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It's in bits---now what do I do?
Yesterday I took a CB550F2 down to the bare frame. Then I had a long
hot soak with a Romeo y Julieta and a good book (`The Damned United', highly recommended). My question now is what do I do with the bits. I don't need the bike for transport so I'm in no hurry and I would like to bring it back to great niceness. I'm planning on powder coating for the frame and possibly rechroming some bits but is there anything else I should be thinking of? -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
On 19 Mar, 11:05, ens...@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley) wrote:
> Yesterday I took a CB550F2 down to the bare frame. Then I had a long > hot soak with a Romeo y Julieta and a good book (`The Damned United', > highly recommended). > > My question now is what do I do with the bits. I don't need the bike > for transport so I'm in no hurry and I would like to bring it back to > great niceness. I'm planning on powder coating for the frame and > possibly rechroming some bits but is there anything else I should be > thinking of? > -- > Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario > rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle > nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. > Home page:http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
On 19 Mar, 11:05, ens...@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley) wrote:
> Yesterday I took a CB550F2 down to the bare frame. Then I had a long > hot soak with a Romeo y Julieta and a good book (`The Damned United', > highly recommended). > > My question now is what do I do with the bits. I don't need the bike > for transport so I'm in no hurry and I would like to bring it back to > great niceness. I'm planning on powder coating for the frame and > possibly rechroming some bits but is there anything else I should be > thinking of? Depends what you want. I'd set up some searches on Ebay to find a bike for parts: donor bikes are very useful. If it hasn't been run for a long while, I'd also think about cleaning the carbs. |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
In the referenced article, TOG@Toil, chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> writes:
>Depends what you want. I'd set up some searches on Ebay to find a >bike for parts: donor bikes are very useful. If it hasn't been run >for a long while, I'd also think about cleaning the carbs. The carb job was already a definite and I'm on the look-out for parts. David Silver seems to have a lot of what I need. -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
On 19 Mar, 15:20, ens...@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley) wrote:
> In the referenced article, TOG@Toil, chateau.mur...@btinternet.com, <chateau.mur...@btinternet.com> writes: > > >Depends what you want. I'd set up some searches on Ebay to find a > >bike for parts: donor bikes are very useful. If it hasn't been run > >for a long while, I'd also think about cleaning the carbs. > > The carb job was already a definite and I'm on the look-out for > parts. David Silver seems to have a lot of what I need. I played with a CB550F2 a couple of years ago, and I've owned another such as well as a K in the past. The thing to watch is the rear hub - they have a nasty reputation for corroding and cracking, and new ones are ŁEeek. What happens is that corrosion creeps in between the cast iron liner and the alloy hub. That apart, the engines are solid and the only hassles are in getting decent tinware, as ever. I don't think OE exhausts are available any more, for example. Only downer about the CB550 for me was its voracious thirst. The K was much more economical - I think they changed the carbs on the K. I struggled to better 40mpg on my Fs, and all time low was 29mpg on one thrash. |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
In the referenced article, TOG@Toil, chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> writes:
>I played with a CB550F2 a couple of years ago, and I've owned another >such as well as a K in the past. The thing to watch is the rear hub - >they have a nasty reputation for corroding and cracking, and new ones >are =A3Eeek. What happens is that corrosion creeps in between the >cast iron liner and the alloy hub. What I've touched looks sound if manky. I rebuilt the engine a few years after a minor bin but the rest hadn't been touched since Mr Honda screwed it together. >That apart, the engines are solid and the only hassles are in getting >decent tinware, as ever. I don't think OE exhausts are available any >more, for example. I have one of them (bought for the rebuild). The real problem is going to be getting a clean crankcase and top end to replace the chipped one I rebuilt into. I could put that back in, but I'd rather not. -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
M J Carley wrote
