Taking the engine to bits and thought I'd check out the starter motor, dismantle it and clean the commutators etc. Anyhow, seems someone has been in there before me, which is a little surprising as I've had the bike since '93 when it was only a year old! An internal lip has a sizable dent in it, though in a non-critical area so nothing to fix there, but the insulating plastics have been broken. Seems these are not available separately (well, the small one is as part of a £25+ rebuild kit which I don't need) so I was wondering if anyone had an old, knackered starter they could remove these bits for me from? A long shot but thought I'd ask. The starter is from a 900RRN (92) but it seems the same starter was used up to and including the 2001 bike. The parts I'm after are marked as 'INSULATOR' and highlighted yellow in the piccie attached which is from the Haynes manual.

Thanks. (I'm in Cornwall in the UK).

 

I'm thinking that ebay is going to be your friend here. I'd be more inclined to believe that someone dented it during manufacturing and assembly than I would believe someone had to disassemble the starter on a one year old Honda. I guess stranger things have happened though. Good luck on your hunt.