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Date: Wed May 28 07:31:32 2003
Name: dave

Barry
I was in a couple of breakers up here in the northwest and they both had cbx bits, if you're interested i'll give you their 'phone numbers
dave

Date: Wed May 28 04:22:19 2003
Name: barry
Email: barrys121@hotmail

HI to you all. i hope some one will be able to put me on the right track to find a part for my CBX550 F. I AM TRYING TO FIND NEARSIDE KNEE PANEL AS SOME ONE HAS HAD MINE AWAY.
THANK YOU

Date: Tue May 27 19:24:06 2003
Name: Hugh Mullany
Email: hmullany@yahoo.com
Type: CBX 400 Custom

RE: Advice requested on AIRSUS forks for Honda CBX400C

Hi all,

I recently acquired an '89 CBX400C, love the bike, and it corners like a squirrel in comparison to most customs (well, in comparison to my old Suzuki GZ125 it does anyway.)

The basic problem is that there is a rattle out of the front forks when going over rough terrain. At first I thought it was the floating calipers banging off the brake disk, but I am fairly sure that there it is something internal to the front forks. I have tried pumping up the AIRSUSpension, but as the rattle occurs over very small travel on the front forks, this didn't really help. The fork seals were recently replaced.

I am not too sure if the CBX400F/F2 have a similar type of suspension.

Date: Mon May 26 08:35:34 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi Oliver,
dont knock the board, stay regular and it will all fall into place! No pop-ups. No adverts. Quick to load. No membership...as per your link!! just perfect.

Anyway, more to the point, prices. Good F2s seem to go for about seven hundred to a thousand, from dealers. Spotted one recently for about eleven hundred.
Private, and it can vary depending on condition, runners from two hundred quid.

Keep an eye on e-bay, they do crop up from time to time.
MCN and the Classic Bike small ads also a good place to take a look.

If your F2 is in good nick, i would possibly try for seven/eight hundred and hope for six/seven.

good luck

rob

Date: Mon May 26 06:06:51 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
URL: http://www.motobracia.prv.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi.
So my worst thoughts has hapenned. I have set valves and enengine was working well but strange sound has stayed. I was so angry that i have gave max throtle and rpm clock has gone much more than red line is and .. ac generator has burn out. Strange sound was so loud ... i'm sure that bearing has died and now i can't ride. I have to go to the service and let them do the repair but it will be very expensive and i don't know if i could find necessary parts , cbx in poland is very rare motorcycle and finding any parts is very difficult. But now i will made my cbx to work like new one.

Does your cbx can go after 11.000 rpm , my has go far from it and the ac generator has died ?? Shouldn't there be something like a blockade or something ??

Now i will gave him new exhaust system and everything but it will take all of my savings for holidays ;( and after repair i will not be reach anought to ride ;( , but my motorcycle will be great.

Bartek Fabiszewski vel. "L-Viz"
Honda CBX 550 F2
Webmaster : www.MotoBracia.prv.pl
Pl.Rec.Motocykle
Warmia-Mazury
Polska (Poland)

Date: Sun May 25 10:07:21 2003
Name: Oliver N-R
Email: onr@themadprofessor.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.visordown.com
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Heya guys
beeno looking on here every now and then, bloody ahrd to keep track of convos here with this kind of posting system !

To the point, Ive got a couple of CBX550 atm one is a boring old red whit and black F model thats seen better days ( ive been using it as spares) and the other is a Red,white and blue F2 (rare ish as i understand)
Well im in the uk and thinking of selling the F2, but i haveent got a clue how much as it was given to me by an old freind in boxes 6months ago and ive built it front the ground up. Its in v good condition ish

http://rs.visordown.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1311837 pic of it near the end of the build (minus the carbs and a zaust)

any one got a ball park figure i could wok from
46m on the clock and a motad system

cheers Oliver

u ever though of moving the CBX msg board to a "modern" forum system?

Date: Sat May 24 10:02:05 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

a blow tourch and wd40 is my favorite!

Date: Sat May 24 04:13:42 2003
Name: dave

gary
I know it's a cop out but I'd be tempted to bleed the back brake by loosenig the banjo bolt !
dave

Date: Fri May 23 17:15:09 2003
Name: gary lovatt
Email: grybertie@aol.com

Hello folks how is everyone? Well the rebuild is still progressing when i get chance either after work or on me days off i`m currently removing the engine from the donor bike i think i might give it a good clean up an paint it with some high temp paint.Only 1 prob so far an that is the back brake the bloody bleed nipple has not been touched for so long its seized so any ideas how to get it out without snapping it off an dropping me in the shit....oh an while i remember as well i got an exhaust stud broken off any ideas on how to remove this as well? an maybe the rest of em an replace em with newer items?

