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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2015, 10:15:52 PM »
+4 for blue. Is that the factory flake sapphire blue? I'm extremely partial to that colour, a little biased but whatever.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2015, 10:58:34 PM »
Yeah, strip the black and go back to Candy Sapphire Blue.  It's an awesome color.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2015, 11:33:00 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on April 01, 2015, 08:19:35 PM
+1 blue.

I'll paypal you $5 to clean the lens on your camera  ::)

I also like the blue, and may just stick with that.  I have tried cleaning the lens on my cell phone camera several times, but it does not good.  I don't know what happened to it.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2015, 12:07:18 PM »
OK, I removed the black and went back to blue.  No harm done.  At least the washable paint is a way to get a look at how a paint scheme will look without committing to it.

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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #29 on: April 03, 2015, 11:51:22 AM »
MUCH BETTER.  Now about that camera lens . . .  ::)
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #30 on: April 03, 2015, 05:53:28 PM »
I messed around with a lowered front end today by using a ratchet strap to pull the front end down about 2".  I like the look, so I ordered a set of clip on handles that I will attach to the fork tubes on top of the tree, and give the lowering without cutting the springs and using spacers.  I have tried to just do simple things to this bike without cutting any metal or wiring.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2015, 07:22:39 PM »
My other hobby/money pit:

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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #32 on: April 06, 2015, 07:26:37 AM »
Good call on the blue....give the bike the character it deserves.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #33 on: April 11, 2015, 12:25:15 PM »
Latest progress:  I installed a set of clip on handles and lowered the bike 2" in the front by pulling the forks up the tree and then installing the handles to them.  I like this look.  I removed the key switch and installed a toggle switch.  I also pulled the headlight in about an inch or so.  So far no wires or metal has been cut on the bike.





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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #34 on: April 11, 2015, 01:02:22 PM »
Nice.  Clip-ons with some comfort. 

Do you have dust-covers for the forks?
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #35 on: April 11, 2015, 01:08:42 PM »
Just make sure the wiring to the toggle is ample enough to handle the current coming to it.  ;)
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2015, 02:36:34 PM »
Are we going to GoFund him for a new camera?! I got 10 bucks...
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2015, 02:43:03 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on April 11, 2015, 02:36:34 PM
Are we going to GoFund him for a new camera?! I got 10 bucks...

I'm telling you, it's a hipster photo app!
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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: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2015, 03:01:46 PM »
I prefer to think of the picture effect more like the old perfume commercials with Elizabeth Taylor, if you remember those.  Slight blurriness works wonders for imperfections.  I have no idea what is wrong with my phone camera.  Maybe I will have to get it looked at. 
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2015, 04:06:22 PM »
Hahahaha soft focus filter, my a$$!!
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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: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #40 on: May 10, 2015, 06:37:37 AM »
Finally got a decent pic of the bike:

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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2015, 06:42:27 AM »
Looks good but an even better pic would be of the bike out on the road!

BTW - I just bought a 550F. 
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2015, 08:16:02 AM »
Looking good Randy. You may try to recondition the spikes on the rear wheel with some steel wool. Also, you may need a new chain - looks a little rusty in the picture.
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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: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #43 on: May 10, 2015, 05:14:51 PM »
Subscribed! If you ever want to sell the tank and side covers, please contact me. Also I have an orange flake 550F tank, same as yours. If you are looking to swap??? PM coming on your gauges.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #44 on: July 12, 2015, 09:03:29 AM »
Time for a little update.  I removed the head and replaced the head gasket and associated o-rings with a gasket kit from Versah.  I also replaced the pucks and shifter seal.  I finally have ZERO oil leaks.  I have had the carbs off a few times to clean out form-a-gasket used by the previous owner, so now the bike runs great.

Yesterday, I pulled the forks again and painted the lowers black and installed new fork gaiters.  I also installed a new chain and sprockets.  I still have not cut any wires or metal on the bike.



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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #45 on: July 12, 2015, 09:18:16 AM »
Nice.  How does she ride?
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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: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #46 on: July 12, 2015, 09:35:32 AM »
Good feeling to not have oil leaks, isnt it?!
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #47 on: July 12, 2015, 09:50:57 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 12, 2015, 09:18:16 AM
Nice.  How does she ride?

It rides good, although admittedly I very rarely ride it.  I got it mostly to have something to tinker with.  It still has all the stock suspension.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #48 on: July 12, 2015, 10:56:17 AM »
Quote from: randy merritt on July 12, 2015, 09:50:57 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 12, 2015, 09:18:16 AM
Nice.  How does she ride?

It rides good, although admittedly I very rarely ride it.  I got it mostly to have something to tinker with.  It still has all the stock suspension.

Time to go and flog it Randy.
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Re: Another CB550F thread
« Reply #49 on: July 12, 2015, 12:04:57 PM »
Quote from: FunJimmy on July 12, 2015, 10:56:17 AM
Quote from: randy merritt on July 12, 2015, 09:50:57 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 12, 2015, 09:18:16 AM
Nice.  How does she ride?

It rides good, although admittedly I very rarely ride it.  I got it mostly to have something to tinker with.  It still has all the stock suspension.

Time to go and flog it Randy.

+1  Ride em, dont just tinker with em!
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