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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #50 on: February 14, 2024, 09:41:49 AM »
Hey Hondaman - I bought your book. Initially I thought it was probably over priced but I've read a lot of your postings and thought they were good. I also thought odds were that's it's an amateurish book. After receiving it, here's my review.......this book is never going to have a huge audience. There just are not hundreds of thousands of people that do this stuff. That being said, what an amazing effort. First, most small publications like this are terribly written. Sometimes they make you think English is their 3rd or 4th language. This is really well written which in turn, makes it easier to grasp technical / mechanical concepts. The amount of information, subjects covered and the detail is astounding. It totally exceeded my expectations. Nothing is worse than trying to decipher poor quality black and white photos. The pictures in your book are in color and high quality. Lastly, the overall quality of the book is excellent. It just looks good. So back to the price.... having it in my possession, I'd say that this is a bargain and I am glad I bought it. It's going to keep me from shooting myself in the foot and my inclination to pull out a hammer when I'm struggling with something. There's probably been a lot of accolades for your effort but I figured I'd throw my 2 cents in as I am a very satisfied customer. Thanks.

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #51 on: February 17, 2024, 08:44:56 AM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #52 on: February 17, 2024, 09:05:15 AM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
Correct, It's a (primitive) ;) type of Nut locking device. A regular flat washer will suffice as long as you apply some LocTite / thread locker.

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #53 on: February 17, 2024, 09:07:22 AM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
Correct, It's a (primitive) ;) type of Nut locking device. A regular flat washer will suffice as long as you apply some LocTite / thread locker.
I figured as much but with so much experience on this site, why not ask. Thanks.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #54 on: February 17, 2024, 11:10:06 AM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
Correct, It's a (primitive) ;) type of Nut locking device. A regular flat washer will suffice as long as you apply some LocTite / thread locker.
I figured as much but with so much experience on this site, why not ask. Thanks.

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #55 on: February 18, 2024, 06:46:09 PM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
Correct, It's a (primitive) ;) type of Nut locking device. A regular flat washer will suffice as long as you apply some LocTite / thread locker.
I figured as much but with so much experience on this site, why not ask. Thanks.
Another thing you could do with the Sprocket area;  You could trim some extra off the Sprocket cover plate by eliminating the outer flange and some of the inner area, which also shows more of the sprocket itself.
 https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/ACI9IMQzPwcv9TC5upBk072C7ZX3ZXVbC7g3twX3qtBTiB4ri416aY5oJNq6QQLkbdEDENInjcoIZRTloqHB-q-O-r5zNplDYuZnBW_vY5C4JKlpaHuzesUuZ14G7Rjg8tKfQy_yLkJ5xxfSPIFpcAZM-H5-aL6EaINe30ugMhE_hlcUMx4TbraK0Wj0YwhmMU1l5bYTa3C9YTdkWUK_dFzI9K2CGpmLUigDGxvvCpOivFmnUAhF1sJQHnqPxVanNmKZBAcnmh9PWLXAankADgttd4XNemwsnpPoN_3nEq7vHU4hI7UP7G9I-gTQlO-AusVVj9AFIgPZ2vOz16iwMvEv/p.jpeg

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #56 on: February 18, 2024, 06:51:13 PM »
I'm finishing up the rear wheel and starting the front. I'm wondering about those tongued washers on the rear sprocket. What is the point of them? Are they some kind of lock washer. Can I put flat washers on with some thread locker?
Correct, It's a (primitive) ;) type of Nut locking device. A regular flat washer will suffice as long as you apply some LocTite / thread locker.
I figured as much but with so much experience on this site, why not ask. Thanks.
Another thing you could do with the Sprocket area;  You could trim some extra off the Sprocket cover plate by eliminating the outer flange and some of the inner area, which also shows more of the sprocket itself.
 https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/ACI9IMQzPwcv9TC5upBk072C7ZX3ZXVbC7g3twX3qtBTiB4ri416aY5oJNq6QQLkbdEDENInjcoIZRTloqHB-q-O-r5zNplDYuZnBW_vY5C4JKlpaHuzesUuZ14G7Rjg8tKfQy_yLkJ5xxfSPIFpcAZM-H5-aL6EaINe30ugMhE_hlcUMx4TbraK0Wj0YwhmMU1l5bYTa3C9YTdkWUK_dFzI9K2CGpmLUigDGxvvCpOivFmnUAhF1sJQHnqPxVanNmKZBAcnmh9PWLXAankADgttd4XNemwsnpPoN_3nEq7vHU4hI7UP7G9I-gTQlO-AusVVj9AFIgPZ2vOz16iwMvEv/p.jpeg

