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Not Honda but just found a Z650 exhaust in super condition that I have been looking for ages and did a buy it now. The seller offered int shipping with up front duty paid via eBay. The seller then ended the sale. Can I just say why the hell offer international shipping if you are not willing to do it. Rant over

I recently bought 4 float valves from an American eBayer, but he cancelled the deal and would not give a reason.

He actually did me a favour though because I eventually got them from Germany cheaper.

Ordered new set of four float valves for £35 compared to £64 at David Silver.
Waiting for them to arrive and get them fitted, to see if it solves the overflow problem.

So just a question about petrol tanks - on my 550/650 parts-bin special I have a 550F (i think) which has the filler screw-cap hidden under a metal flap. Cost me £20 - which felt reasonable.

Are 550k tanks rarer / more expensive / or equally available? Just planning ahead as I would like to have one at some point as I like the narrower tank style.

thanks!

I've been looking for a low cost CB550 tank for a while, and in my experience the ones with the chrome filler cap are the more rare ones (which is the one that I want) and the ones available have usually been bashed about.

If the tank you bought was in fair condition, I'd say that you got a bargain.

Once the bank of carbs were off, I put them on he work bench with inlet ports facing upwards, which leaves the tab lightly touching the sprung needle.

After checking them in this position, all the heights were 22mm.

When blowing down the fuel line and then pushing the floats upward, the airline is blocked on all carbs, so I assume that it is the weakened springs that is letting the fuel through and causing the carbs to overflow.

The chrome spray on Youtube looks really good, but aslo really expensive when used just for spraying a seat edging trim.

Its so the pressure stays when the floats are bounced by the supersmooth roads

Just taken the carbs off my CB550 K1 again (which I could have done without).
After taking the float bowls off and turning the carbs upside down, I lifted each float in turn and let it drop back onto the needle valve.
One float sprung back (off the spring in the valve) and the other 3 just dropped flat.
So I'm assuming that the tab on the float spindle is pushing the (weak) spring into the valve 'before' pushing the valve up into it's seat - hence the valve not completely closing and my carbs overflowing.
I'll take acloser look later.

Never thought of that - thanks for enlightening me.

Steve

I was told that it came as part of a private collection in Scotland.

Hence the reason I don't know whether to ride it or keep it as it is and let it appreciate in value.

Pete