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Offline davidtime

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Front wheel
« on: May 30, 2013, 08:50:09 AM »
I'm just curious and I doubt it but these 550s, stock lift the front wheel? I got mine running but never rode it before tear down so I have no idea what kind of pull they have.
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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 09:48:29 AM »
I suppose it depends on the tires you run and how you position yourself on the bike when you dump the clutch.

The 550 is as powerful as you will likely ever need on the street, it will out accelerate most modern cars and cruise 70-75 on the highway all day long, but it's not an CBR600 putting out 100hp+.

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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013, 10:47:08 AM »
My first bike was a 1995 Suzuki Katana when I was 18. What a mistake getting a bike so young. I lost my license and got cut off and slammed into the back of a city bus within the first year.

looked just like this except I ran mine with a solo seat and a yosh exhaust.
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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2013, 02:17:36 PM »
I didn't get my first really powerful bike, the FJ1200, until I was already over 40.  Mt GL1000 is much faster than most people would think, but the wheelbase is long and the weight is low, so no risk of wheelies.

To lift the front wheel on a CB550 you are going to have to want to. You don't have to worry about accidentally doing it like you would on a modern, much more powerful sport bike.
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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2013, 02:34:00 PM »
It was a pain in the a$$ to get that front wheel up too. If you pop the clutch with someone on back though it would take you both off, ask my ex-wife lol. Did 140 all day though.

I have no need for the power anyway, to easy to get caught up in it and push boundaries. One day I will get my Ducati though.
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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2013, 02:40:34 PM »
Quote from: davidtime on May 30, 2013, 10:47:08 AM
My first bike was a 1995 Suzuki Katana when I was 18. What a mistake getting a bike so young. I lost my license and got cut off and slammed into the back of a city bus within the first year.

looked just like this except I ran mine with a solo seat and a yosh exhaust.


a can-o-tuna and a yosh exhaust? ::)
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Re: Front wheel
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2013, 02:46:57 PM »
Quote from: nccb on May 30, 2013, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: davidtime on May 30, 2013, 10:47:08 AM
My first bike was a 1995 Suzuki Katana when I was 18. What a mistake getting a bike so young. I lost my license and got cut off and slammed into the back of a city bus within the first year.

looked just like this except I ran mine with a solo seat and a yosh exhaust.


a can-o-tuna and a yosh exhaust? ::)

That's what we called it. I went for it strictly because of looks and that they financed an 18 year old who already had a car financed.
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