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Honda CB516 Cafe
Niko:
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Yes.....I live in Stoke.
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cantarauk:
Good skills on the seat building I am very impressed
Seabeowner:
Nice looking minimalist bike. Is bike an import? A lot of imports are not suitable for restoration to original, but certainly suit the cafe racer style. Not so many projects like this on the UK site, but good to see individual skills/ideas. Is it 1st UK registration? Let us know if all goes ok with a heavily modded import.
If they are TEC shocks on the back they are great for original look, but a bit soft. And I read somewhere that if you remove the front guard then a lower brace across the forks was recommended.
Mace53:
Its been a while since my last post so I have a few updates.
I've finished rebuilding the engine myself with brand new stainless Allen bolts and seals etc. I found the lower crankcase by far the hardest part. Getting the gear selectors in was tough.
However I stripped an already damaged thread on the lower crankcase on the lower oil cap on the offside of the bike. Given that it appears to be just a drain plug I have slapped some high temp jb weld in there for the time being.
I'm now in the process of building the wiring harness myself. New pamco electronic ignition went on which I got from the good blokes from 4 into 1.
Not long now.
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hairygit:
I hate to tell you, but that oil cap is not just for draining, it seals the end of the main oil feed to the main bearings. Chances are once the heat and vibration act on it, that jb weld may let go, as that gallery has full oil flow and pressure running in it. If the plug let's go, you will get covered in very hot oil, and the engine will sieze in seconds. Sorry, but better to know now than find out while riding it.
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