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Offline Jcop.550

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‘77 CB550 quick project
« on: January 25, 2021, 07:10:50 PM »


Came across this ‘77 CB550 online so I went and picked it up today. Runs but needs a good carb cleaning. Cosmetically the bike is ok, needs a little TLC. The plan is to clean it up good and maybe switch some things up on it at the lowest cost possible. I will post some updates as I go!


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Re: ‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2021, 03:43:47 PM »
good scoop
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‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2021, 02:16:21 PM »
Snowed in these last couple of days so perfect time to get some work done on the bike.

Got her running after cleaning the carbs thoroughly. Put on a new delkevic exhaust which sounds mean. Did a couple cuts on the frame to fit my new seat, then shortened up the rear fender and reinstalled that.




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‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2021, 12:10:15 PM »
Took the front apart and cleaned and painted a couple things, definitely gonna go back and clean it up more once it gets a bit warmer out. Installed some clip-on handlebars, replaced headlight with a stock one, added indicator lights, and made a bracket for the speedometer. Next, to clean the engine and frame up.




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Re: ‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2021, 02:02:43 PM »
Everybody's ergonomics are their own, but I might suggest moving your clip-on mars out an inch or more (you appear to have about 2 inches of bar above the clamps and that extra width will make the bike easier to steer.  Also, since you installed clip-ons, I would suggest installing rearsets.  Otherwise your lower half is in an upright position and your torso is having to make the difference to the bars.  Rearsets will allow your entire body to position at an angle so your top half isn't bent over more than it needs to be.
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: ‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2021, 02:18:29 PM »
This might help:

https://cycle-ergo.com/
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Re: ‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2021, 05:07:15 PM »
Quote from: Alan F. on February 04, 2021, 02:18:29 PM
This might help:

https://cycle-ergo.com/

Yes, this shows the inconsistency of the upright lower body with the leaned over torso, putting more stress on you back.
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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: ‘77 CB550 quick project
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2021, 07:45:46 PM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on February 04, 2021, 05:07:15 PM
Quote from: Alan F. on February 04, 2021, 02:18:29 PM
This might help:

https://cycle-ergo.com/

Yes, this shows the inconsistency of the upright lower body with the leaned over torso, putting more stress on you back.
Thanks for the advice! I have yet to ride it and adjust it to my comfort and liking. I just threw everything on today but I will definitely put that into consideration.


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