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Offline raymond182

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Re: It's a sickness! 1976 CB550 resto/rebuild
« Reply #50 on: May 15, 2015, 02:03:00 PM »
Thank you.  The pictures make it look better than in real life, but I am still happy. Not only I got to try my hand at it, but I also saved a bunch of money.  Places around here (central CT) wanted $800 at a minimum.  That's just to much for me.  I bought my latest bike--ZRX in the van--for much less tan that. 
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Re: It's a sickness! 1976 CB550 resto/rebuild
« Reply #51 on: May 15, 2015, 02:15:13 PM »
I am impressed with the speed at which you tackled and completed the build.
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Offline raymond182

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Re: It's a sickness! 1976 CB550 resto/rebuild
« Reply #52 on: May 15, 2015, 04:52:31 PM »
Weekends only, I do have a day job. I would have done it earlier, but for the broken wrist.  ;D
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