Topic: 1974 CB550 Southern Cali Project (moved from New member Introductions)

[wolf550]

Hey guys. decided to build my first bike. Bought 74' cb550 frame, 78' cb550engine, 79' cb650 front and rear and tank.
Began the journey to assemble, register, and most importantly figure out since I do not know anything about motorcycles.

in the last post on new member intro I was just finishing the top end rebuild due to leaks causing a trail of smoke behind me. got her bolted back up and moving on to sourcing parts to change out the miscellaneous parts that are not good and are missing.

In the last replies Scottly replied that the engine has a big bore kit installed is this a power adder? is it not 544cc now? is there anything that I should check as per adjustments with carbs, timing, points and so on?

This is a fun bike and will keep on searching the forum for the next thing on my to do list along with your much needed answers.

[wolf550]

Great advice for steps. When I checked my carbs, I looked up the ID number (627B) and on the Carb chart it shows that these are for the CB500 71-73. is there any reason for this change of carbs? is this due to the big bore kit? I have not had any issues that I can recall but it is all new to me.