Hi - I hope you get inspiration to carry on :-D We live in a similar home with 'too many projects' going on all at once - i would admit its fair to say i am jack of all trades and master of none lol. We have a CD200 and 750 nighthawk interestingly 😅 My cd200 has been with us about 2 years and is an ongoing project - your videos have encouarged me to pick it back up from time to time when ive lost motivation - i think i watched the carb video 10 times before giving in and getting a cheap Chinese new one which worked straight away 😂. Thanks for the work and look forward to you picking this up again All the best
Hey there Simon. Just found your channel and subscribed. Very relaxing. Originally saw your vid showing your experience of converting the bench grinder to a polishing machine, as I'm about to do the same myself. Have done work on car engines and am familiar with the ups and downs, and have made the same mistakes. Can drive you a bit spare, but very satisfying when it works. Not so much when it doesn't.... Anyway, really enjoying your camera skills and relaxed good humour. Also liked the brilliant idea of using a sander to create a sonic washer. Kudos. Look forward to more more of your channel. Thanks.
It's a really nice little engine to work on. Yes, 0.05mm for inlet and exhaust valve clearance. Same on CD/CM 185, 200 & CM250C in case anyone else needs to know.
@@TooManyProjects 1981, my cd185 pulled from 20 in top & zipped str8 up to 65mph, much to the unhappiness of Superdream owners who thought they were the bees' knees on their £800 bikes when cd185s cost just over £500. The later 233cc five gear version of that engine had the same pots but taller rods so they weren't as sweet and smooth and revvy. They also had brilliant 5 inch drums, as good as disc but maintenance- free other than replacing the cable every couple of years. The 185 was kick only, the cd200 kick and electric til A reg 83 when they went 12v and cdi and deleted the kick. All versions had enclosed chain and suspension units. Tyres fatter than 300-17 raise the gearing a bit which is good but they're a swine to fit by hand. Yes, I was an enclopedia on these bikes back in't day. The ethos was passed onto to cb450dx which was much softer tuned than the 400 superdream. I had two of those too. The 250 nighthawk is complete poo, really slow. They sold like cold cakes cuz the gn250 had more chrome and was much cheaper. Sorry to bore you. Feel free to throw a sack over me, you wouldn't be the 1st.
If I didn’t found your video i'll be still doing timing settings with lots of cursing 😅
Thanks mate 🙌🏽
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Hi - I hope you get inspiration to carry on :-D
We live in a similar home with 'too many projects' going on all at once - i would admit its fair to say i am jack of all trades and master of none lol.
We have a CD200 and 750 nighthawk interestingly 😅
My cd200 has been with us about 2 years and is an ongoing project - your videos have encouarged me to pick it back up from time to time when ive lost motivation - i think i watched the carb video 10 times before giving in and getting a cheap Chinese new one which worked straight away 😂.
Thanks for the work and look forward to you picking this up again
All the best
Thanks! Amazing, what are the odds.
Excellent 👍 bro
Keep going fella you will get it done. 👍
Thanks buddy!
Hey there Simon. Just found your channel and subscribed. Very relaxing. Originally saw your vid showing your experience of converting the bench grinder to a polishing machine, as I'm about to do the same myself. Have done work on car engines and am familiar with the ups and downs, and have made the same mistakes. Can drive you a bit spare, but very satisfying when it works. Not so much when it doesn't....
Anyway, really enjoying your camera skills and relaxed good humour. Also liked the brilliant idea of using a sander to create a sonic washer. Kudos. Look forward to more more of your channel. Thanks.
Thanks Marcus! Really appreciate the kind words.
thanks
Hi, Have you gotten any further on the CD200? I own one myself and I was hoping to see how you set the carb up.
Hi, my mum has got one of these which i would like to work on. Are all those tappets 0.05mm?
It's a really nice little engine to work on. Yes, 0.05mm for inlet and exhaust valve clearance. Same on CD/CM 185, 200 & CM250C in case anyone else needs to know.
Would you mind sharing that user manual with us
Sorry I don't have a digital version I'm afraid.
Do you know about cd200 6v to 12v conversation
Where did you buy the new pistons?
Just off eBay, lots of options in the UK. I didn't note the seller though.
you start this engine ?
Cd 185s and 200s weren"t marketed as fast bikes but went like stink.
They were faster than the cd250u.
I am skeptical about the stink part. Maybe one day I'll finally get it all back in one piece to find out.
@@TooManyProjects 1981, my cd185 pulled from 20 in top & zipped str8 up to 65mph, much to the unhappiness of Superdream owners who thought they were the bees' knees on their £800 bikes when cd185s cost just over £500.
The later 233cc five gear version of that engine had the same pots but taller rods so they weren't as sweet and smooth and revvy. They also had brilliant 5 inch drums, as good as disc but maintenance- free other than replacing the cable every couple of years. The 185 was kick only, the cd200 kick and electric til A reg 83 when they went 12v and cdi and deleted the kick. All versions had enclosed chain and suspension units. Tyres fatter than 300-17 raise the gearing a bit which is good but they're a swine to fit by hand. Yes, I was an enclopedia on these bikes back in't day. The ethos was passed onto to cb450dx which was much softer tuned than the 400 superdream. I had two of those too. The 250 nighthawk is complete poo, really slow. They sold like cold cakes cuz the gn250 had more chrome and was much cheaper.
Sorry to bore you. Feel free to throw a sack over me, you wouldn't be the 1st.
Pleace tell me this engine tapet clearens
It's in there, maybe about 24:00.