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Ken's (oddjob) 500/4 resto??? Where are you with it?
florence:
On the side-stand thing, I was thinking of painting mine a bright colour on the end so I notice it when I lean down to turn the ignition key. Another idea I pondered was to attach a piece of rubber hose on the end and hold in place with jubilee clip. I haven't tried either of these so cannot validate their efficacy.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
A switch that does not allow the engine to run when the side stand is down is a simple & effective idea.
It's a shame they are not easy to retro fit.
IIRC my XJ900F had one, I was quite baffled one day when I could not ride off after filling it with petrol.
Oddjob:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 18, 2025, 12:29:56 AM ---I've just looked at Max's ebay shop, he does quite a bit of bike stuff now.
.https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3542580.m47492.l71970&_ssn=hay_2506
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Almost all the 500 stuff that Max sells was done for me, I kept suggesting stuff for him to copy and he obliged. Much missed on here, a great resource, shame he felt he had to leave. He also does the carb rod for the 500/550, I still have a few spare if anyone wants one, cheaper than Max is currently selling BTW as he did a few for me and reduced the price a little, £50 inc P&P. One thing that's missing off his Ebay shop for some reason are the 2 bolts for the 500/550 torque arm, first things he did IIRC, they fit through the brake plate and the bracket on the swinging arm, did a really good job of copying them. I wanted him to do the 2 large rear engine hanger bolts as well but he'd left by the time I came up with the idea. I think they'd sell well.
Oddjob:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 18, 2025, 02:40:57 PM ---A switch that does not allow the engine to run when the side stand is down is a simple & effective idea.
It's a shame they are not easy to retro fit.
IIRC my XJ900F had one, I was quite baffled one day when I could not ride off after filling it with petrol.
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And probably the easiest to wire up as well, just splice into the black/white wire and job done.
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 18, 2025, 02:46:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 18, 2025, 12:29:56 AM ---I've just looked at Max's ebay shop, he does quite a bit of bike stuff now.
.https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3542580.m47492.l71970&_ssn=hay_2506
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Almost all the 500 stuff that Max sells was done for me, I kept suggesting stuff for him to copy and he obliged. Much missed on here, a great resource, shame he felt he had to leave. He also does the carb rod for the 500/550, I still have a few spare if anyone wants one, cheaper than Max is currently selling BTW as he did a few for me and reduced the price a little, £50 inc P&P. One thing that's missing off his Ebay shop for some reason are the 2 bolts for the 500/550 torque arm, first things he did IIRC, they fit through the brake plate and the bracket on the swinging arm, did a really good job of copying them. I wanted him to do the 2 large rear engine hanger bolts as well but he'd left by the time I came up with the idea. I think they'd sell well.
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You can try sending him an email Ken as I did when I asked him if he could make a carb spindle for my 400/4. He obliged and a cracking piece of work it is, a straight swap and it will never rust.
Yes, I agree, a shame he left the forum.
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