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Desperately Seeking!! / Battery tray rubbers CB500/550
« on: March 08, 2023, 05:56:30 PM »
Need 2 of these rubbers, should be 6 in total and I've only got 4 for some reason. They may have split when I removed them and I forgot. 83618-323-000 is the part number, anyone?

Typically I've just done an order at DS or I could have added them to that, just my luck.

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Misc / Open / A change of heart
« on: March 03, 2023, 07:23:09 PM »
After a long conversation with Roo regarding leaving the site this Sunday I have been persuaded that it's better for everyone if I stayed. It may not please everyone but then you never can can you?

My staying though will mean I'll be posting far less, I won't be offering any advice unless specifically asked for it. I will be mainly concentrating on my own projects and some of my friends projects. Whether you find my posts informative or helpful is up to you, if you don't feel free not to comment.

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Misc / Open / Ceramic coating
« on: February 24, 2023, 11:29:27 AM »
After the amount of interest expressed on the forum re the Ceramic coating I've been having done recently I thought it may be useful to not only say where it was done but to give directions if anyone wanted to drop parts off personally, it's not the easiest place to find so any directions could come in very handy.

The name of the place is Camcoat, 129 Hoyle Street, Bewsey Industrial Estate, Warrington WA5 0LP. https://www.camcoat.com/

Quickest way in to it is via J9 M62. Go south down the A49 towards Warrington, over the first roundabout, at the 4th set of traffic lights look for McDonalds on the right, filter lane to turn right which you need, turn right onto Kerfoot Lane, go over the hump back bridge over the railway lines and through the traffic lights immediately after, at the next set of lights turn left into Bewsey Road, then take the first left into Hoyle Street, carry on to the end, at the end of this road is a set of gates straight ahead, do not go through them, turn left just before and then follow the road round to the right, at the very bottom of this road on your left is Camcoat, it's the 2nd from the last unit.

The range of surface finishes they can do is extensive so be sure to make sure you know what you want and more importantly that they do as well.

For satin black ceramic ask for BHK-1 coat
For gold like the wheels on my project page ask for CG-Gold
For a chrome like finish ask for Cermakrome MCX.
There is also a silver finish similar to the crankcase colour which I think is called ALU but will confirm when I get my parts back next week.

They have also started to do powder coating, I've got some parts in at the moment for gloss black finish, I'll post pics of them and an assessment of my opinion on the finish when I pick them up next week.

Prices seem to be very reasonable and turn round time is approx 2 weeks at present.

Hope this helps.

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Misc / Open / What colour is best for the lettering on switchgear?
« on: February 22, 2023, 01:46:31 PM »
I've had some old halves of switchgear ceramic coated so I an experiment on them, plus I wanted to see how they came out as from what I've heard powder coating being much thicker can obscure the lettering.

Finally got round to doing a little painting on them but I'm unsure on what I consider to be the closest colour to the original, plus are the original letters done in red or a sort of burnt orange?

I've done 2 switch halves, both upper halves of the left hand switch on a CB550F. The L and the R are both different colours with 4 colours used in total.

Here's how they came out. The letters aren't full of paint yet so they may go a little darker or brighter after they get painted more, you can get the gist though.



If you prefer the L vote number 1, if you prefer the R vote number 2.

Next switch



Again, if you prefer the L vote 3 and for the R vote 4.

Just so you can see how they came out here's the lower half of the same Left hand switchgear.



I think they've come out really well, these are just spares as my switchgear I will be using haven't been done yet, just in case they didn't turn out as expected. Shame really as they are in excellent condition, seems a waste to get them done but needs must etc.

On an aside, once you start to remove the original paint on them (and I don't think these are anodised as that wouldn't cover up the casting marks) the surface under whatever they used at Honda is pretty poor, loads of small pits, casting marks even blemishes, you can see some of the pitting in the top pic. I also found out that if you use thinners on the new ceramic whilst it doesn't lift it off it does turn it shinier, on pic 1 you an see where I just did a small section and on pic 2 I've done the whole switch. Whether this will dull done as it evaporates off I have no idea. Worth noting though if you get yours done.

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Misc / Open / Motorbike Show
« on: February 01, 2023, 09:20:01 PM »
You all know how I dislike Henry Cole (Whispers Muppet) but Alan Millyard was using an Induction heater the last 2 episodes to bend metal. It seemed to work very well but typical of Cole, no mention of what make it is or where to buy it, doesn't he realise that saying stuff like that can get him free stuff from the manufacturers for the endorsement?

I'm thinking it looks like a Sealey but I can't spot it on their website, it may be that they positioned it backwards as all you could see was the On/Off toggle switch, I think it may be the Sealey VS230. Anyone know for certain?

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Misc / Open / CB750/500 petrol tap renovation
« on: January 19, 2023, 10:25:32 PM »
Just taken apart my petrol cap that came with the new tank today. All the O-rings have hardened and the 4 way rubber doughnut behind the tap itself is also hard as nails.

