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Offline CommanderRevz

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Hello From Minnesota
« on: February 09, 2024, 07:07:45 am »
Thanks for the forum. I've been riding since a kid and had a CB450 as a teenager. I'm rebuilding my first CB550 and this forum is gold!

Offline rocket johnny

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2024, 08:53:20 am »
welcome from western colorado ..   i to had a cb 450 , never should have sold it

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2024, 09:07:57 am »
Welcome aboard the forum from southern NH.
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: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2024, 10:45:47 am »
Thanks for the forum. I've been riding since a kid and had a CB450 as a teenager. I'm rebuilding my first CB550 and this forum is gold!
You might spend a few hours ingesting this lengthy, extraordinary thread about how to restore a 550. http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.0.html

Regardless of whether you go original or semi-custom, the methods and knowledge herein are priceless.
'74 550 Build http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=126401.0
'73 500 Build http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132935.0

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of it's victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." - C.S. Lewis

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2024, 12:14:05 pm »
welcome aboard

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2024, 12:25:07 pm »
Thanks for the forum. I've been riding since a kid and had a CB450 as a teenager. I'm rebuilding my first CB550 and this forum is gold!
You might spend a few hours ingesting this lengthy, extraordinary thread about how to restore a 550. http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.0.html

Regardless of whether you go original or semi-custom, the methods and knowledge herein are priceless.

Totally agree!

Welcome from NC...

I'm currently working on a 550K as well, check out link in my signature.......

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2024, 02:13:36 pm »
Welcome from central Ohio...
Dennis...  74 CB550  79 CBX  82 Seca Turbo  2011 CBR  2012 NC700X

You will regret the bikes you DIDN'T buy much more than the ones you DID!!!  It's never too late to start a new adventure!

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2024, 02:47:53 pm »
Welcome from Canada.

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2024, 05:08:59 pm »
Welcome from the Arrowhead,

The 550 is a nice general purpose bike.   Taken mine on dirt roads, two tracks, highways and express ways. 

-MD
1975 CB550F Super Sport;  Lake Superior Circle 1000, 45-90 Saddle 1000, All in Yooper 1000 and SS 2000 in 48 hrs:  1985 GL1200A, MN in State SS1K

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2024, 11:42:08 pm »
Welcome from one 500/550 lover to another!
slow Progress 74 cb550.

Poor boy chop 73 CB500 chop

Future project 77 Cb750 Amen Savior

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Re: Hello From Minnesota
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2024, 06:17:40 pm »
Welcome from one MN rider to another!  I just saw this - should be checking intros more regularly, I guess.  If you want to get together at any point or have any questions, give a holler!

Cheers,
G
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