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Messages - Erling
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« on: January 06, 2015, 09:23:03 AM »
The Hondamans ignition poins is said not to carry high tension current. Thus lasting for ever!
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« on: December 30, 2014, 11:09:58 AM »
Probably better keep silent as I can't do pictures, but I do have a Seeley. New in '78 and fitted with the original Sandcast engine. Carried me to the I.o.M races next year and Misano Italy '82 Moto GP. On long runs a little irritating as tank filler is on the left so only 16 litres was possible to the 19 when kept upright as it has only a side stand. Centre one no room for with the 4 in 1 exhaust for the big diameter Seeley "silencer". Half a dozen years and a ko engine with 8xxcc was fitted. Never ran well. An '84 CBX 750 engine came my way. Could just be shoehorned into the Seeley frame! Did well for the next 25 years, but now some electric fault has stranded it.
Erling.
Will ad picture if some day I find out how to do it.
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« on: December 28, 2014, 07:12:38 AM »
Do have an opinion on this matter. My SC from new did not change gear as sweet as I expected. Asked the dealer but got no help. Wrote Japan but was told to go to my dealer! Gear change problem too on the Fireblade '96. Dealer suggested I learned to change gear properly, or just buy another Honda! Why when he could not rectify this one? He tried though by exchanging the star for keeping gear in position. Next years model had a broader one with a stronger spring. But it did not help. Did not go to the trouble of contacting Japan. Friend told me to ask on Google about gearbox problems CBR 900 '96. And see several others had the same problem. Can't do an evenings ride without at some timer it sticks in gear and won't change. Dealer told me to have it rectified by those on the net who apparently knew. Think dealer dare not ask Japan for help revealing he does not know all. And this is about the only thing to spoil my joy riding the Blade. Except it has burned/melted several generators on daylong rides round Europe.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
Erling.
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« on: December 21, 2014, 08:35:35 AM »
About cutting off silencers for megaphones.
In the day were made twin megas for BMW flat twins, say 4 pipe ends to be seen from the rear.
Remember one german CB750 Honda fitted with them!
Sporting 8 pipe ends to be seen from the rear!
Erling.
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« on: December 12, 2014, 10:38:08 AM »
Sorry, just been into the US forum. They have a lengthy discussion on front fork oil!
Hmm, wouldn't take too much notice of them, have you ever driven one of their cars? Like the North Sea on a rough night, wallow all over the place!:o [/quote] Funny the only US car I've ever driven was a dark blue mustang, behaved like you say and had cloth roof gaping half an inch above front screen and in the cold season. But the biker community seems to know the trick about depth down to oil level doing it by a cut to length tube on/from a plastic container maybe like the ones used to spray on cars front screen to get rid of ice on a frosty morning! Just overfill the fork and pump out surplus to an even level for both legs.
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« on: December 11, 2014, 10:35:07 AM »
Sorry, just been into the US forum. They have a lengthy discussion on front fork oil!
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« on: December 11, 2014, 09:58:52 AM »
About the oil level in a front fork leg.
Think some measure/distance was given from top of leg to level down the tube for my 75/5 BMW.
To be checked with a piece of steel wire. Like the oil pin in the motor.
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« on: November 11, 2014, 11:19:48 AM »
Hallo Pete and Ash.
There are no dots on my engine or rear hub, as it was never to any kind of service! Changed the thing myself. Thats why I still have what was in surplus. To me the 28 carb tops belong to my E-vin in case I could sell the lot. Problem is Honda was donor bike with parts needed to complete the Seeley! and are of cause still missing there, as Honda has not been on the road since '78. Friends tell me to put the old Honda together again, which sounds reasonable, but knowing a next owner would tear it apart first thing, it seems a waist of time, and I'm no good at it either. Once upon a time I believed one day to come to an age where the happiness in life would be to just ride on an old Honda to meet other Honda owners, but alas I'm still not that far, only concerned about riding a bike (biased it's a Fireblade) . In case I manage to sell, it would have to be both, and next owner can then fight for parts for the Seeley, or sell it. Though there are two engines for that one, any other part could of cause be whatever! My experiences on the old Honda were limited to daily use. There were no one else around in the day with whom to talk issues. The package about the 28 carb tops: Original gas cables were 5mm and replaced by 6mm ones, so new carb tops with larger diameter holds for these. Carburettor slides were 5mm higher and to my measure 2/100mm smaller in diameter, and springs were stronger, too much for me. They were only tried and then changed back to original weak ones. No problems ever afterwards. Thats why I believe the slides were the problem though frankly speaking I did not try with thinner cables and old 28 carb tops! As Pete suggests I'm no good at ebay or computers, how do you think to help? Have in vain tried to put in a picture. Friends have explained how to but my page does not always show the camera silhouette below. Some day maybe?
Erling.
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« on: November 10, 2014, 03:25:10 PM »
Thank you for the kind receiption. Would of cause answer if someone had a question I might be able to answer on. But can't give any technical comment as such. It was just this about the 28 carb tops. I changed them myself, even still have the original ones laying about some where. And believe to have had experienced the need for them, though rather the slides, as I see it. Have never heard any official side to the story. Tried the stronger springs, but found them too much, the original weak ones did the job well, together with the new 6mm cables. Ok, when double cables came about I did change to that figuration.
Erling.
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« on: November 10, 2014, 09:19:55 AM »
I'm a bit nervous for this, being an original owner e.i. not a collector nor a restorer! First bike a '61 BMW R69S then the first to even ask for a four cylinder Honda when a spy photo revealed its existence. August 14 '69 5 arrived in København. 2 remained in town. Dealer wanted one for himself. I happened to have the cash. Next week the new BMW R75/5 was announced! Got one for the '71 season. Still have them both though CB750 was transferred into a Seeley frame in '78 with a die cast 8xx ccm KO engine, to be superseded by an '85 CBX 750 engine gently shoehorned into the Seeley frame where it still is. '96 got a fireblade which keeps me happy whenever riding. Remaining in use from the original CB750 is the rear wheel and other little parts, to make the Seeley a complete bike. Had to be member here as for answers in forum said some thing was only for members and answers are interesting to me as I know hardly anything about the bike i've owned for more than 45 years now!
Erling.
P.S. Wrote in the US Sooc under members bikes the first year on a SC not long ago.
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« on: November 10, 2014, 07:58:12 AM »
To me not the actual 28 carb tops were at fault but the sliders a bit larger on diameter and some 5 mm less high tend to stick in carburettor thus letting the cable nibble drop down out and pulling that slide a nibbles high higher up! Never all 4 at one time as I've read in a book to be the case. Do not remember if it was the same every time it happened. And indeed it was not that often either.
Youers Erling.
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