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Messages - Johnwebley
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« on: Today at 04:35:20 PM »
Check for the washer between the spring and the oil filter. Often stuck to the oil filter and often accidentally binned. I have 3 engines here and none of them had the washer.
BTW mine are 400s, I imagine yours has a similar washer.
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« on: Today at 03:59:22 PM »
Good for you,
The idea of the small head, is to stop it being tightened to much,
I also grease the O ring under the head to prevent it sticking/corroding
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« on: April 23, 2024, 05:18:55 PM »
Actually, I run Denso x24ea-u
I believe that the are equivalent to the D 8ea
A d7ea is normal for the 500
The 8s are for 400,750 etc
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« on: April 23, 2024, 03:15:15 PM »
I dispute this,
My 500 has no issue
In fact, I use a harder plug than reccomended, an 8 instead of a 7 ,
I have checked the tickover mixture, and my airscrews are turned out more than normal,
I also have Boyer ignition, and run the plug gaps at 33thou,
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« on: April 23, 2024, 08:24:45 AM »
Im planning to lift the 550 engine out of the frame at the weekend and intended to take off the Oil Filter housing to make removal from the frame easier. The bolt on the oil filter housing looks horrendous, no flats left and I doubt a smaller socket tapped onto it would grip. I can probably get my large Molegrips on it but before I go down that route are there any tips for tackling this? I have given it a good squirt of WD and left it to soak in. Thanks
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« on: April 21, 2024, 10:08:24 AM »
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« on: April 19, 2024, 02:38:39 PM »
It's over 25 years old, and low usage
Try Peter James with classic,
They can only say no
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« on: April 17, 2024, 06:53:17 PM »
Out at Drum and Monkey, upton on Severn
Sunny, cold wind and did I say nippy?
 
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« on: April 17, 2024, 05:58:48 PM »
Out at Drum and Monkey, upton on Severn Sunny, cold wind and did I say nippy? Sent from my SM-A546E using Tapatalk
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« on: April 14, 2024, 09:13:30 PM »
The system on the sohc is very simple,
David Silver does a complete replacement master cylinder for less than £40 I seem to remember,
The caliper will possibly need a new seal,also check, and if corroded replace the caliper piston,
Also check the hoses for cracks and splits,
That covers the hydraulic section,
The only other thing is make sure the alloy arm that the caliper mounts on ,the swivel is free for it to move,
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« on: April 12, 2024, 08:13:00 PM »
Hopefully I can get the Honda out for a ride before the end of the good weather, I go in for the first operation to get a new thumb joint in May (left hand) with the right hand following after that. At the moment I can only make about a mile before the pain in my right hand stops me dead.
Cheers
Dennis
Best wishes Dennis, I must have a word with my quack, Both the joints at the base of my thumbs hurt when braking and, hanging on,, Ta for the info Sent from my SM-A546E using Tapatalk
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« on: April 12, 2024, 07:38:45 PM »
Finally warm,dry roads
Yesterday a warm up on the 200
Today 70miles on the 500,
Hands, forearms and shoulders aching
I do feel rusty,
Hopefully spring is on its way
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« on: April 08, 2024, 08:17:28 PM »
I would guess the springs would be very hard,
The 750 is at least 75kg heavier than your twin,
It could be like having a solid rear end,
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« on: April 08, 2024, 07:57:12 PM »
What bike did they come off?
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« on: April 08, 2024, 07:48:58 PM »
If you buy new, the spring rates should be for the bike,
The SH shocks could be to hard, or to soft,
Also, jacking the back up by nearly an inch should make it less likely to scrape on corners
Will your mate let you try them?
Might be the way forward
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