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« on: October 20, 2022, 09:14:51 AM »
Yes it’s the same tank, I saw a few of them for sale at Stafford at the weekend so still obtainable
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« on: October 19, 2022, 05:17:09 PM »
I’m loving riding it again but yes, it’s a bit hard work on the shoulders and neck at low speed. I used to ride it everywhere even touring, not sure now I’m a good bit older 😂
It’s a Monza style cap on the Ali tank, I knocked one up out of old innertube 😂 well it’s in keeping with the rest of the bike isn’t it, and that’s what I made the last one out of 25 years ago, we’ll see how it handles E10 fuel.
I went to the post office with the V5 and asked to tax it explaining it was over 40 years old, young fella checked and taxed it for me free, he asked me to sign the old V5 for me and said he’d send it off. Thank you very much, excellent service I says.
Next bikes to get up and out are my CB77 (which only needs a battery), my CB550 sidecar outfit which will be later on, same with my old 1970 CD175
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« on: October 19, 2022, 07:05:14 AM »
My old Honda is up and running. Once everything was welded up and fitted I found a few unrelated jobs to do like fuel tank cap rubber perished.
I love this bike
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« on: October 05, 2022, 09:02:02 PM »
I’ll link the K3 engine wiring into the original wiring, as you say it looks the same. I’d already wired a none standard rectifier in years ago, but retained the original mech regulator.
The new engine is now bolted in the frame using lots of copperslip, this took a while as the crash bars weren’t too straight when taken off (small off in snow saved by the crash bars).
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I have the exhaust to weld up and fit, carbs to fit. Loads of other jobs later on like recover the seat etc.
I know it’s not in the same class as the work you lads do, but I’m really enjoying doing it. I’ve done prize winning restorations in the past, but there’s something nice about not having to worry too much about chipping the paint or is this bolt shiny enough to use.
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« on: October 04, 2022, 10:36:34 PM »
Thanks for the encouragement chaps, and info Bryan. I’m guessing it’s a later 500 motor as the cases are the shape as the K3. From what I can see of the 500 wires which are badly discoloured it looks the same. I have the rec/reg from the donor frame/engine so can sort it.
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« on: October 04, 2022, 07:13:18 PM »
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« on: October 04, 2022, 06:49:56 PM »
Just wiring compatibility between K3 motor and 500 motor to work out before pulling the wiring, it was a mess when I got the bike in the eighties which I repaired with terminal blocks (to my shame)
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« on: October 04, 2022, 06:44:07 PM »
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« on: October 04, 2022, 06:30:17 PM »
Engine to frame would be my guess Bryan. One of the engines I recently bought in the job lot has both front bolts stuck and both underside also stuck. I was trying to get them loose when I spotted someone had snapped a cylinder stud, N/S/R and in order to get the remains out of the cases they'd cut across the gasket surface and fitted a slightly bigger stud. I threw the cases away after seeing that, I tried to salvage the rest of the studs but they refused to come out even with a LOT of heat.
BTW, the engine bolts wouldn't come out either, ended up drilling one out but it drifted a little, I was looking at how to fix that when I spotted the stud. Combination of both of those was enough for me to give up. Sometimes you're just flogging a dead horse.
Not quite so desperate as I have another engine to go in, but I would like to rebuild the original later so it would be nice to get it apart without breaking anything
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« on: October 04, 2022, 06:26:25 PM »
A bit of love needed for sure. Have you tried Plus Gas penetrant oil, its absolutely spot on. Some of the mount bolts and case bolts were practically welded onto my 550, a 24hr soak in that and a bit of heat and not broke and all came out without necking off.
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I was surprised how good it is, worth a go if youve heaps of stubborn ones to do Tom.
Tried plus gas, WD40, diesel, heat, big breaker. I’m going to spread the nut with a sharp chisel next. Thanks for all replies chaps, even if I’ve already tried most stuff, one reply I might not have. The encouragement is great too.
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« on: October 04, 2022, 06:22:05 PM »
Do you mean the bolts holding engine to frame or bolts holding cases together?
Not the cases together. The front bolts in the cases that hold the triangular frame brackets. The bolts are solid in the captive nuts in the cases, if I turn the bolts and the nuts turn with the bolts will the nuts break the cases, when using a long breaker bar? I have snapped the head off one, so only one bolt to go before engine can come out, and even that one is only holding the triangular bracket, the M8 bolts are out of the frame.
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« on: October 04, 2022, 05:25:41 PM »
Home made 4 into 1 exhaust could do with a bit of hot metal glue gun work.
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« on: October 04, 2022, 05:11:37 PM »
I think smugness was a bit premature as the front bolts in the crank case are solid too. I’m being careful with them as using a breaker bar might spin the nuts and break the cases
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« on: October 04, 2022, 02:27:27 PM »
Finally!!!! Bloody ’ell that was hard work
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« on: October 04, 2022, 02:05:37 PM »
After hours I’m getting somewhere, small victories 😎
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