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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
Oddjob:
Even Gerben cam make a mistake Ted. Always worth checking.
As for the boot, you may have to alter your riding position a bit or wear shorter boots. I've got some Marc Marquez ankle boots by Alpine Star and find them really comfortable, much more so then my Sidi boots.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on September 23, 2022, 06:00:12 PM ---Even Gerben cam make a mistake Ted. Always worth checking.
As for the boot, you may have to alter your riding position a bit or wear shorter boots. I've got some Marc Marquez ankle boots by Alpine Star and find them really comfortable, much more so then my Sidi boots.
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I struggle with the gear upshift due to my size 12 feet in my Daytonas - not sure if I can shift the lever a bit lower down on the splines.
If you see someone in Derbyshire on a 500 riding extra Bow Legged it will be me !
Bryanj:
I have read on the US site of people having that problem with the choke Ted but never had it myself, the lever can be moved on the splines but you need to make sure the clamp bolt does not foul against anything, if you want i will try and find another gear lever so you could try and modify the shape to help.
Oddjob:
I'd check the gear lever Ted as well, behind the part where it clamps. The 500 lever is very slightly longer than the 550 lever but they look identical, it's very easy to mix the 2 up. The 550 has a letter A stamped on the inside of that block, the 500 doesn't.
Check post 171 on this thread http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,19895.165.html
flatfour:
On my 500/4 I found it impossible to ride the bike with full - length boots, due to the choke activating on some upshifts - not what you want when overtaking! (I'm a size 10, by the way).
The answer was to wear only ankle boots when using it, something that I found so comfortable that my new full - length boots remain virtually unused, except in very cold weather or when touring.
By chance, I ended up fitting a 750-gear lever on the 500 as the splines became worn on the original and I had a 750 lever in my box of spares. I subsequently found that, after riding my BMW and jumping straight on to the 500 in full - length boots, it had cured the tendency for me to catch the choke lever on upshifts - something that you might like to try yourself?
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