Topic: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine

[Stev-o]

Beautiful.....

[Camrector]

Yes! I'm in the club too!!

[riverfever]

Sexy.

[RAFster122s]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes, is it less weight or just for esthetics and another thing to bleed?  It does look very trick/slick/etc.  And it is a nice bit of bike porn.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes, is it less weight or just for esthetics and another thing to bleed?  It does look very trick/slick/etc.  And it is a nice bit of bike porn.

With a modern front brakes, the stock rear drum brake's shortcomings are definitely more apparent.  Initially, I was going to replace the rear drum hub with 750F hub, but it is massively heavy, especially with the heavy rear rotor.  So the most significant appeal to me is the lighter unsprung weight.  The bike porn is the icing.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Click and weep!!  Mine, Cal's and Cam's

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-zxhVAowy/?taken-by=cognitomoto&hl=en

Fixed correctly for you.

You're his 5th order in the queue.

Trendsetting order aside, I am thrilled that Devin has developed this product (with some helpful nudging from Cal).  He makes awesome quality products that really fill a vacuum for restomod builds.

[grcamna2]

Nice high performance styling

[Retro Rocket]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes

I hope that was sarcasm Raf, The Honda is no different than most other bikes, Around 90% front, 10% rear....

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes

I hope that was sarcasm Raf, The Honda is no different than most other bikes, Around 90% front, 10% rear....

[grcamna2]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes

I hope that was sarcasm Raf, The Honda is no different than most other bikes, Around 90% front, 10% rear....

Rear brakes work ok w/ very light applications to settle/lower the bike a little for some curves,or stop n' go dead-headed traffic;that's about all I use it for,unless the road surface is sketchy.
I'd rather pretend I don't have a rear brake..

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

And then there's Tom Sykes and Troy Bayliss  . . .   

[RAFster122s]

Since the rear brake does so much of the braking effort on these bikes

I hope that was sarcasm Raf, The Honda is no different than most other bikes, Around 90% front, 10% rear....

Of course it was sarcasm Retro.  It is only money.  They are going to drop a nice bit of coin for the rear brake setup and I agree it is a logical step in a resto mod...just a lot of coin for something that is essentially eye candy.  There are situations you need to be braking more with the rear but they are an extremely small percentage of the time.  Like anything on the bike, you really should practice for those events to know how to do them as well as keep fresh in your mind and reflexes how much you can apply.  It is too bad we can't practice to the limits to learn what really is too much as well as too little, just the results of going too far or too little can be expensive. You can't really substitute another bike for obvious reasons...
Not to mention tire wear factoring into the equation along with lots of other things.

[tshrey]

Damn it!  Now I need one of those also.  I should have just bought a new Ducati, it would have saved money in the long run.

[GV1390]

Damn it!  Now I need one of those also.  I should have just bought a new Ducati, it would have saved money in the long run.

Dude....I question this very frequently...then again, just means you need to add more diverse motorcycles to your fleet! Crazy to think our Honda's are virtually rolling retirement funds, haha.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Damn it!  Now I need one of those also.  I should have just bought a new Ducati, it would have saved money in the long run.

Dude....I question this very frequently...then again, just means you need to add more diverse motorcycles to your fleet! Crazy to think our Honda's are virtually rolling retirement funds, haha.

Says the 28-year-old!  Thankfully, you have some time to diversify your retirement portfolio. 

[GV1390]

Damn it!  Now I need one of those also.  I should have just bought a new Ducati, it would have saved money in the long run.

Dude....I question this very frequently...then again, just means you need to add more diverse motorcycles to your fleet! Crazy to think our Honda's are virtually rolling retirement funds, haha.

Says the 26-year-old!  Thankfully, you have some time to diversify your retirement portfolio.

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Just being precautious! Been taking the aggressive approach the past few years.

 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Damn it!  Now I need one of those also.  I should have just bought a new Ducati, it would have saved money in the long run.

Dude....I question this very frequently...then again, just means you need to add more diverse motorcycles to your fleet! Crazy to think our Honda's are virtually rolling retirement funds, haha.

Says the 26-year-old!  Thankfully, you have some time to diversify your retirement portfolio.

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Just being precautious! Been taking the aggressive approach the past few years.

 

With motorcycles? Better than us old guys frittering away our disposable income.

[Camrector]

Same here brother. Rear disc brake parts arrived!

[Restoration Fan]

Don, I just got a detailed peek at the rear hub from Devin. You're going to mess your panties when it arrives.  He has hit this thing out-of-the-fricking-bike-porn-park! I'm not releasing any public sneak peeks though until he releases them through his site. Out of respect-

Boo!  Hiss!

[Camrector]

^^😂😂😂😂

[Restoration Fan]

LOL. What's worse, Ron, is I actually have video not just pictures. 

Yeah, well Bill says you're a nice guy but I'm questioning his judgement about right now! 

Just kidding.  I am very interested though to see how this turns out.  Is he making the hubs out of aluminum or do you know?

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Don, I just got a detailed peek at the rear hub from Devin. You're going to mess your panties when it arrives.  He has hit this thing out-of-the-fricking-bike-porn-park! I'm not releasing any public sneak peeks though until he releases them through his site. Out of respect-

Sweet!! I am of the same mindset -- but I would dig it if you emailed me the footage only for my own personal use (of course)!

[neevo]

While a rear brake doesn't produce a signficant percentage of braking power, it does produces more controlled braking. In certain riding circumstances, it is the better brake to use as well. And you should always also use the rear brake as part of normal braking habits.

That's certainly what I notice racing enduro. Rear brake not only keeps the bike in a straight line under heavy load but I think the 5% braking it offers seems to steady the load in to the front brake allowing for a touch more traction in the front too.

[Restoration Fan]

Sweet!! I am of the same mindset -- but I would dig it if you emailed me the footage only for my own personal use (of course)!

No fair! 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Getting closer...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQLBzYeA5mW/?taken-by=cognitomoto

Damn straight!  Looking good!!  The internal machining for the cush drive rubbers, bearing retainers, etc, looks amazing, too.