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Title: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 01:20:49 AM
Anybody got one of these before I get robbed from the states and order one?

Mines beyond plating as it’s so badly pitted, had a go at it today but given up, I’d rather just get a better one.

Let me know(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220426/bb856c7bae5ae6f009bc96f31c8c8f90.jpg)


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 04:57:20 AM
I've got a gold one somewhere, I kid you not. No idea where I got it from. I'll see what condition it's in. The cover that came off my engine was awful, rat piss and chrome just don't mix. I bought a really nice second hand one. It might be one of the parts that doesn't get rechromed it's that good.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 10:58:52 AM
Been offered this for £30 posted, whaddya reckon?


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 11:00:09 AM
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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 12:14:06 PM
Need one of these too, that’s shagged!

Anyone got a better one they want to part with?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220427/990e29bd8f064755873414724f1c301a.jpg)


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 12:22:57 PM
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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 01:57:20 PM
The one I sanded and ground all the defects off is being chromed as we speak Roo. I'll post a pic of it when I pick it up, if it's to your liking we can discuss it.

Possible to restore that BTW, it would be a little hard but doable.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 02:05:18 PM
I know but simply havent got the inclination buddy, me fingers are raw from working on the rims yesterday. Gonna bob off to a polishers this arvo to see what they want to make up for a price for doing all of it, I simply can’t bring myself to do it I hate it so much and not really geared up for it just small bits so it makes it avright chore tbh

Paint….yup
Spanner if…..yup
Electrickery……..sort of but, aye, go on then
Polishing……………nope, sod that

Thanks mate. Did you have any headlight nuts. Similar to the shot I bunged you through, the ones on the inside of the shell to accept the earths and the shell fixing bolts(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220427/0b8653bc0b6e90fa5dd2fa0b5fd439a1.jpg)


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 02:39:00 PM
Yeah got some of those Roo. Spotted them the other day, just need to make sure they ain't the ones out of my bike, so if I find 3 or 4 (which I'm pretty sure I will) you want one? To you, dirt cheap, £1,000,000 each.

The art of restoration Roo is actually to restore something, not just bungs on new bits that you get from a shop or other people etc. That's just cheating  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 03:50:06 PM
Yesh pleeesh Ken :D  A million quid sounds perfect, i'll have that ;) :D ;D

Yeah I know it is but sometimes tyou kbow when youre simply flogging a dead horse, or in this case a dying donkey.

sometimes though, it's a matter of knowing youre limits and knpwing when enough's enough with money and equipment
 restrictions.Just not worth it to get a mediocre resultin this case.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 05:47:44 PM
Not got a Dremel Roo. I have 4 of them, and no you can't have one.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 06:16:36 PM
Not got a Dremel Roo. I have 4 of them, and no you can't have one.


Yes but there's no need uts too bad and I have enough to concentrate on.nTh erar wheelconcerns me as to what the hell it os and whethjer or not I can get the bits for it  fir!

I'll start trolling about for one,xheers for looking though...
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 06:36:12 PM
Found the gold cover and the earth strap.

(https://i.postimg.cc/pL5C90B6/IMG-2627.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NKYmSkS6)

(https://i.postimg.cc/QN6JfL4z/IMG-2628.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3WvGwqHj)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 07:11:48 PM
Not got a Dremel Roo. I have 4 of them, and no you can't have one.


Yes but there's no need uts too bad and I have enough to concentrate on.nTh erar wheelconcerns me as to what the hell it os and whethjer or not I can get the bits for it  fir!

I'll start trolling about for one,xheers for looking though...
Holy sh#t
I’ve just re read that. It appears I need to have my steam driven lap top sorted again as it reads fine on the screen but evidently it doesn’t come out that way!

I’m on it

Why is that gold Ken, is that pre chrome Nickel  plate or summut!? Weird colour that!

Are you willing to part with the earth strap under sufference? I thought you were hanging onto them ……eg, yer last post?


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on April 27, 2022, 07:21:33 PM
Evidently.

I was about to post advising you to read what you’ve typed before pressing the button


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 07:37:10 PM
I did, bloody thing. I think I’ll do phone only in the future or crash out on a new laptop. This one has too many bad hair days for my liking now!


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 27, 2022, 07:48:27 PM
I found a pair in a sealed tupperware container from many moons ago. No way can they be the ones off my bike, so they must be spare.

No idea why it's gold, no idea where I got it from.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 09:24:53 PM
Let meknow what you want for one nd Ill bung you some readies. :)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 27, 2022, 11:51:09 PM
make that two,the other has been got at and knackered!
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 28, 2022, 12:25:00 AM
Oh you bugger Roo. Just spent an hour cleaning it up and now I have to go and do the other now as well.


(https://i.postimg.cc/GhHDj8w6/IMG-2631.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnbrz00K)

Whilst I was in the garage I spotted my old starter cover, I've decided to see if I can restore it. I like a challenge and boy is this a challenge.

(https://i.postimg.cc/KjYMw4Kk/IMG-2629.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMhHj6mq)

Close up of the corrosion, it's really really rough.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZYf33Pgr/IMG-2630.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BtKXfFJ6)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 28, 2022, 12:27:53 AM
Ah mate, don’t clean the other, bless yer, I’ll fettle that. I know you love it but really Ken, I didn’t expect them all done bud.
Any old guff great fully received, you know that.

That looks a blood hell of a challenge, I’ve a slightly less shagged out one of yer like


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 28, 2022, 12:39:08 AM
It's cleaned up and soaking in nickel stripper at the moment. Going a lovely shade of copper. Will drop it off for proper stripping at the chromers when I pick up then other stuff, keep forgetting to ring to see when they are ready. Then I'll see about removing the pits and a quick run past the old polishing machine and lets see where we are then. Don't like to throw decent parts away, they ain't making anymore for these bikes so we have to reuse as much as possible.

Up to now this week, I've thrown away a cylinder head, huge depression on the gasket face, 2 valves just fell in half  :o, a breather cover, 3 gears from a gearbox, a camcover which has got a journal totally toasted and it's only Wednesday.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 28, 2022, 01:06:14 PM
I would have cleaned em up and re plated them as theyre only in the headlight ahell/bucket but I really appreciate you doing all that Ken. Do you want the £2,000,000 wiring or is cash ok for now? ;D

Just bobbing down to the chromer and polisher tomorrow morning, see what they can do and how extortionate it's going to be. Depending on price, I might have to paint some bits to bring the cost down after reading some of the horror stories of costs on here, I'm a bit pensive! :-[


We'll see!

Scooting down to the blasters to see holw the cases are doing and to have a look at some other bits hes got for me to grab. Going to have a run down on the VFR and enjoy the dry roads.

Thanks mate 8)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 28, 2022, 02:33:30 PM
Ideally they want the spade connector removing from the nut and a new one fitted. If they were mine that's what I'd be doing. That's why Honda had them copper plated so the solder stuck. Personally I'd grind them off and use a small copper rivet and a ring connector to secure them to the wire and nut. I might have replaced the wire for better stuff as well. Getting like Triggers broom now.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on April 29, 2022, 01:22:16 AM
STOP DOING STUFF! bless yer. So appreciated mate. ;) :)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on April 29, 2022, 01:37:36 PM
I've got the other one out and cleaned it last night.

IF I get my zinc/nickel plater up and running this weekend I might drop them in there for a quick refresh  :o :o

Picking up the brake plate lever on Tuesday as they are ready now. Would have gone today but the next batch isn't quite ready to drop in.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 04, 2022, 03:13:35 PM
It wasn't the brake lever I had chromed, it was a gear lever. I intended to take the brake lever this time when I picked up the 1st batch but I couldn't find it and of course as soon as I return there it was in a sealed bag to stop it rusting.

Did you buy the starter motor cover?

I started cleaning up the gold one, I think it was done with one of those wand kits and a battery charger, whatever it came off ok and the cover underneath is in excellent condition. That's going to the chromers next week when I pick up batch number 2 along with the brake arm lever.

I dropped off 3 parts for chroming, the rear brake arm which connects to the brake pedal, the gear change lever part off the 400 lever that clamps to the gear lever shaft and an exhaust clamp that I decided to see how it would come out after me polishing the hell out of it etc. If the clamp comes out ok I'll have the other 5 done I have. Always nice to have spares in case one starts to rust.

The gear lever is pictured in my project thread BTW Roo, it started a lot worse than your brake arm and have a look how it came out. I fully expect the brake arm lever to be even better.

Just thought, I have a spare brake arm lever that I had chromed 2 years ago when I first started the restoration, if your interested I might be up for selling it. It's really good. It has a stainless steel pinch bolt and washer so no rust.

(https://i.postimg.cc/yxyNPzFF/IMG-2655.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QKVs8wYt)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MHq6XrhX/IMG-2656.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8JXQ0wkV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fyzsMS99/IMG-2657.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGsZ398r)

Oh forgot to add.

Saw this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134105600315?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=3df099f90983475cad0706e198ec7def&bu=43136868494&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220504064530&segname=11021&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 05, 2022, 12:13:56 AM
Just to add, I put the starter motor cover in some nickel remover and it just ate it, it looked like a doily afterwards so I threw it away.

Some you win and some just take the piss.

Need a favour Roo, if you have a good gear lever can you take a close up of the spline area so I can see where the alignment dot is supposed to be, both of mine are missing having been sanded or ground off so I need to count the teeth of the splines so I know exactly where it's supposed to be.

For instance, that brake arm has the dot 3 splines down on the right hand side.   
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 11:50:19 AM
Hi Ken,

I did get a starter cover but its yet to turn up from accross the pond so while I'm waiting I've started to try to get this brake lever cleaned up. I've managed to get it roughly back into shape and started to fill all the 'rough' off it but its going to take a while I think but all Ive to do today is to get my fishing gear together for the weekend and Ill be back at it in the shed.

I'm having monster PC issues again, (Dont buy a chromebook, theyr're absolute shite!) which means I have no history on a number of devices so cant tell if any emails are actually reaching you ken, I sent some piccies of the fork bottoms that apopear to be CB550 so all good there but if the offer of the forks is still on then I'll have them mate (chromed if poss but no worries if not)
I still need that rotor off you also.

Let me see how this brake arm turns out and Ill let you know if your old one is required mate.

I've been  reading the thread on that gear change lever, coming on mate, told you it jhad been abused badly didnt I?  ::)The lad was 17 when he had this so he treated like most 17 year olds...............with little respect sadly which has been evident throughout the build up. We've all been 17 though ;D ;D

That brake arm looks awesome Ken, well done mate. Let me know how you get on and whats coming my way as and when.

Thanks mate 8)


I'll get you some piccies in a bit, still doing phone calls and then going outside to start ....if you could hang on an hour?
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 05, 2022, 02:09:34 PM
Got an email with pics of stanchions but nothing with fork sliders. There was one pic of the stanchions where the fork sliders were in view, they looked like 550 ones but you'd need to measure them and I'll compare to mine. There's usually some sort of model code either stamped into the slider or moulded into the slider, on the back where the rough section is around the caliper clamp.

Rotor?? have we discussed a rotor? We discussed some earthing parts for the headlight.

I'm stuck on the gear lever at the moment. It's converted and works extremely well. However I need to alter the shape of the lever a little and my Mapp gas burner doesn't get the metal hot enough to really do this easily. So I'm ordering a small, portable oxy/gas torch set, not acetylene but Mapp and Oxygen with burns a LOT hotter. I'll use it to braze some stuff and hopefully weld a few parts I was going to pay someone else to do. I'll also see if I can straighten out my side stand with has a very slight curve in it and that Mapp gas I'm using now wouldn't even get cherry red so I could bend it back.

Chroming has started to be done, a lot of hard work still to be done, some of which will raise a few eyebrows as it's way OTT but that's how I like to work. Tales longer but the results are much better, well I hope they are. The speedo/tacho dishes came back the other day, they weren't that bad but I decided to buy new ones instead, they are stainless by the look of them, however I decided to try and see if I could maybe use the originals instead. The problem is that like the starter cover the metal isn't very thick, so you have not a lot to work with and if your hamfisted you'll go right through it. However I'm giving it a go, only doing one ATM to see if it knackers up, if so I'll scrap them both. Coming on ok ATM but early days.

With a bit of luck I'll be going to the hard chromers next week, got to get all my stuff ready first. I'll drop off the stanchions at the same time.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 03:30:51 PM
Don’t even think this is legit but here’s both the faves of the shit I’m stuck with mate. Dunno if this helps at all(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220505/32a3dd48faa1c9369600bfdc6018d22b.jpg)


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 03:31:45 PM
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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 03:32:56 PM
I’ll try to get a couple up on my 550 started thread.


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 05, 2022, 04:46:48 PM
Funny that as the lever I suspect of being off a 550 also has that A stamped on the back facing. Maybe that's how you can tell it apart from the 500 lever.

Why do all your parts look like they've been severely neglected, some amount of damage on there Roo. The pinch bolt has been overtightened so the gap has been closed far too much, most likely the gearshaft splines are buggered, maybe check that. People tended to do that so it would try and grab harder and thus not slip.

The front face where the dot or punch mark should be is the second pic and it's gone, there is a very faint mark on there but it may not be the one I need, plus the splines are so worn looking it's hard to tell what spline it was meant to be on.

I do have a NOS brake pedal Roo, if the state of the rest of the bike is the same as that gear lever you're in a for long restoration I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 05:03:59 PM
It was a pile if shite buddy but I paid that sort of money for it. Too late to turn back now

Anything usable is knackered mate, if you do have either a brake arm or gear change, I’m yer man as I’m already swamped with what I’ve got

I’d forgotten about the earth bolts for the headlamp, yeah them too

Do you remember the rotor shot I posted with the big gray chair all round it? You said you might have s better one lurking in s corner?

The way you’re going, you’ll have an empty garage before long between all of us, we’re clearing you out

Well done for being such a great hoarder, at least you have an idea what you have and roughly where it is


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 05:04:55 PM
Graunch not grey chair! Cheers spell check


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 05, 2022, 06:14:49 PM
Oh yeah, it was where it looked like a bolt had got carried around it grinding a big groove all the way around.

Mine are rusty but you know me, that just means I'll have to clean them up  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 05, 2022, 11:26:23 PM
Just send em Ken bloody hell mate youve enough on pal.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 20, 2022, 03:14:14 PM
Just thought I'd post these here so you can see what you passed up on  ;D ;D

The starter motor cover that was gold, stripped off the gold which TBH was actually very easy, just used a Dremel and a light sanding wheel, turned out really nice under the gold, not a lot of pitting and what was there was quite shallow. So after a bit of sanding etc I finally got round to polishing it ready for the chromers, the brake arm is ready at the chromers BTW, picking it up on Monday when I drop the next lot off. Due to the amount of prep work I'm doing on my parts he's being really generous on the cost of chroming them, which is good as it keeps the overall outlay down.

Starter motor cover, just polished, not chromed, YET.

(https://i.postimg.cc/qMymBTfR/IMG-2690.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVW03FkD)

(https://i.postimg.cc/YSnRD2FX/IMG-2691.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2qWnVD2v)

(https://i.postimg.cc/qRNLPfXp/IMG-2692.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PpkYDRR7)

Gear lever, just polished.

(https://i.postimg.cc/GhFQwxYT/IMG-2693.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CzKDbDcw)

(https://i.postimg.cc/mkwtVkzk/IMG-2694.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9XFhH1f)

(https://i.postimg.cc/4xMnWrd6/IMG-2696.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZW8TRs6n)

And just to show you what you can achieve with old parts, a CB550F2 front indicator stem, stripped of chrome but heavily pitted, mostly the front side which faces forward.

(https://i.postimg.cc/pTQTXrBC/IMG-2697.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/njzZ3Hg9)

And after sanding/grinding all the pits out and a little polish. You may not believe this but I actually wasn't that pleased with the result as there were still a couple of pits left so I redid it yesterday to remove them. I have 3 of those plus 1 NOS stem.

(https://i.postimg.cc/mDndkZ2c/IMG-2698.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YG1NyHFk)

And a CB500 rear brake lever, chrome stripped, sanded, ground and polished. It was finished but again I spotted some small blemishes so I started to redo it, hence why there is some sanding marks on the front of the pedal, it's now done.

(https://i.postimg.cc/R0NpBnvr/IMG-2700.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7Crn1hCX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/G2DMBwBq/IMG-2701.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qhkcYFx3)

So don't give up on parts which you think are maybe scrap, you can save a LOT more than you realise and considering how expensive these parts are too replace and that's assuming you can replace them, it's cheaper in the long run to try and save them, your labour is essentially free so why not use it and save a LOT of money.

Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: mickwinf on May 20, 2022, 04:33:23 PM
I am in awe of your polishing skill Ken, what do you use to get the pits out of the steel items without leaving scratches in the metal?
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 20, 2022, 04:59:38 PM
I use a small grinding stone in a Dremel, genuine Dremel stone only as the copies tend to be crap. Something like a Dremel 952 or 8153, aluminium Oxide stones. I have a selection and it depends on access etc as to which I select. That's usually to get deep pits out. If the part is circular, like the stems, it can have a tendency to threepenny bit them so unless the pits are really bad I'd use a 80 grit flap wheel in a Dremel, like a 502 or 504, these I do use copies for but find them much rougher than genuine Dremel but miles cheaper. Just bought 20 of them made by Winfred which are not bad. So I either sand or grind until pits are gone, this leaves the surface pretty rough TBH, so I then resort to either a 36 grade Speedclic abrasive wheel to smooth it down somewhat or my new choice is to use some new ones I found recently which are MILES cheaper, I was very sceptical of them when I first bought some but they are really good. I may sell some on the forum in a selection of sanding grades, there are 7 in a set of various grades, TBH for metal only the bottom 3 really work but the next 2 grades are useful on alloy for instance. So I sand down using 36 or 80 grade abrasive wheels and then finish off with a 220 grade wheel. Then onto the polisher, you can see reflections of one of the mops in some of the pics, I start off with a felt wheel with grey soap to get the initial shine and finish off with a cross stitched cloth mop and white soap, I have others and use them on some but that's it's in a nutshell.

The stems weren't that hard TBH, took me about 1 hour to do each one sanding wise and another 30 mins on the polishing machine, this should give a surface smooth enough for chroming to really shine on and have no underlying marks which chroming just doesn't cover. The other side of this is that the chromer loves getting my parts, less work for him, quicker turn round, normally less than 2 weeks to get them back, sometimes less than a week. TBH the chromer I'm using isn't considered to be great by others but I think it's a case of how much work they are prepared to put in to get it right, if a lot, like Prestige then that's reflected in the turnround time (around 6 months at Prestige) and the price. The brake arm ( the one on the brake plate) was done for around £10 for instance, he charged me £15 to strip a pair of handlebars and chrome that brake arm, so £5 for the handlebars and £10 for the arm is my breakdown.

It's not hard, it's just incredibly boring, however in winter it's something to do so why not.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Johnny4428 on May 20, 2022, 05:19:55 PM
Jesus Ken! I hope the platers don’t dull these down! 😂😂😂

Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 20, 2022, 05:59:32 PM
No they come out even brighter TBH, the better the underlying surface is the better the nickel plating above it, chrome is clear and it's the nickel that gives it the shine.

Just bought a job lot of parts which include quite a few shiny bits, along with masses of engine parts including 6 camchain tensioners, I'll be restoring most of those and selling them on to make a bit of profit. There are at least 4 starter motor covers I can see. All look salvageable, there also appears to be a 750 points cover but what condition it's in is not clear, might clean up though and be worth a few bob nowadays. £250 for a new one now, ridiculous price.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 20, 2022, 07:00:35 PM
Bloody hell Ken, they look the dogs doo dah's mate.

I've not given up on stuff but when parts are clearly shagged out to wafer thin in some places, its best to say enough and replace it.
You cannot imagine the state of someof the parts off 'Mejima', this bike has had no love for a considerable time and some parts have managed to cling on to an existance but once threatened with a trip to the brass wheel they quickly show that there's really nothing left to restore or what there is left wont leave enough to be used once removed.

Ive a bag of stuff to polish up tpo nopw.

Ally Rims although tired, I love the way they look and I want to keep them if I can
Chain Guard
Headlight ears
Front hub
Rear Hub
Rear Brake lever and arm from the hub
Kickstart
Gear lever
Exhaust clamps ( :-[)

I have to buy a new bench polisher/grinder as mine's about seen its best. Although ok with the wire wheels, its not really fast enough for polishing now. .............It is 50+years old though so it's not like I've not had my money's worth. 8)


Can we have a recap on what I'm having off you mate, my head's been firmly up my  backside trying to organise ponds, flight tickets, finishing bits and bobs and fitting all that crap on the VFR for the MOT......................Which it failed I might add!


Sodding reg plate bulb ;D ;D
Ive had teh bike 21 years and never changed it, I dont look backwards so never noticed, and apparently, neither has any MOT bod who's ever looked at it ;D ;D

I had it as:-
-sooper dooper extra shiney fork sliders I got simons forks off him bnut Id like to fit those sliders you have mate if thats still on the table? You can have these sliders as a swap if that sweetens the deal as I wont need them and they'll only go for sale somewhere?
-Earth nut thingies for the head light shell
-Primary tentioner thing/upgrade
-Fork internals if still up for grabs or do you think I might as well grab a new set??

-I'm sure there was something else but you must have a huge pile by now.....?

Where I'm going to in Hicksville USA , there's a breakers bike yard a mere 50miles away with 15 acres of 70's and 80's honda's, kwacks and yams and the like  all lined up so I'm trying to get a  list of stuff to root about for. Such as a good last section of the rear mudguard, new or better gear lever and maybe a new rear arm for the hub, dunno yet, That and what ever takes my fancy for a few other bits I have tucked up in the shed for later. Quite looking forward to it now, well I will be once I've finished this little job I'm doing for some friends in the way of a new shed base and path. Bloody rain!
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: andy120t on May 20, 2022, 07:50:26 PM
Can you send us a few good piccies of the breakers yard.D and I used to be a bit like that in its old yard in the early 90's. Big shed with line after line of old rusty st uff....I used to love a ride out for a poke around.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 20, 2022, 08:04:41 PM
I've got it as:

Earth nut things FOC. Which appear to be aboriginal as they've gone walkabout but they'll turn up. 

Fork sliders, don't need yours as they are broke anyway IIRC. Price negotiable.

Fork internals, FOC, just postage.

Primary chain tensioner, £100.

I'll also be selling

Newly chromed gear lever, complete with new genuine Honda gear rubber and new Stainless steel pinch bolt and thick stainless washer, £40
Newly chromed rear brake arm, complete with stainless steel pinch bolt and thick washer, £35.

I'll be bunging these for sale somewhere soon as I need some money for chroming new stuff.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Sesman on May 20, 2022, 08:28:00 PM
I’d happily sleep with that starter cover….oops too much landlords.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 20, 2022, 11:07:52 PM
I’d happily sleep with that starter cover….oops too much landlords.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yup Ken, that's what I though we had on the sheet. The fork sliders I got from from Sy came as complete forks, you put me onto him, remember??  Ideally, I'd like to put those stantions into your super bling sliders so I'll have the sliders I bougfht of Sy which are spot on in really good nick, to sell, swap and cash with you if you want?? Just a thought, if not I'll probably put them on the bay of fleas and see what happends.

I'll have the shifter and the brake arm, bob it in the box and send me a total with the postage and I'll pass some dosh over as normal mate.

 I go States side on Wednesday morning so not about but happy to bung you the bunce and you can send em, The Long Haired General's about and can accept them if you need the space.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 21, 2022, 10:59:47 AM
You want to wait until you come back?

Assuming the crocs don't eat you  ;D

Are there any crocs/alligators in the waters there? Saw loads when I was in Florida, there was a 3 year old taken in the lake at Disneyland whilst we were there, really sad. They check the lake everyday but they crawl in overnight and you can't always spot them.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 21, 2022, 05:34:21 PM
Whatevers best for you Ken I dont mind mate, but if you need the cash to swap into the chroming nescafe jar rather than wait 6 weeks I caoud still probably sort it dto you early next week mate.

