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Date: Mon Aug  2 05:36:43 2004
Name: Jim Jordan
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

I am in the process of reconditioning a CBX 550 F2D. I have taken apart the pro-link suspension to check the bushes and pins and found them all worn with lots of play in them.

I contacted David Silvers and established that some of the bushes and pins are a discontinued line. Does anyone know where in the East London area or Essex where I can get them made up or where I might be able to locate some?

Thanks.

Jim

Date: Sun Aug  1 00:01:19 2004
Name: Richard W.
Type: CBX 550F

Hi all, just thought i'd drop by and mention I have a New Motad Neta Exhaust for sale.... you can see it at http://www.miniturbo.net

and also one of my CBX550F bikes is for sale ( sorted out now ! ) found at http://www.minimini.co.uk

it's an F2 but as you'll see, it's been converted to an unfaired version ( but i still have the fairing and frame for it )

have a look...... and tell me if the adverts look ok!

Thanks. and HELLO!! to all the new message board members!

Date: Tue Jul 27 03:58:10 2004
Name: perry sewell
Email: mel@arthey.fslife.co.uk
Type: CBX 400 Custom

Well hi again,guess what? i still can't find a starter motor for my cbx 400 custom,which now has turned into a custom c.d(according to honda uk).I am now on lots of medication and totally bald so any suggestions would be welcome
regards perry(the insaine one)ha ha

Date: Sat Jul 24 17:54:48 2004
Name: Ulf G.
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hello writer from Wed Jul 14 07:08:13 2004.

Thank you for your advice regarding the use of synthetic oil. I have earlier used synthetic MC-oil on my 550 F2. For the moment, I use a good quality mineral MC-oil. My experience is that when I use synthetic oil, I get much mechanical noise, probably from the cam chain inside the motor. When using mineral oil in the engine, the noise disappear.
Due to the noise problematic I still use mineral oil, and change it every 3000 km.
Anybody else that have experience or advice regarding synthetic or mineral oil?

Best regards Ulf G.

Date: Fri Jul 23 01:03:19 2004
Name: Paul
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Thanks richard,
I have swapped the plugs still the same going to swap coils,left to right ect,cant aford to spend too much on it on the moment...

Date: Sun Jul 18 01:22:03 2004
Name: Richard W.
Email: applecart2000@yahoo.com
Type: CBX 550F

Hi Paul, I'd see if you could get a compression test done if it's oily ( and not just dry carbon deposits )
Could be worn piston bore /rings, a worn valve stem oil seal, a worn valve guide, worn valve stem, or even a cracked head/block! ( unlikely though )

If it's just carbon fouling on the sparkplug... you could first check your plug cap and lead to make sure it's not broken inside ( and of course dont rule out a faulty sparkplug itself! )

if the lead seems fine, and the plug is fine, ( you could try them in a different cylinder to see if the carbon fouling/deposits follw it, or remain on the no.3 cylinder )..
Check your coils are ok.. ( you could swap the two over.. trying left coil on right side, and right coil on left side... then see if the fouling has followed the swap over. )

Without a known good spare part to substitute for the suspect one. it's pretty difficult with a limited knowledge and tool box !

good luck.

I should have said... start at the sparkplug... and work BACKWARDS along the line to find the fault. if you get as far as the CDI/Spark unit.. ( after having tried swapping leads etc.. ) then it's probably that... or a broken pickup coil in the starter chain housing, but thats pretty unlikely too )

Date: Sat Jul 17 05:52:02 2004
Name: Paul
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi,have found this board after buying a CBX550f2,Ibrought it to get me to work.I like the bike but it has lots of probs and after reading some of your post's I think my bikes got a lot of work needed,it just doesn't run well tic over is up and downtried new plugs,bit better but no.3 is oily.take it out cleen it up and she runs better for a while,thinking it could be a coil lead or a lead,any one got any good tips?
Paul

Date: Thu Jul 15 06:05:07 2004
Name: Richard W.
Type: CBX 550F

Hiya everyone....
one of my bikes is up for sale..

