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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Mcraig1982 on June 15, 2024, 02:47:36 PM

Title: tappet covers
Post by: Mcraig1982 on June 15, 2024, 02:47:36 PM: Hi, anyone know anywhere in the uk can source these bad boys? for a 500/550
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Bryanj on June 15, 2024, 05:11:22 PM: Try ebay usa they were far more common over there in the chopper world, 750 ones are the same
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Mcraig1982 on June 15, 2024, 09:07:04 PM: Cheers Bryan. Found loads in America. About 45Â£ a set but itâ€™s Â£50 postage 🙁
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Bryanj on June 16, 2024, 07:11:39 AM: Youneed to cultivate an american freind to post things to you but even then postage from us is all airmail now
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Laverda Dave on June 16, 2024, 12:35:38 PM: How many do you need?
When I bought Ratty it had some of these fitted. The PO asked me to give them back to him if I wasn't going to use them. I threw them into a box marked as 'Tat' along with the copious amount of acorn nuts and the shopping trolley arrangement that was attached to the front mudguard. I don't know why he want's them back as he no longer has a bike? They aren't perfect as the bike was in a shed for 20+ years. It is a 400/4 but I guess these are generic.
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 16, 2024, 12:47:01 PM: Are these taller covers for a cool look or is there some other benefit - any potential clearance issues on the inner ones?
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Laverdaroo on June 16, 2024, 12:49:21 PM: Thought youâ€™d have put them in the Christmas tree Dave

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Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Laverda Dave on June 16, 2024, 02:35:04 PM: Quote from: Laverdaroo on June 16, 2024, 12:49:21 PM
Thought youâ€™d have put them in the Christmas tree Dave

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Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Laverda Dave on June 16, 2024, 02:36:36 PM: I did use the shopping trolley arrangement on the front mudguard to do the weekly shop Roo.
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Laverdaroo on June 16, 2024, 02:40:47 PM: Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 16, 2024, 12:47:01 PM
Are these taller covers for a cool look or is there some other benefit - any potential clearance issues on the inner ones?
Purely bling Ted.
As ever and no matter how you put them on theyâ€™ll always be too tight, graunch and the tappers will always be a pig to do.

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Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: K2-K6 on June 16, 2024, 02:42:41 PM: Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 16, 2024, 12:47:01 PM
Are these taller covers for a cool look or is there some other benefit - any potential clearance issues on the inner ones?

Think they originated for things like Triumph to try and hold some of the "tappety" noise inside and not for Honda engines ;D ;D ;D

They are of a period in CafÃ¨ racer look though.
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Bryanj on June 16, 2024, 04:16:50 PM: Was just a "chopper" thing where everything had to be finned
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: Bryanj on June 19, 2024, 11:10:58 PM: Have got 4 used ones where the fins are vertical instead of horizontal that can go cheap if you want them. Send a pm if interested
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 20, 2024, 09:39:25 AM: Quote from: Bryanj on June 19, 2024, 11:10:58 PM
Have got 4 used ones where the fins are vertical instead of horizontal that can go cheap if you want them. Send a pm if interested

The Jedward Twins look!
Title: Re: tappet covers
Post by: K2-K6 on June 20, 2024, 09:49:36 AM: Quote from: Bryanj on June 19, 2024, 11:10:58 PM
Have got 4 used ones where the fins are vertical instead of horizontal that can go cheap if you want them. Send a pm if interested

Isn't that the top end oil supply when it goes "cheap" as it lunches it's cam bearings ;D