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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #400 on: January 20, 2016, 06:18:43 am »
Thanks everyone. I had a lot of fundraising support here from forum members.
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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 #401 on: January 21, 2016, 05:51:33 pm »
For those unaware, Don was the top fundraiser for the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride in the USA if I'm not mistaken.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #402 on: January 21, 2016, 07:13:16 pm »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on January 21, 2016, 05:51:33 pm
For those unaware, Don was the top fundraiser for the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride in the USA if I'm not mistaken.

Correctomundo. #1 in the USA; #4 in the World. 
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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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)

Sold/Emeritus
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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #403 on: January 22, 2016, 04:33:43 am »
Aren't you mister fancy pants, Don!

Congrats again, well deserved!
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #404 on: January 28, 2016, 08:23:05 pm »
674cc motor assembled.

1981 CB650 cases
Dynoman 674cc high-compression kit
1980 (earlier gen) head with Stage 2.5 port job by Mike Rieck -- all new valvetrain
Hardweld rockers by Megacycle
Megacycle 126-20 cam
New Stainless fasteners
All new seals, chains, tensioners, etc.
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #405 on: January 28, 2016, 09:53:20 pm »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 28, 2016, 08:23:05 pm
674cc motor assembled.

1981 CB650 cases
Dynoman 674cc high-compression kit
1980 (earlier gen) head with Stage 2.5 port job by Mike Rieck -- all new valvetrain
Hardweld rockers by Megacycle
Megacycle 126-20 cam
New Stainless fasteners
All new seals, chains, tensioners, etc.

Well, what are you waiting for, shove it in a frame and ride it man... :P ;)  This should be a quick little bike...
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #406 on: January 29, 2016, 03:21:59 am »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 28, 2016, 09:53:20 pm
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 28, 2016, 08:23:05 pm
674cc motor assembled.

1981 CB650 cases
Dynoman 674cc high-compression kit
1980 (earlier gen) head with Stage 2.5 port job by Mike Rieck -- all new valvetrain
Hardweld rockers by Megacycle
Megacycle 126-20 cam
New Stainless fasteners
All new seals, chains, tensioners, etc.

Well, what are you waiting for, shove it in a frame and ride it man... :P ;)  This should be a quick little bike...
He won't get far without carbs...?  ???
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #407 on: January 29, 2016, 06:26:29 am »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 28, 2016, 09:53:20 pm
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 28, 2016, 08:23:05 pm
674cc motor assembled.

1981 CB650 cases
Dynoman 674cc high-compression kit
1980 (earlier gen) head with Stage 2.5 port job by Mike Rieck -- all new valvetrain
Hardweld rockers by Megacycle
Megacycle 126-20 cam
New Stainless fasteners
All new seals, chains, tensioners, etc.

Well, what are you waiting for, shove it in a frame and ride it man... :P ;)  This should be a quick little bike...

Haha. The frame is not ready yet.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #408 on: January 29, 2016, 03:11:21 pm »
Quote from: calj737 on January 29, 2016, 03:21:59 am
Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 28, 2016, 09:53:20 pm
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 28, 2016, 08:23:05 pm
674cc motor assembled.

1981 CB650 cases
Dynoman 674cc high-compression kit
1980 (earlier gen) head with Stage 2.5 port job by Mike Rieck -- all new valvetrain
Hardweld rockers by Megacycle
Megacycle 126-20 cam
New Stainless fasteners
All new seals, chains, tensioners, etc.

Well, what are you waiting for, shove it in a frame and ride it man... :P ;)  This should be a quick little bike...
He won't get far without carbs...?  ???

Or a frame it seems.... ;D ;)
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #409 on: January 29, 2016, 07:17:49 pm »
Don,
Are you going with stock swing arm?

Ron
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #410 on: January 29, 2016, 07:33:15 pm »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on January 29, 2016, 07:17:49 pm
Don,
Are you going with stock swing arm?

Ron

For mock up purposes, yes. Final assembly will include a TTR400 swingarm from a well-known forum member (as soon as he is finished using it).
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #411 on: January 30, 2016, 12:33:35 am »
Dropped off my engine at my friend Jay's where it has a nice clean home until fab is done.

