HondaCB650

frankinstyn wrote: Its so hard because I won't be able to drive for a few days.

Good argument!

Another victim :D Looks like. :D Good to see that also younger guys love these bikes. A good classic design really has no age. When I have a look at the current designs which are claimed to be made for young costumers, I am really not surprised that young riders rates decrease here. The valve stem ...

But, if I can help it, i'd like to keep them as intact as possible. maybe they'll "find" their way home when the system is all plumbed in and back together? Looks like you will make your way. :) Be aware that calipers of RC03 and RC05 and single and double disk types probably are differen...

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Thanks for the useful hint.

Ibsen wrote:... you will see that it contains the complete Honda workshop manual for our Z models.

I noticed that only 15 sections are online while the contents say there are 20. For me it looks like the sections related to electrics are missing, or it is just again my old browser that hides them?

And inside a warm house, with a new blues record in the CD player (Walter Trout & The Radicals), a cup of fresh coffé, and a Kawasaki KZ400 engine rebuild vaiting in the workshop, life isn't too bad really. 8) Yes, tell it to yourself until you really believe it! :lol: But here the swimming sea...

come on now, be positive, be positive, be positive... :lol: When you finished, you will be a real CB650 expert who can claim that he knows every bolt of his bike! Like that? :lol: Just as an orientation for your calculation, I think one can still get a quite fine CB650 for below 2000Euros here. But...

Welcome here!
I wonder if there is any special reason to start with this basis. Looks like you will not run out of work the next months. I hope your enthusiasm is sufficient.
You will find support here!

Brakes update. AAAAAAGGHHHH!!!!! My only concern is how will the pins "seat" afterwards? or do they just "hang" in the calipers? Is it just the circlip that holds them in? or do they rest inside the caliper somehow. Is there a shoulder inside they sit against - because drilling ...

Good decision. It's hard/expensive to really beat the stock setup for the CB650. Honda did a quite good job here and also achieved a quite reasonable fuel consumption.

I think (corrected) torque and hp data make sense. I would guess the guy just wanted to correct for the fact that there is an additonal void ignition every engine turn (against 4strokes with only one coil for the engine like in most cars) but selected factor four instead of two. Consequently you wil...

Looks like in your r.p.m. axis there is a factor of two missing, maybe due to wrong setup or some fault of the dyno.
It cannot be correct. Torque seems wrong also as a consequence from that.

Anonymous wrote:You are a brave fellow, Volker!!

Well, I feel quite locked in with a closed helmet. I also avoid cars and public transport or crowded rooms for the same reason. I do not recommend open helmets to anyone who can stand a closed one. But I just can't.

I agree with your layer theory. In all cases you have to leave enough space for an air layer, so close-fitting should be avoided (especially for the boots too many sock layers are bad). A kidney belt avoids air being blown through the jacket (and looking like a parachute). Combined with a fur vest b...

So heating your hands is really a comfort issue. If your ass is getting cold your core body temperature may be dropping at which time you might want to find a place to warm up. I don't think it is just comfort. To have feeling in your hands is essential to stay upside, especially when the roads are...