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Hond CB 500 height question.
SPR:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 02, 2022, 10:51:11 AM ---Hi Simon,
Thanks for the offer all I need realy is a sit on - let me know when it lands and I'll take a run out to Chesterfield it's not far away.
PM me please with your area / postcode nearer the time please.
Thanks Ted
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Have sent a pm :)
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: robvangulik on August 01, 2022, 11:15:04 PM ---Maybe this site could be helpful http://cycle-ergo.com/
According to them the 400 is 30" high and the 500 31.7"
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Thanks for the link its very informative in terms of riding angles.
400 for me is 13 deg lean forwards,Knee angle 77 deg, Hip Angle 74 deg.
500 for me is 0 deg lean forwards, Knee angle 78 deg, Hip angle 85 deg.
The advice on the site says the 400 is more crouched on the hip angle by 11 deg, knee 1 deg difference.
Oddjob:
The 500 was renowned for riding like you were sitting in an armchair.
Funnily enough my BIL came up yesterday to ask for some advise on my other 500 he seems to have adopted. I had to take it for a short ride to check out some noise, it felt small and low compared to my 1300, the seat however felt very wide between the legs, not uncomfortable just different. Been a long time since I rode a 500 and it was like coming home, big smile on my face even though the bike felt horrible, big carb problems and exhaust leaks due to using Dave Silvers exhaust brackets which misalign the 4 into 4 system. Still enjoyed it though.
Have a try Ted, you'll be surprised how comfy it is.
philward:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on August 02, 2022, 01:26:42 PM ---The 500 was renowned for riding like you were sitting in an armchair.
Funnily enough my BIL came up yesterday to ask for some advise on my other 500 he seems to have adopted. I had to take it for a short ride to check out some noise, it felt small and low compared to my 1300, the seat however felt very wide between the legs, not uncomfortable just different. Been a long time since I rode a 500 and it was like coming home, big smile on my face even though the bike felt horrible, big carb problems and exhaust leaks due to using Dave Silvers exhaust brackets which misalign the 4 into 4 system. Still enjoyed it though.
Have a try Ted, you'll be surprised how comfy it is.
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Has your BIL fitted those high bars I gave him yet Ken?
Oddjob:
Believe it or not but no. I did ask him the other day but he reckons he's been trying to sort the engine out for so long now he's not had the time. The engines been out of the frame and apart 5 times now just in this present year. 3 gasket sets fitted, new camchain, new primary and he still couldn't fix it. He's got the carbs apart today, it was really lumpy, didn't want to rev, sounded like it was on 2.5 cylinders at 1400 revs, just bloody awful and he kept complaining of this tapping sound from the top of the engine, changed the camcover, rockers, cam, valve stem seals. Turns out it was an exhaust blow, the exhausts are so misaligned they don't touch the copper gaskets at the head all the way around.
Sometimes it just needs another pair of eyes and ears to solve the problem.
Oh and he also has a bent crank, the rotor oscillates slightly and catches the stator, the gear change was so stiff I suspect he's also bent the gearchange shaft.
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