Topic: CB550 or CB500 Aluminum Side Cover Castings (build?)

[wolf550]

thanks RAFster122s this has definitely come a long way from that first pic from the beer can days LOL! I can see when I am working on all of these pieces how a mill or a 3D printer or a CNC would give me the ability to mass produce everything but like everything I have made the little mistakes, deep grooves, thicker fins, casting pores I think it makes the pieces stand out and when I put the wolf550 on them Im glad that someone appreciated it enough to want it

Like listening to vinyl……

oh yeah!

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[wolf550]

finally got the rods in the mail today going to give them a go and see how it goes!

[wolf550]

been a bit but after the brazing rods didnt work I ordered an aluminum melting stick that came today. I think it was jb weld in stick form. after that didnt work I decided to go ahead and remove some weight from the cover.

[wolf550]

it is still looking good just need to get the rest of the scratches out with 180 grit and work up to the 400

[HondaMan]

Wow, those should turn heads and confuse exspurt 'vintuge bike spy-ers' in a quick drive-by!
Are you going to leave them naked (and shiny?) or make them look more 'Hollywood' with some color(s)?
I remember seeing some CB500 side covers (in a long-ago show) done with chrome paint: the builder didn't smooth off the plastic covers first, so it lost its impact, looking like painted-over rippled plastic instead of chrome-ish. Otherwise it was a nice, faired, cafe' streeter.

[grcamna2]

been a bit but after the brazing rods didnt work I ordered an aluminum melting stick that came today. I think it was jb weld in stick form. after that didnt work I decided to go ahead and remove some weight from the cover.

I like the Fins ! 

[Shtonecb500]

I still have mine in storage, waiting for the right bike to come along in the future to use them on, found a guy in Europe who chromes head light buckets too. Those fins look good, did you mill that?

[wolf550]

hey hondaman gurp said this cover is going to stay raw so I am getting as many scratches out up to 400. if he wants it polished I know a great guy who has some that he already poooooliiiiiished. unfortunately this will be the last side cover made from me.

[wolf550]

thanks grcamna2 I always wanted to do a set of these with fins but after so many tries I didnt think it was possible

[wolf550]

hey shtonecb500  those side covers you polished are the shizzzzz. the closest thing to a mill is my angle grinder to grind lines for in between the fins, then my trusty black and decker drill that I used with a tungsten carbide deburring tip (that took awhile) and then my bastard rasp and then.... the sand paper.

[wolf550]

had time today to work on the cover for gurp did some more sanding out the more heavier scratches but every time I would start on the smaller ones I would get more heavier scratches again so I went up to 800 but the lighter scratches remained. I think this one is good to go gurp.

[wolf550]

if you decide to give it some more sanding it should get super shiney in the sun

[wolf550]

cant wait to see it on the chop gurp

[Gurp]

This is looking amazing! I hope you put your name and call sign on it somewhere! It's a piece of art and deserves a signature!


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[wolf550]

Ill go ahead and stamp the back

[Gurp]

Awesome wolfe!

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[CycleRanger]

That does look nice.
A bit of time on a buffing wheel would really make it shine!

[wolf550]

i bet! after seeing what shtone did to the set he bought from me this one one would bling!