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Offline Alan F.

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #150 on: November 26, 2021, 08:13:35 PM »
Maybe add some rubber spacers to correct the angle?

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76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #151 on: November 28, 2021, 12:14:44 PM »
I found the perfect bracket on eBay to hold a 350 tail light on my setup.




I also am going to rebuild my gauges. I have all the parts from Marcel, except I ordered the wrong gauges because I think I ended up using the ones from the 77K donor. So I have those coming in both dark and light green and I’ll see which looks best.

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #152 on: November 28, 2021, 01:41:31 PM »
Tail light bracket looks awesome.  What bike was it listed for?
If it works good, it looks good...

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #153 on: November 28, 2021, 02:47:47 PM »
Tail light bracket looks awesome.  What bike was it listed for?
Found it on eBay here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Tail-Light-Lamp-Assembly-6V-Bulb-Kit-for-Honda-CT70-SL70-XL70-CL70-/265189862846?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

The plastic light it comes with is super cheap, but the stock or repro 350 fits perfectly.

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #154 on: November 28, 2021, 07:07:07 PM »
That looks really good and really easy, make sure to rubber mount it so vibration isn't an issue and forget about halogen bulbs, they run too hot.

Reminds me of my CB160 light:

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #155 on: November 28, 2021, 07:26:40 PM »
That looks really good and really easy, make sure to rubber mount it so vibration isn't an issue and forget about halogen bulbs, they run too hot.

Ya, will be straightforward. Didn’t think about a rubber mount- would rubber washers do the trick?

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #156 on: November 28, 2021, 07:55:44 PM »
Yes anything will help. Thankfully your bike is a four and doesn't vibrate like crazy.

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #157 on: November 30, 2021, 08:07:24 AM »
Yes anything will help. Thankfully your bike is a four and doesn't vibrate like crazy.
I may have to go a different route or think of a different way to mount the plate. The holes for the plates are about 1/2” too narrow for Indiana plates.


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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #158 on: November 30, 2021, 08:21:21 AM »
Could bridge it with a secondary plate that bolts to the plate and then bolts from it bolt to the plate holder. Countersunk screw heads would lessen the standoff.
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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #159 on: November 30, 2021, 09:00:01 AM »
Could bridge it with a secondary plate that bolts to the plate and then bolts from it bolt to the plate holder. Countersunk screw heads would lessen the standoff.
Ya, I’ll have to figure something out because this bracket is too perfect for what I’m looking for. Thanks for the idea.

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Re: 76 CB550F - Oct 2021 - Rear tail light and rebuilding gauges
« Reply #160 on: October 12, 2022, 08:15:41 AM »
This has been a crazy year so far, and I'm finally getting back finish what I started last year.  I began a new position at my company that I've been with over 15 years, and it's been an immense amount of work and travel.  Things are starting to slow down and I'm ready to get this to the finish line!

I've been staring at my box of gauge parts from Marcel forever, so I'd like to get those wrapped up.  I have some NOS components and the repros, so it should look really nice.  I just need to take my time and roll the seams. 

I look forward to posting my results and finished bike soon! Are they ever finished?