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CB500/550 / Re: Sideways play in swing arm.
« on: August 19, 2020, 08:30:39 PM »
Mine is a 74 550. So if I have the plastic bushes does that mean I may not have to change the collar?

I’ll try tightening everything up tomorrow first to see if that helps.

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CB500/550 / Sideways play in swing arm.
« on: August 19, 2020, 03:47:33 PM »
Got a small amount of sideways movement in my swing arm.

Do I just need new bushes or is there anything else I need as well?

And is it just drift old bushes out and fit new ones?

Thanks.

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CB500/550 / Re: 550 K0 1974 Air filter
« on: August 10, 2020, 03:02:06 PM »
Excellent, thanks  :)

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CB500/550 / 550 K0 1974 Air filter
« on: August 10, 2020, 02:20:03 PM »
Can’t seem to find one, most places have the later F models.
Are they the same, pictures look pretty similar?

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CB350/400 / Re: NGK plugs
« on: August 06, 2020, 07:25:30 PM »
Euro Car Parts

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CB350/400 / Re: Oil control rings too big for bore
« on: August 06, 2020, 05:12:20 PM »
I have just had a similar issue rebuilding the missus’s 1964 Vespa.
The new rings, even though they are the correct ones don’t fit.
Putting them in the bore to check the gap and they are perfect, however once they are on the piston you can’t fit it in the barrel.

I found that the new rings are thicker, ie the inside diameter of the ring is smaller so the ring sticks out further.

Checked with the supplier and they were the correct rings so no idea what was going on.

Luckily I have an engineer mate who managed to make a jig in his lathe and machined the inner diameter of the ring to the correct size.

Rings fitted perfectly after, engine runs perfectly.

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CB500/550 / Re: SPEEDO & REV COUNTER BEZELS
« on: August 02, 2020, 06:23:11 PM »
I found these the other day, need a bezel for the missus's 1964 Vespa V90 speedo.

All different sizes.

https://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk/bezels-glass--seals-for-smiths--lucas--jaeger-gauges-68-c.asp


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CB500/550 / Re: Making your Granny limbo
« on: July 31, 2020, 04:49:59 PM »
I have my 74 550 sitting in the garage next to my Fireblade. I always go for the 550, in fact I’ve not used the blade this year.

There is something about the 550, it’s just more fun.

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CB500/550 / Re: Throttle movement amount
« on: July 31, 2020, 04:26:49 PM »
You can get quick action throttles for modern sports bikes, so maybe it’s something like that.

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Humour / My mate has been sacked from the Pet Shop
« on: July 28, 2020, 05:46:07 PM »
Caught with his hands in the Trill.

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Misc / Open / Re: Does your bike sport the old Tax disc?
« on: July 23, 2020, 07:40:12 PM »
I have a copy of a 1974 tax disk with all the correct details on.
Bloke does them at the Kempton Park bike auto jumble, think it was £5 for 2.

He has all years and months and has the details of how much the tax was, even a Post Office stamp for them.

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The magnets we have a work are pretty powerful. They vary from 1.5 Teslas to 7 Teslas.

You stick something to them, you will never get it off.

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CB500/550 / Re: 550 Super Sport Shiny Orange
« on: July 12, 2020, 02:39:00 PM »
I’m about to paint my side panels in the Ford pearlescent orange the Focus RS is painted in.

If it’s any good I’ll do the tank in it.

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CB750 / Re: Petseal in tank
« on: July 12, 2020, 09:01:02 AM »
Acetone removes tank liner

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CB500/550 / Re: Sticky Float Valves
« on: July 10, 2020, 11:37:05 AM »
Don’t know if this is relevant but my 66 Lambretta had a similar problem.
The modern fuels cause the float to swell very slightly.
The float is made of an upper and lower part with a seam around the middle. When the float swells the seam rubs on the carb body causing it to stick.

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