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Anorak's Corner / Re: Metal Covered Plug Caps
« on: May 05, 2024, 03:32:31 PM »
We were one of those dealers that removed them at pdi as you could just about guarantee a misfire when the british liquid sunshire arrived
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Anorak's Corner / Re: Metal Covered Plug Caps« on: May 05, 2024, 03:32:31 PM »
We were one of those dealers that removed them at pdi as you could just about guarantee a misfire when the british liquid sunshire arrived
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CB500/550 / Re: top end gasket set recomendations« on: May 04, 2024, 10:49:26 PM »
All head gaskets are now thicker than Honda original due to no asbestos used in manufacture but the suppliers still give you the original size O rings so they dont seal as well.
If you go to the US site and look up Mark Paris (Hondaman) he can sdvise on size, i dont have all my books to hand 48
Project Board / Re: Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.« on: May 04, 2024, 08:55:55 PM »
550 and 500 same shape but later ones had a connector bit, the screwed in retainer does not have a seal, only the big tim pressed plate
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CB750 / Re: Yhc-184 regulator rectifier« on: May 04, 2024, 08:54:08 PM »
If the people who made it, or those that sold it didnt give you a wiring diagram in my opinion it aint worth using
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CB500/550 / Re: top end gasket set recomendations« on: May 04, 2024, 07:05:59 PM »
No matter what set you need thicker O rings at the headgasket than those in the set
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Out & About / Re: A quick trip in the sunshine on the 550« on: May 03, 2024, 05:18:45 PM »
Its what happens on that half day in August when nobody is looking
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CB500/550 / Re: 1975 CB500K1 crank rotation resistance« on: May 03, 2024, 02:05:01 PM »
Can normally tyrn by hand WITH pistons fitted
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Misc / Open / Re: Barn find!« on: May 02, 2024, 10:18:51 PM »
There you go, told you it would be ok!
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CB500/550 / Re: Swinging arm bushes« on: May 02, 2024, 08:05:44 PM »
Dave, its only the later ones with a rubber seal, early ones the seal is the felt ring, i think i still used the caps with the bronze bushings though
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CB500/550 / Re: 1975 CB500K1 crank rotation resistance« on: May 02, 2024, 08:04:05 PM »
Only thing i can think off is either something between case and shell or the disaster of a bent crank, i have built engines with all black shells with no rotational problems
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CB500/550 / Re: 1975 CB500K1 crank rotation resistance« on: May 02, 2024, 01:22:38 PM »
You didnt oil the back of the shell did you?
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CB500/550 / Re: Swinging arm bushes« on: May 01, 2024, 05:08:56 PM »
Usually you find the collar more worn than the bushes, the early one is still available, but bloody expensive, the later one is not available but you can use the early one, preferably with the bolt having a grease nipple at each end rather than the one in middle of swing arm
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CB750 / Re: WTF Exhaust« on: May 01, 2024, 05:03:57 PM »
It only says new stainless exhaust NOT original
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