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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2017, 11:11:00 AM »
Ouch! Well, the work wont get done on it's own....and we have deadlines to meet.

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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2017, 11:11:33 AM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on February 06, 2017, 11:09:55 AM
Well I was trying to make it sound like you're smarter than you apparently are for going out in that!  ;D

Maybe in a snowmobile or a dogsled.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2017, 02:58:45 PM »
Quote from: GV1390 on February 06, 2017, 11:11:00 AM
Ouch! Well, the work wont get done on it's own....and we have deadlines to meet.

:)
Now that's an attitude I can respect.  I take back my comments! 
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2017, 04:19:46 PM »
I'm convinced that GV is part Yeti and has special powers to withstand freezing temperatures.  Apparently he can power wash and blast parts and go Uraling (not urinaling) in the snow.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2017, 07:14:17 PM »
I'm glad he can.  When it gets below about 80, I start shivering. 
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2017, 09:37:41 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on February 06, 2017, 07:14:17 PM
I'm glad he can.  When it gets below about 80, I start shivering.

I took a ride in the high 50s (low mountains) on Sunday and that was frigid enough for me.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2017, 09:08:01 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on February 07, 2017, 03:50:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 06, 2017, 09:37:41 PM
I took a ride in the high 50s (low mountains) on Sunday and that was frigid enough for me.
Way too cold for me anymore. Certainly you, Ron and I would never be able to hang with these young Polar Bears for all weather riding. Unless we drove my car!  ;D

I'm not saying it's blubber, because GV is s skinny little bugger, but maybe his blood is thicker from the arctic temps.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2017, 09:11:14 AM »
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I took a ride in the high 50s (low mountains) on Sunday and that was frigid enough for me.
Way too cold for me anymore. Certainly you, Ron and I would never be able to hang with these young Polar Bears for all weather riding. Unless we drove my car!  ;D

I'm not saying it's blubber, because GV is s skinny little bugger, but maybe his blood is thicker from the arctic temps.

my guess is the above average intake of Olive Oil
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2017, 10:02:02 AM »
Should be a cool project!
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2017, 10:27:01 AM »
Quote from: sinister902 on February 07, 2017, 09:11:14 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 07, 2017, 09:08:01 AM
Quote from: calj737 on February 07, 2017, 03:50:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 06, 2017, 09:37:41 PM
I took a ride in the high 50s (low mountains) on Sunday and that was frigid enough for me.
Way too cold for me anymore. Certainly you, Ron and I would never be able to hang with these young Polar Bears for all weather riding. Unless we drove my car!  ;D

I'm not saying it's blubber, because GV is s skinny little bugger, but maybe his blood is thicker from the arctic temps.

my guess is the above average intake of Olive Oil

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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #35 on: February 07, 2017, 04:29:44 PM »
Quote from: sinister902 on February 07, 2017, 09:11:14 AM
my guess is the above average intake of Olive Oil
My guess is the various bourbons he's been consuming on his bourbon-tasting tours.   A bit of anti-freeze for the system.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #36 on: February 07, 2017, 05:20:22 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on February 07, 2017, 04:29:44 PM
Quote from: sinister902 on February 07, 2017, 09:11:14 AM
my guess is the above average intake of Olive Oil
My guess is the various bourbons he's been consuming on his bourbon-tasting tours.   A bit of anti-freeze for the system.

Soon, he'll have some Salted Caramel to add to his gastrointestinal mixture.
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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #37 on: February 07, 2017, 08:06:40 PM »
Cool project! Sub'd
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #38 on: February 07, 2017, 08:12:01 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 07, 2017, 05:20:22 PM
Soon, he'll have some Salted Caramel to add to his gastrointestinal mixture.
LOL, you've obviously been talking or texting with Gennaro.  Yes, I found a liquor store today down by my office that actually carries them in stock so I bought a couple of bottles.  And I told him I'd ship him one out tomorrow.  Offer still stands for you, too if you'll PM me your address that can receive UPS or FedEx.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #39 on: February 07, 2017, 09:01:48 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on February 07, 2017, 08:12:01 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 07, 2017, 05:20:22 PM
Soon, he'll have some Salted Caramel to add to his gastrointestinal mixture.
LOL, you've obviously been talking or texting with Gennaro.  Yes, I found a liquor store today down by my office that actually carries them in stock so I bought a couple of bottles.  And I told him I'd ship him one out tomorrow.  Offer still stands for you, too if you'll PM me your address that can receive UPS or FedEx.
Only if you'll let me pay for it.
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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #40 on: February 08, 2017, 05:18:11 PM »
Well, there's good news and bad news.

