Topic: upgrade from standard carburetors

[matt mattison]

ill be using the stock pipes, id like to keep them since theyre the only pipes that set it apart from a standard 550... just K&N air filters, and if you go to dynoman.net it would basically be their stage 2 kit for the CB550 which includes 61mm 10.5:1 pistons, webcam 358b camshaft, KPMI valve springs, DP SHP clutch kit, chrome moly cylinder studs, vesrah top gasket set, and CFM or MLS head gasket (just listing it off)

Ok, now we might be getting somewhere. With that dyno man package I would consider the CR 29 carbs. I'm not too keen with the stock pipes idea for this, do what you will. A better choice would be a Yoshi replica 4 to 1. MotoGPwerks makes an excellent Stainless set for your bike. I would also recommend asking dyno man tech support on their opinion on exhaust, carbs etc., after all, they did engineer this package. And while you are talking to them ,ask what kind of power to expect, max RPM range and where the power comes on at.. All together you blew around 2500 balloons on this, which is half of your budget. I seen pics of your bike, and going this route will probably put you way over the budget. With those modifications fuel economy is out the window, if that's a concern.

[jason41987]

at some point, i want to add a second bike which will take on the role of my everyday commuter, thatll probably end up being a CB350... i am going to ask dynoman what kind of power to expect with that package... as for the rest of my bike... a tank i can buy and restore for about $50, a fabricated seat and putting together a new wiring harness theres really not much work to be done on it outside of cleaning and repainting..

it just looks worse than it is because ive removed a number of parts before taking the photo, for example the carburetors were on my kitchen table, headlight and turn signals in a box, and battery was indoors as well and with any luck ill be removing the front and rear ends as well to refinish the wheels, put on new tires, and new wheel bearings... so its about to look even worse soon