gn2 wrote:

steph4x4 wrote:Downgraded spark plug to standard 1...and put in new original Honda rollers......

piston looked like it had gotten heated some how

Had you been using a non-standard plug from a snake-oil salesman...?

same upgraded plug as in honda hand book

stordz wrote:Excellent, sounds like a big job, it must have been very satisfying when it fired up.

was a great feeling thanx ......gonna frame my £5 haynes manual

steph4x4 wrote:

pikey wrote:Good thing is lots of aftermarket parts for that engine as used in lots of Hondas .Well done for doing it its a big job .

ur no kidding its a big job, and i had man flu

Had 'man flu' once. Wife did nothing but moan! Especially when one night at midnight, at the height of my illness, I was watching a film and needed another beer. I rang the bell loudly (she was in bed asleep!) and she moaned like anything when I asked her to get me one. For some reason I got no sympathy...dunno what I did wrong! Us blokes, we just can't win.

Seriously, glad she's going ok. Nice bikes and a fun project to undertake especially if you haven't done one before. Well done!