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Offline BRG-BIRD

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #75 on: April 07, 2019, 07:02:31 PM »
^ I agree
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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #76 on: April 08, 2019, 05:42:30 AM »
+3 black border badges
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Offline WesTenRacing

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #77 on: April 08, 2019, 03:53:49 PM »
I just read through this. Great job!
I would use the black bordered emblems also.
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Offline przjohn

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #78 on: April 08, 2019, 05:56:14 PM »
Black border it is.
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Offline przjohn

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #79 on: April 14, 2019, 01:57:47 PM »
It Runs! Started right up with the new starter, oil pressure came right up too, always good to see. Synched the carbs and only #3 was a little far out from the bench synch. Headlight is a Halogen.



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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #80 on: April 14, 2019, 02:05:26 PM »
And that's it. A bittersweet moment when "It's Done" Took the bike through the gears and everything ran fine. The only problem I found was that the side stand was bent and it had to be heated, bent back, and painted. This week will be DMV and hoping to have some nice weather to put a couple of hundred miles on it and chase any Gremlins away that may show up, and a few always do. Then it's off to our yearly trip to Deals Gap NC. Next Winter will be a 1983 KTM 250MXC. Thanks for viewing my build and have a great riding season.























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Offline 02z06dave

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #81 on: April 14, 2019, 03:58:39 PM »
Nice work! It looks great
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Offline Stev-o

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #82 on: April 14, 2019, 04:22:42 PM »
Great job, John!  Will be nominating you for BOTM...
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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #83 on: April 14, 2019, 05:30:10 PM »
John, you sir, do excellent work.  That little guy should slay the dragon quite nicely.
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Offline BRG-BIRD

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #84 on: April 14, 2019, 07:23:29 PM »
Looks great, nice work and certainly something to be proud of!
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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #85 on: April 14, 2019, 10:08:08 PM »
Your bike has been duly nominated and seconded for BOTM.  Please post an acceptance of the nomination: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,176614.0.html
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Offline Can550

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #86 on: April 15, 2019, 06:52:06 AM »
Beautiful looking bike
Great work and detail
Certainly earns BOTM


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Offline jakec

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #87 on: April 15, 2019, 09:35:24 AM »
damn.
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Offline MauiK3

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #88 on: April 15, 2019, 09:47:14 AM »
Wow, nothing but awesome.
BOTM for sure.
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Offline przjohn

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #89 on: April 17, 2019, 02:18:36 PM »
All day to get this bike registered today. I don't know about other states but CT is getting to be more and more a PITA to get something registered that isn't cut and dry for them. I had to argue my point politely today and bring in a supervisor because the desk person "Perceived" a registration requirement that didn't exist. I won out but these people just come up with stuff they think they need and have no knowledge of the requirements for pre - 80 vehicles. I get that it is a tough job and there are a ton of people trying to put something over on them but know your laws. Anyway, got the bike registered and looking forward to a great Summer putting some miles on.
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Offline MauiK3

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Re: 1976 Honda CB550
« Reply #90 on: April 18, 2019, 10:16:05 AM »
On the other extreme, here in Hawaii you can drive around with something unregistered, maybe get caught once every so often, get a $100 fine and keep going. This is due to some poorly written laws. This has resulted in people driving around with expired out of state plates, plates from the "Kingdom of Hawaii" and a few other versions. No insurance, no registration. There is nowhere for a ticket to be sent since there is no owner of record.
If it suffers a fatal problem, the drivers of these just leave them on the side of the road and they eventually get picked up under the abandoned vehicle code, which takes a lot of time.
Somewhere in the middle is the answer.
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