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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #200 on: July 09, 2016, 10:49:18 AM »
Nothing boring there...just excitement
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #201 on: July 09, 2016, 01:34:06 PM »
Yeah, not boring at all.  Keep it coming!
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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #202 on: July 12, 2016, 10:17:26 AM »
Looks good. I don't think you could go with the bare metal look given the fairing is a large element. A cream or antique white color would look good with it. You wouldn't want a lot of yellow in the scheme with that shade of green, it would really make the green look bad. I could be an interesting scheme as it is kind of like the interior green on US aircraft during WWII. You could paint the interior of the cowling that same color and use a different color on the exterior...
The attached pic some will barf on and others can be OK with it or even like it.  Something like that shark mouth could be an eye catching scheme with the old school racer done up on the exterior of the cowling/fairing with names of old school 60s/70s CB performance part and race part suppliers.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #203 on: July 23, 2016, 01:09:12 PM »
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #204 on: July 24, 2016, 01:10:21 PM »
I didn't expect it to tick over as well as it does, looking forward to getting the front brake and clutch lever fitted to get a run up the road.  Need to sort the charging side of the electrics too.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #205 on: July 29, 2016, 12:48:13 AM »
I've booked the m.o.t. (government roadworthiness test) for 18 August.  I go to the Isle of Man on August 20th so the deadline approaches
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #206 on: July 29, 2016, 05:41:03 AM »
Very nice work.  I just read through the entire thread and I'm blown away.  Really, really impressed.

Cal,
I reject your notion of how hard TIG welding is...watch this guy's YouTube video.  He welded the entire tank in less than a minute and even had time for a cup of tea!  ;D

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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #207 on: July 29, 2016, 05:52:02 AM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on July 29, 2016, 05:41:03 AM
Cal,
I reject your notion of how hard TIG welding is...watch this guy's YouTube video.  He welded the entire tank in less than a minute and even had time for a cup of tea!  ;D

Ron
I never said it was "hard", only time consuming. And I may have said "hard for you" based upon your efforts with a MIG  ;) TIG welding steel is far easier than aluminum in my opinion because of the nature of the parent metals and the weld. But still, it did take this bloke months and months to get it done (looking at his project timeline).  ;D ;)
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #208 on: August 07, 2016, 01:11:49 AM »
Good news is that I have left all the bodywork at the painters, bad news is that he has been inundated with a lot of higher priced work on a deadline, so I'm going to cancel the government test in the meantime.  Got stainless lines made for the double calipers.  Removed and refitted the rocker cover with a smear of hylomar red to hopefully cure an oil leak.

I am struggling with the electrics though, and have been trawling here for an answer.  My David Silver reg/rec has six wires:

Three yellow for the three yellow from the alternator
Black/red control wire.
Red to the battery ?
Which only leaves a green which I presume is neutral?  So what feeds the field coil?
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #209 on: August 19, 2016, 05:29:19 AM »
green to ground, best to ground the alternator nearby to itself too(put the green wire coming out the alternator straight to a ground,i put a spade connector on it and bolted it to the starter motor bolts. black and red needs a power source, ie hooked up to your ignition or aux if your using a motogadget, and red back to the battery
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #210 on: September 26, 2016, 01:16:14 PM »
still lots of little jobs to do, but got the body work back tonight and couldn't resist putting it on.

I like it.  Pale pishy green never looked so good
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #211 on: September 26, 2016, 02:20:40 PM »
Quote from: DMcD on September 26, 2016, 01:16:14 PM
still lots of little jobs to do, but got the body work back tonight and couldn't resist putting it on.

I like it.  Pale pishy green never looked so good
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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #212 on: September 26, 2016, 02:31:38 PM »
Thankyou, bit of wiring, probably remake footrest hangers to give the brake pedal more travel, replace some fastners, make an engine mounting bolt spacer which I lost, grease the swingarm, and maybe do a bit of lockwiring for more of a racer look.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #213 on: September 26, 2016, 02:46:11 PM »
Awsome
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #214 on: September 26, 2016, 03:51:40 PM »
So Rad!!! Can you post pics of your fairing mounts.
Damn i love it!!!
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #215 on: September 26, 2016, 07:02:09 PM »
Wowser, that looks ace.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #216 on: October 15, 2016, 10:08:32 AM »
need a return spring of some sort for the rear brake kever, and a couple of nuts and bolts replaced, but i'm calling finished on this one!







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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #217 on: October 15, 2016, 11:49:33 AM »
So damn cool...really captures the look and feel of a 70s privateer race bike...have you had a ride yet?
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #218 on: October 15, 2016, 12:00:08 PM »
not yet, my friend has a go kart track at his house so probably take it there for running in and a bit of a shakedown test.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #219 on: October 15, 2016, 12:19:54 PM »
Now to take her across the water to the Isle of Mann!
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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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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #220 on: October 15, 2016, 12:24:41 PM »
That's the plan, but there no ferries from N Ireland until next April
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #221 on: October 15, 2016, 02:18:47 PM »
Quote from: DMcD on October 15, 2016, 12:24:41 PM
That's the plan, but there no ferries from N Ireland until next April
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #222 on: October 15, 2016, 04:11:05 PM »
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #223 on: October 15, 2016, 08:22:52 PM »
Bike looks great!
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #224 on: December 14, 2016, 08:27:25 PM »
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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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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