Author Topic: Second SR500  (Read 663 times)

guest2041

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Second SR500
« on: June 26, 2016, 06:21:05 PM »
This is my oldest SR500 and just needs the carb sorted, apart from that it's sorted!

manxie

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2016, 06:48:58 PM »
VERY VERY nice, great collection of Thumpers.... I`m jealous  :-[  ;) ;)
1980 Yamaha XT250
1985 Honda ATC200
1998 1200 Bandit
1978 Bultaco Sherpa project (not started)
1968 Kawasaki F3 175 Bushwhacker (project in progress)

guest2041

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2016, 07:48:30 PM »
When I respoked the wheels I fancied a Bluespot caliper up front, it is mated to a FZR1000 front disk and looks the business!

Ron

timbo

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2016, 11:12:40 PM »
Well, with this collection of nice thumpers, you definitely are on the right forum  :)
Namaste

Moto63

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2016, 07:16:48 AM »
Morning Ron, yes mate very nice collection of mosheens you have there. Yes I agree with you on the blue spot front disc conversion, looks well smart. I assume it's the original sr500 hub??....cheers, Michael

guest2041

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2016, 02:51:49 PM »
Mi Michael,
original front hub and I just had to use spacers to get the disk lined up with the caliper. I think I ended up with 4mm clearance between disk and fork leg!

I couldnt put the disk any closer to the hub as the brake caliper would have hit the spokes. All a bit of a fiddle to set up but sorted now.

Ron

Moto63

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2016, 07:52:06 PM »
And very nice it looks too Ron. A job well done I'd say. Cheers, Michael

BrendanO

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2016, 08:53:10 PM »
Ron, it feels like a whole new CLUB has joined!

Love the SR, simple, elegant, nice upgrade at the front!
XBR500,  FT500 (USA reg still but now starts/runs nicely!)
non-thumpers CX500EC, NTV650P

guest2041

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Re: Second SR500
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2016, 09:31:21 PM »
Cheers Brendan!

Do love the SR's, have all the standard bits for mine but changed this one around. Dont like chopping frames etc so I can always put a bike back to standard.

Ron