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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
Oddjob:
I convinced the BIL to replace the primary chain in my other 500 when he had it apart a few months ago. I had a spare Kwack chain so I sold him that one, 2 days later he's saying he's going to buy a new genuine one from DS as the Kwack fails the tank track test, which is what I called the method when I discovered it many moons ago, he's adamant he can get the chain to touch along a lot of the links. A new chain will touch but it really needs to be forced, whereas an old one will touch without even trying. I spent 5 minutes telling him he must be wrong, he's adamant he's not. After a while I asked him, are you testing on a flat surface, yes, you do have the chain on it's edge like a tank track? Silence. An embarrassed few seconds later and he admits he's been testing it lying on it's side, puts it on it's edge and of course it refuses to touch links. I wonder about him sometimes.
Fowlers has some in stock Ted. Cheap as well, sure they were dearer last time I bought a couple.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Too late ordered one from MSP - it was a couple of quid cheaper than in March 2021 !!
Oddjob:
Same price as Fowlers?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 03, 2022, 03:17:56 PM ---Same price as Fowlers?
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£57.34 including VAT & delivery.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The casing that I am dismantling has crank codes BAAAA.
The mains coded A are Green bearings, no code at the moment for (B) mains 1.
The donor casing I have to use has crank codes AABBB.
Looks like I will have fun sorting out the new combination.
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