Topic: Two 550's and a 500. Home stretch now

[2strokeTrush]

You guys are way to smart for me, I'm just trying to swap a simple engine and your hard welding and machine your cams!  Age is knowledge I guess!!

[2strokeTrush]

Trust me, hard weld and machining cams is a service that we send off for. MegaCycle, webcam, delta, places like that. You aren't going to do this at home with a MillerMatic and a bench grinder :-)

Ahhh gotcha.  Anyone know the best way to remove that corrosion on the covers?  I think they will clean up nicely!

[Tews19]

Aircraft stripper. Follow directions on the can...... Then I use a fine brass wire wheel on my bench grinder. Follow it up with 3 stage polish.

[2strokeTrush]

Aircraft stripper. Follow directions on the can...... Then I use a fine brass wire wheel on my bench grinder. Follow it up with 3 stage polish.

Alright I can do that!  Thanks man,  Any threads on here about polishing steps or tips? Never done any outside of my Dremel Tool. 

[2strokeTrush]

Still working on getting the bike down, but for now I brought all the parts I took off down,  Man I'm running out of room and I still have another bike to pick up!!!





A friend of mine gave me this brand new, he said its old but may help with my bikes points, anyone know how to work one?



Who doesn't like a good rack? Or two! 



Cant wait to really get going on this!

[2strokeTrush]

And if anyone had a extra second, take a look at my thread in "other bikes"  I seem to have hit a wall and don't know where to go from here.  Link...     http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=140114.0

[Restoration Fan]

If you start needing money and have an extra front fender that is in good shape, shoot me a message.  I'll gladly buy one from you.

I'm looking for a good front fender for the restoration my son is doing on a 78 750K (I'm assuming the 750 and 550 fenders are the same....someone please correct me if that isn't the case).

[2strokeTrush]

If you start needing money and have an extra front fender that is in good shape, shoot me a message.  I'll gladly buy one from you.

I'm looking for a good front fender for the restoration my son is doing on a 78 750K (I'm assuming the 750 and 550 fenders are the same....someone please correct me if that isn't the case).

Pretty common part though I'm not sure about the 750 being the same size.  Someone on here should be able to help you no problem,  Best advice I can tell ya is get a build thread going and don't look back.

[onetruepunk87]

To answer your question on whether that aluminum will clean up, yes.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

To answer your question on whether that aluminum will clean up, yes.

Just a couple of minutes at the buffing wheel! 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Tyler - any chance either of your bikes came with a complete airbox assembly? If like to borrow one for a project to recreate it out of carbon fiber. But I need the whole assembly to understand how to re-mold it.

YES!!  That would be sweet, especially if you can make it bigger and for other carbs!!

[2strokeTrush]

Tyler - any chance either of your bikes came with a complete airbox assembly? If like to borrow one for a project to recreate it out of carbon fiber. But I need the whole assembly to understand how to re-mold it.

Meaning the bob the air filter sits in? or the air box boots to the Carbs?...I have both

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I think he'll need both to design a complete box.  WOW, this is picking up momentum quickly!

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I think he'll need both to design a complete box.  WOW, this is picking up momentum quickly!

Down boy. Just spitballing... May be easier to complete than my disc rear. The 4-axis CNC is under a contract job until late October, unless I want to pay $1500 an hour. No thanks, I'll wait.

Yeah.  We've all waited 30 plus years.  We can wait another couple of months.

[2strokeTrush]

Just leme know what you need!

[grcamna2]

Tyler - any chance either of your bikes came with a complete airbox assembly? If like to borrow one for a project to recreate it out of carbon fiber. But I need the whole assembly to understand how to re-mold it.

YES!!  That would be sweet, especially if you can make it bigger and for other carbs!!

A bigger airbox w/ more plenum,then put a turbo on her Cal. 

[2strokeTrush]

Bad news guys, can't get my hands on the other 550 that I want the engine out of  for the 500 until next week now due to scheduling conflicts:(

Good new is I am picking up this cool little Cl175 tomorrow for hunting and camping!  Don't need another bike, but this will be a fun project to get running and looking good.  Cant beat a 50$ complete bike!



Got to work disassembling the 500 engine.  Was actually easier then I thought it would be, Pretty cool to see how all this goes together and Im learning a lot!  Whats it look like to you guys?

[grcamna2]

Tyler,
That's a real nice CL175! for,did you say $50 ? Where'd you find it man ? 

[2strokeTrush]

Tyler,
That's a real nice CL175! for,did you say $50 ? Where'd you find it man ? 

I post a lot of pictures of my bikes and my shop on Instagram, and a friend of mine showed one of his friends some of my pictures, He was like " Hey I have one of those sitting in the garage!"  and his friend got ahold of me.  It will be my first twin, but I think some decent Renthal dirt bike handlebars, a little touch up and some off road tires it will make a decent hunting buddy.  Ill start a thread about it.  But right now my focus is the engine swap of the 550 I pick up next week into my 500 and then touch up areas around the bike.  Not sure what I'm going to do with the purple 550 right now

[grcamna2]

That 175 will make a nice 'woodser'/dirt rd. bike.

[2strokeTrush]

NO go on the Ct175 Guys,  That was a piece of junk, literally.  Holes in the tank, cracked lower engine case, no spark plug wires or plugs, seat was bad, frame was rusty!  Wasn't even worth the 50$  Sometimes ya just gotta pass:(

[grcamna2]

was it even worth that for the parts? might be able to sell those parts...

[2strokeTrush]

was it even worth that for the parts? might be able to sell those parts...

Not a part that didn't need replacing or fixing, not sure it was worth anything.

[Restoration Fan]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I have a question.

You're taking these bikes apart to get them into your basement and said that taking the engine out made it light enough to carry down the stairs.  So how do you plan to get them out of the basement once they're restored and reassembled? 

[onetruepunk87]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I have a question.

You're taking these bikes apart to get them into your basement and said that taking the engine out made it light enough to carry down the stairs.  So how do you plan to get them out of the basement once they're restored and reassembled? 

One problem at a time.