of occasions when I really questioned the safety awareness of some of the delivery scooters. Cutting in front at some speed and then  moving into an adjacent lane with no notice (all in one move) etc. I am a biker and we all know there are some idiots out there just like the cars, vans and trucks.

I think if they had the freedom of the bus lane, some of the questionable bike driving would not be necessary.  Hopefully my other fear of cyclists being more exposed by motorbikes would be addressed by all us 2 wheelers being aware of our own vulnerability??

Seeing those David  reminded me of when a locking wheel nut on amy old Carlton stripped out.
At the time circa 1990 I ended up using a cold chisel to eventually get the nut to free off.

Looks like an opportunity. On their website they only list a system  for cb500. Presumably no good for a 550 k1 ?

Update:  I ended up going back to the USA before continuing with this "project."  While there I came across a complete points plate/advance unit in a garage sale for 10 USD!  I checked the condensers  with a real capacitor tester (not a multimeter) and they show good as far as capacitance and voltage.  Points are original ND and look essentially unused.

Now I'm back in the UK eyeing these parts wondering whether I REALLY want to install the OEM system or just leave the perfectly functioning DSS EI in place.  Logic/common sense would dictate leaving the EI; but I have this NON-common sense urge to have the points in there...

I haven't awakened the 400 yet from it's winter slumber - been too cold/wet for me but hope to do that sometime this week.  It's probably not often that someone has a perfectly running machine and intentionally changes something that may make it less so and I can't think of any operational advantage that the points would provide!   Yes, they will provide a spark with less voltage than EI but I haven't seen any case with my 400 where low voltage is an issue.     So more thinking...