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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2013, 08:07:05 PM »
Called Mark De Groff's Cylinder Head a bit north of me and it'll be $250ish to bore the cylinders out the 3mm for the new pistons. Pistons arrive December 5!
$189 for APE to do it. http://www.aperaceparts.com/machining.html

Well that solves that.. Any recommendations where I should get the head done Don?
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2013, 09:15:31 PM »
Called Mark De Groff's Cylinder Head a bit north of me and it'll be $250ish to bore the cylinders out the 3mm for the new pistons. Pistons arrive December 5!
$189 for APE to do it. http://www.aperaceparts.com/machining.html

Well that solves that.. Any recommendations where I should get the head done Don?

Mike Rieck is THE Head Man. Cycle X and APE can also do it. For a local source, you might call Jay LaRossa at Lossa Engineering.
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2013, 09:34:10 PM »
Called Mark De Groff's Cylinder Head a bit north of me and it'll be $250ish to bore the cylinders out the 3mm for the new pistons. Pistons arrive December 5!
$189 for APE to do it. http://www.aperaceparts.com/machining.html

Well that solves that.. Any recommendations where I should get the head done Don?

Mike Rieck is THE Head Man. Cycle X and APE can also do it. For a local source, you might call Jay LaRossa at Lossa Engineering.

I shot him a PM yesterday but haven't heard back. I'll call ape and see if I can get a package deal from them :)
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2013, 05:59:04 AM »
APE is pretty close to you, I think a field trip is in order....
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2013, 07:42:56 AM »
APE is pretty close to you, I think a field trip is in order....
APE is about 2 hours away from Kraut with no traffic. Add LA traffic and it can be a crawl. LA traffic truly blows, too. But yes, Steve-o, MUCH closer than the others I recommended.
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2013, 09:15:19 AM »
Yea Stevo, ape is 2 solid hours with no traffic north of me in the worst kind of way. The road out there sucks, there's nothing to see, and I always have to make that drive at night because traffic is so bad I'm forced to leave at 10 on usually. I'll pick a place to get the work done once I get back from Costa Rica on the 30th, and once I find a head that's complete. It's a bitxh hunting down parts that aren't complete!
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« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2013, 04:01:00 PM »
Yea Stevo, ape is 2 solid hours with no traffic north of me in the worst kind of way. The road out there sucks, there's nothing to see, and I always have to make that drive at night because traffic is so bad I'm forced to leave at 10 on usually. I'll pick a place to get the work done once I get back from Costa Rica on the 30th, and once I find a head that's complete. It's a bitxh hunting down parts that aren't complete!

That far, eh? oh well.   

Where you going in CR?  Been there twice, loved it. Highly recommend going to Arenal....saw a small eruption when we were there.
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« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2013, 02:06:43 PM »
Yea Stevo, ape is 2 solid hours with no traffic north of me in the worst kind of way. The road out there sucks, there's nothing to see, and I always have to make that drive at night because traffic is so bad I'm forced to leave at 10 on usually. I'll pick a place to get the work done once I get back from Costa Rica on the 30th, and once I find a head that's complete. It's a bitxh hunting down parts that aren't complete!

That far, eh? oh well.   

Where you going in CR?  Been there twice, loved it. Highly recommend going to Arenal....saw a small eruption when we were there.


Stevo, we start in San Jose, then to Jaco, then to somewhere on the Caribbean side for a few days.

To contribute to this slow build: I've been amassing parts. Still need spokes ( any condition) for the wheels and a front brake assembly. I'm just trying to get this thing into a roller so I can have the space in my garage for now while I build the motor. Crank and cylinders will be going to APE, the head to Bob Smalls who is $400 cheaper than everywhere else. Hopefully all of the parts will be here by the time I get back from Costa Rica! See you guys on the 1st!

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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2013, 06:28:35 PM »
Jordan,
Give me the low down on Bob Small's in San Clemente. What type of head work at what prices?
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2013, 07:29:37 PM »
Jordan,
Give me the low down on Bob Small's in San Clemente. What type of head work at what prices?

