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1976 CB550F1 (what have I let myself in for) Project

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SumpMagnet:
all this talk of cranks has got me jittery! My 750 one was mothballed when I started my project, and I had to go and check it was all OK! Mind you...I laid it to rest with more care than a Pharoah got, doused in embalming oil, wrapped in oil soaked rags, carefully bound up in a bubble wrap sarcophagus, wrapped in polythene....all I needed was a pyramid! Felt like a tomb robber opening it up....but it was fine.. Then I had to 're bury' it!

eight0:
Thanks for the advice again and for checking Ken, I'll PM you and we can arrange something.

I'm pretty sure the pitting to the original crank wasn't there when I took it apart, I'd left it on a shelf in a carrier bag for a while and although covered in oil it still rusted so your carefulness is definitely warranted sumpmagnet!

philward:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 12, 2021, 12:14:22 PM ---Sorry mate, I have 4 black, 4 green and 4 brown rod shells, no yellow.

You can either search for 13218-323-003 or 13218-426-003 as they are the same part. However after doing some searching myself they are either in short supply or they want a lot for them. CMS want almost 20 euros for one.

I'd fit all greens, the price drops to 11 euros for a green shell. If you ordered the browns from CMS you could see if they will exchange them for 8 greens. same for DS although he wants more money for a green shell than CMS.

If your ordering some greens could you add 4 green shells for me to the order and I'll pay you when they arrive or beforehand if you'd like.

Offer still stands for the yellow mains, even though these are really scarce now it's fine doing a straight swap with your browns, I'll find a use for the browns somewhere.

I wonder how much DS would offer for some black mains, I'm betting his offer would be well below what they are worth. Due to how scarce they are I'm betting you could sell them at £30 each inc P&P and still find buyers who want them

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Ken, does's Honda still make all the crank/rod shells or are some shell colours old stock? The reason I ask is when I ordered shells from DS recently (order was just the shells with no other items) and the order was delayed as on back order (ordered as DS online showed in stock). I rang local Honda dealer as I thought DS was expensive (compared to CMSL) and they said they could order them (Brown and green from memory).

philward:
So would the Wigan Honda dealer have gone to DS or CMSL? Price quoted was exactly same as DS

eight0:
Not sure if it helps. But whilst I was waiting for the CMS order to ship I ordered the same from DS who didn't have the bearings in stock. They said they had to order them from EU. I asked if it was CMS they were getting them from and they said no. The order arrived in 3 days and before the original CMS order.

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