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Offline Morrell

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cb550 cafe
« on: December 04, 2017, 01:24:16 PM »
500+ miles no leaks ......
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2017, 02:02:31 PM »
 I like that color. What's the small bracket/object on the RH lower triple?
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2017, 10:56:00 AM »
its a gps interface chip ( inside a bracket or holder I made ) that i took out of a Iridium satellite phone ... I ride a lot of places I do not pickup reg phone service .. this way I can pickup GPS sat anywhere without the whole unit battery ... LOL I'm still laughing that you spotted that ... good eye .. most people that see it i tell its a mini satellite dish for watching football on my watch ... and most say ooooohhhh yea i have heard of those ????
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2017, 02:32:59 PM »
Damn good eye, Scott.
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2017, 08:43:34 PM »
Care to explain the chip in the holder deal?
Too bad Iridium's Pearl Necklace network of satellites failed to be completed. It would have been a game changer on Satellite phones.

I am curious on the circuitry you are repurposing or integrating it into a new circuit. It would be interesting to take a phone's GPS chip and build your own speedo or input to a small glove friendly display that could give you a configurable cockpit of data from a few sensors.
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2017, 11:22:15 PM »
 Nicely done Morrell!
What is the "MSM" written on the gauge referrer to?

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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2017, 05:12:53 AM »
nothing more than a sticker to cover up the slot I cut in the gauge face ..I am building that speedo with a digital MPH display and the sticker is from a MSM smart High frequency switch mode charger that I have used some parts from ,,, the sticker just fit to cover the hole and my son put it on so I left it till I am finished..I built the Tach speedo but it only counts miles I am rebuilding it to have MPH display
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2017, 07:54:39 AM »
Cool bike Morrell, you must have significant time and effort invested in that.  I like the subtle high-tech touches!
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2017, 02:52:40 PM »
Oh, funny!
I thought it might have something with a digital gauge, but just couldn't figure out the MSM part.   ;)
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2017, 05:05:59 PM »
 thanks ... first cb I have done ---been building Triumphs Nortons BSA for years .. this CB seems easy compared to the others
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2018, 06:58:04 AM »
damn dude that is a nice lookin bike...some retro modern feels. Good job
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2018, 02:42:02 PM »
Quote from: RAF122S on December 05, 2017, 08:43:34 PM
Care to explain the chip in the holder deal?
Too bad Iridium's Pearl Necklace network of satellites failed to be completed. It would have been a game changer on Satellite phones.

I am curious on the circuitry you are repurposing or integrating it into a new circuit. It would be interesting to take a phone's GPS chip and build your own speedo or input to a small glove friendly display that could give you a configurable cockpit of data from a few sensors.

I'm pretty sure it was finished and they have even been replacing some of the satellites.
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2018, 04:59:50 PM »
Thank you for the kind words , nice cb yourself --- sorry for the late replies  --- I have been working on a cb350f cafe and a 71 triumph
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2018, 06:50:03 PM »
Nice bikes.
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2018, 11:24:22 PM »
Please raise the tank so it's in line with the frame and seat, that break in the line is painful to see. I love black forks man, they give the bike the upgrade without being too modern and over powering the CB presence. The gold/brushed steel on the gxsr/r6/r1 we commonly see really make it look like two different bikes.

What rear disc seat up did you go with,  it looks like the stock swing arm?
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2018, 12:11:37 AM »
Nice bike!
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2018, 09:17:05 AM »
Thanks about the bikes ... also THANKS for your service ...
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2018, 09:27:25 AM »
Thanks about the bike ---- I have seen your bike before on the freeway ( long beach area ) not sure if it was you but very cool bike
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2018, 01:34:21 PM »
 So lets have the details on that gauge.  :P
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2018, 06:55:56 PM »
Quote from: Morrell on January 12, 2018, 09:27:25 AM
Thanks about the bike ---- I have seen your bike before on the freeway ( long beach area ) not sure if it was you but very cool bike

I appreciate the gratitude. Thank you.

Not sure it was me. I've had the bike for over a year now and I have never been to Long Beach. Thanks tho! Haha
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Re: cb550 cafe
« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2018, 05:49:17 PM »
please ????
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