There's plenty of "post your stash" type of posts on the other sub-forums. I didn't see one here. I'm pretty well stocked up. I do bikes for other people, but also like to stay well-stocked for myself. My two main bikes are a 1977 Honda CB550K and a 1979 Honda CM400A. I also have a 1974 Yamaha DT250 and a few Puch Maxis. Every single part was either bought from a dealer, David Silver Spares, CMSNL, Partzilla or in some rare instances, eBay. The drain plug washers were purchased from Amazon. As much as I love OEM parts it is very silly (imo) to spend so much for a single washer. I replace them every time.
(Yes, there are some resistor plug variations for customers that request them. I also run the NDs myself as they're easily available and a few cents cheaper. Never had an issue with one.)
Many valve cover gaskets and valve cover bolt grommets. You never know when Honda will decide to stop making these. The aftermarket ones are terrible quality and leak soon after. Some people try to use them for multiple seasons. I've never had good luck with that. Instead, I clean the cover once a year and use hondabond where it mates to the cover (note: NOT from gasket to head!) as this is how it was done OEM. Always grease these types of gaskets and o-rings before assembly. Valves are checked every oil change which is around 1500-2000 miles. Sometimes I stretch it to 3000 if I'm doing a lot of riding and time is short.
Custom gaskets for the torque converter (yes, the CM400A is a true automatic) cover from Cometic. Based off of NOS gaskets I had in my collection. This is a necessary procedure for it to come out every 10,000 miles to adjust the balancer chain. The ones available on eBay from various vendors are made of cork, too thin (clearances are critical or shifter will not work), and always a hole off somewhere. Not worth the hassle.
I make ignition coil wire with Taylor boots and crimp ends. All wire is 7mm marine grade I get from Summit Racing that I buy in bulk. I do a lot of ignition coil replacement for customers with DynaTek coils. The $20-$50 aftermarket ones are poor quality and usually cause funny running after the bike warms up on these vintage bikes. Critical to use a DynaTek on the 400 twins as it's a true AC-based CDI that requires 0.5 ohm coils. Many vendors are selling 3-5 ohm coils that have the same dimensions and will not work properly in this application. Additionally, the NGK XD05F caps are now discontinued and I have a hoard (not all are pictured here) of them for this purpose. Assortment of OEM bulbs as some are odd wattages that are not available elsewhere. You can go higher and it will work just fine, but my own personal stuff I keep at the stock brightness.
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(Yes, there are some resistor plug variations for customers that request them. I also run the NDs myself as they're easily available and a few cents cheaper. Never had an issue with one.)
Many valve cover gaskets and valve cover bolt grommets. You never know when Honda will decide to stop making these. The aftermarket ones are terrible quality and leak soon after. Some people try to use them for multiple seasons. I've never had good luck with that. Instead, I clean the cover once a year and use hondabond where it mates to the cover (note: NOT from gasket to head!) as this is how it was done OEM. Always grease these types of gaskets and o-rings before assembly. Valves are checked every oil change which is around 1500-2000 miles. Sometimes I stretch it to 3000 if I'm doing a lot of riding and time is short.
Custom gaskets for the torque converter (yes, the CM400A is a true automatic) cover from Cometic. Based off of NOS gaskets I had in my collection. This is a necessary procedure for it to come out every 10,000 miles to adjust the balancer chain. The ones available on eBay from various vendors are made of cork, too thin (clearances are critical or shifter will not work), and always a hole off somewhere. Not worth the hassle.
I make ignition coil wire with Taylor boots and crimp ends. All wire is 7mm marine grade I get from Summit Racing that I buy in bulk. I do a lot of ignition coil replacement for customers with DynaTek coils. The $20-$50 aftermarket ones are poor quality and usually cause funny running after the bike warms up on these vintage bikes. Critical to use a DynaTek on the 400 twins as it's a true AC-based CDI that requires 0.5 ohm coils. Many vendors are selling 3-5 ohm coils that have the same dimensions and will not work properly in this application. Additionally, the NGK XD05F caps are now discontinued and I have a hoard (not all are pictured here) of them for this purpose. Assortment of OEM bulbs as some are odd wattages that are not available elsewhere. You can go higher and it will work just fine, but my own personal stuff I keep at the stock brightness.
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