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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #412 on: January 30, 2016, 03:58:35 am »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 29, 2016, 07:33:15 pm
Final assembly will include a TTR400 swingarm from a well-known forum member (as soon as he is finished using it).
Which was about a week from now until Jonas dropped 15" of snow onto the roof of his garage and then the roof of his garage onto his bike.  >:( So now, after the excavation, his bike will be disassembled and the arm will be free much, much sooner.  :'(
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #413 on: January 30, 2016, 05:16:16 am »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 30, 2016, 12:33:35 am



*insert jaw dropping GIF here*
Don,
That's absolutely gorgeous.  Now, if it goes missing from Jay's shop, I SWEAR it isn't back in Georgia with me.
Seriously man...that matte black look is sexy as can be.

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #414 on: January 30, 2016, 05:56:32 am »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on January 30, 2016, 05:16:16 am
Seriously man...that matte black look is sexy as can be.

+1,000,000!!!!!
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #415 on: February 01, 2016, 09:15:58 am »
Quote from: calj737 on January 30, 2016, 03:58:35 am
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 29, 2016, 07:33:15 pm
Final assembly will include a TTR400 swingarm from a well-known forum member (as soon as he is finished using it).
Which was about a week from now until Jonas dropped 15" of snow onto the roof of his garage and then the roof of his garage onto his bike.  >:( So now, after the excavation, his bike will be disassembled and the arm will be free much, much sooner.  :'(

Woo hoo!! Perfect timing.  Now, I'll be able to mock the bike up with the "final" swingarm! 

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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #416 on: February 01, 2016, 12:28:20 pm »
Don,

That engine looks amazing!  I can't wait to see this thing!

Sam
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #417 on: February 01, 2016, 02:29:36 pm »
Quote from: Bigsam302 on February 01, 2016, 12:28:20 pm
Don,

That engine looks amazing!  I can't wait to see this thing!

Sam
You are right.....it looks really nice. Stealth engine. ;D
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #418 on: February 01, 2016, 03:02:31 pm »
People are really going to have difficulty figuring this bike out at first glance:
550 frame
650 engine
GSXR forks
750SS gas tank
TTR400 swingarm
750SS rear disc brake

I am on the fence as to whether I want to use the Motolanna seat (since it appears to follow the slightly curved rails of the 550 frame)



Or maybe hijack the aluminum seat my buddy Ian made me for my 750

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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #419 on: February 01, 2016, 03:04:17 pm »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 01, 2016, 03:02:31 pm
People are really going to have difficulty figuring this bike out at first glance:
550 frame
GSXR forks
750SS gas tank
TTR400 swingarm
750SS rear disc brake

I am on the fence as to whether I want to use the Motolanna seat (since it appears to follow the slightly curved rails of the 550 frame)



Or maybe hijack the aluminum seat my buddy Ian made me for my 750


I say go with the Motolanna. I like something a little more curvy.

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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #420 on: February 01, 2016, 03:05:29 pm »
Yeah, Sam, I am still leaning that way for now.  It also depends on how well the electronics pan hides everything.
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #421 on: February 01, 2016, 03:11:40 pm »
Yes, do something different Don, otherwise it will just look like the 750, F tank and same tail.... ;)
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #422 on: February 01, 2016, 03:32:19 pm »
Design of Ian's seat goes together with f tank. Designs match 
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #423 on: February 01, 2016, 03:45:39 pm »
Quote from: MessnerMoto on February 01, 2016, 03:32:19 pm
Design of Ian's seat goes together with f tank. Designs match

Yes, I know, but Don already has that combination on his 750.... ;)
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Re: The Hot Mess - 1975 CB550F1 Frame/1981 CB650 Engine
« Reply #424 on: February 01, 2016, 03:53:23 pm »
I like the shape of the Motolanna seat but I am not a huge fan of the vinyl.  The shape of the seat, follows the 550 frame rails closer, and as Mick pointed out, I have done that tank/seat combo previously on my other 750. 

Maybe I'll re-upholster the Motolanna seat down the road.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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