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« on: March 16, 2024, 10:34:56 PM »
Ted,
From our place in the north west corner of Mainland Orkney where Johnny came for a visit, to the southern tip at Burwick, it's about 48 miles - so 96 miles round trip. If we make a few detours like to Deerness in the 'Far East' or round by Evie on the return, I have often done 150 miles on one trip. Bugger! I think I forgot to charge him for the tea!
Ian
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« on: March 16, 2024, 01:19:45 PM »
Hello Hubert,
Yes, I remember that Run - must be some years back now? Let me know when you might be venturing North and I'll see if we can meet up. I'm away on the Forza to Germany and Austria late May/early June but around most of the rest. Are you still involved with the sheep? (Behave yourselves at the back!)
Ian
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« on: March 14, 2024, 08:31:38 PM »
Hi Hubert, The Wing is still looking great! Our first 1200 Aspencade also came from Bill Head in Preston and was our first foray into these very capable mile-munching bikes. We had 35 years of enjoyment with a variety of Wings and visited many places in Europe and on home soil and that only came to an end early last year. I've never ridden an 1100 (or an 1800!) I did a brief account of our involvement: http://www.stallard-engineering.co.uk/stories/Bikes/Japanese/35%20Years%20of%20Winging.htmIan
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« on: March 12, 2024, 12:25:48 PM »
They look fantastic Johnny!
My mate would say they are a 'top o'telly' job - you can put them there to admire them while the other half is watching 'Stwickly!
At that price, compared with new, I might be able to swing a free pass into Yorkshire for you yet!
Ian
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« on: March 08, 2024, 07:29:10 AM »
Only just re-read one of your posts Johnny, I have an ultrasonic bath if you want to go down that road first. That might stop you being able to have it welded later though if it fails.
Shout if you need it.
Ian
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« on: March 07, 2024, 10:58:20 AM »
Hi Johnny,
I'm definitely with John Webley on that one. Some pinned reinforcement if there's space and original Araldite - not rapid version. Leave to harden as said, somewhere warm for a few days (and then go back and collect the pieces 🙈). No, seriously it's worth a try.
Ian
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« on: March 03, 2024, 11:01:50 AM »
Hi Paddy, And a warm welcome from the other one in Orkney! I also have a 550 F1 in 'shiny orange' as Honda called it. I had paint mixed by Dingbros who had my original side panel for matching - think their system said 96% match and the tank looks fine to me. Might be able to get the info from them if you need it. I think I have a spare plenum chamber for the carb inlet rubbers to connect to but it has a crack in it - which I would say could be repaired, no plastic missing. I got my bike from a very well respected member on here and put a few bits on my site: http://www.stallard-engineering.co.uk/stories/Bikes/Japanese/Honda%20CB550F1.htmIt's a great place to ride Paddy but like everywhere, the pot-holes are getting worse. Lots of great scenery, plenty of cafés and lots of toy cupboards to visit! I'm sure Johnny will add more - he's a real Orcadian, I'm just an exiled Yorkie, drummed out for being too tight! Ian
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« on: February 29, 2024, 11:39:45 AM »
I've had serious issues with that company too. Most recently on a pair of sloper wheels with spokes too short. I think I built those wheels 11 times as they kept asking for more and more photos. They kept quoting their 'bible' and years of experience and wanted us to pay for another set to my dimensions. I said that if they were so confident that the ones they sent were correct, then put them back on the shelf and sell them to someone else and provide us with sets to my dimensions. They accused me of lacing them incorrectly (more pics) then the rims must be wrong so I used a profile gauge on them and the originals (more pics) I was really pissed off with them by the end and will never deal with them again or recommend them to others. Whether their system has changed or their 'bible' has been computerised (with all that that entails) I don't know but must have had 30 sets of spokes supplied correctly by them in the past without problems.
I can feel my blood pressure rising as I write this! I was doing this as a favour for a mate!
Ian
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« on: February 24, 2024, 03:17:42 PM »
the honda part number for those is 01-04-24
You are over a month early with that one! Ian
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« on: February 23, 2024, 03:43:37 PM »
Wow Ash,
A mind reader too! Is there no end to this man's talents? I've massaged - oops, I mean messaged (bloody spell check - my case comes up next week) Paul G asking for that info. My GB 500 one is pretty close to those dimensions, so I think the lug on the dubious stand is too far away to stretch the OE spring. Using your drawing and some calculated guesswork, I can make something of it.
Thanks again,
Ian
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« on: February 23, 2024, 01:00:39 PM »
We've been here just over 18 years and I have to say we've never before met such a friendly and helpful bunch of folk, so moving an item on that was needed by someone else (and no longer by me) was an easy decision. Apart from that, it will save Christine lifting it over the side of a skip after I have shuffled off 🤓.
Ian
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« on: February 22, 2024, 04:49:10 PM »
Hi Paul,
Yes, I got the drawing from Ash and it's spot on as you say. A nice little turning job and I silver soldered the plate on instead of welding and then finished with BZP. We don't have the curved plate either (unobtainium too) I have others from other bikes (GB500 for one) so will experiment till it's right.
Thanks again for the info,
Ian
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« on: February 22, 2024, 04:18:13 PM »
Many thanks Ash and Paul G for the info,
All is not lost it seems, I can easily drill the frame at that point and make a peg with a collar on the outside and a nut and washer on the easily accessible inside. Now I know where it attaches I might even see the head of the original pin on the inside. Ted, the plate on the pivot pin just stops the shaft revolving and rests at the 9 o'clock position.
Ian (A happy old man!)
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« on: February 22, 2024, 03:23:41 PM »
Mine too on the 350 and 400 Ted but the curved plate on those bikes attaches to a curled 'tail' welded to the frame but no such piece on this frame or any evidence of one having been snapped or ground off. I fear the worst! I'm certainly not up for welding one back on upside down on a virtually complete bike with a well painted frame! He'll have to get some other mug to do that.
Ian
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« on: February 22, 2024, 03:03:50 PM »
Hi folks,
Finished the stand pivot - many thanks Ash for the detailed drawing. Have a new centre stand spring from DS and can clearly see the attachment lug on the stand (which could be the wrong one anyway!) but can't see the normal curled pin to attach the other end via the half moon plate to attach the frame end of the spring. Hope it's not been snapped off/ground off as the paintwork is nice under there. Anyone got a shot of how it attaches?
Ian
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