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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #50 on: January 31, 2016, 06:34:41 AM »
Quote from: ser1992 on January 30, 2016, 07:37:32 PM
Yes I know this, and that is really not a big deal... by your logic anything is overkill on a 550...

Also, saying a member was profiting off me for selling a hard to find exhaust system for a fair price (I even posted a 'parts wanted' ad which is how we got in touch) is a #$%*ty thing to say.  Towards me and the person who offered to sell me the exhaust.

And again, this bike is not perfect or even close to it.  It's a $1,500 bike, settle down.

anyway..

I got my bike moved into a garage so I can start building, tearing down and welding  ;D

Atta Boy! You bought it, you've got a plan, now stick to it and execute it. It is true, that you're starting with a very nice "survivor" but that also means you won't have a bunch rot, stuck crap to deal with. And, you can sell the stock parts off to help fund your bike. I'm torn about your bike and its condition, but I do see the benefit of converting a quality stock bike too.

Me, I tend to locate trashed bikes because I'm going to hack them to bits anyway and in the condition I start with, they're not worth restoring. But rock on, SER! Knowing GV, the 2 of you probably made a worthwhile deal for you both. Universal Karma in tact, and the Force is happy.
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #51 on: January 31, 2016, 11:51:50 AM »
Quote from: ser1992 on January 30, 2016, 07:37:32 PM
Yes I know this, and that is really not a big deal... by your logic anything is overkill on a 550...

Also, saying a member was profiting off me for selling a hard to find exhaust system for a fair price (I even posted a 'parts wanted' ad which is how we got in touch) is a #$%*ty thing to say.  Towards me and the person who offered to sell me the exhaust.

And again, this bike is not perfect or even close to it.  It's a $1,500 bike, settle down.

anyway..

I got my bike moved into a garage so I can start building, tearing down and welding  ;D



That's a nice work space and those hanging license plates are nostalgic;do you have heat out there ?
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #52 on: January 31, 2016, 08:16:32 PM »
Yep!  Heat, lights and even a bathroom with a shower!  Im in LA, so it doesnt get much colder than the low 60's at night ;)

I started the bike up and kept it running for a minute.  I touched the manifolds and 2 of the right cylinders were cold.. I have spark, no fuel...

I pulled the carbs and need to order a rebuild kit.

goodnight.

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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
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #53 on: January 31, 2016, 08:19:41 PM »
Damn that looks so nice. I will trade you my 550 for yours. Mine is already converted to 37mm forks, disc rear and cbr rearsets.  I would love a stock cb550. I also have billet triple clamps with adjustable offsets for GSXR forks.
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #54 on: January 31, 2016, 09:44:14 PM »
Quote from: redwillis1978 on January 31, 2016, 08:19:41 PM
Damn that looks so nice. I will trade you my 550 for yours. Mine is already converted to 37mm forks, disc rear and cbr rearsets.  I would love a stock cb550. I also have billet triple clamps with adjustable offsets for GSXR forks.

Thats a good offer....
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #55 on: February 01, 2016, 10:46:56 AM »
Thanks, but I want to see this project through with this bike.

The triple clamps you are referencing, are those for sale by chance?

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*2014 BMW S1000RR (sold)
*2010 Ducati Streetfighter S
*1978 CB550 Restomod Build
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #56 on: February 01, 2016, 10:51:17 AM »
I'm about to start placing orders for parts and pieces:

Message me if you have any of these for sale in new or like new condition  8)

Dyna S Ignition
Dyna 5 ohm Coils
Honda OEM (or something as good) carb gasket/rebuild kit
Rubber fitting for the base of the tank (near seat)
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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
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #57 on: February 01, 2016, 10:54:49 AM »
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #58 on: February 01, 2016, 11:49:07 AM »
Now I am looking at Dyna S, C5 as well as the Hondaman setup...

Why are there always too many options to think through!  :(
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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
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #59 on: February 01, 2016, 11:50:06 AM »
Quote from: ser1992 on February 01, 2016, 11:49:07 AM
Why are there always too many options to think through!  :(

Just like the women in LA!   ;)
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #60 on: February 01, 2016, 11:59:33 AM »
Which can be equally frustrating and expensive  :P
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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
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #61 on: February 01, 2016, 01:01:30 PM »
I'm using the hondaman ignition the C5 looks great to. Kind of depends on your lights and instrument set up. The 550 doesn't generate much electric power and some of the electronic ignitions will tax an already anemic system.
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #62 on: February 01, 2016, 03:33:35 PM »

Quote from: ser1992 on February 01, 2016, 10:46:56 AM
Thanks, but I want to see this project through with this bike.

