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CB500 K1 Rebuild
Charlie J:
Just an update on some limited progress made since my last post.
Rebored cylinder block picked up from Bryan. Great job done and I got the benefit of picking Bryan’s brain for half an hour - priceless. He also took a look at the crank, shells and cam chain tensioner and confirmed they were ok to reuse. Thanks again Bryan.
I bought the bike without a log book. The process of getting a new V5C was fairly straightforward. I filled in DVLA form V62 with my details together with the frame and registration numbers and sent it off with a cheque for £25. I got an acknowledgement from DVLA a couple of days later saying that my application should be processed on 01st October and a V5C issued within a few days. Got the log book through the post on 5th Oct so no complaints there. Next step will be to get it SORN’d.
I’ve cleaned up the casings etc ready for painting with VHT paint but just have to wait until my wife goes out so I can use the parts washer for the final clean. For some reason, she seems to think that just because it’s fitted in the kitchen it should only be used for dishes!
Once the cases were apart I could see the damage that the primary chain had caused by chewing into the casing. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Splines on kickstart spindle also stripped so have ordered a used replacement from eBay [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Have dual purposed my bike lift as an engine stand using a length of rebar and some threaded bar. I was afraid to use my work bench in case the engine got lost amongst all the other stuff.
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The four gearbox bearings look, feel and sound ok to me, so given the high cost of replacements I am considering reusing them or is this false economy? The clock shows that the bike had done 47k miles but I have no way of knowing if this is accurate. Any views/advice on this would be welcome.
Thanks
Charlie
Charlie J:
Thanks Oddjob.
I’ve put it on the ever increasing shopping list. The oil guide is not available via CMSNL or DSS but there are a couple on eBay from Germany - £32 + £16 postage!! I’ll check mine out to see if the damage is in a critical position. If not, I’ll try some super glue.
Charlie J:
Hi all
Just getting around to reassembling my front forks after a refurb and need some help in identifying an item I had zip tied to one of the dampers. I’m guessing it’s got something to do with the front suspension but cannot remember where it came from and can’t find it in the manual or parts list. The forks are off a CB500 K1
Thanks in advance
Charlie
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Bryanj:
Never seen one like that before
Charlie J:
Thanks Bryan, if you don't recognise it, then it's probably not important. I'll just throw it in a box of odds and sods and who knows, one day I might remember what it's for!
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