Who does your cranks ?

[Honda Hoarder]

Hey guys who do you use to fit new rod kits to your old cranks. I need a few done for CR 500's so they have the dreaded tin covers. Thanks

[Hardo]

What state are you in mate?
 

[Lozza]

Hey guys who do you use to fit new rod kits to your old cranks. I need a few done for CR 500's so they have the dreaded tin covers. Thanks

Nobody better or cheaper than Graham tin covers are no problems

http://crankshaftrebuildingservices.com.au/

[Hoony]

Make sure you use someone that has correct tooling and setup for them HH as i learnt the hard way, it cost me a 2nd full rebuild (had to replace crankcases, piston, cylinder, head, rod and crank all munched up and not repairable)

[Honda Hoarder]

Thanks guys. QLD

[OverTheHill]

Gosh, Graham Selwood for crank rebuilds. lost track of him more than 30 years ago. Worked for us for a while & was just a great guy to work with. Used to have a small shop in town at one stage back then too & as the pics will hopefully show [if readable] he loaned me a new 400cz for a few meetings till it got sold. Loved that bike too even if outdated by then [1977 by the looks], was good on the grassy muddy tt in the pics. Can't remember why the bonnets up on my EIP, probably pinched a plug for the cz haha or blew a radiator hose wheel spinning into the paddock in the mud--as you do. As it says, the swinging arm bolt came out [my fault no doubt for not checking things [think had a double nut shaft too]. What happened is it slid out till it got in front of the brake pedal bit & [look mum no brakes] on full song beside the hot shot on his RM370, not sure who got the biggest fright--him or me--as i flashed past under 'no brakes' & off into the boonies thinking f@#$%k that was lucky. Miss that bike nowdays with vmx of course, & when new were bullet proof & reliable. Anyway--crank rebuilds. Made up a band to go around our honda RS125 roadracer many years ago as freaked when i saw the tin plates. Did work in the once i used it to spread the load when giving a pat to true up but not ideal. One pic for a laugh is of my [desperate measures] press i use occasionally but have a strong old vice that squeezes them up ok [yamaha wheels mostly]. Suppose we all have our own ways of doing things but one guy at work used to have a heavy long bit of flat steel between press & wheel so he could move it a bit while pressing up to get it pretty close with a straight edge & leaving not too much truing up to be done [ie, beating shit out of the wheels].