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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #375 on: January 14, 2016, 11:13:21 pm »
Yay!  No interference issues with the valves and pistons!  Dynoman has his 674cc kit sorted out well with the supplied gasket.

Old exhaust studs removed, and head painted and installed!

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #376 on: January 15, 2016, 01:17:34 am »
You are speeding with you project:) nice work as always
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #377 on: January 16, 2016, 10:14:27 am »
Minor frustration -- my stainless allen bolt kit did not include bolts for the valve cover. 
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #378 on: January 16, 2016, 10:50:08 am »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 16, 2016, 10:14:27 am
Minor frustration -- my stainless allen bolt kit did not include bolts for the valve cover.

That sucks. Who sells a SS bolt kit and doesn't supply those?
I know that SS Allen socket caps interfere with the tappet covers on the 550's.
Is that true of the 650 cover too?
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #379 on: January 16, 2016, 10:59:22 am »
 I think I used stainless button heads on a 550 engine I did.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #380 on: January 16, 2016, 11:01:41 am »
I think the kit was from Alloy Boltz
Bummer.  New fasteners on the way.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #381 on: January 16, 2016, 01:19:13 pm »
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #382 on: January 16, 2016, 01:34:36 pm »
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #383 on: January 16, 2016, 01:52:30 pm »
Quote from: FunJimmy on January 16, 2016, 01:34:36 pm
Quote from: MRieck on January 16, 2016, 01:19:13 pm
Check these out....very low profile.
http://www.ballerbolts.com/stainless-super-low-head-cap-screw-m6-1-0--6mm-30mm-.html

They aren't really $4+ per bolt are they?
I guess. I agree that is very expensive but if you only need 4 or so....... ;D
I use these people for most of my stainless stuff. Good inventory, very fast shipping. A good company. https://www.belmetric.com
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #384 on: January 16, 2016, 01:55:37 pm »
from memory the 650 is 22 bolts for the rocker cover, a couple are longer than the rest.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #385 on: January 17, 2016, 09:53:12 am »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 13, 2016, 06:04:49 pm
That's funny.  I just saw one yesterday (another perk of living in Southern California).


I won't argue the perks of living in SC...great weather and the cars/bikes out there are phenomenal (as are the women).
And that's a gorgeous car as well, but I'm pretty sure that's the McLaren MP412C, not the P1.  About $800,000 difference in the price.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #386 on: January 19, 2016, 02:09:41 pm »
Davida Helmets surprised me with this awesome custom helmet for my fundraising efforts for the 2015 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride.  Top fundraiser for North America!  Woohoo!!









Me and my buddy Mark Gamo (LA DGR Ride Organizer)

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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: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #387 on: January 19, 2016, 02:12:33 pm »
You are moving along! Looking forward to more progress.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #388 on: January 19, 2016, 03:24:14 pm »
Very well done Don, congratulations.
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« Reply #389 on: January 19, 2016, 03:37:21 pm »
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Very well done Don, congratulations.

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« Reply #390 on: January 19, 2016, 04:00:07 pm »
Thanks, Brent and Mick!  ;D
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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: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #391 on: January 19, 2016, 04:59:12 pm »
Top drawer Don! Congrats.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #392 on: January 19, 2016, 05:04:32 pm »
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Top drawer Don! Congrats.

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« Reply #393 on: January 19, 2016, 06:42:48 pm »
Well done is right Don. ;)  Helmet looks fantastic too!
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« Reply #394 on: January 19, 2016, 06:56:09 pm »
Quote from: MRieck on January 19, 2016, 06:42:48 pm
Well done is right Don. ;)  Helmet looks fantastic too!
Thanks, Mike. That head is well done, too!!!  ;D
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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: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #395 on: January 19, 2016, 07:46:43 pm »
Congrats Don!
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #396 on: January 19, 2016, 07:59:04 pm »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 19, 2016, 06:56:09 pm
Quote from: MRieck on January 19, 2016, 06:42:48 pm
Well done is right Don. ;)  Helmet looks fantastic too!
Thanks, Mike. That head is well done, too!!!  ;D

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« Reply #397 on: January 20, 2016, 01:53:41 am »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 19, 2016, 07:59:04 pm

Quote from: MRieck on January 19, 2016, 06:42:48 pm
Well done is right Don. ;)  Helmet looks fantastic too!
Thanks, Mike. That head is well done, too!!!  ;D
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #398 on: January 20, 2016, 01:56:33 am »
 Congrats. Don. It will fit sit nicely on your head :)
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« Reply #399 on: January 20, 2016, 06:01:58 am »
The guy cleans up pretty good!  ;D
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