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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
Laverdaroo:
Thats why I did it, for both those reasons. Looks far nicer for a bike of that size and braking is ony going to be improved as a result which just may be the deciding factor in a situation. The speedo drive isnt a biggie once you get your head round it. I had a spare disc floating about so apart from already having that the whole set up stands me at about 70 odd quid. Cheap win really.
I have a spare set of 550 fork lowers, and some 500 sliders that have just been re ground at Philpots and faultless, going on ebay after crimbo but if you need anything you have first dibbs Ted, goes without saying ;)
Oddjob:
Don't forget you need to space out the caliper bolt on the new side Roo, if you don't the arm sits at an angle and the pads wear funny. It's because the new caliper mount sits ON the mudguard brace whereas the old side it sits under the brace, you also need to ensure the arm sits directly above the disc like the other side does. IIRC you need some washers between the top mount and the brace and a thicker one on the bottom mount bolt. I seem to recall I put the new caliper onto the new arm complete with pads, pushed it onto the rear of the disc not the front as that movable and left the bolts out, swung the arm until it was level with the mounting bolts and measured the gap. I ended up welding the washers to the brace and then having it chromed so I wouldn't lose them if I dismantled the front end.
Laverdaroo:
Yeah, I'm aware of the need for all that, I was leaving ot to the fitting stages. It'son the list but for the bare bones of the conversion, like yio said, its pretty cheap in comparrison to what you get from the deal. I still have a bench full of bits but I get the frame tomorrow for definite, spoke to the chap today and going over for 3pm tommorow.........whoop whoop!
I have all the 'fitting joy' and thinking time to come. Looking forward to it ;)
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on December 20, 2022, 03:37:46 PM ---Depends on what you already have Ted, you need a spare caliper and disc, a set of 550 sliders, a longer set of disc bolts and another part of the brake line. Not that expensive if you already have some of these. There's a little work involved as well adapting the speedo drive.
For me it's a good investment, if it stops you quicker it could just avoid an accident and those can be very expensive.
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I have no spare caliper,disc or 550 sliders not too woried about the look / accident risk for the mileage I am likely to cover. The Brembro pads certainly feel good so I'll keep that bit original.
Thinking about improvements / mods from the original has made me re-think the exhuast situation. I was minded to fit the original four pipe system to keep the period look and gloss over the cost. That got me thinking about the owners who went from twin pipe to 4 into 1 systems as they performed & sounded better.
Just thought I would put that out there for added public humiliation to add to the Nut Brown saga - I still have regrets about settling for boring black.
Bryanj:
Wasnt sound and performane in most cases Ted was purely cost as a motad or dunstall was less than half a honda system
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