Thanks kwacky

I'll try and give the chrome a polish up possibly find something to clean the engine a little better

http://s929.photobucket.com/user/chris_dude1/library/Honda%20CB550" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That's a link to the album it's nowhere near mint but it's not a rust bucket id say it's probably average to good for its age it's 99% original only the exhaust silencer and fu...

Originally I was fixing this bike to get it back on the road so the owner can use it again now that it's running with a years mot his wife won't let him have it back so now I've got the job of selling it. Has anyone got any ideas how much it's worth? 1978 cb550 f2 12 months mot 17k miles 4 owners I'...

Thanks for your messages I've bought a sturdy knee brace I had a couple of weeks where I could barely walk but now I can walk about fairly well can't bend my knee all the way yet but due to not getting sick pay I've had to go back to work Hospital reckons at least 3 months till its back to how it wa...

Was due to finish the bike off yesterday just got a only needs brakes fitting on the front the rear shoes adjusting and a slight weep from the fuel tap sorting and she's done Unfortunately i ended up dislocating my knee and spent all day in a&e off work for a while no driving for at least 2 week...

Yeah got the Haynes manual but it didn't list the torque but I asked at a garage that work on a lot of classics while I was dropping a bike off with work they told me 6 to 8ftpounds but not to force it too much as the threads will strip out the spring towers With it tightened and adjusted to the max...

Does any one know how tight to tighten the clutch springs I've seen various answers some say just tight enough to hold them others say roughly 6ft pounds

Fuel tap is blocked on full hopefully my mate has ordered a replacement and a filter the fuel is definatly rusty orange

Started stripping it down, the clutch plates where stuck together after taking it all apart and cleaning it up that fixed that problem Front calliper was a pain to work on the pads sit inside the housing the pad had seized inside the calliper I soaked the front in wd40 and clouted it with a hammer t...

Had a look over it today, front caliper is seized clutch is stuck engine turns over nicely all the electrics seem to be in good order

What do you recommend I flush the petrol tank with at the moment it's empty but smells really bad of old fuel

It's been in his front garden under a cover for 5years

My mate got the idea of getting his name future father in laws bike back on the road but muggins here gets the work of fixing it up Its a mid 70s Honda cb550 has sat for at least 5 years Brought it home in my work van last night (about the only perk of working for sos) hopefully be able to have a pr...

my neighbours are like that I get my own back tho especially in winter, I find a couple of buckets of water down there path overnight highly amusing and leaves and water on the windscreen, and when someone blocks my garage ill tow them and leave them in the middle of a road somewhere or take the val...

its all fixed no more speed wobble, once I torqued the yoke back up she handles like she allways has

thanks for all your help guys

soo I went to check the head bearings and found the yoke nut wasn't even finger tight, I haven't a clue why this is loose as it was torqued up when the yoke was replaced ages ago and its only recently started wobbling ive tightened it back up now ill test ride it in the morning to see if this has fi...

ive checked rear wheel alignment no play in the rear bearings, im confused might pop into a local garage on my way to work see if they have any ideas

sooo it wasn't the wheel bearings and I haven't lost any wheel weights to throw that off

I was going to put a funny / dirty picture in mine so at least I get a smile from something that costs way to much to buy but this idea might be more usefull

R34PER wrote:

Spudda wrote:just don't do it in a Tshirt, shorts and no gloves

Unless you have the correct protective flip-flops to go with them.

ill wear my special motorcycle flip flops and my shorts with knee sliders just in case

famous last words but "whats the worst than can happen" ha ha ha ha

right ive decided to order some new bearings anyway, when I take the wheel to change the bearings im going to get it balanced aswell,

ill quite happily try taking the balancing weights off to see what happens I wonder how much difference it will make