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CB500/550 / Re: Toying with selling my K0

« on: September 10, 2024, 05:30:18 PM »

Very fair price IMHO. Even in a very tough market I'd say it stands a good chance of selling at that price.

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CB500/550 / Re: Degreaser Recommendations

« on: September 06, 2024, 04:21:34 PM »

I'd definitely dilute and then build up the strength of the mix if you feel the need to. It goes a long way. I use at 20:1 initially for general degreasing tasks also.

Quote from: Mike_Berkshire on September 06, 2024, 12:40:21 PM

I have ordered some of the Surfex-HD. For the casings I assume that after stripping/Dremmeling and removing the swarf, filings and general gunk that I use neat on the aluminium and then wash off with water, allow to dry and then paint; is that the right sequence?

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Anorak's Corner / Re: CB160 Steering Damper Knob Restoration.

« on: September 06, 2024, 04:19:41 PM »

You're a clever sod Ash. Love it.

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CB500/550 / Re: Degreaser Recommendations

« on: September 05, 2024, 03:20:30 PM »

This stuff is incredible: https://bilthamber.com/product/surfex-hd/

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Anorak's Corner / Re: DIY Spot-Weld Dent Puller ... a real Frankenstein/Igor contraption.

« on: August 25, 2024, 07:05:46 PM »

Utterly mental and utterly brilliant as always Ash. I love these things you get up to.

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CB500/550 / Re: Long clutch cable

« on: August 21, 2024, 05:03:30 PM »

Wemoto sell a universal clutch cable ‘kit’ that you can use to make the exact length you need. I used it on the Cb750 chipper project.

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Out & About / Re: A better day today!

« on: July 08, 2024, 07:24:43 PM »

She's looking lovely Ian!!!

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Other Bikes / Re: 1976 GL1000 - the Sulphur Yellow Locomotive

« on: June 12, 2024, 10:21:13 PM »

Hi Bryan. Yeah it’s a US bike like most of mine. No grease nipple (I think they added that to the K2 in ‘77). I’ve had the rear wheel off anyway to change the tyre, so the drown wheel and splines were fully greased manually with good coverage.

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Other Bikes / 1976 GL1000 - the Sulphur Yellow Locomotive

« on: June 12, 2024, 07:48:01 PM »

Apologies for not posting any project threads or updates for a while. Have had a few things going on health-wise that means I’ve needed to take a step back from the bikes for a while to reassess things (hence my post last year about selling up). I was also about to lose my storage unit, but thankfully that’s resolved now and I’m in the process of buying it.

Anyway - this one has been with me since 2016 and after an initial light recommission back in 2016, I decided to show it some love over the winter and give it a very deep clean and service. She’s totally unrestored other than polished covers and fork lowers.

It’s a very low mile original K1, and now that I’ve cleaned her she’s going to remain in the fleet for some time I suspect.

I’ll write a separate post outlining the work undertaken. She smokes like a b**tard on initial startup - could either be an oil control issue, valve stem seals, or might just need a decent 100 miles ride (she’s not been on the side stand).

Anyway a few pics: