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CB500/550 / Re: CB550 Oil Filter Bolt Removal
« 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
What a beaut!

Good luck



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Misc / Open / Re: Car insurance for older vehicles.
« 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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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« 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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Later it got busy

And no

No  ice cream for me

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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« on: April 17, 2024, 05:58:48 PM »
Out at Drum and Monkey, upton on Severn


Sunny, cold wind and did I say nippy?



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CB500/550 / Re: 550 front brake rebuild
« 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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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« 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

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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« 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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Other Bikes / Re: Rear shock lengths
« 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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Other Bikes / Re: Rear shock lengths
« on: April 08, 2024, 07:57:12 PM »
What bike did they come off?



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Other Bikes / Re: Rear shock lengths
« 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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CB500/550 / Re: Aligning the rear wheel on frame
« on: April 08, 2024, 08:41:18 AM »
The flutter, is it front brake?
Or rear?

If it is rear, remove wheel, and tyre,

After finding an engineer that can spin the whole thing in a lathe,

And get them to just remove enough to take care of the oval,



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CB500/550 / Re: Aligning the rear wheel on frame
« on: April 07, 2024, 09:39:32 PM »
The inside doesn’t look cracked at all though. I have this picture.
Alex, were are you based?



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CB500/550 / Re: Aligning the rear wheel on frame
« on: April 07, 2024, 06:34:12 PM »

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CB500/550 / Re: Aligning the rear wheel on frame
« on: April 07, 2024, 05:01:27 PM »
Not really,

2 6ft straight edges would

The idea is you put it around the front wheel,,about 8in from the ground, then pull equally both sides to the rear wheel,

As the rear tyre is wider, the string should just touch the leading edge of the tyre,

Next you check the gap at the front tyre,

It's fairly easy to see if both sides are equal.
If not, adjust the rear wheel as necessary

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