Honda GB500 tt

[mneale]

HI, MY NAME IS MIKE AND IM NEW TO KIWIBIKER. CAME ACROSS THIS OLD NOTE FROM YOURSELF AND WONDERING IF YOU WOULDNT MIND HELPING ME OUT BY ANSWERING A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I HAVE A GB500 AND HAVE JUST SOLD MY OTHER NOT LONG AGO. THE ONE I STILL HAVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT IM WANTING TO DO SOME WORK ON IT TO MAKE IT MINT.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THIS ONE YOU REFER TO?
IF AT ALL POS I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU SO I CAN ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW I SHOULD DO UP MY BIKE .
I AM NEW TO KIWIBIKER AND NOT SURE HOW TO USE THE SITE PROPERLY SO ILL GIVE YOU MY DETAILS AND I WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.
MIKE NEALE MASSEY AUCKLAND. 098325758
EMAIL: MNEALE@WATCHDOG.NET.NZ
THANKS SO MUCH

I picked up the bike yesterday and was presented with the final bill. It was a bit of a shock as it was twice what I was expecting at the start of the project. But I guess you never know how much it gonna cost until you open it up and find what needs to be done.

It had to go back to the shop again today, because as I was sitting at the lights I detected the smell of burning oil and I looked down to see oil pissing out of the engine. I drove it around the corner to Colemans and rang Precision and they came and picked it up. He was very apologetic and a bit embarrassed about this happening the day after I picked it up. So he gave me a lift home and I took the SV to Puke. When I went around to the shop in the afternoon they said it had blown an O-ring which they had now replaced. I took it out for a test ride and now everything is sweet.

I am still running it in so haven’t had the chance to see just how well it runs. But keeping it below 5000rpms and it runs very well. Once while going over 5000rpm while accelerating hard going up through the gears it did splutter a bit. But once at top gear it seemed ok. Will have to wait until the first oil change after 500kms before really opening it up.

Remove engine from bike  2.5 Hrs		150.00
Sleeve		243.20
Piston		256.84
Resleeve		220.00
Rockers in		76.40
Cam buildup & performance grind		297.00
Top Gasket set		186.90
O rings		26.80
Rockers ex		89.80
Crank		1,180.70
Assorted seals		68.65
Main brg		54.15
Case gaskets		113.50
Strip & clean engine, assess		180.00
Bead blast head, cut valves & seats, surface, clean & assemble		195.00
Final clean & assemble engine, fit to bike, fit polished rear sets as requested, road test  27.5hrs		1,650.00
Oil		35.00
Filter		12.00
Brg		31.40
Brg		21.50
Cam chain		98.75
Seal		3.90
Main jet		12.75
Pilot jet		15.00
Decom seal		4.15
	Freight	12.00
	Sales Tax	654.43
	Total Amount	$5.889.82

[mneale]

HI, MY NAME IS MIKE AND IM NEW TO KIWIBIKER. CAME ACROSS THIS OLD NOTE FROM YOURSELF AND WONDERING IF YOU WOULDNT MIND HELPING ME OUT BY ANSWERING A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I HAVE A GB500 AND HAVE JUST SOLD MY OTHER NOT LONG AGO. THE ONE I STILL HAVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT IM WANTING TO DO SOME WORK ON IT TO MAKE IT MINT.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THIS ONE YOU REFER TO?
IF AT ALL POS I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU SO I CAN ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW I SHOULD DO UP MY BIKE .
I AM NEW TO KIWIBIKER AND NOT SURE HOW TO USE THE SITE PROPERLY SO ILL GIVE YOU MY DETAILS AND I WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.
MIKE NEALE MASSEY AUCKLAND. 098325758
EMAIL: MNEALE@WATCHDOG.NET.NZ
THANKS SO MUCH
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[QUOTE=SpankMe;315278]I picked up the bike yesterday and was presented with the final bill. It was a bit of a shock as it was twice what I was expecting at the start of the project. But I guess you never know how much it gonna cost until you open it up and find what needs to be done.

[beyond]

Mike,

Paul here mate.

Give Spankme a PM.

Just log into Kiwibiker normally, click on Spankme's name to open his profile and there will be an option to send him a private message which he will get (Known as a PM)

Also remember the Coro ride 20th April 2008, 9.00am at the Papakura Autobahn on the Southern Motorway left just after Papakura turnoff.

Link here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...&day=2008-4-20

Cheers

paul

[Padmei]

Mike - stop shouting.

[Padmei]

What has happened to the GB600 Spanky? Is it still around & is there a final photo?

If one was to let the tyre pressures drop to say 11psi on the front & 20psi on the rear on a gb400 what would the rider expect to feel when riding at the lower pressure vs the correct pressures & what would the correct pressures be exactly?

[JonnyFiveAlive]

As a GB500 owner myself I'd like to see an update to this thread... hows bout it? A captivating read without an ending!

* edit - yikes just realized how old this thread is

[SpankMe]

I haven't done anything else to the bike. The engine has done 20,000kms and hasn't missed a beat. The starter motor packed in awhile ago, but it kick starts no problem. It's still a joy to ride, but it's looking a little worse for wear. The tank has a big dent after a small off on gravel, and it's a constant battle with rust Also the seat has started to rip and needs recovering. I would like to do more with it, but have other things that need my financial attention.

[cooper]

Hi, I've just registered on this site as I'm working on a restoration of a Honda GB500. It used to belong to a poster on these boards Boris. I'm Boris's brother Tim. Boris (Robin to his family) passed away 2 years ago but before he did I purchased the bike from him with the promise to restore it. He'd owned the bike from new and it was his pride and joy. Im not a rider myself, as such, I last rode bikes as a teen back in the early 80's. Im a 'tin top' and you can pretty much guess from my sign in name that I'm a Mini guy...real ones!

Anyway, Ill be popping in and out from time to time to get advise/help as I rebuild this modern classic as a tribute to Boris.