here's a link to the advert/photo's and soundfile.

http://www.minimini.co.uk/

let me know what you think.

yes yes i know it's a cbx550F2 not a cbx550f, but as you can see. well oh, just have a look,...... you'll see !!!!!

mmm lovely. :o)

Date: Thu Jul 15 06:04:52 2004
Name: Richard W.
Type: CBX 550F

Hiya everyone....
one of my bikes is up for sale..

here's a link to the advert/photo's and soundfile.

http://www.minimini.co.uk/

let me know what you think.

yes yes i know it's a cbx550F2 not a cbx550f, but as you can see. well oh, just have a look,...... you'll see !!!!!

mmm lovely. :o)

Date: Wed Jul 14 07:08:13 2004
Name: 

Ulf! You can use syntetic oil 15-40, that will work very well with the engine. The idle ratio will raise a little and you will notice a quicker response in the engine.

A mineral oil will not perform or last as long as a fully syntetic oil.

Biltema in Norway have a syntetic motorcycleoil for a good price that is perfect. Many motorcyclists in Sweden are using that oil and it is a very good oil for a good price!

Date: Tue Jul 13 05:55:34 2004
Name: rob
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

take a look at this Eric.....

http://digilander.libero.it/ierovante/cbx/tech.htm

and the main page.....

http://digilander.libero.it/ierovante/cbx/tech.htm

rob

Date: Mon Jul 12 00:30:17 2004
Name: Eric
Email: lachance_eric73@hotmail.com
Type: CBX 550F

Can someone please tell me how to take the tension off the cam chain so I can get the cams out? Thank you

Eric

Date: Thu Jul  8 23:59:26 2004
Name: dami
Email: damiaan.de.backer@.ovam.be
Type: CBX 400F2 (Integra)

my CBX 400 won't run fluently anymore at low rev's (up to 5000) once the engine block has heated up. There's a rather harsh sound at this low revs, unlike few weeks before.
Carb's have been checked few months ago, air filter is ok.
Spark plugs are not very old either.
What's going on ? Anybody a suggestion ?

Date: Fri Jul  2 14:01:31 2004
Name: Bjoern Jakobsson
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

I bought a CBX550F in 1994, just to hava a bike to ride until I could afford something better...
A year ago I sold it and bought a...CBX550F2, a former road racing motorcycle!

I'm in love with this old Honda-model! It's performance and techniqual standard still goes!

I still manage to keep ahead of most modern 600cc-bikes and sometimes even bigger machines as long as there is curves on the road.

If you are aware of the wobbly fork and the soft rear suspension you wo'nt go wrong...

Nowadays it's hard to find a good set of tyres to the bike.
I use 100/80-18 in front and 120/80-18 in rear. Bridgestone BT 045.

Date: Thu Jul  1 20:58:18 2004
Name: Basmaf
Email: basmaf@ntlworld.com
Type: CBX 550F

check the airbox to carb rubbers.
They can cause problems if there is a leak.
-Basmaf
ps.
My CBX is 4 sale in the autotrader

Date: Wed Jun 30 18:55:33 2004
Name: Charles
Email: d.c.blossom@lboro.ac.uk
Type: CBX 550F

Looking for help with problem.
Symptoms -
Runs well above 3000 rpm
Idling and running below that speed erratic, sometimes OK, sometimes spluttering, misfiring, refusing to pick-up and then it suddenly goes - a real handfull in traffic!!

Remedies attempted to no avail -
New plugs
New H.T. leads
Visual check of crank ignition pick - up sensor
Much WD40!
New battery
Carbs removed, jets blown through,diaphragms checked, slides checked for free movement - but settings (balance and mixture left alone because it runs ok some times)
Petrol tap and fuel filter checked.
Air cleaner visually checked and blown through.

