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« on: April 29, 2015, 10:06:19 AM »
I am paranoid about getting blasting media inside engine as it only takes one piece to cause major damage and seems to find its way into places you didnt know existed 
Your proposed method would certainly lessen risks.
I was thinking of possibly pressuring the internals with compressed air and spraying all of the interfaces with soap solution to check for possible grit ingress points. I can't really think of another method other than wire brushing, which I did on my 400/4 way back but it never looks squeaky clean. Ash
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« on: April 29, 2015, 08:15:44 AM »
5284
« on: April 29, 2015, 08:02:23 AM »
Getting through all of the cycle parts for three bikes in the blast cabinet at work. Many happy hours spent, so far
I now need to clean up my very dirty and oily barrels from my CB750K0.
I can remove all of the oil and grime in the parts washer at work but I then I need to blast them before painting. I am considering assembling and bolting the head (with plugs in) and barrels onto a scrap crankcase upper that I have, using spare, scrap cam covers, cam tensioner housing and blocking up the exhaust inlet ports and bores/cam tunnel with some rubber sealing method. I would assemble with old but intact gaskets. I will then blast in the blast cabinet using fine grit at lowish pressure. What does everyone think? How does everyone else clean these up by blasting without getting blast media in the internal parts?
Ash
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« on: April 28, 2015, 07:41:40 AM »
Ash - it depends upon how long you want the "Home" page to be.
They have an option 'New posts' and there are several pages of them. It's just that if you say go on holiday for a week with no Internet access, you can miss out on new posts unless you check through every section. Ash
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« on: April 27, 2015, 09:28:13 PM »
Good idea.
Any more in agreement?
yes
Definitely . also a longer list of new posts would be great. Like they do on HondaTwins site
5287
« on: April 27, 2015, 08:07:08 PM »
Guess they must have had them down for someone at dinner time. I had a real good look in the boxes in the corner and I'm sure I would have spotted them. £150 sounds like a good price, was that for the pair or each.
Not sure if pair or each Roy as I have never owned a 500/4 and didn't take much notice of them ( ridden one though..in fact the 1st 4 I ever rode) and fond of them...but you can have too many projects  Ash
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« on: April 27, 2015, 08:04:26 PM »
Yes that 350/4 was dog rough. Far better ones available from DK
5289
« on: April 27, 2015, 07:45:41 AM »
You must have had your beer goggles on Roy because I didn't get to the DSS stand till about half two and the pipes were still there then. I think they were marked up at 150 GBP. The tanks were not there though.
He had loads of NOS grey cables but I didn't know the sizes I needed....shame.
Ash
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« on: April 26, 2015, 10:03:08 PM »
Amazed you managed to get that picture at the DSS stand Ash. 12 o'clock on Saturday I couldn't get anywhere near for the massed crowds.
Cheated Roy Got it off his Facebook Page  Those shows seem to grow and grow ... I reckon people are getting their mitts on their Pension now the rules have changed and investing in bikes. Here is another shot of DSS bargain bin stand:- [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: April 26, 2015, 11:14:45 AM »
Did you see the Black CD175A sloper tank with decent chrome panels Al on an outside autojumble stand ? Thought I had found a nice rechromed original style 18" x 1.60 front DID rim at 120 GBP (pre-haggle) but the guy was wrong it was a 1.85 rear.
DSS also had a NOS set of gauges for a CB750K6 at 150 GBP ...don't know if this is a good buy or not.
This Z900 was also sold and the Z1 was priced around 16k from memory, unsold at the time I saw it.
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« on: April 26, 2015, 07:30:05 AM »
You did well Ash; I paid 40 Euro (£28) for a set from Germany. Oddly, the set contains 2 straight + 2 cranked (45 deg) plug caps.
Haven't fitted 'em!
Simon
Two of them should be "cranked" Simon for a 400/4 The pipes were still there at 4 ..I think 150 Quid [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
5293
« on: April 26, 2015, 07:06:42 AM »
73!! bout the same time as I was at Southshields college! There was a used bike dealer up that road with a Vincent outside for years
Wasn't there a place called the 'Chelsea Cat' there around that time, Steve?
5294
« on: April 26, 2015, 06:58:09 AM »
Went to show yesterdays with my greabo mate who wanted BSA A10 / A7 parts. He had us lug A10 forks, gearbox, oiltank, shocks and carb back the long tunnel trek back to my car.
Anyway, followers of the 'Ashimoto tales', may remember I went the VJMC show last July at Lotherton Hall and this funny little Lancastrian guy called Les . 'leslamo' on eBay, had quite a bit of NOS Honda stuff and he had a set of 4 metal-shrouded, Nippon Denso plug caps marked 40 GBP on the plastic bag, so I offered him 30 and he moaned on about being able to sell them all day on eBay for 60 (joke). He reluctantly accepted and I handed him the 30 quid, picked the bag up and he said "NO 30 quid EACH" , so I walked away.
Anyway David Silver on his stand 'Bargain Corner' had a cardboard box full of these so I bought four. The were supposed to be 3 quid each but I had no change so the 'main man' just said give him a tenner. Walked round a bit more and went back, slapped another tenner in his hand making a total of 8 for cost of 20 quid. Oh and before anyone comments, I know that functionally these are crap. Just need some cranked ones now but at least I have 'trades'
Anyway he had quite a few left (at 4PM) if anyone is going today. His stand is on the LH wall (as you walk in from the front) in the main hall. Also picked up a couple of orders I had with them post free, collect at the show.
David from Saisei was not there.
Mainly Brit stuff there but a few Honda around but nothing special but literally tons of British bike stuff. The grumpy 'On all Fours' Honda guy was there plus the OCD guy who sells old mags and stands watching you like a hawk and then tidies them all up again neatly, in chronological order, when you go. There were a few reso 400/4's around but needed lots or work, also a couple of CB160's , again quite rough. One jumble stand had a complete 400/4 engine and 500/4 cases but there was no price on it.
Said hello to Ian on the MOTAD stand, what a nice bloke he is and so glad he has joined us on here.
Ash
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« on: April 24, 2015, 10:13:55 AM »
Ash thats saved you a few quid you tight Yorkshire man ha ha (private joke)
Did you get all the smaller parts done?
pete
Not as tight as my best mate Pete. His gas bill for the winter quarter was 12 quid (he's found a company that has no standing charge but charges more / unit for the gas used) and he sits with his feet on a block of polystyrene for insulation when it's cold outside. Boils his kettle once per day as he makes up a big vacuum flask of tea first thing in the morning that lasts him all day. Blasting the smaller parts Pete in the blast cabinet we just got at work (see post on seat base from CB250KSS) .. absolute magic! The pleasure in using it for the 1st time was comparable with your first experience as a schoolboy doing the thing that 90% of them admit to and the remaining 10% are liars. Sorry Julie for this potty talk. Ash
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