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CB500/550 / Re: Bike won't start - help!
« on: June 12, 2016, 05:14:39 PM »
Mr T, Sent you my no earlier. Did you get it? If you are working days, can come Tuesday eve.
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CB500/550 / Re: Bike won't start - help!« on: June 12, 2016, 05:14:39 PM »
Mr T, Sent you my no earlier. Did you get it? If you are working days, can come Tuesday eve.
Cheers 872
CB500/550 / Re: Looks nice in non-standard Candy Red« on: June 10, 2016, 11:18:33 PM »
Yes Menno that would be me.
MOT next week or so and then I will fit the newly painted tank and panels and also have have new DS pipes to fit and finally post a picture. Nice work, but still sitting carefully wrapped on the spare bedroom! 873
CB500/550 / Re: Bike won't start - help!« on: May 30, 2016, 12:34:02 PM »
Mr T. Not a lot of help today, as going away. But am only just down the road in Maidenhead. PM me if you like and we can compare notes etc. Back 9th.
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Humour / Re: Top Tips 1974« on: May 30, 2016, 12:24:08 PM »
Wow Spitfire at least you are making me feel young. I started on £20 a week and the avatar pic is my CB500 that I paid I think £720 in August 74 from HGB in Harrow.
Phil 875
CB500/550 / Re: 1st Article on 500/4 in MCM« on: May 29, 2016, 10:10:55 PM »
I sorted out my old mags a while ago and I also have both of these and was reading through the rebuild this afternoon!
With horror I came to the picture of the clutch on P44 and read the line about the orientation of the top clutch plate. It is also in bold in the shop manual. I've just bolted up my 550F engine. I have no manual for the 550. But I did have tucked away a clutch assy from a 550K1 and one from for a K3. Both do not seem to have the swept grooves in the top friction plate. Presume that the idea was dropped as a waste of money and 550s all have straight cut grooves. Phil 876
Recommended Sources for Parts and Services / Re: Side panel mount rubbers« on: May 27, 2016, 03:58:28 PM »
Thanks, but that started me looking again and found these. Obviously not genuine, but might give them a go. Can't find my calipers, but look right dims. I think.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CLR-125-Cityfly-80-km-h-1998-2000-Tourmax-Rubber-Grommets-10-Pieces-/401034534932?hash=item5d5f856014:g:Q28AAOSw7FRWW~yJ He has nearly 1.5 million items listed. Hope he can find them! 877
Recommended Sources for Parts and Services / Re: Side panel mount rubbers« on: May 27, 2016, 09:43:28 AM »
Makes you wonder, as you can pay £3+ each for these.
I paid £4 for three and thought I was doing ok. Anyone know a source of the grommets that are on the mudguard stays etc.? At nearly £12 for a mudguard set, there must be another source. Phil 878
CB500/550 / Re: Air filter spring« on: May 25, 2016, 09:49:20 PM »
Thanks Alan, I'll let you know.
Phil 879
CB500/550 / Re: Air filter spring« on: May 25, 2016, 09:22:37 AM »
Alan, If you take a pic of the profile (or draw around) with a rule or tape alongside and post it it would be useful. I am going on the material being about 13mm wide and 1mm thick unless you tell me otherwise.
Thanks, Phil 880
CB500/550 / Alternative 4-4 exhaust« on: May 24, 2016, 10:06:05 PM »
Saw these on a bike in Italy and also on ebay.fr. Not sure what baffles (if any) but probably sound throaty and re-jetting required. May be a cheaper alternative and especially for K3 if it helps anyone.
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/HONDA-MARMITTE-ROMBO-PER-CB500-FOUR-K0-K1-K2-/311602815433 Phil 881
CB500/550 / Re: Clutch lifter rod« on: May 24, 2016, 06:36:56 PM »
Both of my 500 engines had the rod in two.(not broken) One had been very badly machined with a stub that fitted in a hole in the other part.
The other one had been done well, with a perfect part sphere machined into both parts (the LHS is short, only about 50mm) and a steel ball between the two. It has lasted for a number of years even though it is just in the ali. I check it every year and smear a little moly grease on it. 882
CB500/550 / Re: Air filter spring« on: May 24, 2016, 06:21:59 PM »
Thanks, I'll get some spring steel and have a go a forming a couple of bends...or I could go for something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/79-HONDA-XL250S-AIR-FILTER-RETAINER-CLIP-KEEPER-/400635512995?hash=item5d47bcc8a3:g:9kEAAMXQVT9SwfD1 Looks like a bargain. 883
CB500/550 / Air filter spring« on: May 23, 2016, 07:12:02 PM »
Hi, Have three 500/550s and none have the air filter retaining spring. Need advice to make, as not great at this.
Channel looks to be about 13mm. What type of steel to use and approx what thickness (gauge). I can use the cmsnl pic for approx shape unless anyone has anymore detail. Thanks, Phil 884
CB500/550 / Re: HONDA CB550 K3 FRONT FORK TUBES« on: May 19, 2016, 06:56:18 PM »
I have an F1 and had trouble getting a fork stanchion for this model. Strangely cruzinimage did not list them on ebay.uk and bought 1off from Germany. Only found the cruzinimage ones by searching ebay Australia!
There are listed three different fork tubes for the CB550: K1, K2: 51410374003 F1: 51410390003 K3, K4: 51410404003 The differences are to do with the oil damping holes and some forks have a rebound spring and some not, but I never did find all the details. This pic from an ebay listing in the US gave some detail of parts that the F had over the K1. 885
CB500/550 / Re: Valve collets« on: May 19, 2016, 06:12:01 PM »
I have a couple of the oil control valves. Think they came from a cb550, but are the same I think.
PM me if interested. |