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1969 CL450 US Barn Find Restoration
AshimotoK0:
Hmm .. the good think about DK is no quibble if you are not happy when you receive the item. If I want to negotiate anything I usually call and ask for Becky in eBay sales . The rest of them are usually too busy to talk to you but she's good at sorting stuff / deals out .. she may not even be there now but worth a try .... it's about a year since I last 'negotiated' though. They may even have other ones Dave, not listed yet. Always worth a try. If you have ever been there you really appreciate the tons of parts they have.
MrDavo:
I spoke to Becky, she said she didn't think they would split them if they were being sold as a pair, but to message them so the partners could consider my offer, partners say no.
Hard tpo tell if its the light, but picture #2 seems to show one heck of a scuff on the lobe of the exhaust tacho side.
They have a couple of others but they aren't great. I appreciate the point about returns, they let me send an incomplete front brake cable back, no quibbles. I'd like to buy the best one I can first time if possible.
What do you think of the one in Georgia?
K2-K6:
From what you can see of the Georgian one it looks potentially good. It seems to have low to close to zero scuffing around the base circle, indicating that it's been run with enough clearance / gap to avoid some of the problems they develop.
Has it any followers to go with it?
MrDavo:
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No, he had a set of CB350 ones, but searching through his other stuff, a very random selection, I found this cam:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-HONDA-CB450-EXHAUST-CAMSHAFT-CAM-DOHC-CB-450-CL450-CL/282847634324
Quite a bit more expensive than the other one, but probably the best one I've seen for sale. Pretty similar to the one I've got, apart from the bits missing on mine.
Some of the extra may be because of the dampers though, which I will be replacing anyway. With carriage and import taxes (no surprises from Parcelfarce, which is how things should be) about £76 delivered. A lot, but with these things you should try to buy the best you can afford.
K2-K6:
That last one does look good.
It's a pain that often the depth of focus doesn't always cover the critical areas on them, but he seems to have caught it on that one. I'd agree with your assessment, that it looks the best of the ones seen so far. Although more cost, if it offers the solution it gives a good resolution to your immediate problem.
It's a real shame that your original is so good, but bludgeoned. I don't know how they are assembled but there maybe (if you successfully replace it) a route for someone to modify that one to make it serviceable.
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