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Offline timtune

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Valve keepers - where to buy??
« on: October 08, 2023, 08:07:24 AM »
Putting the head back together and I can't find the valve keepers (CB750K).
Where can these be purchased?

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2023, 08:16:43 AM »
I have a load here but I'm in UK. Hopefully someone closer will have a spare stash of them somewhere.
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Offline Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2023, 08:42:02 AM »
Check with Mike Rieck
As of today 3/13/2012 my original owner 75 CB750F has made it through 3 wives, er EX-wives. Free at last.  ;-)

Offline newday777

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2023, 08:50:07 AM »
Check with Mike Rieck

He may have them packed for his move north.
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Offline timtune

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2023, 08:54:44 AM »
Who is Mike and where does he reside? I'm in Ontario Canada

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2023, 09:15:56 AM »
Honda dealer then
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Offline timtune

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2023, 10:03:18 AM »
Thanks Bryan. I would not have thought they still carried them.

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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2023, 10:10:36 AM »
Fairly standard part used on more than one model, make sure you look up the correct model, late ones differed
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Re: Valve keepers - where to buy??
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2023, 11:44:09 AM »
Where in Ontario are you?

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