> >I'm not doing it because I think that it will be valuable when I'm >finished so I'm not too worried about `correct' parts. It's my own >bike which I've had for eight years but haven't used for two, so I >have all the documentation. I really just want to bring it back to >being a nice bike and I'm not too worried how long it takes. Stick on anything that works and looks good. Rebuilds are best done in the kitchen. -- Roger Hunt |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
In the referenced article, Roger Hunt <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes:
>M J Carley wrote >> >>I'm not doing it because I think that it will be valuable when I'm >>finished so I'm not too worried about `correct' parts. It's my own >>bike which I've had for eight years but haven't used for two, so I >>have all the documentation. I really just want to bring it back to >>being a nice bike and I'm not too worried how long it takes. >Stick on anything that works and looks good. Rebuilds are best done >in the kitchen. SWMBO has moved to France for work: I can degrease in the sink. Splendid. -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
M J Carley <ensmjc@bath.ac.uk> wrote:
> In the referenced article, Roger Hunt <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes: > >M J Carley wrote > >> > >>I'm not doing it because I think that it will be valuable when I'm > >>finished so I'm not too worried about `correct' parts. It's my own > >>bike which I've had for eight years but haven't used for two, so I > >>have all the documentation. I really just want to bring it back to > >>being a nice bike and I'm not too worried how long it takes. > > >Stick on anything that works and looks good. Rebuilds are best done > >in the kitchen. > > SWMBO has moved to France for work: I can degrease in the > sink. Splendid. This reminds me of that awful episode when I put a 400 Four sump in the dishwasher, a couple of years back. -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
The Older Gentleman wrote:
> M J Carley <ensmjc@bath.ac.uk> wrote: >>In the referenced article, Roger Hunt <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes: >>>Stick on anything that works and looks good. Rebuilds are best done >>>in the kitchen. >> >>SWMBO has moved to France for work: I can degrease in the >>sink. Splendid. > This reminds me of that awful episode when I put a 400 Four sump in the > dishwasher, a couple of years back. <chortle> -- '01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 OMF #7 |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
In the referenced article, chateau.murray.takethisout@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) writes:
>M J Carley <ensmjc@bath.ac.uk> wrote: >> SWMBO has moved to France for work: I can degrease in the >> sink. Splendid. >This reminds me of that awful episode when I put a 400 Four sump in >the dishwasher, a couple of years back. I hope you don't use that trick of cooking fish in the dishwasher. -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/ |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:18:41 +0000,
chateau.murray.takethisout@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >> >Stick on anything that works and looks good. Rebuilds are best done >> >in the kitchen. >> >> SWMBO has moved to France for work: I can degrease in the >> sink. Splendid. >This reminds me of that awful episode when I put a 400 Four sump in the >dishwasher, a couple of years back. heh. Burnt did that with some Kawaski triple engine parts a few years back. He was so paranoid that I was going to tell his missus that he eventually owned up to her just to get rid of the threat. -- Champ neal at champ dot org dot uk |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
On or around Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:37:53 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
<who-cares-really@hotmail.co.uk> enlightened us thusly: >http://tinyurl.com/34l92t might help ... > >(Argos dishwashers ...) > see, this shows the creative approach. wait 'til some minor problem occurs with the wishdosher (I leave it up to you what sort of problem you engineer)... "Darling, that damned wishdosher is leaking again, I think we should get a nice new one, look at these ones in Argos, they're really eco-freindly". Then quitely remove the old one to the garage and plumb it in, fixing the leak in the process... -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! |
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Re: It's in bits---now what do I do?
Austin Shackles <austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULTS@ddol-las.net> typed:
> On or around Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:37:53 -0000, "Paul - xxx" > <who-cares-really@hotmail.co.uk> enlightened us thusly: > >> http://tinyurl.com/34l92t might help ... >> >> (Argos dishwashers ...) >> > > see, this shows the creative approach. wait 'til some minor problem > occurs with the wishdosher (I leave it up to you what sort of problem > you engineer)... > > "Darling, that damned wishdosher is leaking again, I think we should > get a nice new one, look at these ones in Argos, they're really > eco-freindly". > > Then quitely remove the old one to the garage and plumb it in, fixing > the leak in the process... Ours was already in the garage ... just needed 'creativity' to gain exclusivity ...  -- Paul - xxx |
