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Misc / Open / Re: For all the interested plane enthusiasts
« on: February 24, 2019, 06:41:08 AM »
Are there any good displays on around beginning of May? Next year.... We will definitely be there.. based in Skipton for a few weeks.

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Project Board / Re: CB350F Rusteration
« on: February 22, 2019, 01:50:47 AM »
You see plenty of cars have valve seals replaced with the head or heads still on. They basically use a leak down tester to pressurise the combustion chamber and they use a fulcrum to compress the valve springs so they can slip in the collets... worth a try... worst that can happen is the valve wont stay up.. then you will need to drop the head off..
Looks to be in really good condition inside though..

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 14, 2019, 12:28:32 PM »
A couple more pics..
I also scored a timing cover in really good condition.. just needs a good polish and the black paint refurbed :)

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Another view of the $10 engine top end

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 14, 2019, 12:24:23 PM »
Well, I am glad that the CB360 is basically the same engine.. I managed to pick up what looks to be a really nice Came out of the USA which should be here in the next day or so. All up I paid around A$95 to get it here.. and it can with the advance mechanism as well.. the lobe look pretty reasonable as well as the end bearing surfaces.. the centre bearing surface is a little manky but I will check it out properly when it gets here... plus I am not sure on how good the running surface is for the bob-weights.

I also scored an almost complete CB360 engine for spares.. it isnt in real good condition by the photo but for A$10 plus $32 freight to get it here from Victoria I cant dont think I can lose on it..
The engine arrived today and this evening I ripped the rocker cover off to see if I bough a bunch of scrap metal or not...
Before I even pulled it apart I had well and truely covered my cost.. this engine had a Points cover and points backing plate.. those items alone are over A$120 second hand.. and I think the points plate is over $50 new as a pattern part.

With the rocker cover off.. I had more or less struck gold. The cam looked wonderful, other than the centre bearing.. but it may just be dirty and greasy.. the lobes look to be in great shape.. if so I could have a good spare camshaft...lol
The other bonus is that the rocker arms are really good.. so even if I scrap the rest.. I am well ahead.
The USA Camshaft
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$10 engine opening up
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Announcements / Re: New Knee
« on: February 10, 2019, 01:09:34 PM »
Yes Dennis.. there were a few guys in the Rehab hospital when I was there that had both knees done at the same time.. I tip my hat to them.. having been through it no way I would recommend doing both at once but each to their own I guess..
I was offered to have an epidural and not go fully under anaesthetic but having watched a video of what they were going to do.. there was no way I wanted to be even partially awake when it was being done...lol
Keep us up to date.. a couple of pics just so you know what it all looks like in the first week or so :)

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The last one was after 2 weeks when the dressing came off.. no external stitches or staples.. some new dressing and glue combination.. half my scar is almost invisible now.. I do have some numbness on the outside of the knee but it is slowly coming back.. :)
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Announcements / Re: New Knee
« on: February 10, 2019, 11:40:24 AM »
Thanks Dennis... you will be fine. I am now coming up to 4 months and almost completely off my pain killers.. for me it was a slow process to come off them as I was on a pretty high dose.
I can walk normal and am back better than I have been for many a year. Not saying it is a walk in the park.. as my Surgeon told me.. it will hurt like hell and expect there to be swelling for at least 6 months... and he was right.. but.. I would do it again tomorrow if the other knee gives out.
I lived in pain (severe pain for 18 months) for a long time and now am relatively pain free and can do pretty much anything I want.
The real trick is Physio Therapy.. I went to a rehab hospital for a week or so and that was a godsend in terms of movement etc. If you cant do that.. make sure you find a local Physio you can work with.. do the exercises... but dont fall for the "no pain, no gain" BS.. No point pushing too far ... slow and steady.
Good luck with the surgery.. :) You will be up and about in no time.