 https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/ACL-wDI_a4UOGz8dWdfOuguPWrIXQVnnK1o0tuBIqniLzy7fihDiZri9dUx_BmZnh2F5D2LF-kYWxwl3tOgAtWxw-D6y_X4XF5wAUaW4VFkqPjKGiu6LkWTsxdCQBCqxPcb9KoqC33FvhUl6nfUZt5reBfiGQxJtiLpAvPGwN9jGVAi-BR3OXj5EHhKYBGYEhFb95x1dGUhzvBgBdCujQke64CPDsMMd1oy-XZ-NkhOqlLzPDUSC49B2oqoHSP927N0DwYI_pu2rNa-3HwmfAKuXJajflcWqqUoJrHvEPazTOgMM8ouDJyR31KLNwPJZ9cOXJbrNOsvHvEuQbh557rCU/p.jpeg
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #58 on: February 18, 2024, 09:18:50 PM »
Jeff,I show an error code.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #59 on: February 19, 2024, 02:09:20 AM »
Still the same error code Jeff.
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #60 on: February 19, 2024, 07:15:08 AM »
I started the front end this weekend. The forks were still together in the bottom triple clamp with the wheel, speedo, brake and fender. This motorcycle only had 9700 original miles and you can see that most of it is in good condition. Still the axle was frozen to the spacer and speedo and the brake caliper fittings are impossible to remove. I ordered a new one.

For anyone that might be interested. There are a lot of parts that I've taken off that are in good condition. I actually bought a 2nd front fender to cut up because the stock one is in very good condition. Same goes for the stock fork tubes and rims. There's slight rust on them. I was hoping to pick up a few bucks to pay for some of the stuff I'm buying but mostly I wanted to get good parts into the hands of people that need them. At some point I'll take pictures along with some other good parts and officially post them for sale.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #61 on: February 19, 2024, 07:28:58 AM »
Still the same error code Jeff.
Well heck, I haven't been able to post pix on this forum for some time now?  It seems that the system changed a while back and since then, no luck.  =?
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2024, 07:43:27 AM »
Still the same error code Jeff.
Well heck, I haven't been able to post pix on this forum for some time now?  It seems that the system changed a while back and since then, no luck.  =?
If anyone wants to see what I'm talking about, send me a 'Personal Message' and I'll email them to you.
If it's pictures taken with your phone, screenshot the pictures and crop the excess off. The screenshot reduces the sizing parameters to fit the forum requirements.
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #63 on: February 25, 2024, 09:21:52 AM »
The further I get into this build the more respect I have for people that build the old bikes and are covered with rust. I got the front wheel totally broken down to it's components and it's smaller and in way better condition than the rear was. I'm hoping to have it polished and ready for reassembly today.

I bought a second front disc brake and new calipers. I was able to make sure that I bought the correct used disc and I did. I stripped all of the paint off the centers and they are in great condition. I will be sending them off to Truedisc to have them grind the surface and drill them. They offer better performance and eye appeal. Looks like a cool company.

I remembered to take a before picture of the front wheel. The rear looked even worse. I've been using a Dremmel with brass wire wheel to get the paint off after stripper was applied. It's tedious but does a good job without damaging the surfaces. I've tried a bunch of different brass wheels for the Dremmel and they all disintegrate between 1 and 5 minutes. I buy hundred packs now off Amazon  for about $15 and they work as well as any I've tried. As they disintegrate, they throw off the brass wires like little missiles that embed themselves into your clothes and exposed skin. They will penetrate a heavy sweatshirt and teeshirt to your skin. Not really painful just annoying. Make sure you wear a full face mask if you choose to use these. I wouldn't want to have to pick those little brass wires out of my eyeballs. If you have no Dremel experience, buy the good ones. I toasted the cheap  one in a matter of hours. I picked up the good one and that's held up to extended use.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #64 on: March 02, 2024, 09:31:18 AM »
I picked up a second rotor. The existing caliper was nasty so I bought 2 new ones and an extra bracket.  I sent my rotors out to Truedisc spoke to the owner. They grind them rather then cut them and claim that it's a much better surface. I'm having them ground from 7 mm to 6. He also drills them. I told him I want as many holes as possible. He said he'll make em look like swiss cheese.

