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Stafford Show, Saturday 17th Oct 2015

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BigAl (Alan):
Very strange, I'm beginning to think that I went to a different show! 
Just checked the free 'Motorcycle Monthly' from the entrance tunnel.
Trader list page 30/31, no 'David Silver Spares' entered in any of the halls?...

MrDavo:
If David Silver wasn't there then who did I pay for my oil pump seals, and should I stop waiting for the postman to come? They were in the hall which is at the back as you go into the main exhibition space - the guy who served me was impressed that I'd brought my own parts book with me, so he didn't have to look the numbers up. They didn't have a lot of stock with them, but were doing an offer of £1 delivery, whatever you bought. Not as good for my oil seals but if you bought some serious metalwork...

A couple of nice candy blue green K0's there, the owner of one looking a bit suspiciously at me, I was looking closely to spot if all the bolts were 'number 8' ones or not, a few of mine have been changed to new plated ones with modern markings on them, and I'm sad enough to care.

Outside there were some lads from Stockport who I know, they'd been camping in a box trailer (that they'd brought all their bike bits in) that was full of sleeping bags. They sold a CB750 K2 bottom end cheap, but not before I'd bought the oil pressure switch off it for £4, mainly for the rubber boot which I don't have, but also so I have a spare switch.

One of the highlights for me was outside in the 'paddock' hearing the Laverda V6 run, and a CR750 replica, shame they didn't fire up Sammy Miller's V8 Guzzi. Like Mick I went on Sunday, straight in and out, no queue.

royhall:
Dss was definitely there just moved from his usual corner position. Also the red 750K0 had a 17mm oil filter bolt instead of 12mm. Just shoot me now.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: royhall on October 20, 2015, 11:58:05 AM ---Dss was definitely there just moved from his usual corner position. Also the red 750K0 had a 17mm oil filter bolt instead of 12mm. Just shoot me now.

--- End quote ---

I seem to remember reading that the oil filter hex size  was reduced in later production to prevent shearing off the boss in the crankcase. Could be wrong. Also, I think sandcasts definitely had large 8 bolts but a lot of diecasts did not. I bought a Yamiya kit of No8 bolts for my 10/69 K0 (not particularly good replicas) but unsure what it would have had originally. My '69  CB250/350K0/K1 twins definitely had large '8' bolts though but not all of them, some had plain heads with no number at all. Brr weather getting colder ...must dig out me anorak  ;D


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RGP750:
Yes Ash i need my anorack now.
You are right on the 17mm oil filter housing ,i read a Honda bulletin last week.
It was to stop over tightening and cracking the filter housing, the housing being changed as well and the later one has a number 2 cast on the top of it.
RGP (anorack)750 ;D ;D

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