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Ken's (oddjob) 500/4 resto??? Where are you with it?

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Rozabikes Tim:
Hi Ken,

Now you're back in the fold Ken,  I have been desperate to know how your 500 resto is going? Really enjoyed the old thread and your fanatical attention to detail.

Oddjob:
Sorry Tim, missed this. So busy with my bathroom project I don’t have time for anything else.

Where is it at? Ready to start rebuilding the rolling chassis, frame has all the welds sealed, it was then powder coated. I still need to fill the inside of the frame tubes with zinc paint, drain it off and then do it again with Waxoyl. When that’s done assemble the front end. Most of that is already in sub assemblies, bars are finished, clocks are mainly finished, just need to sort out my digital voltmeter which lives inside my tacho, might fit that at a later date though. Forks and yokes are done, brakes are done, wheels are not. Fitting my Lester mag wheels and they need ceramic coating and the rims and spoke edges polishing. 80% ready for the coaters, haven’t decided on front guard yet, might fit standard chrome guard or might refit the 900fz blade I had fitted previously, needs a repaint though. Rear end is ready to fit, Marzocchi dampers are done, they turned out well. Engine hasn’t been touched yet though, got a bucket load of new parts to go in that including a set of NOS 550 barrels, new pistons, rings etc. New shells if it needs them, clutch basket renovated with new damper rubbers, 650 primary chain tensioner being fitted as well. Was planning for this year, might make it, might not. Missus wants me to do the house first and tbh I feel that’s more important than just thinking of myself, so if I’ve got some free time I’ll do a bit and if not then what’s another year, it’s been going on for so long now another won’t matter much.

I do have some plans to improve the bike, side stand warning device for when you set off with it down, plus a few others I’m still planning out, like an hydraulic clutch conversion, some engine improvements to gain a few bhp, nothing radical, still needs to be rideable. Coming along but haven’t done a single thing to it this year yet.

When it does happen it will be fast though, expect a month from first assembly to finished project, it’s just starting it that’s the problem. 😁😁

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Be good to see some photos as you progress with the frame build Ken, we like piccies. ;D ;D ;D

Rozabikes Tim:
Ta Ken for the update.

deltarider:

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I do have some plans to improve the bike, side stand warning device for when you set off with it down, plus [...]

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I'm interested in this. Long time ago I had a switch connected. It was a small container like one of our condensers. It was filled with mercury. It worked but hasn't lived long. It has spilled the mercury in the environment  :-[. Those who own a model with that dreaded turn signal buzzer, could use it to alarm you, when sidestand is down with the IGN ON and kill switch in RUN.

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