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Anorak's Corner / Re: Anyone used ABS Slurry to fix side panels etc
« Last post by cbxman on Today at 10:13:59 AM »
Ash,

Floplast do an MEK pot with brush to fit their plastic pipe stuff together. Get it B&Q I used some spare I had recently to repair a plastic door hook.  Keep the top on tight...it evaporates really quickly.

Jerry
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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Last post by cbxman on Today at 09:57:35 AM »
Clutch lever switch came with a diode as well in the CB360T, which has only arrived here from imports.

The UK had the 360G version, which does not have a mount point for the clutch switch.  It does have the spare wires though and no diode.

I bought a clutch switch when I found the wires in my bike and I had a diode from a spare CB550 harness, but when I found there was no hole for the switch and checked the diagrams....No clutch switch....so your spare wires are just that...

Relax,

Jerry
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CB500/550 / Re: Frame/Swingarm prep for paint
« Last post by Bryanj on Today at 09:43:09 AM »
All except the swing arm bushes need to come off, the bushes may or may not be damaged by the heat of stove enameling but they are a swine to push out and in
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Anorak's Corner / Re: Anyone used ABS Slurry to fix side panels etc
« Last post by Bryanj on Today at 09:40:59 AM »
Only reason i can think of it not to work is if the plastic was"de natured" by uv light(cant think of another waybto say that)
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Anorak's Corner / Re: Metal Covered Plug Caps
« Last post by Bryanj on Today at 09:38:26 AM »
I had a "knack" for removing without damage Ash, it was nearly a daily thing in the workshop
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Anorak's Corner / Re: Metal Covered Plug Caps
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on Today at 09:33:35 AM »
Quote from: Bryanj 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

The dealer who supplied mine literally ripped them off Bryan and broke the plastic at the end in the process. I took mine apart recently and with a bit of practice you can remove the covers without de-crimping and re-assemble and no damage to the plastic part.
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Anorak's Corner / Anyone used ABS Slurry to fix side panels etc
« Last post by AshimotoK0 on Today at 09:28:38 AM »
Someone on the CB250RS Facebook closed group suggested I try ABS slurry to fix cracks and broken mounting lugs on plastic side panels etc.
I thought back to the 90's, when I couldn't buy the correct angle guttering joints for my 1030's house and some old sage where I was working at the time (who had an immaculate BSA Gold Flash Combo) cut a section out of one to reduce the angle and bonded it back together at my required  angle with a paste made up out of the waste material dissolved in MEK. They bonded beautifully and are still on my old house when I went past earlier this year.

Has anyone tried this? I guess the panel materials will have changed over the years. I think the 250RS panels are ABS but I seem to remember my 750K0 panels and airbox were made from some form of styrene. But I guess the theory is the same... dissolve a piece of the same material in a suitable solvent and use that to repair the panel.

This what the FB guy said: Quote :  "Google abs slurry,,, and make some .... glue it on with it ,then build it up round the crack ( takes a day or two to fully cure) permanent fix ... I  glued 2 halves of a panel together with it .... you could bend it as much as the parent material , it doesn't glue, it bonds. I have tried epoxy, fibreglass glues, nothing does it like abs slurry"

https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry

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CB500/550 / Frame/Swingarm prep for paint
« Last post by Mike_Berkshire on Today at 09:24:01 AM »
Hi all. I have stripped the bike and the next task is the repainting of the frame and swinging arm. I am taking it to a local stove enameller that does bikes and will do the masking. I have removed all brackets, grommets, rubbers, stands, springs and fasteners etc. Only parts still in/on the frame are the rear brake pivot linkage, head bearing cups and shock absorber bushes. Do these all need to be removed too and if so any tips for their removal? Thanks
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CB500/550 / Re: top end gasket set recomendations
« Last post by neat street on Today at 08:07:22 AM »
Thank you Dave, this has helped alot :-)
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Project Board / Re: Project CB350F
« Last post by magpie114 on May 10, 2024, 08:13:42 PM »
Well it's no surprise that the second sprocket was unsuitable.

The 400 shares the same hub and dampers so I thought the 400 sprocket pegs might be slightly different and offer a solution. Lots on eBay for around £10 a set so at that price I thought I'd give them a try. Unfortunately these are incorrect as well. Although the flange fits in the sprocket recess correctly the pin diameter is 9mm instead of 12mm - the photo shows it much better than my explanation.
I may have to cut the flanges on the original pegs to suit.

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Today I've been repairing/replacing wires, removing quick splice connectors and crimping some new connectors to the idiot light assembly and gauge lights. Most of the quick splice connectors are shown in the stripdown photo below.

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Fitted new bulbs all round and checked the lighting circuits were ok. No unexpected problems but I can see it will need some care to connect everything neatly in the headlight shell come the time.

The seat is in reasonably good condition but the chrome effect trim was poor. I was surprised to find that it's part of the cover and not removable. So I've carefully rubbed it down, and after masking, sprayed it with aluminium effect enamel. It's come out better than I expected and I'll apply a coat of lacquer next week. 
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