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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #775 on: March 25, 2017, 03:25:50 AM »
That's a quality piece.


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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #776 on: March 25, 2017, 08:39:22 AM »
I like how you didn't mess around but took your rolling chassis to experts at Race Tech and got it properly sorted. Looks great.
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #777 on: March 26, 2017, 03:52:47 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on March 25, 2017, 08:39:22 AM
I like how you didn't mess around but took your rolling chassis to experts at Race Tech and got it properly sorted. Looks great.

Thanks everyone! 

And yes Don, I know what I don't know and am not too proud to let the experts do their thing =)
« Last Edit: March 27, 2017, 11:34:44 AM by BLAC »
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« Reply #778 on: March 26, 2017, 06:47:25 PM »
Damn, Bryan, that's hot.  The bike is looking beautiful.  She should be a lot of fun to ride!
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #779 on: March 26, 2017, 07:08:07 PM »
Gorgeous!
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #780 on: March 27, 2017, 12:07:19 PM »
What a freakin' weekend...

So I turned 30 this weekend on the same day that we happened to have the largest event (by far) for the company I helped start.  We put on a show at the AT&T Stadium benefitting charity and featured Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, The Band Perry and Demi Lovato.  I didnt know until the morning of, but our CEO wanted me on stage in front of ~20,000 people to speak about our partnership with the Make-a-Wish Foundation... Talk about adding stress on top of stress on top of stress. 

All in all it went well and I am SO happy it is over. I just hope my hair stops turning grey now..



Now that months of sleepless nights can come to an end, it's time to start focusing on the bike build =)
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #781 on: March 27, 2017, 12:54:25 PM »
Quote from: BLAC on March 27, 2017, 12:07:19 PM
What a freakin' weekend...

So I turned 30 this weekend on the same day that we happened to have the largest event (by far) for the company I helped start.  We put on a show at the AT&T Stadium benefitting charity and featured Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, The Band Perry and Demi Lovato.  I didnt know until the morning of, but our CEO wanted me on stage in front of ~20,000 people to speak about our partnership with the Make-a-Wish Foundation... Talk about adding stress on top of stress on top of stress. 

All in all it went well and I am SO happy it is over. I just hope my hair stops turning grey now..



Now that months of sleepless nights can come to an end, it's time to start focusing on the bike build =)

Bryan,

Congratulations! I am so old that I don't recognize any of those celebrities/entertainers' names except Lovato (only because my better half mentioned her once or twice).  Well done on supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, too. 

Enjoy your thirties.  Everything (including youthful metabolism) still works great.  I have the first of my grey hairs but I'm 49!! 
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #782 on: March 27, 2017, 01:33:16 PM »
Bryan,
Very disappointed you didn't get on stage and tell Lovato, "I know what my one wish would be.....".  Just saying!

Oh yeah, congrats on officially being young! 
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #783 on: March 27, 2017, 02:00:13 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on March 27, 2017, 01:33:16 PM
Bryan,
Very disappointed you didn't get on stage and tell Lovato, "I know what my one wish would be.....".  Just saying!

Oh yeah, congrats on officially being young!

I cant complain about the seats I had during her part of the show...
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #784 on: March 27, 2017, 02:47:38 PM »
Happy Birthday dude.
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #785 on: March 27, 2017, 06:06:53 PM »
Happy 30th, sounds like you are having the time of your life...
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #786 on: March 27, 2017, 06:54:35 PM »
Ha! Found you on here. We talk on IG all the time... I'm the ohlins mono guy
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #787 on: March 27, 2017, 07:09:51 PM »
Quote from: bleach8484 on March 27, 2017, 06:54:35 PM
Ha! Found you on here. We talk on IG all the time... I'm the ohlins mono guy

Oh.... you again!! Jk ;) welcome to the freak show!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!  ;D
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #788 on: March 27, 2017, 07:18:33 PM »
Happy BDay, congrats and great shot of Demi!   You might wanna tell the "old guys" that Katy Perry is not in the Band Perry!
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #789 on: March 30, 2017, 10:31:10 AM »
Hey man, great job on this build so far! I appreciate your attention to detail and the craftsmanship you exhibit with/through your photography. Congrats on 30! I'll be there in a few months myself... It's going to be hard to top your experience, but I am up to the task!  ;)

I've got a CB650 I've been wrenching on, and this is inspiring me to post my own progress and have the whole community tell me to spend all of my money!
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« Reply #790 on: March 31, 2017, 03:29:28 PM »
Ha! you came to the right place if you are looking to spend money  8)

Here are some updated pics as I wait on some engine parts!