I'm in despair!
It's such a lovely bike to ride when running OK.
Any ideas on what else I can do?
Could it be an intermitant air leak on the induction?
Sometimes applying the choke seems to help.
Is the inlet manifold / carburettor stubs prone to cracking?
I would welcome any fresh ideas.

Date: Fri Jun 25 06:28:28 2004
Name: Stan
Email: winchesternoguns@aol.com
Type: CBX 550F

Just had my CBX on the dyno.
61 HP.
Stock motor with Hindle pipes and can.

Date: Thu Jun 24 09:14:15 2004
Name: Richard W.
Type: CBX 550F

Hi, I got an open ( ready to fit with pin part inserted chamfered etc.. ) off Tony Galea of Galea Camchains.... ( for my old CBX550F )
He's a diamond geezer.... will sell you a better HD item at less than the OEM honda price.

his details are:

Galea Cam-Chain Services
Unit 23 Andersons Industrial Park
Lower Park Road
Wickford
Essex
SS12 9EJ

01268-735355 or mobile 07860-152188

Date: Thu Jun 24 09:13:02 2004
Name: Supa
Email: sd1@telus.net
Type: CBX 550F

well gentleman, it seems as though by a bit of fluke I managed to manually tighten a noisey camchain on my old girl. She's got 41k on the clock and there was a couple small oil leaks at the front of the valve cover. I pulled it off to replace the gasket and reseal. While I was in there I wanted to see if I could get a closer look at the tentioner from the top. Remove the two oil lines on either side of the cam chain. Remove top cam chain guide. Now there are 4 9/16 bolts holding the tensioner tower. Remove the nuts then manually pull up on the tower. I was trying to see if I could just raise it far enough to get a better look down there but inadvertantly tightend the tensioner in doing so. Don't pull up on the tower bracket too hard as too much tension on the chain is not a good thing. If it's too tight theres a chance the worn cam chain could break when everything heats up and expands. I realize this is just a band aid fix for a worn chain but my bikes never purred so beautifully. Been riding for about 4 days since and not a bit of slack has come back. If this helps anyone get a few more k's out of their chain it may be worth it. Oh yeah, got those oil leaks fixed too!!

Dave.

Date: Thu Jun 24 01:47:14 2004
Name: Stan
Type: CBX 550F

check out e-bay for a manual

Date: Tue Jun 22 15:03:26 2004
Name: Ulf G.
Email: ulf.gusgard@forsvarsbygg.no
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hallo Roland and thank you for your information. I sendt a mail to the German club about 6 weeks ago with a question regarding buying the repair manual and parts manual that they have on CD-rom. However I never got any answer on my mail. Maybe the reason that I did not have any answer was that I did write the mail in English and not in German.

Have anyone ordered the CD-Rom from them. Or is it only for members of the German CBX 550 club.

Best reg. Ulf G

Date: Tue Jun 22 08:08:10 2004
Name: Roland Persson
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hi Ulf G,

Regarding the Parts manual you can get it from Honda CBX 550 Club Deutschland. Check out their homepage at
www.cbx550.de

Greetings from Sweden

Roland

Date: Sat Jun 19 08:22:27 2004
Name: Ulf G.
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Some letters seems impossible to use in this board. Hopefully I will learn them. I will try one more time.

Hello Basmaf

Thank you for your advice regarding semi synthetic oil. As I mentioned, the earlier owner of my bike used synthetic oil (an expensive Castrol).
I am little worried to use synthetic, because I also have been told that synthetic oil is no good on older engines. However in some discussion groups on the internet as the Classic Honda Club Sweden (for owners of Honda Bikes from 1969-78) has there been several advices to use synthetic oil for their old Hondas. And of course this make me a little confused.

That is way I asked for other owners to give some advices regarding their experience. So please, CBX 550 owners: Write some lines in the message board, as I believe it is not only me, that wondering about the synthetic or mineral oil. Or as Basmaf advice 穆emi synthetic.

