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« on: February 18, 2024, 01:01:00 PM »
No, at one end (in the thicker part) of the TUBE ASSY., BREATHER there's supposed to sit a little foam in there.
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« on: February 18, 2024, 12:58:05 PM »
Some suggest it is supposed to end at the little guide bracket RH side near to where the battery breather tube ends,
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« on: February 18, 2024, 08:49:45 AM »
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Yes you can blank the holes, remove the gubbins from inside and use a 500 air filter
Excellent advice.
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« on: February 17, 2024, 12:46:18 PM »
I love gaiters. In spite of over 140.000 kms, they are still as new and so far I did not have to replace any seal yet. Gaiters are for men, shiny legs are for sissies who shave their legs. Sorry, just another opinion. 
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« on: February 09, 2024, 08:10:58 AM »
Actually it wasn't difficult to spot. I have heard enough CB500 and 550s in my life. On hearing the sound and a quick glance at where the dial was, I concluded: this can't be right. Then I had a look where the red zone begins.
So it was the sound in combination with the rpm the dial indicated.
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« on: February 08, 2024, 03:29:26 PM »
So... the tachometer is from a CB750?
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« on: February 07, 2024, 02:50:06 PM »
As far as Honda carbs, always from top, not from tip.
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« on: February 07, 2024, 08:19:25 AM »
For those interested in the recommended settings (Honda) back then, consult the overview attached. It has been out for years and has not been challenged so far. It does NOT deal with aftermarket parts.
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« on: February 02, 2024, 04:52:21 PM »
Ken, the 550 had 3 extra teeth on the rear wheel sprocket to make the overall gearing the same i think
Except for the CB550K3-ED which had 34 teeth like the CB500. In continental Europe that particular K3 model was marketed as the tourer version of the somewhat sportier CB550F2. See the ad below.
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« on: January 22, 2024, 11:40:38 AM »
Personally I would have some wood or leather inbetween the jaws of the pliers, when used on vulnerable materials like brass.
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« on: January 22, 2024, 08:14:47 AM »
This does not refer to the airbox side, but to the correct orientation of the boots between the carbs and the head.
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« on: January 22, 2024, 08:11:28 AM »
A few pics that may help.
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« on: January 16, 2024, 04:07:10 PM »
I still don't get what the problem is. If I'd order exhausts valves and would receive them in Mitsubishi packaging, I would not worry about anything. Mitsubishi was also a subcontractor and their valves are in about every combustion engine.
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« on: January 12, 2024, 11:33:44 AM »
My observation about brake squeal on these bikes would be that it is just the way things are and we just put up with it. I like to think it is just an indication that something is actually happening.
Most of the time (about 95%) in over 43 years I had no sqealing whatsoever. It occured most with those EBC pads.
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« on: January 12, 2024, 08:39:13 AM »
Here an anecdote that tells how accurately CMSNL operates. Some years ago, I have ordered some parts from them, the most important of which was that lovely repro grabrail. I had added some extra parts to get at free shipping, including two 8mm locknuts for the chain adjuster, as the originals were becoming somewhat rounded. Back then CMSNL offered I don't know how many different qualities. I found this strange and amusing*, but in good humour I took the effort to check the partlist and so ordered the original 2x 94002-08000-0S ones. I mean, why not?
Anytime thereafter when I checked my order, I got the message 'pending' over and over again. In the end I phoned them to ask what particular part was so difficult to get. It turned out those stupid OEM nuts were in backorder (Japan) and had put the delivery of my order on hold. I asked if they could send the rest because those nuts were of no real interest to me. Next day the rest of my order arrived and the two nuts were later sent to me in an envelope, no extra costs.
* I've checked their site yesterday and have seen that now the other of nut options - there had been at least five! - are no longer there.
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