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CB500/550 / Re: Engine degrease and oxidation removal
« on: February 07, 2019, 12:22:20 AM »
I must admit I was a bit surprised when I saw that “Jizzer” was being used on the bike.....must have a different meaning in the UK to Aust...similar to Durex (sticky tape) and thongs ( flip flops ) 😆

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 02, 2019, 08:58:06 PM »
Yes...its not looking good is it.. there doesnt seem to be too much around in the way of parts for these either..
There is a good looking camshaft on eBay but it is from the UK and pretty expensive.. or is that the going rate for a good one?
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1975-Honda-CB-360-250-CB360-CB250-G5-T-engine-camshaft-cam-shaft/352458634331?hash=item52102bf45b:g:ZYYAAOSwRolbj8UT:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true

I will have to check around and see what can be done with mine.. it will probably be cheaper to have it repaired.

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 02, 2019, 08:31:49 AM »
I had the chance today to have a look at the engine parts that came with the bike.. the bottom end turns over ok with no resistance so it will have some oil tipped in and covered up for now.
I really wanted to have a look at the head and valve cover to see how bad it may be... hmmmm.

While everything is pretty grubby and gritty form being in an open shed in the NSW Country (worst drought on record right now) the camshaft is in a bad way.. the bearing surfaces are not too bad (will need to check dimensions and clearances) but the lobes are in a bad way.. as are the rocker arms.. I am not sure how the back of the lobe gets to be so discoloured.. almost look likee its from heat and the tops of the lobes are quite worn and pitted.. so this camshaft will need to be reworked (welded up and re-ground) as will the rocker arms.

I will pay particular attention to the oil pump when I get to that stage and also the cam tensioner.. I see this engine uses a very similar system to the CB400.. does the cam chain tensioner arm suffer similar issues to the CB400 item?
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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 01, 2019, 11:18:40 PM »
Thanks for the info.. with no background on it and no VIN tag stating the age of the bike it is a bit hard to properly identify it.. I will trey through the Motor Registry at some stage and see if they have any info..
For now it will go into hibernation next to the CB400 while I finish the little Yamaha SRX 250 / 350 hybrid.. hopefully not too long though, both the 400 and the 250 are longing for some loving...:)

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SOHC Singles & Twins / Re: Early 70’s CB250
« on: February 01, 2019, 07:29:00 AM »
I have finally been able to organise myself into driving 500 odd km to pick the bike up and another 500km back.. apart from breaking a strap early and having to jury rig the broken bits for 20km until I could buy another couple of straps it was fairly uneventful..Having looked over it when I was picking it up I was a bit confused with what I had actually bought..
When I looked for a VIN Tag there was none.. I am not sure what year Australia started to require VIN tags.. but there definitely isnt one on this bike nor any sign of one being there previously.. and.. I know that a couple of other CB250 G5's all have the G5 in the VIN code.. which matches up with the parts book to some extent.. at least for European Direct bikes.. there is nothing about General Export G5 nomenclature other than G5 and K5 Frame and Engine numbers run the same sequence so the G5 in the VIN would make sense..

From what I can gather... I have bought a CB250 K5.. deduced mainly by the Pilot light block as well as the twin leading shoe drum brake.. It appears the tank is also the same for both for General Export..
This is all in a very quick look once I got home.. so I could also be completely wrong.. not that it maters much at this stage.

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CB750 / Re: Bouncy Forks
« on: January 28, 2019, 10:19:35 PM »
I dont think that is it.. might just be I am getting old :)

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CB750 / Re: Bouncy Forks
« on: January 28, 2019, 02:08:54 AM »
Oh dont get me started on different variations.. I sell pumps (irrigation pumps...big ones) and the mixture of standards I get as enquiries... a bore will give X Gallons per hour while they want X litres per day at X feet of head and they have X metres of pipework... Problem is most Cocky's (Farmers here in Aus) are older guys and still live in the pre-metric age.. or they mix and match.

I must admit though.. I cant visualise 173cm but I can 5Ft 8in... but then I can also visualise 85 or 90kg but have no idea what that would be in stone.. so I guess I am just as bad.. :)

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CB750 / Re: February Classic Bike Magazine
« on: January 25, 2019, 03:20:38 AM »
I signed up for a Digital copy today... way too costly to send hard copy to the Colonies.. :)

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CB350/400 / Re: 400four choke
« on: January 18, 2019, 10:58:49 PM »
Perfect.. many thanks :)

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