Honda-SOHC

Hi Happy girl

Wow may I say your bike is looking stunning    what a nice project well done, Hopefully it goes as well as it looks?. May I ask about the bike behind you please as I own a CB550k3 If you know them would there be any chance of some pictures please as mine (Muttley is a bit of a mongrel ) unfortunately its had 15+ owners and I like to get it back to how it should be be looking for a 1977 k3 I am looking for some good photos to have something to aim for if that ok please.

Any help with this is would be most gratefully received thank you.

Hi Ken

Thank you for your help with this would it be ok if I email you the Engine and Frame number as I don't won't to up them up on here for security reasons if that is ok with you,

Are all the Honda CB tacos & Speedo cases / bezels the same size Would a Honda CB 200 bezel fit  ??

Regards

Nigel

 I discovered today when I went to fit some new instrument anti vibration rubbers that both my instrument bezels are not in the best of condition fact they look as if they are just RTV together  and they both appear to be missing the chrome / alloy band

Q1)     Am I right in saying that a UK MODEL CB550 k3 has green faced clocks
           speedo 120mph & Rev Count 11000 RPM ?
Q2)     1/2 way down the bezel there is a chrome / alloy band, Is this folded over band what   
           keeps the two half of the bezel together ?
Q3)     Is there a rubber seal that goes in between the 2 half's of the bezels

I like to try and source 2 x bezels  & 2x chrome bands new or 2nd hand Any advice or guidance please would be great to be able to try and sort this little problem out

Regards

Nigel
           

I have purchased a Honda CB 550 k3 which unfortunately has had more than its fair share of owner's in its life time & over the years has turned into a bit of a mongrel. Which hopefully can be sorted by some TLC

I am trying to source a tool tray / air scope for my CB550k3 would any one be able to point me in the right direction to be able to source one please, Are there any other's which will fit from other models of the same period?

I am also looking for a L/H Handel Bar Lower Clutch Casting with the letters PA stamped into it as I have discovered that mine has a stripped thread  which maybe one of the main causes on why I can't get a nice clutch adjustment

Any help with these items would be most appreciated sorry there are no pictures couldn't get them to attach 

Regards
gromitdog

Hi

Wow a fabulous start to your rebuild I will follow this project with great interest as I have just brought what I thought was uk 550k3 but as from what I have been told it looks like I got a bit of a mongrel 550 k3 and would like to get it closer to how it was if possible.

Would you please be able to send a picture of the plastic tool tray / air intake that sits on top of the battery & main air filter box as I am missing mine and would like to see if I can get a 2nd hand one

Rgds

Nigel

Good Morning All

I have stripped my front brake calliper down as the brake lever had no resistance, The fluid was nice and clean when it came out when I disassembled and the front hose looks fairly new which makes me think someone has tried to bleed the brakes before .
I replaced the Pads, calliper seal, new white nylon small washer & new fluid, I have checked the master cylinder assembly by putting a blank on the brake line and squeezing the brake handle which comes up hard  .

I cleaned and lubed all the parts ready for assembly, Reassembled and bled the brakes used the standard method of a bleed tube & still very spongey so tried it by drawing the fluid through using a syringe and they are still spongey

My question is the piston fitted to mine is the hollow version on one end I assume that the chrome machined end fits into the calliper with the nylon washer and the hollow end faces outwards towards the brake pad  Should there be a slightly metal domed part that goes over the hollow end of the piston that then touches the pad as the CMS web site IPC appears shows this part. ( no good IPC pictures in Hayes Manual )
 
I am sure this question has been asked many times before sorry to repeat it again any help would be gratefully appreciated 

Gromitdog