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1967 CB450K0 Black Bomber Rebuild - By Royhall
royhall:
Thanks Ash your a Superstar. Yes I had noted the brass nipples. I am going stainless with the new wheel build so will have to ask the wheel man about that, hopefully he will be able to get silver nipples of some sort.
royhall:
Had a look at the rear shocks with a mind to rebuilding them. I watched a few YouTube videos about the rebuild and to be honest it didn't look too hard to do. Unfortunately on inspection the shocks look too far gone to be reclaimed. Looks like they are heading to the same place as the rear wheel, ie the bin.
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After a fruitless search for replacements that were either rebuildable or new replicas I had resigned myself to settling for more modern units although they will spoil the look of the bike. I had a look at Hagon who do a shock that looks close but there are internet reports that they foul the chain guard so they are no use.
As we were going to the NEC bike show last Monday, and Hagon have a stall there, I decided to take the shocks and see what they said about it. They had some very helpful people on that stall who said they could build a shock from stock pieces that would not foul the chain guard and would look correct. So at £263 a pair I decided to give them a go, they even asked for my weight to set the spring rate correctly.
That was on the Monday morning, Wednesday afternoon a package arrived containing the shocks. They are the correct length and look correct. They even left off the Hagon stickers at my request. What do you think?
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That's some kind of top service in my opinion. Bit more than I really wanted to pay, but not too bad for a pair of custom built shocks. They are built from polished stainless so they should last well. Even the top black shroud is stainless. Can't try them on the bike to check they really don't foul the chain guard as it's in a thousand pieces but they do look and measure very close to the originals. If the worst happens and they do foul I shall modify the chain guard. Going to be a big scrap weigh in soon.
taysidedragon:
Well done Hagon. The shocks look fantastic, well worth the money to keep the look.
Spitfire:
That's great customer service, hope that they fit as well as they look.
Cheers
Dennis
AshimotoK0:
Well .. I went to my stash of parts this morning and dug out a hub and initially it looked OK but on closer inspection I think one section is starting to crack like yours Roy. It's hard to assess as I think there are also moulding flash lines around that region too.
I do have others but it will be a week before I can go back and investigate, as I am away on business most of this week. I would hang fire on sourcing another though as I suspect this may be a common problem. I do have a 500T one somewhere at work too IIRC.
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