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Bryanj:
Everything on a 550 rear hub/brake is different EXCEPT the brake shoes and bearings, can't remember if they can be made to fit or not
AshimotoK0:
I'd love to know where the Homdacrome man gets all of his bits from particularly mudguards. I guess the USA.
I wimped out and got my 750K0 paintwork done by a pro. Did my 400/4 in '86 though including the F2 pinstripes. I reckon that modern paints must be a real pain though.
Cheers Ash.
z1100r:
I've bought a complete backplate from the US....the seat arrived today and fits like a glove...its bloody perfect, sits on all the rubbers lovely and came with an additional new seat cover, strap, and chrome strip. Original cover isnt bad and will do for now. Of course thers a problem....the catch plunger doesnt fit...must be off a different bike with a different catch system. Base is like new, and not been restored, foam is not great and is collapsing a bit. I can make a real good like new seat from the 3 seats I now have though. Gotta fabricate something for the catch...no problem but more time I haven't got.
I could machine the wheel or the back plate and make it fit but figured I might aswell get the right thing. The sprocket side fitted fine. Never gave it a thought in the eighties when I swapped it, just stuck the K3 wheel in complete and binned my old 500 wheel cos it was completely knackered.
What else did you think was different Bryan.
I changed my mind about the petrol tank stripe...its going to be the original 500 shape now cos it will be a dammed site easier to do with this soft paint.
SteveD CB500K0:
I have emailed "Hondachrome" over the years.
He buys his stuff in California. His prices are pretty good - even though they have increased substantially over the last 5 years.
If I needed a mudguard - I'd buy one from him any time.
HondaFour:
Have you tried paints4u on the internet? They do very good quality stuff and over
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