CB 500 resurrection

[Bryanj]

The DS brackets may need a bit of tweeking but the pattern ones are all made by the same people. Genuine ones ,both new and used, do come up on fleabay occasionaly but usually in US. I think Ash did some comparrisons of pattern to genuine and put measurements up but not sure

[gary123]

OK thanks

[Oddjob]

That place in Stoke, can't remember the name, had some genuine ones for sale a few weeks ago.

[Bryanj]

DK Ken?

[SPR]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332657536677?hash=item4d73ef2ea5:g:20oAAOSwI3lg3xgu

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312623701616?hash=item48c9d31e70:g:W8sAAOSwzA9gPhBA

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333833882050?hash=item4dba0cc9c2:g:ct8AAOSwpqFgOhIT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353328910058?hash=item52440b4eea:g:TbkAAOSwJDhgOhIg

[gary123]

Yes I did see them but together there more expensive than the DS new ones. Ill try make an offer.

[SPR]

Yes I did see them but together there more expensive than the DS new ones. Ill try make an offer.

Thing is they will probably fit without hassle ......

[Oddjob]

DK Ken?

Yeah, DK, I kept thinking DS but of course that's Dave Silver.

Gary, get the 2 lowest priced ones and have them powder coated. Even genuine Honda ones are not painted very well, I had a NOS one recently and that had an awful finish.

I checked my BILs DS brackets against my genuine ones, the lower ones were well out, the uppers weren't that far out but saying that I couldn't say they were that way when bought as he could have bent them trying to get the exhausts to line up.

Ash did a thread about the DS brackets compared to genuine, you can find it if you look.

[gary123]

Well I went for the DS ones and they went on with no real problem. One side was a bit tight but that could be due to the after market exhausts on that side.

[gary123]

So today I couldn't resist a trial start up. After 5 or 6 tries it started and ran and revd. BUT then I saw smoke/fumes coming from the generator cover, through the holes that hold the Honda badge on. I removed the cover and it looks like the rotor is very slightly rubbing the stator. I do have another of each, should I try swapping or will it "bed in" and settle down. The cover was VERY hot.

[Oddjob]

Is the rotor really rusty?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

It definitely will not bed in - there should be no contact between rotor & stator.

[gary123]

No not rusty at all.

[Oddjob]

Dismantle and see where the wear marks are.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Is it the right rotor for the engine & is it bolted up tight?

The stator is held in place with a series of 3 or 4 bolts into the housing.
Is it the correct housing & stator?