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« on: February 13, 2015, 10:36:19 AM »
Dave Silvers do a repro brake caliper I think, and for less than used ones get off eBay. Where I might be of use to nearby members is the fact I have a lathe and welding kit, and may soon be after small jobs, as my job is headed up the swanny.
Sorry to hear that, if I have any jobs doing I will let you know. I have a fried who travels though your neck of the woods often so can always give him stuff to drop off.
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« on: February 12, 2015, 10:40:35 PM »
I have a pretty decent sized stockpile of well used cb550 and 500 bits. If you are stuck for anything give us a shout. I buy bits off eBay to replace what I break or wear out so not likely to be as cheap as folk clearing stuff out, but I do have most bits stashed someplace if something proves unobtainable. Nothing worthy of use in a restoration likely to be in my shed though. My bikes are commuters and have genrally seen too many winters. Some nice cars on that list. Our series 2 landy runs hay balers in summer.
Well if I'm honest I could do with a front calliper as the one on my bike is missing. I'm chatting to a lad in Ireland who is building a racing project that looks really nice. He has a load of stuff he's not going to use so will probably by most parts of him and probably collect in march when shamrock rally is on.
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« on: February 12, 2015, 09:58:24 AM »
Hi Mate
I'm new here also, I live in north wales.
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« on: February 12, 2015, 09:56:22 AM »
Hi there from sunny Mid Wales. Cb550s are good bikes, one of my mates had an Xs 250, not a bad looking bike, his was pretty unreliable though he might just have been unlucky. He dropped a 400cc engine in. I ended up rescuing lots of engine bits from the skip when he got divorced and moved. I might still have one or 2 bits that survived the eBay clear out hiding in the odd corner. I mostly have cb500/4s but still have a cb550 project lurking in a barn. What cars have you restored? I have a series 2 land rover that took me away from my bikes for a few years.
Cheers
Matt
Well if you have anything I could use or mite need let me know. I have done a few cars in my time completed an MGB GT and MG Midget on my own and done a few Mk1 facelift Capri's, Jaguar xj6 series1 and VW LT35 Van with a friend and a series 2 land rover with my brother in Law.
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« on: February 12, 2015, 09:50:30 AM »
Thought I would post some pictures of the bikes, having trouble reducing the size of the pictures for the post.
As you can see the CB550 is in proper poor shape but as soon as the café racer is finished the CB will be started. Thanks for the information on the carbs, I have found a guy who will completely refurbish, clean and set the carbs up for £350 which I think is pretty good considering there is four of them.
The cd185 is currently in bits at the moment but will update on it and the cb550 as I go along. and y little xs250 is my run around picked it up £300 with mot and its fun to ride,
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« on: February 10, 2015, 09:25:57 PM »
Hi All
Just a quick note of who I am and to say hello.
I'm Mark Live in Wales in the uk. I have a couple a few bikes and thought I should join a forum or 2 so I can get plenty of advice. I'm mechanically minded when it comes to cars but am a complete novice on bikes. I Love cars and bikes but have mainly restored cars. I have switched to restoring/building bikes Last year after falling ill and decided that cars take too long and take up too much room.
I have 1981 Yamaha XS250 which is my daily rider when the weather permits, I'm building a café Racer out of a 1979 Honda Benly Twin and have just bought a Honda CB550.
I'm hoping to get lots of advice and parts for my Hondas as the CB550 was going to be converted to another café racer but changed my mind as I will already have one with my Benly I am going down the path of restoring it back to original.
Engine No CB550E 1129***
Frame No CB550K2025***
Any help and advice you guys and gals can give me will be very appreciated. I hope the pictures show up ok.
Mark
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