Topic: New member from Tamworth - UK

[Valentinik]

Hi, my names Mike, I'm from Tamworth (just outside Birmingham) in the UK.

I've just placed a deposit on and hopefully go to collect a '77 CB550 Four at the weekend. My plan is to fully rebuild it and maybe go down the cafe racer style route. Ive never worked on a bike before and i don't have a license to ride one (which some people will no doubt find strange). However i've got a huge interest in anything mechanical.

This is a picture of the bike, as you can see its missing some parts like the carbs and the rockers and cover. The seller wants £300, which i thought was a pretty good deal?



Here is also a picture of the westfield kit car I'm building which i will fit the bike build in around this:



Mike

[SteveD CB500F]

That looks like an interesting project Mike.

It looks like a complete frontend from a Superdream CB400N (I'm told they bolt straight on).
Ditch the horrible Motad exhaust too!

Join us over at www.sohc.co.uk (the UK Chapter) - we've a few 550 projects on the go at the moment and you may find someone quite close.

Use the same username so that we recognise you.

Steve

[70CB750]

Welcome.

[Valentinik]

Thanks 

That looks like an interesting project Mike.

It looks like a complete frontend from a Superdream CB400N (I'm told they bolt straight on).
Ditch the horrible Motad exhaust too!

Join us over at www.sohc.co.uk (the UK Chapter) - we've a few 550 projects on the go at the moment and you may find someone quite close.

Use the same username so that we recognise you.

Steve

Thanks Steve, I've just signed up over on the uk forum too.

I don't like the mag wheel so i was planning on changing back to spoked wheels. Thanks for pointing out they are super dream forks, i bought the bike to learn about bikes as i know very little. I've learnt something new already.

Mike

[Gene]

There are a few folks here that may be interested in those wheels.