He said it would be $360 to seat new valve guides and port and polish the head. I'm going to bring him a gasket to match as well. I want to go as big as possible with the porting. Anyone know if there are larger valves for the 550 platform?
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2013, 10:30:19 PM »
Yes, Kibblewhite makes oversized valves for the 550/4.  (http://www.kpmivalvetrain.com/pdf/KPMI_2013_2014_Catalog.pdf)  Cycle X carries them. (http://www.cyclexchange.net/500-550-Hi-Perf.htm) $274 for a complete set
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #36 on: November 22, 2013, 06:00:20 AM »
Yes, Kibblewhite makes oversized valves for the 550/4.  (http://www.kpmivalvetrain.com/pdf/KPMI_2013_2014_Catalog.pdf)  Cycle X carries them. (http://www.cyclexchange.net/500-550-Hi-Perf.htm) $274 for a complete set

OoOo tempting..  If I do valves do I have to do springs and retainers?
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #37 on: November 27, 2013, 04:53:48 PM »
Been in Costa Rica all week, I come home on the 30th!
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« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2013, 07:04:34 PM »
Yes, Kibblewhite makes oversized valves for the 550/4.  (http://www.kpmivalvetrain.com/pdf/KPMI_2013_2014_Catalog.pdf)  Cycle X carries them. (http://www.cyclexchange.net/500-550-Hi-Perf.htm) $274 for a complete set

OoOo tempting..  If I do valves do I have to do springs and retainers?


If you are going to go through the expense of replacing valves, you should overhaul the valvetrain.  What the heck are you doing checking out the forum?  Shouldn't you be swinging through the jungle canopy with monkeys?
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #39 on: November 28, 2013, 11:18:19 AM »
Yes, Kibblewhite makes oversized valves for the 550/4.  (http://www.kpmivalvetrain.com/pdf/KPMI_2013_2014_Catalog.pdf)  Cycle X carries them. (http://www.cyclexchange.net/500-550-Hi-Perf.htm) $274 for a complete set

OoOo tempting..  If I do valves do I have to do springs and retainers?


If you are going to go through the expense of replacing valves, you should overhaul the valvetrain.  What the heck are you doing checking out the forum?  Shouldn't you be swinging through the jungle canopy with monkeys?


We just got back from the sloth sanctuary and found a cafe with wifi which is super rare.. So I'm never on here! Happy thanksgiving everyone!
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #40 on: November 30, 2013, 07:00:14 PM »
Those three toed sloths are odd looking animals. 
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« Reply #41 on: December 01, 2013, 08:40:21 AM »
Those three toed sloths are odd looking animals.

Here's a quick few photos of our trip, if you want to follow my usual shenanigans or like corgi puppies, good beer, or Volkswagens, follow me on Instagram @krautkoffin:








Here's a few images from out trip and a few of the things I came home to! I figured out that I need to change my profession to an eBay photographer, those guys really know how to polish a turd  ;D

This is the best I can do for updates right now, as I've only been on the ground for a little over 6 hours!
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #42 on: December 01, 2013, 04:40:08 PM »



Threw some parts together that I had laying around to get some of that 'instant gratification'. Felt good to have a partial roller!
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« Reply #43 on: December 01, 2013, 05:13:29 PM »
In 'n Out Burger! Just had some today, too!

That head looks pretty good. Let me know things work out with Bob Smalls.
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #44 on: December 02, 2013, 08:41:00 PM »
I have absolutely no good reason to feel the way I do, but now I want a CB550 project!  I must have holes in my head!
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
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)

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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: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #45 on: December 03, 2013, 12:34:18 AM »
I have absolutely no good reason to feel the way I do, but now I want a CB550 project!  I must have holes in my head!

That's how I know we are friends! I'll be driving down to bob smalls this Friday, keep you updated!
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #46 on: December 03, 2013, 04:54:26 AM »
Is that a partial roller, or are you building a uni-cycle? Seems to be the only custom modification left in the CB category with all of today's customizers. Well done for breaking ground on a new trend...

Perhaps the heat in CR got to you a bit?
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #47 on: December 03, 2013, 09:49:14 AM »
Is that a partial roller, or are you building a uni-cycle? Seems to be the only custom modification left in the CB category with all of today's customizers. Well done for breaking ground on a new trend...

Perhaps the heat in CR got to you a bit?

Hold on, let me dig up a picture from this trip.



So yes, maybe the heat has got to me. The reason it's a uni is because I don't have enough spokes to lace up the rear wheel! I only have one collar on the front because the PO only included one. I'm hunting down some more parts this week and trying to get my 750 on the road this week (with finals and work).
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #48 on: December 04, 2013, 02:49:13 PM »
Got the crank in the mail today, promptly shipped it with the block to APE. Also got a wiring harness and some side covers in the mail! Thank you all for your donations, if I owe you anything for shipping let me know!
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Re: The Slowest 1974 CB550 Build Thread Ever
« Reply #49 on: December 05, 2013, 05:44:59 PM »
Jordan,
Is your frame titled?
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
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