Honda-SOHC

Thanks Trig / Ted… interesting. Tbh, I have been t’internetting the subject in the past couple of hours with the general advice being to not bother due the possibility of incompatible seals, or causing issues due the two fluids ‘clumping’ (my word) and promoting blockages.

So more confused than ever, and given that the Master + front brake seals won’t be renewed I pondering whether to just play safe and stick with DOT 4; carefully topping the Master Cylinder through the access hole in the cab floor under the carpet. Wot could go wrong 😂.
Still happy to hear comments, my mind not fully made up; in case you’re wondering ‘why’ it’s just that 3/5 of the vehicles are now DOT 5 Silicon - ie it’d be nice to standardise.

(Interestingly, due Silicon not being hydroscopic, any included water apparently pools more easily, and towards the bottom of the system - causing worse corrosion issues. So I read.)

…interesting how thicker nuts are now supplied; guess accountants involved and using a one-size-fits-all approach?

Wrt the earthing, I genuinely submit that leaving the frame pristine in the original frame-engine earthing area will save you possible corrosion issues down the track - this area is pretty inaccessible once the bike buttoned up. (Of course you will still need to strip the frame of ‘coat immediately under the battery earth strap)

Through necessity (😬) I used a front mount, and as said, am much happier as now I can keep an eye, and better still, easily fettle any bared paint corrosion should it start. The powder coat has been carefully removed under the head of the marked bolt. You can easily guess, I don’t intend to have this bike apart anymore within my life!
(Comment… we ride in different climates; my bike never gets wet and this bolt is obviously more exposed. Otoh, the ‘OEM’ area may be wet at times too I guess.. just less seen!)

Beautiful Roy - another Honda saved.

Before the rear frame area gets filled in, did you remember to grind away powder coat in the frame - engine area to guarantee a good battery earth? I didn’t 🤦‍♂️! (but then used the forward LH engine mount which tbh makes me happier as easier to keep an eye on / electrically clean)

Your rear sprocket studs appear to be shorter than mine (K2) in that the studs are shy of using the full nut threads. Is this normal for the K5?

Jealous of your chroming - I should have done a bit more, but like you was becoming very wary of the ‘where does it all end’ dilemma.

I married a nurse. I feel your pain! 😂

Never particularly thought of it that way Nige; but the telling point is I guess, that cabling / pure electric appears to be the preferred option to Diesel-Elect where available? All before Greta Thunberg etc, so you’d have to assume the accountants are responsible?

OMG. I’m saying nuthin…😱

It’s obvious that my love of ICEs has dwindled since we got the EV; which tbh ticks so many boxes being retired, living in the sun & with home solar. But I totally get what you say Ted wrt steam locos; esp standing on the platform as one slowly approaches - the sense that it is actually a breathing / living thing is almost inescapable. Lovely.

YouTube is spooky, and lately has been throwing up clips of large Diesel engines cranking and starting. Often it’ll be a Deltic class loco, or better still, some old girl that’s stood years and being woken up. Fascinating, esp when the video gives a walkthrough of the ‘engine room’ of these Diesel-electrics. Mrs Lobo just rolls her eyes - not a glimmer of hope there… 😂

My personal findings wrt EVs are simply the insurmountable, and often wildly incorrect pre-conceptions, coupled with the inexplicable expectations of various performance criteria (range, ‘refuelling’ times, short term depreciation) versus ICE counterparts. This industry is woefully in its infancy, and allowances must be made and expected, surely? When a newspaper article is published wrt EVs, you just KNOW the readership comments will be GENERALLY uninformed and massively negative, and those comments, always written by folk who have never actually owned / driven / operated one. You can GUARANTEE ‘milk float’ will be in there, plus the “fact” that every EV catches fire at least once in its life 😂.
Conversely, actual owners, will GENERALLY say that their expectations have been far exceeded and that ICEs are a thing of the past for them.

It boils down to circumstances I guess; ie your government and incentives, recharge infrastructure, what daily mileage you do, off street parking versus home, solar panels, reliable sunshine, electrical tariffs…  the list goes on. Consequently it’s perhaps unfair to universally criticise? Whatever we feel though, electric powered vehicles (battery / fuel cell / whatever) are coming, and will replace the ICE of that I’m personally sure. I’m also bloody sure that they won’t be cheaper to run as thems above us will have their fingers in the tills at all times, so I indeed accept the savings argument as a myth.

The most obvious bit of logic to me though, is WHY would you want 2000 moving parts when you can have 20? Nostalgia plays a big part for certain, but then we’re only nostalgic when we’re driving our horse and carts, steam trains, ICEs - and not having to deal with the smelly horse poo, hot oil, and grimy clearing out of smoke boxes at the end of stupidly short service cycles… let alone the time & £s expense of it all.

An interesting YouTube below by someone whose taken a great deal of time and investigation wrt CURRENT ownership costs wrt an EV vs ICE Mini. It may surprise you?

Alrighty… Tin hat on 😂.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKxruQ8XFX4