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CB750 / Early K0 at DK's
« on: September 01, 2017, 11:00:26 PM »
Anyone on here buy this???:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332355581624


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CB750 / Looks like a nice original F2 on ebay
« on: May 10, 2017, 06:08:17 PM »
Spotted this - looks good value for a low mileage original bike with Honda exhaust...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152544030805

No connection to me - just thought I'd share..

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CB750 / CB750 Oil Control Orifice (early diecast K0).
« on: October 23, 2016, 07:03:15 PM »
Hi guys. I'm on the hunt for some unicorn shit...

Need a pair of oil control orifices / jets for an early 750K0 head. Anyone know of anyone who has there or (long shot) even reproduces these?

Pics below...










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CB500/550 / Anyone here buy this??
« on: August 07, 2016, 05:12:45 PM »

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Misc / Open / A bit of light holiday reading
« on: June 04, 2016, 03:53:50 PM »
Love this book...


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CB500/550 / CB550 K0 - Generator de-rust
« on: May 04, 2016, 11:32:20 PM »
Well this is a first for me. Pulled the generator cover on one of my 550 K0's (suspected seized engine) and turns out it was the generator rotor / stator that had rusted and stuck together. Must have suffered from water ingress at some point and sat like this for years (US bike).

Stripped the generator down this evening and the rust is fairly significant. Anyway, had some 'metal rescue' left over from a previous project so thought I'd take the plunge and soak the parts overnight and see if it softens the rust enough for me to carefully clean up the parts. Watch this space...
















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Misc / Open / 2016 CB Four Prototype
« on: April 02, 2016, 07:47:53 PM »

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CB750 / K2 tank porn
« on: March 25, 2016, 11:45:24 PM »
Well, had a bit of spare time this evening so thought I'd crack out the tank for the K2 I've just started preparing.

Bought this JDM spec set from Yamiya last year and this evening was the first time I've really looked closely at it.

All I can say is wow - have to take my hat off to the chaps at Yamiya. The quality of the paint is stunning. Will be a few weeks before I've completed the work on the K2 but will share the results when done.

For now, just fitted the fuel petcock, lower trims and cap latch. Some photos...I know this isn't going to be everyone's cuppa tea but I wanted to do something a little different to the normal Candy Gold / Blue options (not that there's anything wrong with those at all)...








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CB500/550 / CB500/4 K0 brown touch up paint
« on: December 31, 2015, 04:53:17 PM »
Guys - need to touch in a couple of chips on my Brown 1971 500/4 K0. Anyone know of a suitable paint match off the shelf from somewhere like halfords or local OEM garage? Don't really want to go the RS paints route as I've found the match to be a bit hit and miss in the past...recommendations welcome. James


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Misc / Open / Didn't realise the GS1000 was this powerful???
« on: December 15, 2015, 11:05:12 AM »

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CB500/550 / Wanted cb550 std height handlebars
« on: November 25, 2015, 02:02:09 PM »
Guys - anyone have a set of std US spec cb550 handlebars? Same rise as in the pic below. I believe 500 bars would also work...


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CB500/550 / Carb bowl - cracked overflow tube
« on: October 20, 2015, 10:42:28 AM »
Have been doing a few sets of carbs recently and seem to be coming across more and more cracked float bowl overflow tubes.

Often overlooked and symptoms suggest the float height is wrong / float valve is leaking when actually these can both be spot on and the carb leak is due to fuel just flowing through the crack in the tube.

All of my bike are us imports - just wondering if the dreaded ethanol has anything to do with this?

Anyway, my normal fix is to use two-part clear epoxy to repair the crack and then run a fine drill down the tube once the epoxy is set to confirm the path is clear.

Anyone use a different approach to fix?




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