The triple clamps you are referencing, are those for sale by chance?

They are but do you need adjustable offset. I run them with 30mm offset on my CB360 which seems about perfect.

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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #63 on: February 02, 2016, 10:21:30 AM »
Quote from: ser1992 on January 31, 2016, 08:16:32 PM
Yep!  Heat, lights and even a bathroom with a shower!  Im in LA, so it doesnt get much colder than the low 60's at night ;)

I had frost on my lawn and outdoor furniture cushions this morning so I beg to differ!
Bryan, you must live on a thermal outlet!  ;)
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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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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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: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #64 on: February 02, 2016, 01:05:26 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 02, 2016, 10:21:30 AM
Quote from: ser1992 on January 31, 2016, 08:16:32 PM
Yep!  Heat, lights and even a bathroom with a shower!  Im in LA, so it doesnt get much colder than the low 60's at night ;)

I had frost on my lawn and outdoor furniture cushions this morning so I beg to differ!
Bryan, you must live on a thermal outlet!  ;)

Hahaha ok I guess it CAN get a little colder, but it's pretty freakin nice all the time.  It's 60 degrees today and people are wearing parka's haha
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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #65 on: February 06, 2016, 03:24:55 PM »
Progress is slow and steady. I battled with a few tappet covers, but finally for them all off. 

Soft metal + overtightened covers = a bad time...


I finally took a proper photo of my workspace with my camera:

« Last Edit: February 06, 2016, 03:59:51 PM by ser1992 »
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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #66 on: February 06, 2016, 03:34:47 PM »
I received my brand new Moto GP Werkes pipes from Mr. GV  :)



Perfect fit, off to my shop! =P

« Last Edit: February 06, 2016, 03:59:27 PM by ser1992 »
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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #67 on: February 08, 2016, 08:22:08 PM »
Parts on the way:

Dyna 5 ohm coils
HondaMan Ignition
5k ohm NGK plug caps
DR7EA Plugs

Last night I cleaned up and gaps my points, set my timing and adjusted my valves.  Once I rebuild my carbs I should have a healthy bike again!

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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #68 on: February 08, 2016, 09:10:34 PM »
Boom! Perfect! Same setup over here
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #69 on: February 09, 2016, 09:07:57 AM »
Quote from: ser1992 on February 08, 2016, 08:22:08 PM
Dyna 5 ohm coils

Standards or minis?

Sorry, Bryan. Last weekend was a bust for me.  I will be around this Sunday and Monday.
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
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: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #70 on: February 09, 2016, 04:38:06 PM »
These are the ones I ordered.  $122 shipped, I thought that was a solid deal!  I will be in town this weekend also, I am waiting to hear back from Lossa about timing but I think I am going to have them go through my carbs so I might be down in your neck of the woods soon!  Ill let you know!


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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #71 on: February 09, 2016, 05:32:43 PM »
I would recommend the ones sold for the CB750 (1969-1975) by PartNmore, #...6823. They are a little higher output than OEM, fit great, and have the same primary resistance to fit the electrical system. These are green.
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #72 on: February 09, 2016, 05:45:30 PM »
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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #73 on: February 09, 2016, 06:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Camrector on February 09, 2016, 05:32:43 PM
I would recommend the ones sold for the CB750 (1969-1975) by PartNmore, #...6823. They are a little higher output than OEM, fit great, and have the same primary resistance to fit the electrical system. These are green.

I have heard a lot of good things about the Dyna coils, I'm sure they will be more than enough for my application.  What is green? 
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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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Re: 1974 Honda CB550 Build. It's cash fire time.
« Reply #74 on: February 09, 2016, 06:02:19 PM »
Quote from: silvercloud1960 on February 09, 2016, 05:45:30 PM
Welcome great bike here is a link that may help you as it did me. http://www.motopsyco.com/2013/08/09/vintage-piston-valve-keihin-carburetor-overhaul/

That is great!  If I could find one for mine I wouldn't hesitate to try it myself... I have a 1974 which I believe is a different carb than the later year cb550s
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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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