Honda Seeley

[scoobie]

Hi,

Had my bike for a couple of months now and have a few questions for any Seeley owners.

1). There looks like some sort of decomp lever on the top right of the cylinder head. Since buying the bike there has never been a cable to it. Does it need one?

2). What colour is the red used on the frame, and where can I get hold of it in paint form to touch some bits-up?

3) Does the Clymer manual for the Reflex TLR200 1986 -87 cover the majority of my Seeley? (I think mines an 81). If not is there another workshop manual out there you can recommend?

4) Any idea where I can get spares such as throttle cables, etc?

Cheers,

[scrumpyjack]

If you dont rig up the valve lifter,, the circlip on the end of the kickstart shaft will bend,

this will cause the kickstart to slip occasionally, "its a common honda fault"

And i think that Big John has the right idea,, get it powder coated..!

Scrumpy

[scoobie]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

How do I rig-up the valve lifter? I take it a cable should go from there to where? If it's like the decomp on my XR then the cable goes to a small lever on the bars - push on the kick till feel compression pull in lever and push a bit further, then release lever and kick - is this the same?

The bike was powder coated before I got it but riding it on the drive the throttle cable came loose at the grip and stuck on. It was either hit the cars or deck the bike, which resulted in a few scrapes to the frame and forks, but not a scratch on the tank cover???

I tried to check the valves today using the TLR 200 manual I got with the bike. It refers to a 'T' mark. There isn't one. It is two lines followed by the 'F' mark followed by another two lines. Is this right?

If I turn it till the intake open then close, then till the piston as at the top (before the exhaust valve opens) this should be TDC on the compression stroke and check the gaps then. Would you agree?

Found this on ebay as you suggested: 110133887548 would this be the correct one, and what throttle bodies would you recommend?

Any other things to check regularly on the bike, alter that you can think off?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance.

[hondanut]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

How do I rig-up the valve lifter? I take it a cable should go from there to where? If it's like the decomp on my XR then the cable goes to a small lever on the bars - push on the kick till feel compression pull in lever and push a bit further, then release lever and kick - is this the same?

The bike was powder coated before I got it but riding it on the drive the throttle cable came loose at the grip and stuck on. It was either hit the cars or deck the bike, which resulted in a few scrapes to the frame and forks, but not a scratch on the tank cover???

I tried to check the valves today using the TLR 200 manual I got with the bike. It refers to a 'T' mark. There isn't one. It is two lines followed by the 'F' mark followed by another two lines. Is this right?

If I turn it till the intake open then close, then till the piston as at the top (before the exhaust valve opens) this should be TDC on the compression stroke and check the gaps then. Would you agree?

Found this on ebay as you suggested: 110133887548 would this be the correct one, and what throttle bodies would you recommend?

Any other things to check regularly on the bike, alter that you can think off?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance.

if you dont have the valve lifter connected then it will eventualy seize the kickstart shaft, i have had 2 sieze up, the cable goes to a small pear shaped lever near to the oil dipstick, this should move to the rear when you push on the kickstart, if this is not fitted then if the small inner shaft is still in the gearbox you can replace it all with new bits, (not too dear), from the out side, if the inners are missing then the cases have to be split,

the haynes or clymer manual should cover the sealy as the engine is basicaly an xl185 engine, and not a tlr lump, as it has the cam end advance/retard and undertank electrics.

i would certainly fit the decompressor as in a trial you are stop/starting much more often than road riding.

david silver spares if your in the uk can supply the bits, good service.

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/

good luck

[scoobie]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

How do I rig-up the valve lifter? I take it a cable should go from there to where? If it's like the decomp on my XR then the cable goes to a small lever on the bars - push on the kick till feel compression pull in lever and push a bit further, then release lever and kick - is this the same?

The bike was powder coated before I got it but riding it on the drive the throttle cable came loose at the grip and stuck on. It was either hit the cars or deck the bike, which resulted in a few scrapes to the frame and forks, but not a scratch on the tank cover???

I tried to check the valves today using the TLR 200 manual I got with the bike. It refers to a 'T' mark. There isn't one. It is two lines followed by the 'F' mark followed by another two lines. Is this right?

If I turn it till the intake open then close, then till the piston as at the top (before the exhaust valve opens) this should be TDC on the compression stroke and check the gaps then. Would you agree?

Found this on ebay as you suggested: 110133887548 would this be the correct one, and what throttle bodies would you recommend?

Any other things to check regularly on the bike, alter that you can think off?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance.

if you dont have the valve lifter connected then it will eventualy seize the kickstart shaft, i have had 2 sieze up, the cable goes to a small pear shaped lever near to the oil dipstick, this should move to the rear when you push on the kickstart, if this is not fitted then if the small inner shaft is still in the gearbox you can replace it all with new bits, (not too dear), from the out side, if the inners are missing then the cases have to be split,

the haynes or clymer manual should cover the sealy as the engine is basicaly an xl185 engine, and not a tlr lump, as it has the cam end advance/retard and undertank electrics.

i would certainly fit the decompressor as in a trial you are stop/starting much more often than road riding.

david silver spares if your in the uk can supply the bits, good service.

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/

good luck

Thanks for that.

There is a shaft where you indicate, but it has a nut on the end and I can turn it about 10 degrees each way - I assume this is what you mean.

I'll try the address above.

Thanks,

[scoobie]

Hi,

Had my bike for a couple of months now and have a few questions for any Seeley owners.

1). There looks like some sort of decomp lever on the top right of the cylinder head. Since buying the bike there has never been a cable to it. Does it need one?

2). What colour is the red used on the frame, and where can I get hold of it in paint form to touch some bits-up?

3) Does the Clymer manual for the Reflex TLR200 1986 -87 cover the majority of my Seeley? (I think mines an 81). If not is there another workshop manual out there you can recommend?

4) Any idea where I can get spares such as throttle cables, etc?

Cheers,

Checked cevery Seeley picture I could find - I can see the cable going from the decomp arm to a small lever at the bars, but I can't see the 'pear shaped' lever to the rear of the kickstart on any of them??

Anyone got any pics???

Thanks,

[hondanut]

hi scoobie, give me your email address and i will email you a shot of my xr200 set up which is identitical, shaun, aka hondanut.

[scoobie]

Thanks. PM'd you.