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« on: December 18, 2022, 03:10:37 PM »
Henry Cole ridden an electric bike, but then again I don't consider him to be a true motorcyclist, just someone who claims to be to earn money.
2387
« on: December 18, 2022, 03:07:59 PM »
Hey TJ, according to some, if it's not 100% original it's not worth having. Petrol tap is clearly the wrong type, which means the tanks been changed. A major component like the tank is a big thing, if the engine had been changed to a 550 for instance that would detract from it's value. To get it back to standard would mean a new tank and they ain't that easy to find these days. I'm not knocking the bike, it's really nice and I'd be happy to own it, others though do comment on these little things, wait until a 750K0 comes up and watch them gather to pull it to bits.
It's also missing the small side panel transfers only the K0 got. Just saying.
2388
« on: December 18, 2022, 02:49:29 PM »
True fact but I've driven Evening Star, my Dad was a train driver and the last in service journey of Evening Star was pulling a goods train, full of coal I think, it was well advertised and every station was packed, every bridge was packed, my Dad was the driver that day. If you ever see any pics of it you'll see him on the footboard. I got to drive a lot of the famous locos, Evening Star, Britannia, Oliver Cromwell, Mallard, Flying Scotsman to name those that just pop into my head. Found a pic on the web of me on the footboard and my Dad driving coming out of Edgeley Shed in Stockport. I was around 13 or so when it was taken. I think the engine was called a Black Five for some reason, nope, just looked it up and it's still around, it's an LMS Stanier 8F, it's currently in Kidderminster. 
2389
« on: December 17, 2022, 08:39:32 PM »
Just a thought Roo but if you removed the lever arrangement inside the clutch cover of a 550 I wonder if you could fit a small hydraulic slave cylinder on the outside, the metal I think is thick enough to stand the pressure, so the little bar end thing goes inside the slave cylinder, like the end of the push rod did on the 500 and pushes straight down instead of the cranked arrangement it currently is. That's if you fancy an hydraulic clutch of course. The 550 isn't renowned for having a heavy clutch but the lighter the clutch action is the better as we get older. You'd need to leave the cable lever in place or fit a blanking plug.
I've got a spare lower part of the L/H switchgear which I've ground off the cable and lever bracket, so as to accommodate the clutch master cylinder, that's if I get solve the problem of course. The MC already has a mirror mount on it so that's another bonus as it sits the mirrors higher so you avoid the elbow view. Also has a starter switch. Both my MCs are apart ATM as they'll be ceramic coated in satin black. Hence why I bought spare sight windows, plus they are a matching pair so another bonus. I do have a spare clutch MC if you ever need one to match the brake MC.
2390
« on: December 17, 2022, 08:24:50 PM »
Tank seems to have been replaced for a later version as it's got the screw on petrol tap like the 550.
Exhausts seem to be a bit rusty in areas, all in all though a decent bike for the price. Why the yanks seem to like moving the ignition switch is odd.
2391
« on: December 17, 2022, 05:31:28 PM »
You could try epoxying a couple of nails in a hook shape and lashing up some sort of slide hammer. Might work, worth a try. Plus it's cheap as chips 
2392
« on: December 17, 2022, 05:28:29 PM »
You'd still have the problem of where the banjo hole would be, it needs to be behind the piston and that puts it either on the outside of the casing or a compromise somewhere on the inside. TBH until I try a test fit on a 500 sprocket carrier it's academic, it's all in my head ATM and like most of my ideas they constantly get updated and evolve. My idea at the moment is to either mount the slave on the steel plate it's originally mounted on and adapt the plate to fit OR it's mounted on the casing with the upper part visible and the line and banjo coming through the casing rather than running down the outside of the casing. My slave cylinder is very small, not a lot wider than the standard hole in the 500 casing.
2393
« on: December 17, 2022, 03:00:59 PM »
If you know of anyone with a MIG welder Roo have a crack yourself, seen it done on YouTube and TBH it looked dead easy, small metal rods tack welded inside the dent, I think they used mole grips to grip the rods and just pulled it out by hand, bike tank as well was used. I'd do a couple on the slope down to the deepest part and one in the deepest part, pull the slopes level first and then the fold at the bottom. Grind off the rod and weld mark and paint, should be easy. It's the tacking on that's the hard part and anyone decent with a MIG should be able to do that easy. You could try a scrap tank to practice on first if you're worried. TBH that dent looks an easy repair. https://www.dentfinish.co.uk/motorbike-tank-dent-removal/https://www.motorcycledentremoval.co.uk/
2394
« on: December 17, 2022, 02:45:45 PM »
Already got the slave cylinder I'm planning on using. It's a lot smaller than that pictured and already satin black, also found a longer pushrod as well in case I need to extend the current one. All I need to figure out is how to mount the slave cylinder, the bike it comes off uses a thick metal bracket hiding under the sprocket cover, it's adapting that to fit the 500 that's proving a problem, saying that until I get the engine round to my garage I don't really know how I'll do it. It may turn out to be incredibly easy in the end. I haven't worked out whether to use the existing 500 sprocket cover or use the 550 one that doesn't have the clutch push rod mechanism in it. The problem with the 550 one is getting the hydraulic line in without cutting a hole in the cover.
I'll find a spare sight glass and send it down after Xmas Roo, might get lost by or lovely PO the way they are at the moment.
2395
« on: December 16, 2022, 11:46:18 PM »
Looks like a cbr600 mc, same as used on my cb1300, I’m also fitting the same except I’ll be trying to fit a matching clutch mc as well if I can figure out the way to convert the 500 to an hydraulic clutch. You may find that any brake fluid leakage will peel that paint off which is why I’m having mine ceramic coated in satin black. I’ve got some spare sight glass windows if you need one Roo. Just use a small screwdriver and drill it through the glass and lever it out. You can also buy the lever pivot pin in stainless if you look around. I even got custom made covers for the top with 500 four engraved on them.
2396
« on: December 16, 2022, 06:47:15 PM »
I wouldn’t buy that even for scrap, looks like someone threw brake fluid over it
2397
« on: December 16, 2022, 05:03:17 PM »
Look like normal 550F carbs to me Bryan?
2398
« on: December 15, 2022, 05:57:17 PM »
You wanna wait till new year you can send them to me Ted and I'll do them for you. FOC. My contribution to your build.
2399
« on: December 15, 2022, 05:54:19 PM »
If you're happy Johnny that's all that matters. Funny that the satin black hasn't chipped at all but the silver that Honda put on over the dimples was pitted/chipped to hell, just shows the standard of what they call paint these days.
2400
« on: December 15, 2022, 05:51:12 PM »
AFAIK and this is only my understanding of it but Hydrogen replaces the fuel the engine uses as standard, whether it's compatible with Diesel engines I have no idea. They kept commenting on the only thing coming out of the exhaust is water not Co2 so that led me to suspect the engine is still in place.
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