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Offline RobbyD

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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #50 on: August 25, 2014, 03:43:27 AM »
As far as my next bike goes, I'm not sure on frame mods.

I'd really like to run the same seat set up on the next bike as this one.  Only frame mods I had to make on this one was two mounting brackets for the seat to sit on.  The seat pan being steel helped out on not having to modify the frame much more,
Plus the cognito electronics tray was bolt in
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #51 on: August 25, 2014, 06:50:30 AM »
4k? It's hard for a mint all stock 550 to hit that price. As usual I will reiterate what others have said, a bike is worth what someone is willing to pay. It's hard to get back the amount one put into a bike unless a quick clean up and tune up is all it needed. Good luck with the sale though and hope you are pleased at the end.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #52 on: August 25, 2014, 06:58:02 AM »
I'd say any less then that I'd keep it.  We'll see what happens, maybe I'm setting the bar to high with it, maybe not
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #53 on: August 25, 2014, 07:15:41 AM »
When I had it listed before when it ran bad and needed a lot finished up it was at 1825 with 4 1/2 days left. 
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #54 on: August 25, 2014, 07:16:37 AM »
Ride the hell out of her until she goes to the new.owner! Your best advertisement is riding all over town.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #55 on: August 25, 2014, 07:51:09 AM »
Lol I like the way you think tews
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #56 on: August 25, 2014, 11:27:13 AM »
Quote from: Tews19 on August 25, 2014, 07:16:37 AM
Ride the hell out of her until she goes to the new.owner! Your best advertisement is riding all over town.

I'm with Tews. The best return will be some fun rides.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #57 on: August 25, 2014, 04:34:06 PM »
These damn bikes are so addicting!!!!

My wife took some pictures of it today with an actual good camera, she's the best








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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #58 on: August 25, 2014, 04:37:50 PM »
more!!!!



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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #59 on: August 25, 2014, 06:03:29 PM »
Looks spotless  :). Nice work on this one.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #60 on: August 25, 2014, 06:20:07 PM »
Thank you trad
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #61 on: August 25, 2014, 06:26:07 PM »
Robby,

She's a stunner.  Great work!!!  Ian sure does make pretty seats, huh?

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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: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #62 on: August 25, 2014, 06:28:21 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on August 25, 2014, 06:26:07 PM
Robby,

She's a stunner.  Great work!!!  Ian sure does make pretty seats, huh?

Don

Thank you sir.  Whatever cb I build next will have another one of his seats.

He's a great dude and makes killer seats. 
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #63 on: August 25, 2014, 06:35:41 PM »
Quote from: RobbyD on August 25, 2014, 06:28:21 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on August 25, 2014, 06:26:07 PM
Robby,

She's a stunner.  Great work!!!  Ian sure does make pretty seats, huh?

Don

Thank you sir.  Whatever cb I build next will have another one of his seats.

He's a great dude and makes killer seats.

Absolutely cool dude who truly loves motorcycles.  Talking with him makes me all inspired to build something new or go for a ripping ride.  I love the CBR (his personal ride) that he's currently working on. 
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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)

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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: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #64 on: August 26, 2014, 08:57:08 PM »
Uuuggghhhh. I don't understand how a guy could do such a kickass job and even consider selling it unless he was a shop! So sexy.

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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #65 on: August 27, 2014, 03:06:00 AM »
Quote from: Ravie on August 26, 2014, 08:57:08 PM
Uuuggghhhh. I don't understand how a guy could do such a kickass job and even consider selling it unless he was a shop! So sexy.

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Trust me, it's very hard.  I never imagined it would turn out this good
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #66 on: August 27, 2014, 03:50:55 AM »
Quote from: RobbyD on August 25, 2014, 03:14:47 AM

Tell me if I'm crazy or not but I'd really like to get a minimum of 4k out of it how it sits. 


I wouldn't call you crazy, maybe overly optimistic. 


https://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/4612174139.html
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #67 on: August 27, 2014, 05:21:08 AM »
Wow that's cheap. My bike was close to that when it ran like sh!t and needed stuff finished up on it and still had 4 1/2 days left.  I took it down off eBay, got it running good and finished it
Up.  We'll see what happens, it's going on eBay tomorrow night
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #68 on: August 29, 2014, 07:49:03 PM »
Wow what a fuc!ing horrible night! 

Adjusted the valves on the bike, discovered my throttle cable came loose and wasn't letting the carbs open up all the way.  Wow, it's a different bike now.


Anyways, I ride it up the road , turn around and the bike shuts off.  Then I see smoke and smell something weird.  Yeah... This pos 135$ shorai battery blew up.  Guess I'm just lucky it didn't burn the bike to the ground. 


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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #69 on: August 29, 2014, 08:34:47 PM »
I've put 170 miles on bike and no problems until tonight.  Mines not the first case of this happening.  Google  shorai battery fire...

Discolored a few spots on my frame too.  I'd like to push this thing off a cliff and watch it burn to the ground at this point.  I'll sell this thing cheap if anyone's interested
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #70 on: August 29, 2014, 08:44:10 PM »
That's crazy dude, Sorry to hear it. I've run Shorai batteries on my last two bikes and will again on my current build just due to my own experience with them. That leaves me head scratching to think it was a defective battery.

Glad it wasn't worse.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #71 on: August 29, 2014, 08:52:28 PM »
That sucks man. Glad it didn't cause any more damage or injury to you or someone else. Those batteries may have this issue occur once in a while but I think Cal is correct. Not trying to boast Cal ' s ego but the man is super stupid smart. 170 miles is nothing after a rebuild. I always attempt to get minimum 400-500 miles before selling. But those are on flip bikes usually. It's #$%*ty that happened but glad you are here to share. Are you able to test a 40 dollar battery from walmart?
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #72 on: August 29, 2014, 09:20:36 PM »
I went back and noticed the electronic  tray and that there may lay some answers.

As Cal stated, cool down for a bit. Then come at this full steam ahead.
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #73 on: August 29, 2014, 10:19:27 PM »
Your right calj and thanks for talking some sense into me.  I apologize if i came
off wrong towards you. 

I seen on dotheton back in  2011 someone had their bike catch on fire.  I shorai tech responded



Judgeing by what he has to say if this was a over charging issue with my bike  the battery should have over charge protection now so this wouldn't happen.

I hooked up a cheap walmart battery I bought last year to it and the only thing that comes on is my
Tach light and the rectifier gets hot to the point I have to unhook the battery...

Good times.  The whole time I was pushing my bike home I was
Praying the thing didn't catch on fire.   Luckily there was just as
Bunch of smoke and battery acid spray
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Re: Spare time cb550 cafe build
« Reply #74 on: August 29, 2014, 11:55:02 PM »
Wow, that was scary but ultimately lucky.  Sounds like the rectifier.
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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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