I'm using the Motogadget speedo set up and eliminating the mechanical one. I got a blank out cover. I thought I saw somebody say that you need a spacer if you do this. I was wondering if anyone knows if I do and what to use as a spacer.   


I spent a few hours this week sanding the front hub. Sanding metal is very tedious but the polished hubs are worth it. Hopefully I can get the polishing done this weekend and build the wheel. Then it's on to building new forks. I plan on assembling the entire front end and then pack it away and move on to another area.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #65 on: March 03, 2024, 08:32:47 PM »
Once again....Godfrey's Garage has the speedo elimination parts you need plus trick goodies to make your dual disc set up easy (without them it is harder than it looks! believe me I have done them) and yes he does grind the discs, not cut them (I don't believe many will try to cut these as they are extremely hard and would require relatively exotic tooling)and has any hole pattern you can imagine...
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #66 on: March 06, 2024, 07:32:17 AM »
I finished building and truing the front wheel. It took about a quarter of the time the rear did. I bought a Tusk truing stand and it's paid for itself even if I never use it again. Surprisingly, truing wheels is pretty easy. I had the 2 discs machined....took a MM off the thickness and had them drilled. I'll get them back tomorrow and then I'm on to building a new set of forks. It's satisfying to move beyond cleaning and refinishing old parts. In a lot of cases I've just bought new.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #67 on: March 06, 2024, 07:37:33 AM »
What is the best black rattle can paint for small parts. 
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #68 on: March 06, 2024, 09:35:05 AM »
What is the best black rattle can paint for small parts.
Eastwood sells a 2K Paint in a Rattle can. It has a special design can with a built in chamber for the activator. It's a bit pricey but will hold up to oils and solvents. Standard Rattle Can paint will come right off.
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« Reply #69 on: March 08, 2024, 01:51:33 PM »
I got my rotors back from Trudisc. He took almost an eight of an inch off the thickness, resurfaced them and drilled them. $274 including tax and shipping. I think they look wicked cool.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #70 on: March 08, 2024, 01:55:12 PM »
I got my rotors back from Trudisc. He took almost an eight of an inch off the thickness, resurfaced them and drilled them. $274 including tax and shipping. I think they look wicked cool.
My 76K6 back in the day got a pair of discs with that pattern and they were great stopping power.
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #71 on: March 08, 2024, 09:55:29 PM »
I got my rotors back from Trudisc. He took almost an eight of an inch off the thickness, resurfaced them and drilled them. $274 including tax and shipping. I think they look wicked cool.
My 76K6 back in the day got a pair of discs with that pattern and they were great stopping power.
Good info to know. Thanks

Are you from Nashua NH area? I used to live in Pelham. Now I'm down in Swansea MA.
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #72 on: March 09, 2024, 03:12:19 AM »
Yes in Milford. When summer gets around ride it up to the Milford Bike Night, Wednesday nights at Station 101. It starts at 4pm-9pm. I can even put you up overnight if you want so you don't have to ride back in the dark if you can get away overnight. I have a spare room and can usually find a spot to put your bike in the shop or the garage.
We usually get a good assortment of SOHC Fours and lots of other cool vintage bikes. I'm on my K5 750 most of the time.
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #73 on: March 10, 2024, 04:49:13 PM »
It looks wicked cool seeing the Hondas in the middle of all of the Harleys. I may take you up on the Milford bike night. I doubt I'll have my Honda done by this summer but I have an MT10 that I need little excuse to ride somewhere. 
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Re: My $300 77 CB550F Project
« Reply #74 on: March 10, 2024, 05:04:15 PM »
Cool looking forward to it bro.
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A