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  1. Garage_guy_chris

    Turn signals pulsing at low RPM

    I have a CB 450 with similar mods battery reduced from 12ah to 7ah podtronics combined reg/rect. that is doing the same thing you get a flashing/pulsation in the LED lights both the turn signals and the tail light / brake llight. I have tried disconecting the charging system with the same...
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    Insuring a '68?

    Try statefarm, although not all offices/agents may be willing to do a policy just for the 1 bike
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    Quiet Universal Mufflers?

    I am getting a bit annoyed with how loud my cafe CB450 is it currently has 2 emgo reverse shorty megaphones and it could wake the dead, my neighbors hate it, and im starting to hate it too. I like to hear it running but the straight through mufflers are just to damn loud. Anyways im wondering...
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    It was forged in the fires of mount Kawasaki, only there can it be undone..

    you could try using sockets and threaded rod to make a puller. find a socket the same od that will just slip in the swing arm bore then find another socket big enough to pull the race into. threaded rod down the centers, tighten and it should pull it out
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    Honest Certification this spring

    I took my cafe, to precision cycle works in Oshawa and didn't have any issues, they were fair and everything went good. Had some other engine work done by them too and they seem like a good shop
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    original front foot peg location 74' cb450

    Google a picture of a cb450, the pegs sit about 3" higher than the big cross bolt that goes across underneath the engine
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    Battery.. Is it enough

    I went from a 12ah battery on my 450 to a 7ah and its fine above about 50° below that, it will crank but there's no juice left for spark so you have to kick start it... other than that it works great....
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    Interesting Bike Engines.

    Ok its starting to get cold and im getting antsy, need something new to work on.... except im having a hard time finding something unique and interesting to start with. I've been looking at early virago's but the shaft drive is overly limiting. Anyways im looking for inspiration so anything...
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    Rubber for Seat Pan

    I use chunks of a big rubber truck mud flap i bought a couple years ago. It comes in handy from time to time for stuff like this
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    NGK Iridium IX BR8EIX - Maybe they suck?

    ive played with my 450 all summer and been chasing fuelling issues all summer. after alot of trial and error and probably a dozen sets of plugs; -b8es - nothing wrong with them they are the "proper" plugs, i was finding they would wet out easily and foul easily, kinda hard to find.. -b8egv -...
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    Almost enders (close calls)

    Well been riding for about a year now without issue, was actually starting to have a sparkle of faith in humanity and people particularly there driving skills... until tonight, Almost ended up getting scraped off the highway. Im boiling mad about it!!!! I was in the fast lane making a lane...
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    Can the Rear brake arm go either direction?

    here is how i did it on my 450. I used cbr600f3 rearsets, I added an arm to the brake lever and made a bent stainless rod to connect. If you look through the window on the rear set you can see the linkage partially
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    Tips for dismantling a cl450 needed

    I recommend 4 tupper ware bins to separate the parts for the 4 valve assemblies, other than that dont drop the cam chain into the bottom end. carefully inspect all the cam chain rollers the rubber center sections delaminate from the sprockets or the bushing's
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    cb200 1974 STD piston rings HELP!

    hey try here http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb200t-usa-k0-type_model426/partslist/E++14.html for the main page go to www.cmsnl.com or www.davidsilverspares.co.uk www.hondarestoration.com/ also dont forget www.ebay.com If all else fails take the pistons to a local engine rebuild shop one that...
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    honda/Matchless emblem

    dont forget these. this sounds not too far off what you guys are talking about, they are available from www.cmsnl.com
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    Ignition noise on LED lights,

    I have a odd thing with my LED tail light and signals, while the bike is running, the lights brighten and dim according to engine RPM, when the rev's get higher it goes away, or possibly just cant be seen. Im just wondering if anyone else has noticed this problem and identified what is going...
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    oring chain or no for cb360

    do a little reasearch, i found out that o-ring chains wont fit on the cb450's i donno about the 360? but it could pose a problem as o-ring chains weren't around when they were designed and made.
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    vin question

    you never mentioned the bike in question, honda's dont match, they should be close but dont match other makes i dont know about?
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    spokey doke

    Buchanan Spoke and wheel, http://www.buchananspokes.net/, just be ready there not cheap!!!
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    waterbottle gas tank

    I use something i build years ago for a lawnmower with a split gas tank, I bought the smallest gallon sized fuel jerry can you can buy bought a brass screw in elbow drilled a hole a bit smaller than the threads in one corner heated the plastic up with a heat gun and screwed the elbow into the...
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