Hey y'all..
My name's Matt. I'm 25 years old and from the Amarillo area but I just moved to Arlington a couple months ago. There's not much about me that's special aside from that I'm into fast cars and bikes. Oh, I'm deaf as well, if that matters to anyone.
I left all my possessions in Amarillo while I look for a shop to rent here but got the itch for a winter project. I'm primarily a traditional hot rodder. If you're on the HAMB, you'll recognize me as TexasSpeed. This is my project that I left in Amarillo for the time being. Since it's not on-topic for this board, I won't be mentioning it on here too often.
Since all of my stuff is back in Amarillo, and I only have the basic hand tools with me here while on the hunt for a shop, I figured it had to be a simple project. Although I already own a '71 Yamaha HT1 that's in Amarillo with everything else (you can see it peeking out from behind the Model A in the picture above), I knew it would be a motorcycle since that's one area that I lack experience and knowledge in. Well, one day last month, my cousin, out of the blue, offered up a '78 Honda CB550K for me to toy with as a winter project. For that, I am eternally grateful to him. This Honda is in good condition from what I read. The bottom end is all great and doesn't need any work. The top end is another story, however. The head needs to be rebuilt as well as the carburetors. Other than those, the bike only needs a few smaller parts to get it back on the road. A new clutch cable, clean out the gas tank, change the fluids, and some cleaning up then it'll be road-worthy after the top end is done.
Of course, being a hot rodder, I can't leave it stock. It'll be getting a few bolt-ons, some aftermarket parts, but nothing will be getting cut up. Well, hopefully not. That seat is a little sub-par with my tastes. I'm also toying around with paint ideas, but that's the least of my worries right now. My goal is to build a clean little brat-style bike that I can ride around town come next spring.
I spent a little time looking around on here before signing up and I really like what I see. I look forward to meeting and making some new friends on here, learning what I can about these bikes and, of course, sharing and contributing what I can to the forum. I look forward to starting my build thread on this bike once I've made some progress.
Thank you,
- Matt
