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Offline mazen0822

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Project rHonda 76' CB550F - GL1000 frontend swap
« on: March 11, 2012, 05:13:01 AM »
 Bought a 76' CB550F a few months back and I'm finally starting a build thread.

Mods planed:Round 1

BCR seat
GL1000 front end
RC51 rotors
6pot calipers
racetech cartridge emulators
racetech springs
GL1000 front wheel
relocating electronics under seat
lossa 4-1
Dyna S
re-jetting carbs
volcity stacks
vortex clip-ons



« Last Edit: April 15, 2012, 06:19:14 PM by mazen0822 »

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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2012, 09:19:56 AM »
Great looking bike, I had one just like it.  Is it in good running cond?
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2012, 09:51:51 AM »
If I can score this 1975 CB 550 F I would be interested in every part you remove.

Drop me a PM.

Honestly, that is a very nice bike to cafe'. Your bike, just me.

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Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012, 09:59:13 AM »
Installed the new seat, dyna s, and the Lossa 4-1.

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2012, 05:00:08 PM »
So I painted the seat and installed the velocity stacks and re jetted the bike. I also relocated all the electronics under the seat. Hopefully have the front-end done by the end of the week.

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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2012, 06:04:25 PM »
Looks good. How much was the seat? May we have a video of the bike running to get an idea of the exhaust
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2012, 10:29:25 PM »
Looks good. How much was the seat? May we have a video of the bike running to get an idea of the exhaust

I don't recall the price on the seat but it was a lot something like $350. I love the shape of it though and the quality is great on it except there are a lot of fitment issues with it. It's not as bolt on as he makes all his products out to be.

I'm going out of town in the next few days so if I don't get the video up before I leave I will as soon as I get back.

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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 08:03:49 AM »
any chance of a picture of the electrics under the seat
I'm planning the same with a small battery so I can have a view through the frame
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2012, 05:16:37 PM »
Some updated pics of the bike. The GL1000 fronted swap is done along with RaceTech Gold Valves, Pre-Load adjusters, Ducati Rotor, ZX-9 calipers, clip-on's, the rearsets are on as well.
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2012, 05:20:38 PM »
Some updated pics of the bike.


Looks good, how did you mount the seat?
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2012, 05:23:51 PM »
Some updated pics of the bike.


Looks good, how did you mount the seat?

I'll take some pics now, be back in a minute.

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« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2012, 05:35:02 PM »
Some updated pics of the bike.


Looks good, how did you mount the seat?

I'll take some pics now, be back in a minute.

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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2012, 05:53:39 PM »
Looks good. How much was the seat? May we have a video of the bike running to get an idea of the exhaust

sorry for the crappy iPhone video.

cb550 lossa 4-1
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2012, 06:06:06 PM »
Electrical work looks nice. Rubber mounts to hold the seat to the frame? I didnt see any mounting ware
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F-Gl1000 frontend swap
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2012, 06:09:25 PM »
Electrical work looks nice. Rubber mounts to hold the seat to the frame? I didnt see any mounting ware

If you look at the bottom of the second pic you see a plate that goes across. there is a similar plate on the seat and it screws in threw there from the underside
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Re: Project rHonda 76' CB550F - GL1000 frontend swap
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2012, 01:08:44 PM »
Looks great ! I would like to install a dual rotor in my bike, Is that a 320 mm rotor? Which Ducati rotor should I look for?