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CB350/400 / Re: Carb overflow tube size
« Last post by Laverda Dave on March 26, 2024, 09:26:00 PM »
That's the size I've used on my overflows. Push on fit and secured with wire clips although I didn't really need them.
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CB350/400 / Carb overflow tube size
« Last post by Athame57 on March 26, 2024, 08:57:45 PM »
Before I go get it wrong on Ebay again, are the four carb overflow tubes on the CB400F 3.5 mm in diameter as per the inside?
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CB500/550 / Re: Carb Cleaning Tips?
« Last post by Mike_Berkshire on March 26, 2024, 08:32:32 PM »
A good quirt of WD40 and a couple of hours later I used a pencil as a drift; tapered end cut blunt and seated onto the top of the tube - came out easily.

I'll use some very fine grit wet and dry on a flat surface to take the burrs off.
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Tricks & Tips / Re: David Silver 400/4 switch gear wiring compatibility.
« Last post by Athame57 on March 26, 2024, 08:30:32 PM »
Thanks for this Julie, what if you have their loom also though?  ;D
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Tricks & Tips / David Silver 400/4 switch gear wiring compatibility.
« Last post by Nurse Julie on March 26, 2024, 07:42:45 PM »
I'm going to put this in tricks and tips. It's written by Dean at David Silver and shows which wire colours on their pattern switch gear, goes to which colour on the OEM loom.

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CB500/550 / Re: Carb Cleaning Tips?
« Last post by Bryanj on March 26, 2024, 07:38:56 PM »
That damage is using a screwdriver to lever it open
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Misc / Open / Re: Advice sought, modernish tourer needed
« Last post by Bryanj on March 26, 2024, 07:37:00 PM »
In years back we always said the BMW was second at everything which made it the best bike going, that was the airhead 900's though
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CB500/550 / Re: Carb Cleaning Tips?
« Last post by K2-K6 on March 26, 2024, 07:36:55 PM »
If you've a wallpaper stripper or similar, then a steam nozzle can often be an easy way to get gluey carb parts apart.

Looks like someone has already been in there before you with that slide damage, not too bad in reality and likely to clean up with "light" dremmel fettle or by hand with emmery cloth.
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CB500/550 / Re: Carb Cleaning Tips?
« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on March 26, 2024, 07:36:19 PM »
To release my Emulsion Tubes it started with soaking the carb in fresh petrol for 48 hours as the sliders were also stuck. I squirted the area with Carb cleaner & Nail Varnish remover before drifting them out.

A few years ago I bought a set of long drifts in various diameters with a flat ends for drifting out bearings. One was just the right diameter to fit over the slightly proud Emulsion tube - a light tap made it flush with the carb body, the next size down just cleared the carb body. It fell out with barely a tap.

Heat might have helped though I did not try it as I'm always afraid of melting alluminium - a hair drier might have helped. I was lucky as I did not mark or distort anything - a plastic drift tip might have been better but I do not have one.
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Misc / Open / Re: Advice sought, modernish tourer needed
« Last post by Cb750r on March 26, 2024, 06:49:19 PM »
Good points about the BMW line up.  My friends dad is a retired doctor has done what sounds like a few laps around North America on his big six cylinder BMW k1600.

And Laverdaroo, good to hear regarding the Vtec models. If you’re handy it’s not too bad for service costs it sounds.

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