Honda-SOHC

Hi Phil
I brought a engine from James in SW Scotland a few weeks ago it was from a engine from a Honda CB550 78 I think He still had the tank His email is james.rinaldi1@btinternet.com he also has a Ebay store under Pisa555 He is open to offers on his items specially if you don't go via Ebay his phoneN0 is on the bottom of his Ebay page
I will private message you with his phone N0

Hope this helps you

Best Regards

Nigel

 

Hi Ken

Thank you for your info & guidance update

Firstly I need to go and count the teeth on the sprocket to see if it has got 64 teeth (as per 550) I have taken a Swiss file and carefully drawn filed the chatter marks from the worst uprights using the opposite upright on the other side of the cage as a guide to hold the file flat the marks seemed to come out np so I think it was not as bad as it looked/felt. ( funny as the marks where only on the odd few uprights so not a even wear patten on other uprights ). The clutch I am doing is going onto the Muttley as a spare so I can ride it until the weather gets really yucky , So I don't know what the one looks like which is currently on the bike now

I will take some pictures of my spare clutch basket and put them up on here for you so you can see .

Like you I brought a box of parts from the seller of the engine which he said the parts came off that engine so all in all grand total I got a non seized engine for £259, so hopefully the spare engine is in reasonable condition I know one possibly two of the spark plug holes will need tapping out and hopefully they can be saved with out to much trouble.

Hopefully the postman will bring the clutch lifter you kindly put in the post for me tomorrow 😊

Best Regards

Nigel

Hi Ken

Great video explains it very well thank you . I never heard of this product but have now 
thank you

Nigel

Good Morning all

REASON
I have just adjusted my clutch to MM ( Maintenance Manual) this week but after about 25-40 miles the clutch seems to snatch and Neutral light does not come on but the clutch does not seem to slip when riding .

DAMAGE
On stripping the clutch down the steel pates are measuring  6x 1.19-1.20mm, 1x 1.54mm   Friction plates are measuring 6x 3.4mm, 1x 3.6mm outer plate.  But the clutch basket has a hair line crack running round the inside from rivet to rivet  and it also has signs of wear on the basket uprights (ridge marks )

Not sure if these can be repaired ? Or is this a common problem with these ?  Would any one have a spare one I could purchase that is in a good condition please

Nigel

Hi Ken

Thank you that's most appreciated Please let me know what I owe you for the postage etc and I do you a bank transfer.

I picked up a Honda CB550 engine from Ebay a few weeks ago that turns / not sized so the guy said didn't pay a great deal for it (£209.00) It is from a P reg bike that has covered about 32 K  this is a project as I never rebuilt a engine so its a vertical learning curve  for me, I have so far just put it into storage so filled the engine with oil & bores with diesel Did notice however that all of the plugs where F T tight   & 2 of the plugs seems to have been cross threaded (the other 2 are perfect though) Can the damaged threads be repaired via welding new material ? I take it the only other way would be a heli coil type repair?

What would you recommend and would you know anyone that does this type of repair ?

I just want to see if I can do this as I be over the moon and it would be a great achievement for me & I would then know what's been done to the bike over all . Also it would certainly make Muttley 🐕 look better as the engine paint is looking tired and is the wrong colour. 

Muttley will never be concourse as I enjoy riding it to much done well this year so far covered nearly 700 miles over the moors & the dales of Yorkshire 

Best Regards

`Nigel & 🐕

Good Afternoon All

Would anyone have a S/Hand

Rod Clutch Lifter P/N  22850333000  Item 11 on the CSM site

 https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550k3-four-england_model14671/partslist/E08.html#.YzL1Hi8w2Tc

that I could purchase please

Thank you for taking the time to read this 🤗

Hi Dennis

When I was there he had two engines so possibly he has 2 cb550 he's breaking He got so many bike parts all neatly stored & he had a bucket of parts from a 550 that he yet to go through so you might be lucky its worth a email.

I have put his email in the last msg for you

Nigel

Hi Spitfire
I did some resreach for so seat trim for my Honda CB550K3 the only place I could find anything close was "woolies" who are a car trimmer specialist
If you go on Ebay shop Pisa555 has a pair of handle bars for a Honda CB550 ( not sure if they are similar) the handle bars he's got are rare as the wiring goes down inside the handles it also comes with the switches but they are missing the little black plastic switch pieces on each side
His email is James.rinadi1@btinternet.com as this would save him the Ebay fees

James has a stack of bikes he is breaking so he might be able to suggest a pair of handle bars to suit I brought a Honda CB550 engine from him last week

Hope this helps you

Gromitdog