« Last Edit: March 31, 2017, 03:36:40 PM by BLAC »
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*2014 BMW S1000RR (sold)
*2010 Ducati Streetfighter S
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« Reply #791 on: March 31, 2017, 06:26:33 PM »
Hey Bryan, just a hint.  But it goes much faster if you put the engine back inside the frame!
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Re: 1974 CB550. Monoshock. Engine Build. "BLAC"
« Reply #792 on: March 31, 2017, 08:10:37 PM »
Looking beautiful!
Be careful in engine jail! It makes you do crazy things!!!
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« Reply #793 on: April 01, 2017, 07:14:53 PM »
Quote from: Camrector on March 31, 2017, 08:10:37 PM
Looking beautiful!
Be careful in engine jail! It makes you do crazy things!!!

You're telling me! I already bought a drone in the downtime  :P

I finished up the welding and got pretty close to where I want to end up on working the monoshock hoop into the stock swingarm. 



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« Reply #794 on: April 01, 2017, 07:17:03 PM »
That wheel looks glorious.

And more pics of Demi in those boots.
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« Reply #795 on: April 01, 2017, 07:32:21 PM »
Quote from: riverfever on April 01, 2017, 07:17:03 PM
That wheel looks glorious.

And more pics of Demi in those boots.

Here ya go :p
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*2014 BMW S1000RR (sold)
*2010 Ducati Streetfighter S
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« Reply #796 on: April 01, 2017, 11:35:57 PM »
Happy 30th dude!! I had mine last year and it's a weird but hey I'm still 18 in my head.... Congrats on the Concert/Speech....its easy to get caught up in the day to day and forget what an amazing thing you're doing....Happy for you man...And not a bad view either....you girl catch you drooling a bit??  :o  haha.

That 550 is going to be a magazine bike for sure man, wish we lived closer so we could tear around together man. Finally getting some nice weather tomorrow so going to split the day with my mistresses.....Harley and Honda.... I'll give you a shout buddy. Take it easy.
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« Reply #797 on: April 02, 2017, 05:14:51 AM »
Hey Bryan,
I have a spare bedroom or you can sleep on my couch when you get the boot from your girlfriend for all the Demi photos she finds on your phone!

Seriously man....very nice work on this bike.  Great welding job there too.  Those beads look good.

Looking forward to seeing this one put together and hearing it run.  It's going to be special.

Ron
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« Reply #798 on: April 02, 2017, 09:58:56 AM »
Nice job on the finish welds, Bryan. 

I got to visit Bryan's "shop."  It's a pretty amazing workspace with a VERY experienced in-house mechanic.  Lots of eye-candy for gear-heads!
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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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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
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« Reply #799 on: April 02, 2017, 02:38:35 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on April 02, 2017, 05:14:51 AM
Hey Bryan,
I have a spare bedroom or you can sleep on my couch when you get the boot from your girlfriend for all the Demi photos she finds on your phone!

Seriously man....very nice work on this bike.  Great welding job there too.  Those beads look good.

Looking forward to seeing this one put together and hearing it run.  It's going to be special.

Ron

Just got the invoice from Mike so parts should be on the way soon!

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*2005 Yamaha R6 (sold)
*2014 Ducati Streetfighter 848 (sold)
*2014 BMW S1000RR (sold)
*2010 Ducati Streetfighter S
*1978 CB550 Restomod Build
*1974 CB550 Monoshock build
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,154614.0.html
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