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« on: April 08, 2019, 05:08:21 PM »
Hi Chaps.
Question.....on carb floats, should there be a dip in the tang or should the tang be straight?
I still have a pissy carb on the 550 so just going through all the usual diagnostics and was just wondering if the actual shape of the tang makes any difference to the float height?. I can't see how it would but thought I'd ask (him indoors is busy).
Photos of one of my tangs. CB550/4 F carbs.
Ta
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4142
« on: April 08, 2019, 12:08:13 PM »
We and many other on here use AM Philpots in Luton. Fantastic work every time. Similar price retail and the also collect and deliver for a small charge.
4143
« on: April 08, 2019, 11:56:29 AM »
Looks the part in a handy case, My smallest is 3/8 drive britool about 40 yrs old.
Trig uses the old Britool torque wrenches including the little 3/8 drive.
4144
« on: April 07, 2019, 02:49:33 PM »
I am of an age now where intended projects are'nt going to happen, i have no regrets in having to "relocate my store of parts", the house move has given me the impetus to take this action. The big wrench will be when the bike goes, i have lavished, time, love and a lot of cash into it!
If we are lucky, that age will come to us all in the end. But, if you have enjoyed owning, fettling and more important than anything else, enjoyed riding it, we should consider ourselves very fortunate.
4145
« on: April 07, 2019, 08:42:15 AM »
Yes it is Simoniz, yes, it comes in silver (that's the product number above).
No paint is 100% petrol proof/ chemical resistant, unless you go for a 2K. But, on my engines where a little petrol has touched the paint, as long as i wipe it off, it doesn't take the paint off.
Difficult to find anyone who can use 2K without getting lots of dribbles when trying to paint in between the fins.
4146
« on: April 06, 2019, 11:10:34 PM »
it is the 60th anniversary of the cb line, not of the 750.
Ah, with you now, thank you 👍
4147
« on: April 06, 2019, 10:43:18 PM »
Nice little vid.....why does it say 60th Anniversary?
4148
« on: April 06, 2019, 08:27:35 PM »
Not happy right now. I'm cleaning up the bike ready for the Llanishen show in Cardiff, bought some Gunk, jet washing the stuff off when my side panel decal disintegrated. I just hope classicreproductiondecals can get a replacement to me by Friday.
I always said washing bikes was overrated 😀😀😀
4149
« on: April 06, 2019, 05:52:33 PM »
I have no idea what the original case finish was like on a sloper but SIMVHT31D is what we use on all 69-78 CB SOHC/4's.
4150
« on: April 06, 2019, 12:02:28 PM »
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4151
« on: April 05, 2019, 07:54:13 PM »
Is it / are they CB550/4 K's or CB550/4 F's ?
4152
« on: April 05, 2019, 04:07:37 PM »
You have to bend the tangs back to remove the trim but, they are prone to breaking if they are rusty.
4153
« on: April 04, 2019, 04:48:07 PM »
What a lovely old film. It's a bit before my biking escapades started. Took test in 1978 on a CD175 with wooden brakes front and rear but just managed to stop in time to avoid the examiner for a pass 😁😁😁
4154
« on: April 04, 2019, 12:33:44 PM »
Because a bike BUILT late in 74 is a 75 model as they were on ships for a lot of weeks and then in transport across the US (a big place) to get to dealers. Honda frame and engine numbers never match and engines are very difficult to date and people in US would sooner throw in a salvage engine than repair what they have.
Ahh okay - that makes sense! And so the dating of the title - is that correct or should it be '75? And when there are mismatched engine/frame dates, does the dating change? Is it based on the engine's age or the frame's?
Always on the frame number (VIN)
4155
« on: April 04, 2019, 12:32:27 PM »
I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you have a V5 that shows the correct VIN and engine number as they are on the bike, thats all that matters. As Bryan says, its probably had an engine change sometime, or even a frame change or both.
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