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Offline stuartni

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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #50 on: March 12, 2013, 01:36:51 PM »
Yea you can run it either way works just the same thankfully
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #51 on: March 19, 2013, 05:44:58 AM »
carbs fitted






had a good few electrical problems which have all been sorted thankfully just a few silly mistakes on my parts

only thing to fix is my horn button
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #52 on: March 19, 2013, 07:29:17 AM »
The optimal number of vehicles is always n+1, where n = the number you have now.

Eric "Ekpent" with his 40+ bikes understands this (and fortunately for him, so does his wife).
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #53 on: March 20, 2013, 04:48:38 AM »
exhaust trail fit done, the tail piece is not being used its just being used at the moment to work out the design





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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #54 on: March 20, 2013, 06:01:02 AM »
the exhaust looks legit the way it's now...  8)
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #55 on: March 20, 2013, 07:57:57 AM »
ha ha thanks the down pipes are in great condition so they are being reused the tail section is very rotten i just used it to get the shape i want so now a guy is making the exact same piece only brand new then i will powder coat it  ;D
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #56 on: April 02, 2013, 02:34:05 AM »
more update progress has been slow lately down to the last few little issues to sort out and things i want to redo

got my tank and seat pod back and in primer seat pod needs a little more work i had it back to trim it so it sits clean against the frame






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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #57 on: April 02, 2013, 06:14:55 PM »
Love them both (the bikes that is).  The BMW looks great and the CB is coming along swimmingly.
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #58 on: April 03, 2013, 03:11:48 AM »
thanks once the cb550 is done we are starting a cb450  8)
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #59 on: April 16, 2013, 04:06:32 AM »
small update been away in england with work bike is coming on well with very few jobs left will get some more photos tonight just one i have at the moment of the speedo fitted

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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #60 on: May 02, 2013, 02:36:18 AM »
the last few parts i need arrived from david silvers
new chain and link
two genuine honda calliper springs
new pull throttle cable as the one i bought from another company 6 months ago was wrong push cabel was correct
2 new bleed nipples
2 new calliper seals
2 stainliss steel calliper pistons
new oil pressure switch





bike nearly done now

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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #61 on: May 02, 2013, 05:42:14 AM »
Cool. I bet you are eager to get it finished and running. Is the weather improving to riding conditions yet, or is it just a matter of dressing for it and just do it?
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #62 on: May 02, 2013, 11:26:40 AM »
Weather is pretty good since yesterday. NW200 in a few weeks.  :D
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #63 on: May 17, 2013, 01:18:51 AM »
big update got my seat pod my tank back from the painters (RJs car restoration) and my leather seat done by baron (topsercretevolution)
im over the moon with how it all looks let me know what you guys think.

the tank and seat pod design is all done with paint even the Honda logo is paint no stickers also have all the photo from the painter of the work that went into doing it

















seat frame before

seat after
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #64 on: May 17, 2013, 01:22:24 AM »
put them on the bike this morning before work




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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #65 on: May 17, 2013, 02:55:08 AM »
Very pretty, I like it and the seat is very nice as well. I hope it is comfortable. It is thicker than some guys make them, which I like, and it has the potential to be comfortable for more than 20 minutes...

Is she ready for BOTM nomination?

Have you rejetted/tuned the carbs for the pods and exhaust? Tweakin and a few others (Tighe, forget his UID) have similar setup but on 750s. Can't recall someone with a 550 and the Yoshi pipe and pods with std PD carbs. Greggo maybe?

That paint scheme would look good in silver and blue.  Paulage has a red and white scheme that is killer but, he has a Ducati vintage repro fairing on his bike.
Great work! You will have long stops for gas because everyone will be asking questions about your bike.
I hope the pipes stay looking that way and not dull, really adds to the look. Does bwaller, Brent, run those pipes on his race bike? Motogp made those, right?


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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #66 on: May 17, 2013, 03:19:15 AM »
Was looking back through your build. Stock upper triple trees (fork clamps) have a shim washer insde the split to prevent cracking when the clamp is tightened down. Do yours use this same method?
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #67 on: May 17, 2013, 06:53:25 AM »
I would have trouble going to work after seeing the tank and seat mounted. I'd stare for hours.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #68 on: May 17, 2013, 09:31:34 AM »
beautifully done sir!  I really like the paint scheme...two american thumbs up!
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #69 on: May 18, 2013, 02:04:41 AM »
leather seat home and set in place still needs bolted down to have it sitting flush seat was done in leather with a medium texture


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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #70 on: May 18, 2013, 02:08:38 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 17, 2013, 06:53:25 AM
I would have trouble going to work after seeing the tank and seat mounted. I'd stare for hours.

lol yes it was hard leaving it but got this wknd to try and get most of it finished for mot next week
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #71 on: May 18, 2013, 02:09:10 AM »
Quote from: scottanderson76 on May 17, 2013, 09:31:34 AM
beautifully done sir!  I really like the paint scheme...two american thumbs up!

thanks scott
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #72 on: May 18, 2013, 07:54:18 AM »
Quote from: stuartni on May 18, 2013, 02:04:41 AM
leather seat home and set in place still needs bolted down to have it sitting flush seat was done in leather with a medium texture


height=600]http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac192/stuarty7/20130517_181432.jpg[/img][/URL]



What kind of bike, and more importantly what kind of wheels are on the bike in the background in the first picture??
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build pod and tank painted YOSHI PIPE FITTED
« Reply #73 on: May 18, 2013, 08:14:11 AM »
If you page back a dozen or more posts you will see that the bike is a black BMW airhead they recently finished. No clue on the wheels.
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Re: Northern ireland cb550 cafe build on its wheel and another bike purchased
« Reply #74 on: May 18, 2013, 11:26:28 AM »
What kind of bike, and more importantly what kind of wheels are on the bike in the background in the first picture??
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its a 1980 bmw r80 we converted to a cafe racer if you look back a page or two you will see pictures of it
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