Topic: Trad's 74 CB550 K0

[Stev-o]

I like the polished caliper. Leave it!

[Trad]

Thanks Steve. Going to keep it raw for now at least, or until the next time I need to do something major with the brake system.

I ordered and installed 110 main jets from Sirius here in Canada. I was unsure of the the brand of 110's I originally installed so it was just for reassurance. I've heard great things about brass from Sirius so I figured I'd try my luck as 110 Keihin press fit secondary main jets are now obsolete. For the 627B carbs (and many other models) anyway.

Also mounted the 5ohm Dyna coils with cleaned up factory brackets and new hardware. These mount in just by re-orientating the factory mounts and adding small spacers between the blocks and the mount on the coil. The spacers just helped keep everything parallel.

110 Jetting by Jared Chilko, on Flickr

74 Carbs 1 by Jared Chilko, on Flickr

Dyna Coil Mount by Jared Chilko, on Flickr

[calj737]

Flip your coils, Jared. That way the boot for the plug wire is not oriented forward, and less likely to capture any rain should the weather turn against you. And your electrical connections are on the backside, further protected. 

[Trad]

Cal,

You're totally right. I wanted them forward like the stock configiration but the backets didn't want to line up as well for me that way. I forgot to remove the paint on the upper left frame hole anyway so I'll grind that off and give it another go.

[Trad]

No updates in ages. Been busy riding/traveling/family stuff.

Chopped the rear indicator mounts off the multi-brace. Fit the battery and m-unit; just trial and error planning harness routing.

Swapped Progressive shocks out for some 2810 dampening adjusting Hagons and made a new plate mount out of a small chunk of allow on a sheetmetal brake.

Mark is wresting with pulling out all the corroded studs on the block. Excited to see the bottom end finished up.

Oct 16 3 by Jared Chilko, on Flickr

Oct 16 1 by Jared Chilko, on Flickr

[RAFster122s]

looks good!  are you routing a LED down to light your plate?  Lots of police tend to look for ticket items on bikes that are throaty in a stop.  Often they don't give you a fix it ticket but a pay this and fix it...  Some of that depends on your attitude and actions.

David

[Trad]

looks good!  are you routing a LED down to light your plate?  Lots of police tend to look for ticket items on bikes that are throaty in a stop.  Often they don't give you a fix it ticket but a pay this and fix it...  Some of that depends on your attitude and actions.

David

Hey David, Thanks man.

No Led's on the tag plate. This bike in crazy minimal and is lacking worse violations; Accepting total responsibility.

Honestly, here in Edmonton it's pretty damn Redneck. Tickets I've got have mostly been exhaust related with the un-baffled carpy pipe on my other two 550's. Cops are usually pretty curious about these old bikes and when they see nice ones tend to look the other way if you're a nice guy to them. haha

The bike is registered as an antique so I just say they bike came factory without............

[RAFster122s]

Trad sent you another pm.
True for up to what? '68... on some small hondas.

Heck by '81 they were the ugly square jobbies...
I liked the '74 small reflector bodies and lenses...they started going bigger due to regs and by '77 they had those awful huge reflectors built into the front fork stalks on huge tubes...I find them ugly.

David

[Trad]

Trad sent you another pm.
True for up to what? '68... on some small hondas.

Heck by '81 they were the ugly square jobbies...
I liked the '74 small reflector bodies and lenses...they started going bigger due to regs and by '77 they had those awful huge reflectors built into the front fork stalks on huge tubes...I find them ugly.

David

Hey David,

Replied to your PM.

I believe it's true up to late 60's Hondas but most cops don't know that. The bikes look old so they usually go along with my assertions. 

The next bike I want to build will be a factory correct resto, with the OEM indicators throughout. I agree 100% with you; It's got to be pre 77 for that.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Happy Birthday, Jared.    Now that it's too damn cold to ride in your neck of the woods, let's see some work on the bike! 

[BLAC]

I agree! I like following this build!

Also, we spoke about a cam a while ago right? You aren't still selling one are you? I decided to build my motor.. 

[RAFster122s]

Hey Jared,  Sorry for the belated greeting...Happy Birthday and Happy New Year!  Hope the Christmas was good for the wife and kids, you too!

When's the new little one due?

David

[firebane]

Just found your thread. I am from down in Calgary working on a 76 550f. Enjoyed what you did and will have to check out the yards up there for some stuff.