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What is it? / Re: Mysterious Exhaust Teeth
« Last post by Athame57 on May 08, 2024, 02:37:20 PM »But can it bother performance, compression et al?
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What is it? / Re: Mysterious Exhaust Teeth« Last post by Athame57 on May 08, 2024, 02:37:20 PM »But can it bother performance, compression et al?
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Misc / Open / Re: Best way to lubricate none O ring bike chains question?« Last post by taysidedragon on May 08, 2024, 01:27:27 PM »Thumbs up for the big flat tin of Putoline chain wax, I use it on my Commando. Yes, always apply lube to the inner run of chain. 👍 Lube applied to outside run of chain just gets flung off easily. Skoti, you make me nervous using petrol to clean chain , then using naked flame on camping stove! 🤔 33
Out & About / Re: SOHC meet in Scotland« Last post by taysidedragon on May 08, 2024, 01:17:31 PM »Gareth I'm OK with that. Will that be a problem for anyone else? If anybody has made bookings and can't change them, we'll stick to 30th. 34
Project Board / Re: Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 08, 2024, 12:40:14 PM »Just keeping the project progress up to date - sorted out the wheel binding when I tightened up the axle nut - turned out to be a combination of the right wheel bearing not being knocked in fully home plus some brake shoe binding as per my 500 advice sought post on wheel binding.
Rear wheel now fitted, chain fitted together with rear brake rod / adjuster and hub bar thingy. Now the bike has two wheels fitted I need to remove the center scissor stand and torque up the sump and various other bits like the front wheel clamps. I have a list of items to check for tightness and add my yellow dots when done. My plan is to start fitting the exhuast system in the next couple of weeks. Photo of bike to date. Updated:- Went fishing yesterday (Weds) for a couple of hours in the early evening. .9th May 2024 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr 35
CB500/550 / Re: Rear wheel rotation stiffens up when tightening axle problem.« Last post by K2-K6 on May 08, 2024, 12:25:00 PM »It's 23C "up the smoke" in the great metropolis today.
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What is it? / Re: Mysterious Exhaust Teeth« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 08, 2024, 12:21:12 PM »Or a bean counter.
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Out & About / Re: SOHC meet in Scotland« Last post by Honda enthusiast on May 08, 2024, 12:20:37 PM »Gareth
Is there any chance it could be on Saturday 29th as I can make it there and back in a day, on Sundays the ferries are ten and four making it necessary to stay over two nights to be there...if that's convenient with the others of course 38
CB500/550 / Re: Rear wheel rotation stiffens up when tightening axle problem.« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 08, 2024, 12:20:07 PM »Ted, you have just completed something a younger mechanic would fail at mate. It's marked DID on the links so I'm happy with it to go back on - it's not going to see much mileage in my ownership. My target date was to have it running for my birthday - I've missed that by two days already. As I have my 400 to use I'm in no hurry to get it finished this month - it's still not very warm in my garage either. 39
CB500/550 / Re: 1975 CB500K1 crank rotation resistance« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 08, 2024, 12:13:50 PM »That's a real pain - at least you have found the issue.
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What is it? / Re: Mysterious Exhaust Teeth« Last post by K2-K6 on May 08, 2024, 12:13:21 PM »Has a previous custodian filed teeth in them to id for each cylinder ?
Perhaps owned by a dentist previously |