Date: Thu May 22 23:23:42 2003
Name: dave

L- Viz
I forgot to mention if the text has been scanned youll have to type the text into the TRANSLATE TEXT box yourself.
even more good look dave

Date: Thu May 22 23:16:33 2003
Name: dave
Type: Others

if you go to
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr
and put the web address in the TRANSLATE WEB PAGE box then select the language you want in the pull down menu,in this case italian/english and away you go ! thats how we dumb english get by while the rest of the world learns english !
good luck Dave

Date: Thu May 22 22:04:45 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
URL: http://www.motobracia.prv.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

hi.
I know that site but i can't understand anything ;( , what is babel fish??

Bartek Fabiszewski vel. "L-Viz"

Date: Thu May 22 18:44:09 2003
Name: dave

L-viz
have lent my manual to a friend will do a scan for you when I get it back. in the mean time is this any use ?
http://digilander.libero.it/ierovante/cbx/tech.htm
you could use babel fish to do a translation
dave

Date: Thu May 22 05:18:24 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
URL: http://www.motobracia.prv.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Ello!
Thanks Dave for your advise, i have cleaned all carbs , everything was good to me. I have turn everythings together, happy that now will be graet and ... no change ;(. I will check the valves tomorrow , maybe they need to be set. I found intake and exhaust valves should be set to 0,11 - 0,14 mm but i don't know , should i set it on cold or hot enengine?? Maybe you know the way how to do it , maybe some web sites witch could help me?? Dave you have sent me a manual scan when i tried to fix the clutch with clutch pictures , it was very helpful , could you sent me scan of cam chain (in english,italian version is like black magic to me ;)),PLEASE :) ??

Some pictures of my CBX :
http://motobracia.bpsystem.pl/imprezy/szymany_wielbark_nielegal_kwiecien/grafika/szymany%20005.jpg

http://motobracia.bpsystem.pl/imprezy/szymany_wielbark_nielegal_kwiecien/grafika/szymany%20008.jpg

salute

Bartek Fabiszewski vel. "L-Viz"
Honda CBX 550 F2
Webmaster-www.MotoBracia.prv.pl
Pl.Rec.Motocykle
Warmia-Mazury
Polska (Poland)

Date: Thu May 22 01:42:03 2003
Name: dave

L-viz
From your desciption it sounds like there's something wrong with the carbs, but the strange noises are a mystery to me. I would suspect either the cold start jets are sticking on ,that's easy to check just look down the bank of carbs and operate the "choke" lever, or some passageways have blocked whilst the bike was stood over the winter. the air screws should be screwed out one and a half turns.
good look Dave
p.s. your english is a million times better than my polish!

Date: Wed May 21 04:27:55 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

...It's getting me crazy , once i'm happy when i'm ridering and once i'm realy bad when i can't start the enengine and my bike hurts. Can't sleep , can't ride ;( !! I have new cam chain but i haven't got money for service job to change it , i think that i can change it by myself , i have never made it but i rather want to do it by myself. It's my motorcycle and i want to know everything of it , i know the elementary of mechanics and with my car can do everything by myself so i should repeair the motorcycle too. Please if anyone could send me scan of manual/repeair book (only that site where the cam chain is and needed sites to do the change) in english i will be very grateful. And please tell me how much i have to screw in the air screw in carburetours , the air screw shold be in same position in all of carburetours??
Please help!!

Greetings to all "riders".

PS. Sorry for my english , when i was at school i could write everything but now i have forgot it , please forgive me.
Ps1. I'm writing that massage 3rd time because i cant post it , but my earlier massege went good (?) .

Bartek Fabiszewski vel. "L-Viz"
Honda CBX 550 F2
Webmaster
www.MotoBracia.prv.pl
Pl.Rec.Motocykle
Warmia-Mazury
Polska (Poland)