There are crocs on the farm, pne of the jobs I have to do is wonder about with a 247 and get rid. I hear its quite tasty, so I can get a new seat cover and a burger all in one hit. ;D
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Johnny4428 on May 21, 2022, 05:45:02 PM
Whatevers best for you Ken I dont mind mate, but if you need the cash to swap into the chroming nescafe jar rather than wait 6 weeks I caoud still probably sort it dto you early next week mate.

There are crocs on the farm, pne of the jobs I have to do is wonder about with a 247 and get rid. I hear its quite tasty, so I can get a new seat cover and a burger all in one hit. ;D

😂😂😂 “make it snappy”
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 21, 2022, 05:48:13 PM
Whatevers best for you Ken I dont mind mate, but if you need the cash to swap into the chroming nescafe jar rather than wait 6 weeks I caoud still probably sort it dto you early next week mate.

There are crocs on the farm, pne of the jobs I have to do is wonder about with a 247 and get rid. I hear its quite tasty, so I can get a new seat cover and a burger all in one hit. ;D

😂😂😂 “make it snappy”

Ba boom, TISH! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 21, 2022, 06:53:56 PM
247?


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 21, 2022, 08:32:40 PM
A 247 is a twentyfourseven, it's a American all day store, so Roo travels around with a store on his back, if he sees a croc he drops the store on it and crushes it. Simples.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 22, 2022, 12:12:29 AM
Its a rifle you pillock ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 22, 2022, 06:05:56 AM
Sheltered life…


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Sesman on May 22, 2022, 07:17:59 AM
I thought it was a 243 Winchester? This is important detail if you are taking  on a gator🤔
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Bryanj on May 22, 2022, 07:52:01 AM
Prefer a 308, or better still a 50cal
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 22, 2022, 07:59:14 AM
Gentle reminder about the no guns rule.

I know, I started it. But I didn’t know it was a gun when I asked


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Bryanj on May 22, 2022, 08:10:55 AM
Sorry Steve, didn't even know there was one. I used to legitimately own and was Chairman of a local club, i also never heard of a 247
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Sesman on May 22, 2022, 08:28:25 AM
Oops. Deepest apologies.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 22, 2022, 09:14:56 AM
might be a 243......................or 257! Anyway, i get to shoot moving handbags that eat fish! and it was late after a healthy amoubt of Taylors last night  :o 8)


Yes I have a head ache! ;D
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Oddjob on May 22, 2022, 12:37:58 PM
News to me about a gun rule, where's that stated Steve as there might be others we don't know about.

Dropping a store on a croc is safer than shooting it BTW Roo, just saying.
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 22, 2022, 12:57:19 PM
You're probably right but I'm up for a challenge.

Below the fish farm I'm going to, apparently the river is pretty good fishing (surprise, surprise..... no escapee's then? ;D) so last night I managed to  cram enough bits of fishing tackle for several species into a tiny pouch, travel pack thing along side my 7 piece travel rods I should be golden I reckon. Bike salvage yards and a bit of dangling......that'll do!
Never travel without some form of tackle, even on the bike. i try to catch a fish in every country I visit but sometimes you cant quite get the planets to align so hasn't always worked out. Keen to have a go in the states and see what  species they have over there to add to the list though.

I am however, getting 'shed anxiety' already, how sad is that?!!! ::) :-\ ;D

Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 22, 2022, 01:09:55 PM
It’s been quite a long time since I updated the registration terms and conditions.

I am/was a global moderator on .net for many years and when I set this up I decided there’d be no gun threads and no politics. They were destroying the .net forum at the time.

The autocensor is still set to replace all mentions of the 45th president.


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 22, 2022, 08:37:50 PM
All good from me,sorry bout that, intended. :-X :-\
Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 23, 2022, 07:23:02 AM
No probs.

Just be careful over there.

300 million people and 350 million guns (allegedly)

Bugger. Now I’ve broken my own rule…


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Title: Re: Great or cover
Post by: Laverdaroo on May 23, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
 ;D ;DNaughty step.....Ive kept it warmfor you.

No,apart froma few recce trips to get provisons and cb550bits I'll be solely on the farm on me own for 6 weeks,just how I like it! 8) ;) :D
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