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Title: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Oddjob on August 14, 2023, 06:53:04 PM

Just bought these.

Solid stainless steel, highly polished. Meant for another bike but took a chance and bought them and they fit perfectly, except maybe the width is very slightly bigger, will find out if it affects them fitting soon but I test fitted them in my spare swinging arm which has no paint on and they are just ever so slightly proud but a coat of paint may cure that.

(https://i.postimg.cc/6qWkrQpM/IMG-3334.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ftPqZDXd)

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Laverdaroo on August 14, 2023, 07:56:49 PM

Nice bit of bling Ken ;)

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Oddjob on August 14, 2023, 08:45:22 PM

My last pair were chromed but due to the location and the fact they are hard to clean where they are, they rusted quite badly. This time I decided to avoid that and fit stainless instead. The whole of the swinging arm was chrome, the arm, the brake rod, the torque arm, the brake plate, the sprocket cover, chain guard, all the nuts and bolts were either chromed or stainless. It looked awesome but unfortunately riding the bike through the winter wasn't such a good idea.

I still fancy a chrome swinging arm, my spare will be powder coated and the other I may have chromed again.

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Johnny4428 on August 15, 2023, 08:25:32 AM

Wow, these look good Ken.

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Oddjob on August 15, 2023, 02:23:59 PM

£34 a pair Johnny, probably cheaper than the OE ones.

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Johnny4428 on August 15, 2023, 03:21:49 PM

That seems descent price.

Title: Re: Latest acquisition for the CB500K
Post by: Oddjob on August 15, 2023, 04:15:56 PM

Here Johnny. I was wrong, £37.50 not £34.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393784855589