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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #300 on: April 28, 2013, 09:52:09 AM »
Quote from: Greggo on April 28, 2013, 08:20:44 AM
Looks great Gold!  What part of LA are you in?

Thanks Greggo, we know how difficult it is to find the "right" covers for our bikes, and make the bike looks pretty :)

I'm within few miles of 405/101/118/5. Only minutes to get to those freeways during non-traffic hours
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #301 on: May 01, 2013, 07:05:50 PM »
Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?! :(:(:(
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CB550 K0
CB750 K0, K2, K23 JDM, K45, K5
And the little ones z50r, xr50r, st90


750k5 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=114817.0

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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #302 on: May 01, 2013, 07:10:48 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on May 01, 2013, 07:05:50 PM
Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?! :(:(:(

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #303 on: April 02, 2014, 02:02:18 PM »
Hi! How's the paint holding up on all your spray painted parts?
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #304 on: April 02, 2014, 03:01:55 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on May 01, 2013, 07:10:48 PM
Quote from: goldarrow on May 01, 2013, 07:05:50 PM
Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?! :(:(:(

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.

I had just finally figured that out!
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CB550 K0
CB750 K0, K2, K23 JDM, K45, K5
And the little ones z50r, xr50r, st90


750k5 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=114817.0

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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #305 on: April 02, 2014, 03:03:21 PM »

Quote from: minimo on April 02, 2014, 02:02:18 PM
Hi! How's the paint holding up on all your spray painted parts?

No peeling yet, except quite few chips from road debris and rocks!
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CB550 K0
CB750 K0, K2, K23 JDM, K45, K5
And the little ones z50r, xr50r, st90


750k5 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=114817.0

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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #306 on: April 02, 2014, 03:17:33 PM »
Cool. So your process was: 1) sand 2) wipe clean 3) self-etching primer 4) paint (few coats) 5) clear coat?

What paint?
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #307 on: April 02, 2014, 03:18:30 PM »
Also, do you think you'd go the powder coating route if you'd do it all over again?
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #308 on: April 02, 2014, 03:56:39 PM »

Quote from: minimo on April 02, 2014, 03:17:33 PM
Cool. So your process was: 1) sand 2) wipe clean 3) self-etching primer 4) paint (few coats) 5) clear coat?

What paint?

Sounds about right.  Final cleaning With acetone before paint. I believe I used Rustoleum on this project.  It's been a while. 
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CB550 K0
CB750 K0, K2, K23 JDM, K45, K5
And the little ones z50r, xr50r, st90


750k5 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=114817.0

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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #309 on: April 02, 2014, 03:58:27 PM »

Quote from: minimo on April 02, 2014, 03:18:30 PM
Also, do you think you'd go the powder coating route if you'd do it all over again?

If fund is there, powder coating is better choice for longevity, but finding good shop to do it, that I don't know, I always have issues with shops

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Life Is Full Of Challenges - And My Backyard Is Full Of SOHC4's

CB550 K0
CB750 K0, K2, K23 JDM, K45, K5
And the little ones z50r, xr50r, st90


750k5 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=114817.0

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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #310 on: April 02, 2014, 04:14:57 PM »
Awesome. Thanks!
I'm on the fence about powder coat for partly the same reason Re: a good shop...

I'll let you know too that I frequently search for "sencha" as a reference to my slow-going build. Thanks for posting your process!
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Re: 1975 cb550 Project SENCHA - Let's Go Riding!
« Reply #311 on: April 02, 2014, 04:21:09 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on April 02, 2014, 03:01:55 PM

Quote from: Stev-o on May 01, 2013, 07:10:48 PM
Quote from: goldarrow on May 01, 2013, 07:05:50 PM
Bike runs great, but what's up with this 25 mpg?!?! :(:(:(

Prolly the operator! The way I ride, I would be happy with that.

Keep it in fifth at 60mph on the highway and you'll get 40+, but have no fun.

I had just finally figured that out!

HA!
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