First the bad news:  UPS and FedEx will not allow a non-liquor-dealer to ship liquor.  So I cannot send a bottle to either you or Gennaro.

But the good news is that means that Bill Benton received a bottle today as I drove it over to him.  He & I sampled a taste from it and after finishing the shot, his eyes got big and he said, "Damn...that's REALLY good!".  Oh...and that also means that I just have a couple of other extra bottles to take with me this weekend to the Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #41 on: February 08, 2017, 05:50:44 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on February 08, 2017, 05:18:11 PM
Well, there's good news and bad news.

First the bad news:  UPS and FedEx will not allow a non-liquor-dealer to ship liquor.  So I cannot send a bottle to either you or Gennaro.

But the good news is that means that Bill Benton received a bottle today as I drove it over to him.  He & I sampled a taste from it and after finishing the shot, his eyes got big and he said, "Damn...that's REALLY good!".  Oh...and that also means that I just have a couple of other extra bottles to take with me this weekend to the Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee.

You boys have fun getting pickled this weekend!  Damn you, FedEx!!  Gennaro couldn't get you an exception??
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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
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #42 on: February 08, 2017, 06:35:20 PM »
Looks like I'll have to wait till August now!  :-\
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #43 on: February 08, 2017, 06:49:39 PM »
Yeah, well as I told Don:  I considered telling them that they were motorcycle parts because the boxes are already sealed with the contents wrapped in multiple layers of bubble wrap and about 1/2 pound of tape sealing the box.  But when you sign that little piece of paper about what the contents of the package are, there's a part that says that misrepresenting the contents is a federal offense.  Hell, I'd rather fly the thing out there myself than risk that.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #44 on: February 08, 2017, 06:59:32 PM »
Shipping booze across state lines is highly illegal. Dumb laws!
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #45 on: February 08, 2017, 10:15:31 PM »
Quote from: GV1390 on February 08, 2017, 06:35:20 PM
Looks like I'll have to wait till August now!  :-\

Just tell your colleagues to keep it on the down low.  ;)
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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #46 on: February 09, 2017, 03:13:27 PM »
So, Nick, are you in the waiting room for your parts or are you also working on your frame mods and 32 amp charging system. 



Just seeing if there's an update.
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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #47 on: February 13, 2017, 06:11:49 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on February 09, 2017, 03:13:27 PM
So, Nick, are you in the waiting room for your parts or are you also working on your frame mods and 32 amp charging system. 



Just seeing if there's an update.

Head is in que with MRieck. Trans is at Fast by Gast and should be done any day now. Pistons came thursday. C5 came a little over a week ago, motogaget stuff should be in my hands this week sometime, have to order camchain and decide what to do for the tensioner. Need to grab a plastigauge to start checking clearances and I'm going to get the rotating assembly balanced.

Waiting on some steel for my frame jig, and then can start playing around with the geometry in CAD to design what I want to do with the frame. Have quite the backlog in customer work to get caught up on too so might be a bit before I have any BIG updates.
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Re: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #48 on: February 13, 2017, 09:57:59 AM »
Thanks, Nick.  Looking forward to see what you do with the frame.
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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: 1975 CB550 - back to the front burner after 5+yrs
« Reply #49 on: February 13, 2017, 12:06:58 PM »
Well, small change of plans. Ran across a cool vintage speed part and decided with all the new tech I'm throwing at this bike it needs a link to the past so I snatched up an NOS yoshimure 122-00 camshaft for this!

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