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Finally after too many years I'm working on my 500/4
matthewmosse:
Beyond blasting carb cleaner through them repeatedlyI cannot claim to have had much to do with the 550 carbs other then getting cross with them. They were great for the year or 2 that they were on my 550k3, til it got too ratty to keep and became a parts bike. I do know the 500/4 carbs don't clog at all easily in comparison and some of the 500/4 projects I have bought ran even with a thick furry layer of corrosion in the floats.
Noticed this morning whilst childminding and ordering bits that Wemoto do wiring looms for the 500/4. @ £150 for a loom it would blow my budgett out of the water, but whilst it could be done cheaper by buying each wire individually from vwp it is still tempting. I shall wait and see how well my current loom works after the years of neglect. There was a charging issue, but I cannot recall if it was resolved. I hate wiring.
Lobo:
.... it takes all-sorts: I enjoy electrics.... primarily, I guess, in that its logical & the results are instantaneous. (er, one way or another!)
£150 is indeed a lot, but on the flip side some bloody electrical gremlin miles from home due an old hardened / corroded loom / plugs a pain in the proverbial. Given your 'practical' approach to the bike wouldn't new wires / non-standard (but quality) connectors etc be the way to go?
Peace of mind is worth a lot...
Simon.
matthewmosse:
Logically since a re wire with new wires and vwp decent connectors is something I did on my k3, it would definitely make sence to do the same again. I have most of the bits needed, albeit in too small quantities. I shall see how bad the loom is first, then decide. I won't be using the modern high performance cable though, I found the finished loom hard and stiff, and a bit fragile when it came to connectors pulling off unless soldered. A proper crimper might be better than my £12 one. Didn't do much to the 500 today, decided the ntv would benefit from new tyres instead. Just added changing tubeless tyres and fixing auction special dud compressors to my repetoir of 'skills'
Lobo:
...agree on the modern hi-Perf cable; just too difficult to work with.
matthewmosse:
Seat pan rusted out from the inside. Damn shame as it was otherwise in very good order being a genuine old stock honda one fitted by previous owner. I think replicating my own seat pan may be better than the pattern ones from what I have read about them. Luckily I have other spares for now, so that can wait til I need one to build up whatever bike the spare gets robbed from. Carbs and airbox now retrieved from the loft of the other shed -need the dust blowing off. That loft is far more of an Aladins cave, had to sort through 4 or 5 sets of 500 and 550 carbs to get my best geuss as to which the originals were. The good thing is as the bikes(and other projects) get rebuilt, the pile of bits gets more manageable. 3 or 4 years on house renovation has left the workshop un workable as I still was searching out bits that might be needed which have just ended up added to piles of spares.
Got the rear wheel in, re greased the brake pivott in the back plate, noticed a handy addition I had done by adding an O ring to the outside face -the pivot was still free moving and well greased and didn't really neec doing where normally I would expect it to need greasing annually or they sieze over a winters use, think there were felt washers there before? Either way, a worthwhile addition for a few pence.
Another nice step, I fixed up an old tyre changing machine I bought years ago that has been gathering dust. Should have done it a week ago, makes changing tyres a whole lot easier especially tubeless type. Had a go at a spare for the ntv, had the tyre off in a few minutes. This will save me a fair bit of cash I think.
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