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Offline Marissa

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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #25 on: April 16, 2018, 10:25:46 AM »
Nice work so far, would love to see more progress on this thing.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2018, 08:32:45 PM »
Thanks! Definitely the center piece on this bike. I picked up on eBay a few years back and its been sitting in a box.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2019, 12:07:32 PM »
Hey guys, sorry i never came back to update this thread with my finished pictures. Riding season got the best of me! I had it at a few shows this past season and got a lot of nice feedback. I even won a trophy! hahahah

The bike will also be on display at Martin's Motorsports Modern Classics indoor even on March 2, 2019. They are about 40 min outside of Philadelphia in Boyertown, PA for those interested.

On to the pics...

So i left off in the middle of wiring and the electronics
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #28 on: February 05, 2019, 12:17:01 PM »
Also wired and mounted my Koso Speedometer

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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #29 on: February 05, 2019, 12:25:22 PM »
Custom made battery box mounted behind the engine. Pretty close to the chain but a perfect fit!

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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #30 on: February 05, 2019, 12:34:58 PM »
Mocking up the seat and then final pictures of the seat from the upholstery shop. Couldn't be happier with the final product. I dropped the bike off so they could fit the seat perfectly to the bikes lines. Went with a quilted/diamond stitch to match my cars interior hahaha.

Luckily i used appliance epoxy for the frame paint. had to mount some seat mounts to the frame and needed to remove some paint for the welds. Was able to easily repaint it with the epoxy paint.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #31 on: February 05, 2019, 12:45:06 PM »
Some final pictures of the bike in its completed state. Had a blast building this bike and the compliments i receive make it worth all the effort.

Let me know what you guys think. I also have more pictures and can take pictures of certain things if requested.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #32 on: February 05, 2019, 12:45:56 PM »
couple more..
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #33 on: February 05, 2019, 05:17:44 PM »
Rocs,

Congratulations on your build.  It looks clean.  It looks like you lowered the front (lowering the forks in the triples) and rear (shorter shocks?).  If so, do you have any clearance issues with the rear tire?

Nice photo next to the stocker.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2019, 08:34:14 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on February 05, 2019, 05:17:44 PM
Rocs,

Congratulations on your build.  It looks clean.  It looks like you lowered the front (lowering the forks in the triples) and rear (shorter shocks?).  If so, do you have any clearance issues with the rear tire?

Nice photo next to the stocker.

Thanks!! 

The rear shocks are actually 13 3/16" Shocks 13.4" Eye clevis. OEM are 12.5 i believe. So these are actually a bit higher. No clearance issues what so ever.
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Re: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2019, 08:53:27 AM »
rocs,

Your bike has been duly nominated for Bike of the Month March 2019, but you need to post that you "accept" the nomination in the following thread:   http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,175935.0.html

Congrats!

Don
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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: New build, who dis? 76' CB550K Build
« Reply #36 on: February 07, 2019, 07:08:46 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on February 06, 2019, 08:53:27 AM
rocs,

Your bike has been duly nominated for Bike of the Month March 2019, but you need to post that you "accept" the nomination in the following thread:   http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,175935.0.html

Congrats!

Don

Thanks Don!! accepted
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