Date: Wed May 21 04:26:54 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi.
I'm Bartek from Poland , i'm ridering CBX 550 F2 1984 for one year or more. It was in good condition when i bought it but now something is going wrong with the enengine. I have made everything to prepera the motorcycle to new season after winter days. I have changed oil filter and oil , cleaned and synchronize ( synchronisation? - sorry for my english) carburetors , changed spark plugs , cleand air filter. I thought that everything will be great now , but... The enengine starts good when it's cold , only one move on the start button and motorcycle works , enengine is not making any noise , not inculding noise that cam chain makes - i know , i have to change it and i will. The chain noise silents after enengine worm up and some new noise is making , i don't know what is it. When enengine works on normal rpm (not touching throtle) the noise is rather not heareble but when i'm ridering with 4.000 rpm the sound is good hearable , much more heareble when the enengine is hot , in porticular when i give him big throtle from 3.000 - 7.000 rpm. When enengine is hot and i want to get him to red line on the rpmclock on the move the enengine wont do that. After 7.000 rpm it's getting to breaking work of some cylinders , i think. Also when i'm not ridering , and motorcycle is on neutral the enengine will wont(will not(?)) get to the red line , but only when it's hot. The enengine will not work on idle rpm , when it's hot. It's getting to fall from 2.000 rpm to 1.000 and after very short time it's dead. It looks like two of the cylinders went dead and then remain two. If i will give some throtle just beafore enengine dead it's getting very hard to go to 2.000 rpm but when it's after it , it works normal but making noises. Please help me with that problem.

Date: Tue May 20 21:59:14 2003
Name: L-Viz
Email: fabiq@wp.pl
URL: http://www.motobracia.prv.pl
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi.
I can't write massages , and i have one big problem with my cbx. Could anyone post it for me , please contact me at fabiq@wp.pl

L-Viz

Date: Sat May 17 10:07:13 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

hi Micha. (i hope this is your name, please let us know)

No need to join, just finding us is enough.
Tell us more about you and your bike.

rob

Date: Thu May 15 05:30:19 2003
Name: MichaStawi體ki
Email: misiostaw@wp.pl
Type: CBX 550F

Would like on to join with persons contact abroad possessory CBX!

Date: Wed May 14 06:32:39 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

thats it, just rub it in now.....

and just to p*ss me off even further, i have been slab laying and wall building in front of the shed. So no bike rides in the past couple of weeks,cos i cant get the damm thing past the pile of earth......

.....i know, i should have bought an XT500.....

Date: Tue May 13 22:15:05 2003
Name: dave

Rob
Right on queue I got my premium reminder today !TPFT fifty three quid, fully comp ninety five quid, with an excess of fifty quid.
Dave

Date: Tue May 13 20:24:05 2003
Name: Basmaf the visually challanged
Email: basmaf@cant see bugger all 
URL: http://www.blind as a fugging bat .stab me with the sharp stick.ouch
Type: CBX 550F

bugger.

that broken line should have said----
Now I know my eyesight is not what is was, but surly I didnt miss them every time I cleaned them.

Dyslexia rules KO
-Basmaf

Date: Tue May 13 17:45:24 2003
Name: basmaf
Email: basmaf@ntlworld.com
Type: CBX 550F

Hi Chaps.
The bloody front brakes stared to seize again on me.
Grrrrrrrr
So I decided to strip them down, again, and replace the seals.

Seal kits are 20 quid plus, per calliper. Ouch
60 quid plus for the lot.
Bloody Ouch

So I decided just to get seals.
Honda part numbers are below, with my quoted prices inc vat.
Dust seals 45109MA7006 2.00 quid each
Brake seals 45209MA7006 2.53 quid each

That would mean over 27 quid just for bits of rubber.
Still Ouch.
(Dave Silver are cheaper, but the postage is a killer)
Upon strip down, I noticed that all the dust seals were missing.
Now I know my eyesight is not what is was, but surly I didn稚 miss them every time I cleaned them.
Errr, looks like I did.
She is not leaking any fluid, so I ordered 6 dust seals, and 2 brake seals.
They should be in this week, just after my appointment with the optician......
-Basmaf

Date: Mon May 12 08:49:45 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Bummer!!! just renewed with carol nash.

Date: Mon May 12 01:08:10 2003
Name: dave

Rob
I think they quoted about ninety quid but I.m not sure I just transfered from the cbx, give them a ring , theyre on the vjmc web site
Dave

Date: Sat May 10 08:44:14 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Dave
mine is fully comp. do you know what they would have charged you for full comp?

rob

Date: Fri May  9 15:14:20 2003
Name: dave

rob
I used to use C.N. but they steadily increased there premiums ,I now use footman james. I actually pay fifty two ukp tpft and that includes recovery with a fifty ukp excess ! thats assuming the vehicals value is less than one thousand ukp.
Dave

Date: Fri May  9 10:19:26 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Dave.

i forgot to ask in my last message......fifty quid to insure!!!! WHERE.....
Carol Nash take about three times that just for the cbx, but that is with a breakdown recovery.

let me know who you use.......

rob

Date: Fri May  9 10:13:59 2003
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

hi Harry

I dont understand!! does this mean that provided you can cough up the money for registration you can use the motor, and when you sell it the new owner just has to get insurance?
If this is the case, how the hell do car/bike dealers sell new motors, i would assume that secondhand motors would be more desirable because the registration has been paid?

rob