Author Topic: Stilltime's CB550 Project (Read 27456 times)

Trad · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2014, 09:47:44 PM »

looks nice dude.

Stilltime · « **Reply #51 on:** March 09, 2014, 12:27:48 PM »

Thanks guys!

riverfever · « **Reply #52 on:** March 09, 2014, 07:51:53 PM »

Really nice work.

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 09, 2014, 08:37:54 PM »

love this whole bike. keep the good work coming!

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #54 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:21:31 PM »

The check marks are growing on me.

dagersh · « **Reply #55 on:** March 10, 2014, 12:21:27 PM »

I am drooling over this build!

Did you do the lettering on the tires yourself?

Gersh

Stilltime · « **Reply #56 on:** March 10, 2014, 01:35:16 PM »

Check marks are *sorta* growing on me too, but would have preferred what I asked for haha. I'll try it out and see how I feel.

@Dagersh - Thanks! Did the letters with a white paint marker. Definitely requires a steady hand and a lot of patience. I'm extremely near-sighted too, which helped, just took my glasses off for a macro view of the letters ha. Definitely happy with the turnout, although a second coat is mandatory.

dagersh · « **Reply #57 on:** March 10, 2014, 02:34:15 PM »

Great work. What brand of paint marker?

I also think the checks look pretty cool.

Gersh

Stilltime · « **Reply #58 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:41:00 PM »

Thanks a lot! Brand is "Tree House Studio" I picked them up from Hobby Lobby.

dagersh · « **Reply #59 on:** March 11, 2014, 10:51:54 AM »

Thanks!

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #60 on:** March 11, 2014, 01:55:08 PM »

Quote from: Stilltime on March 10, 2014, 01:35:16 PM

@Dagersh - Thanks! Did the letters with a white paint marker. Definitely requires a steady hand and a lot of patience. I'm extremely near-sighted too, which helped, just took my glasses off for a macro view of the letters ha. Definitely happy with the turnout, although a second coat is mandatory.

You'll need to periodically re-apply the white paint on the letters. I used it on the rear raised letters/numbers on my 750's Bridgestone Spitfire tire.

Stilltime · « **Reply #61 on:** March 11, 2014, 02:44:51 PM »

I was thinking I would have to every couple months. How often have you had to reapply?

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #62 on:** March 11, 2014, 04:38:27 PM »

Quote from: Stilltime on March 11, 2014, 02:44:51 PM

I was thinking I would have to every couple months. How often have you had to reapply?

I didn't have to reapply for the three years it was stuck on static display at my last builder's shop, but once I started riding for a few hundred miles, it was pretty almost immediately ready for another coat. When I cleaned the tires, I noticed that it had lost much of its brightness, from road dirt, brake dust, etc.

Stilltime · « **Reply #63 on:** March 11, 2014, 05:50:53 PM »

Good to know! I wasn't sure what to expect. Thought about laying down some of my wife's clear nail polish as a "clear coat," shhhh don't tell her!

Stilltime · « **Reply #64 on:** March 12, 2014, 11:42:22 AM »

Here are some teasers! I'll have some better pics after work. Gotta get busy now and finish the project!

dagersh · « **Reply #65 on:** March 12, 2014, 12:07:09 PM »

Gorgeous!

Stilltime · « **Reply #66 on:** March 12, 2014, 01:32:40 PM »

Haha I haven't even driven it home yet! The painter dropped it off where I work. I do have a soft blanket in the back seat I could wrap around it lol

riverfever · « **Reply #67 on:** March 12, 2014, 02:37:00 PM »

That paint looks deeeeep. Lovely color.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #68 on:** March 12, 2014, 03:33:34 PM »

Great color -- lots of depth!

Stilltime · « **Reply #69 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:28:51 PM »

Thanks! Made a decent amount of progress tonight! Rear end done, still need to tension chain. Front end, drained ATF from forks and put in suspension fluid, buttoned up the rest. I'm diggin the +1" stance!

riverfever · « **Reply #70 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:34:35 PM »

Heavens to Mergatroid.

sethdhawkins · « **Reply #71 on:** March 12, 2014, 08:25:47 PM »

Nice. Gonna be a cool bike when it's done.

Stilltime · « **Reply #72 on:** March 13, 2014, 05:57:59 AM »

Thanks, should have it running again this weekend. Just have a couple more covers to throw on, fill with oil and adjust valves.

2strokeTrush · « **Reply #73 on:** March 13, 2014, 06:19:18 AM »

Quote from: Stilltime on March 06, 2014, 08:22:57 PM

Got the carbs back together...but not before the sharp corner of the manifold sliced my hand open!

I really like what you did painting the carbs, I'm going to do something similar to just the float bowls of mine, what kind of paint ?

Stilltime · « **Reply #74 on:** March 13, 2014, 06:22:49 AM »

I had everything powdercoated except the tank, side covers and points cover.

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Author Topic: Stilltime's CB550 Project (Read 27456 times)