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chrisr

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For those of you who followed the sorry saga of my Honda CB 550, I have exciting news!



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Six years on, more money (much more!) than its worth and much anger and anguish but here it is. Not perfect but I think it needs riding and a bit of fine tuning. It wouldnt have got to this stage without the help of Mr Henty (thanks Lee) but would have cost almost as much and been scrap. I hope Peter Thorne is still behind bars and will never take Henry Cole seriously again, pair of tossers. Ill let you know how we go.


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You took mystic baldric seriously at some point!!!



Glad the boike survived that massive eejit.
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
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sounds great, glad you managed to get it sorted

"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs,  fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
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And I just bought a big heated ultrasonic cleaning tank yesterday 🤪
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Good to hear it live after it's tangle with incompetence. :good:

What fluid are you using with that ultrasonic tank Lee? We had some at work that tended to turn bike carbs black if left in for any length of time.

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Quote:What fluid are you using with that ultrasonic tank Lee? We had some at work that tended to turn bike carbs black if left in for any length of time.
 

I've been using watered down bike cleaner, Muc off, seems to work ok. Be interested to hear what others are using.
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Sounds very nice :good: :good: :drinks:

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Using the specific bottle of concentrate that came with it meant for carbs. 1:10 dilution. Tank is 9 litres so big enough for two carbs

Any water based surfactant would probably work. Bike sounds lovely and even so that electronic ignition kit is doing the job.
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Quote:Using the specific bottle of concentrate that came with it meant for carbs. 1:10 dilution. Tank is 9 litres so big enough for two carbs

Any water based surfactant would probably work. Bike sounds lovely and even so that electronic ignition kit is doing the job.
screwfix do a gallon degreaser for £8. Wonder if that would do it?
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

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Needs to be water based to create the cavitation it might work
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Quote:For those of you who followed the sorry saga of my Honda CB 550, I have exciting news!



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Six years on, more money (much more!) than its worth and much anger and anguish but here it is. Not perfect but I think it needs riding and a bit of fine tuning. It wouldnt have got to this stage without the help of Mr Henty (thanks Lee) but would have cost almost as much and been scrap. I hope Peter Thorne is still behind bars and will never take Henry Cole seriously again, pair of tossers. Ill let you know how we go.

So glad to hear that. Going through all that shit from Thorne and I agree with you, he deserves what he got. Be nice to hear if you get out for a pootle on it Smile
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Quote:Needs to be water based to create the cavitation it might work
its supposed to be watered down, i use it in a spray bottle as a pre wash

"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

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Mr Thorne would contemplating the error of his ways quite painfully, if I was in charge of the correctional facility. The front brake was unsafe.
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