Got me thinking, has anyone ever worked out the Viton equivalent sizes, the parts book show them as available separately but fails to give the sizes, the most you can get is the one between the cap and the tank described as 23mm but no section width. What with DS wanting £5.54 for one and £6.01 for the other (you can bet these are old parts so most likely nitrile and not Viton and due to the exposure to modern fuels we should be looking at Viton ones as a replacement) these aren't exactly cheap but most likely the Viton equivalent will be miles cheaper. The 4 way doughnut thing I'll have to source as genuine. Float bowl is rounded off so a new one of those is needed as well.

I can guess the sizes but the ones I've taken off are really flat so getting a section size could prove tricky.

So anyone already done this?

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Misc / Open / Anyone got a GT750, GT550 or GT380 handy
« on: January 15, 2023, 03:52:45 PM »
Anyone who has one of the above, can you let me know the dimensions of the chain adjuster stoppers.. The ones that slide into the back of the swinging arm.

Need to know how thick they are, top to bottom measurement, how wide is the bit that slides into the swinging arm, bolt hole size etc.

Thanks.

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Misc / Open / Touring Britain
« on: January 11, 2023, 04:37:30 PM »
Someone on another forum wanted ideas on routes for the traditional Lands End to John O' Groats ride. It got me thinking, has anyone ever heard of anyone riding the same route but keeping to the coastline whenever possible? In theory you could actually start anywhere and end in the same place. Looking at Google maps for instance you can see some peninsulas are only served by one road, so I'd say that excludes that part of the country, you can't use the same road for more than say 1 mile. Not sure how many miles it would cover but certainly quite a few more than the traditional route and of course take far longer but the scenery would be much better and all the sea air would give you some lovely rosy cheeks  ;D ;D

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Desperately Seeking!! / Broken cb500/550 camshaft end caps
« on: November 03, 2022, 07:40:00 PM »
Looking for some of the above, I really only want the stud part that goes into the camcover as mine were so rusty I had to bin them. Need 3 ideally.

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Site Feedback / FAQ / How to... / We lost another section of time?
« on: October 25, 2022, 05:57:34 PM »
My PM from another member was there earlier today, went back to look at it for his address and it's gone, I didn't delete it and the last time something like this happened it was because an earlier version of the forum was loaded on top of the latest version for some reason.

Any ideas?

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Misc / Open / Battery terminals
« on: October 05, 2022, 04:47:37 PM »
After scouring Ebay and the web I still can't find any angled battery connectors similar to what Honda use.

It's the flat 90 degree type, not bothered if they are crimped or soldered so long as they look the same.

My current (pun) cables are stiff as hell and I want to replace the positive and negative cables. Also going to replace the starter motor cable and connectors and have already ordered the cable and the connectors for that. I'm hoping the new cable is a lot more flexible.

Any sources?

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CB500/550 / Fancy a conversion to cast iron discs, anyone done this?
« on: September 22, 2022, 01:08:32 PM »
In order to improve braking performance I was investigating have the OE discs drilled or slotted or both. Current cost to drill them is about £100 a pair. Can't find anyone to slot and drill them yet.

However whilst I was investigating I spotted some cast iron discs in Australia, yeah, other side of the world, postage etc won't be cheap but they should perform miles better than standard discs and they are drilled with a decent pattern of holes as well. Cost around £270 for a pair including postage but maybe import duties on top. You need to remount the discs on original carriers though, which is something I've done before so doesn't bother me.

I was wondering however IF cast iron discs were also available in the UK and if anyone has tried them before and if so what was you're findings, worth it or not.

I do remember they were available back in the day but searching for them gives no results in the UK.

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Member 4 Sales / Honda Throttle grip adjuster ramp 53163-300-020
« on: September 16, 2022, 07:12:46 PM »
This is the small metal ramp that fits inside the bottom half of the right hand switchgear on the CB350, CB360, CB500, CB750 and CL360.

It can also be fitted to both the CB400F, CB550F and CB550K if you want to fit one.

This feature was removed from models after the CB500, it was fitted to enable a fast idle for checking advance/retard unit operation for example. In essence it locks the throttle where you want it, this is very handy on motorways for instance when the pressure of holding the throttle open gets a little wearing. Under the switchgear is a large chrome thumb screw fitted with a chrome spring. When this is screwed in it pushes this small ramp up against the throttle pipe, the more you screw the thumb screw in the stiffer the throttle becomes. So on a motorway you just wind in the screw until the throttle stays open by itself. Most of these ramps get lost when you open the switchgear to change bars or a cable for instance. They tend to drop out and you don't notice, fit these with plenty of grease and they stand a better chance of staying in. If you have a CB400F or a CB550F/K you can still fit one by just drilling and tapping the small boss which is still fitted but never used. You need a 5mm tap. Fit the ramp, the thumb screw and spring and you now have this handy feature.

If you have the thumb screw and spring fitted and winding it in does nothing then the ramp is missing. It's just a small piece of metal bend into a special shape. It is quite expensive for what it is, common price is around $7 but it's the postage that kills buying it from the states, I found quite a few last year and bought the lot so as to split the cost to acceptable levels.

Cost is £7 inc P&P. If you buy with a set of clutch shims or felt washers I'll do them for £5.

I have 10 only. Once they're gone, they're gone as the saying goes.

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