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CB650 / Re: Where to get cb650 carb rubbers
« on: June 16, 2015, 08:18:12 AM »
Cruzinimage have the airbox rubbers on fleabay, they may sell the others.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=251963765944

Yes spotted them and ordered a set thanks

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CB650 / Re: Where to get cb650 carb rubbers
« on: June 02, 2015, 06:21:35 PM »
they will be Honda only so try dave silver

ok thanks for the help

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CB650 / Re: Where to get cb650 carb rubbers
« on: May 30, 2015, 11:31:00 PM »
Carb to airbox or carb to head?

Sorry to the head

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CB650 / Where to get cb650 carb rubbers
« on: May 29, 2015, 06:10:09 PM »
Anyone know where I could purchase a set of carb rubbers for my cb650 engine. Thanks

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Misc / Open / Re: Belfast bike show
« on: February 12, 2015, 09:22:18 AM »
Yea wouldn't dream of going to it now. If i wanted to go look at brand new bikes i would go to there showroom.

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CB500/550 / Re: Here's the dream
« on: February 10, 2015, 03:45:33 PM »
love the look and colours of it look forward to this build

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CB750 / Re: CB750F Rings
« on: December 02, 2014, 10:38:11 AM »
I will need to double check but I'm pretty I've a complete set of cb750 honda piston rings (not sure if theres any different between years and models). I bought a job lots of parts at an auto jumble and when i checked the part number for them it was for a cb750 think there was oem cb750 piston as well from memory but i shall check and let you know.

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Misc / Open / Re: most popular main jet sizes full range available soon
« on: November 18, 2014, 11:12:15 AM »
Yes brake rods are currently in stock, sorry i haven't been very good with keeping this up to date. There didn't seem to be much interest on here 90% of my sales have been through ebay but i will update everything once the new stock comes in

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Misc / Open / most popular main jet sizes full range available soon
« on: November 18, 2014, 09:05:59 AM »
Hea guys I'm in the process of placing another big order with my supplier and am planning on stocking a good range of main jets and would like peoples opinions on what sizes they believe to most popular. I would guess from what I've used in the past 100/102.5/105 ( on my 550s) but i think i will stock up to 120. I personally love their range as normally your options seem to be for example 100/105/110/115 where i can offer for example 100/102.5/105/107.5 which is great for getting the jetting just wright. I will be selling these for £14 delivered (set of 4 jets) i can also offer discount for anyone wanting 3 sets or more. If anyone is after a particular size feel free to contact me.

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 12, 2014, 02:26:32 PM »
I will say though, it's all a matter of personal taste.  If someone wants to build a 500/550 with the benefit of modern suspension, good luck to them.  If we all liked the same things it would be a boring world.  As you know, I detest polish and my bike is far from standard.

One of the things that lets this bike down is the front brake.  A more modern front end would certainly sort this out.  I remember the front brake on my CX500 being phenomenal as it had two twin piston calipers.  If there were a way of fitting that set up I would be interested, as long as the wire wheel could be retained.

Couldn't agree more everyone has there own taste which doesnt always mean good taste but thats in the eye of the beholder.

If my stanchions where is good nick i would happily rebuild them and do a twin disc setup again but there in a bad way and like you said the standard brakes are terrible and funny enough there is a cx500 front end i can use for free only thing putting me off it was there 33mm stanchions worried incase they would be a little thin on the 550???

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 11, 2014, 03:05:31 PM »
Stuart that's lovely.

Do you have build posted anywhere?

yes here it is

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=112818.0

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 11, 2014, 01:45:35 PM »
Everyone to their own, we are entitled to do what we wish to our own bikes its just to me the pleasure in owning an old bike is the fact that it is old and looks old, so I don't see the point of making it look like a modern bike as it will never handle as well as a new one due to the compromise of using an old frame. Anyway a proper bike should have two shocks!! I do like to look at custom bikes and admire the skill and workmanship involved, so if that's your bag then go for it.
I do agree with you oddjob that the work that's gone into that bike is quite something.

However it's not about the engineering or the style of the bike it's about the execution and how balanced the bike looks.

The bike above has no sense of balance -the back end looking completely disconnected from the rest of the bike and I think the less said about the seat angle the better.

The engineering skills to fit all of those bits together, well yes, i doff my cap to that.
But for me it's in the design where that particular bike falls down. For me is just a collection of parts thrown together with no apparent thought as to how well it all sits together.

It's not about preferring one particular style of bike over another - I personally like bobbers, scramblers, racers, well all bikes really, but they have got to look right.

For example. I have seen a lot of cafe racers and essentially they are all the same. Tank, racing seat, rear sets etc.
But, while some of them just don't look quite right, some of them look horribly wrong and leave me wondering what on earth the builder was thinking - it's all about balance for me.

There is a relationship between the tank and seat that has got to be right for me.Yes, you could build a lovely cafe racer with all the right bits but if you put a seat unit on that sits higher than the tank or overhangs the rear end too much then the balance of the bike is ruined and the whole package suffers because of it.

Of course this is all just my opinion. If we all liked the same thing blah blah blah :0)

I agree there a lot of builds where the tank and seat either dont line up and or not in porportion with each other. of course everyone has there own taste in what they think looks nice and correct.

Here pictures of my first bike build, some of may have already seen some not but for me it was important to make sure the seat pod would tie in with my tank and still hide my electrics and battery




Here is the bike in question 1977 cb550 k3 with a 650 engine in it, as said it was parked up in 1988. For what eve reason the rear section(mudguard area) was quite bad in rust and removed the rear piece the internal rust round the shock mounting point was quite bad. Not going to lie part of me wanted to challenge myself and do the mono shock conversion so seeing the level of rust around the shock mount set in stone for me.

Still not sure what tank I'm going to use

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 11, 2014, 12:14:45 AM »
How about this then

That's the idea for the mono shock conversion. How are you keeping anyway? Have you started the 550 build yet

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 11, 2014, 12:09:49 AM »
And after spending all the time and money turning a beautiful bike into something so f#ck ugly it makes me feel sick, how are you going to insure it? Seems to me as absurd as putting a Honda 90 engine into a fireblade!

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I agree with Bitsa and Mick, don't see the point of making a classic into an ugly modern looking bike with an old style engine, just buy a modern bike! If you wish to modify an old bike do it with more period mods.

I agree the bike above is terrible looking and is not what I would want at all. I personally don't think it's absurd to what better suspension and brakes and I am more of fan to a more period correct style but in regards to this bike it hadn't moved since 1988 and had been in a barn fire and for what ever reason the rear section had a lot more rust mainly round the shock mounts which pushed the mono shock idea. The bikes has its stock front end needing new stanchions seals rebuild caliper etc spend all that money to have poor suspension and wooden brakes so naturally it tempting to look at what other options are out there. With insurance I would insure it same as any other modified bike.

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CB500/550 / Re: what different/modern front ends can used
« on: November 10, 2014, 11:02:42 PM »
From what I've read on this - the r6 is an easier bolt on job re the triple trees etc and bearings from allballs.

But you will have to mess about getting spacers made for the front wheel.

There is a good write up on sohc US I think - I will link it later if I can find it.

Gsxr is made easier but pricey by cognitomoto who can supply all the bits you need including a spoked hub to fit the forks.

Have a look at cognitomoto - really nice gear

Very interested in whichever way you decide to go.

Yes looked at all these builds and cognitomoto site and builds does some lovely work.

I would like to use a gl1000 but the cost to buy everything for the front end is nnearlythe same as a modern front end tho it is direct fit for the 1975-1977 model.Think maybe cb750 dohc or cb900 might work

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