Thanks for the info about the microfiche. Send me a mail or let me know if you still have them when your bike is sold. The Honda owner manual I already have. Both the Haynes and the original Honda (one for the 400/550 F + the additional appendix for the F2)

Best regards Ulf G

Date: Sat Jun 19 06:52:35 2004
Name: Ulf G.
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hello again Basmaf

Thank you for your advice regarding semi synthetic oil.
As I mentioned, the earlier owner of my bike used synthetic oil (an expensive Castrol).
I am little worried to use synthetic, because I also have been told that synthetic oil is no good on older engines. However in some discussion groups on the internet as the Classic Honda Club Sweden (for owners of Honda Bikes from 1969-78) has there been several advices to use synthetic oil, for their old Hondas. And of course this make me a little confused.

That痴 way I asked for other owners to give some advices regarding their experience. So please, CBX 550 owners: Write some lines in the message board, as I believe it is not only me, that wondering about the synthetic or mineral oil. Or as Basmaf advice 穆emi synthetic.

Thanks for the info about the microfiche. Send me a mail or let me know if you still have them when your bike is sold. The Honda owner痴 manual I already have. Both the Haynes and the original Honda from 1982 (one for the 400/550 F + the additional appendix for the F2)

Best regards Ulf G

Date: Sat Jun 19 05:44:51 2004
Name: 
Email: basmaf@ntlworld.com
Type: CBX 550F

Hi Ulf
I use semi synthetic, badged by Vauxhall, as standard mineral, which is dam expensive here, and was originally used, is not quite up to the job, imho.
Fully synthetic can damage older engines, so I am told, as it can cause glazing on the bores.
As for the microfiche, there are 2 in the set, 1983 CBX550 FD. They are dated Feb 03. Part number 13MC7A21
They are for the Canadian import model, but the part numbers do work, as I have used them in the past.
I also have the Honda owners manual (1982).
Both are advertised with the bike.
If the new owner declines them, I will let you know.
Cheers
-Basmaf

Date: Fri Jun 18 18:25:27 2004
Name: Ulf G
Email: ulf.gusgard@forsvarsbygg.no
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Basmaf

I will be very interested to buy the microfiche from you. Just give me good a price.

What kind of oil are you CBX owner using. I use mineral oil for the moment, however the earlyer owner used syntetic. Have anybody any experience regarding mineral or syntetic on the CBX 550. Any positiv or negatic issus ?

Best reg Ulf G

Date: Thu Jun 17 23:56:07 2004
Name: Stanj
Email: winchesternoguns@aol.com

If you can read italian check out this site
http://digilander.libero.it/ierovante/cbx/start.htm for a scan of the Honda manual

Date: Thu Jun 17 07:57:18 2004
Name: basmaf
Email: basmaf@ntlworld.com

Marcin
sorry, but I dont really understand the question, but it sounds like you had to replace the starter clutch chain.
Yes?
If so, there are 2 pulse generators under the outer casing.
1 at the lower right, and the other at the upper left.
They are opposite each other
There is no adjustment, they just bolt to the inner casing.
You should be able to tell which goes where, from the cable length.
Note: the wiring runs behind the chain guide.
I cant scan the picture to show you as my scanner is broken, sorry, but I may just be able to find a picture.
Let me look.
-Basmaf

Date: Thu Jun 17 06:38:48 2004
Name: 
Email: basmaf@ntlworld.com
Type: CBX 550F

Rob.
I have a microfiche for the CBX 550.
Basmaf

Date: Wed Jun 16 17:21:20 2004
Name: MARCIN
Type: CBX 550F2 (Integra)

Hello owners CBX 550!
I am new owner HONDA CBX 550 F2 1984, motorcycle had to exchanges clutch chain I took clothes off engine I exchanged chain and I folded engine unfortunately I will not be able to place times of distribution. I ASK for HELP!!!! I do not have manual service , I need given regulating - to cbx, description how to place distribution or manual service on CD-s.

Too {for} all help GREAT THANKS!!! GREETINGS FOR ALL OWNERS HONDA CBX 550 F2!!!


MARCIN From POLAND