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Offline DiscoStu

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Hello from southern California USA
« on: December 09, 2024, 03:49:43 PM »
Hello everyone.

DiscoStu here. First post on the forum and will upload a few pics soon. Joined the forum to learn and to contribute.

Last weekend finally found a CB550 to rebuild with my son who's about to turn 16. It's a '74 CB550K0. Already ordered a Clymer manual. I'm fortunate to have a good local resource nearby if I get into trouble. Charlie's Place in Glendale CA. We plan to return to bike to 100% stock. No plans to cafe this one. That was a condition of the seller too. Ha!  My initial goal is to see if I can get it running first as if feels like there is compression.

In my garage currently I have '22 Honda CRF125F (son), '21 KTM 300XC-W, '06 Honda VFR800 (3rd Viffer), '23 Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally...and of course now the '74 Honda CB550 (not running yet).

Anyways just wanted to introduce myself.

Later guys

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Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2024, 03:52:30 PM »
Sounds like a great project! Welcome from Canada!
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Offline newday777

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2024, 05:32:32 PM »
Howdy DiscoStu from another Stu across the country in NH welcome aboard the forum.
Congratulations on your father son project.
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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

Offline denward17

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2024, 06:21:37 PM »
Welcome from NC DiscoStu!

Lots of good help here.
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Offline Stev-o

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2024, 08:35:58 AM »
Welcome from Texas.  Suggest starting a thread in the "Project Shop" area so we can follow along and answer any questions you may have.
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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2024, 09:03:30 AM »
Hello! Welcome!  :)

You can get PDF's of the Honda shop manual and parts list from the link in my sig.
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Offline DiscoStu

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2024, 11:26:46 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on December 10, 2024, 08:35:58 AM
Welcome from Texas.  Suggest starting a thread in the "Project Shop" area so we can follow along and answer any questions you may have.

Excellent recommendation. I'll do that. Thanks everybody. It's gonna be a fun project.
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Offline wolf550

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2024, 01:18:52 PM »
welcome from a former californian. its always a great place to get sweet deals of 550 stuff
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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2024, 05:19:55 PM »
Welcome from snowy Minnesota,

The 550 can do some serious miles, like a 1000 in less than 24 hours.


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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2024, 04:34:11 AM »
Welcome from sunny but chilly southern Arizona!
Avoid parts from 4-into-1, ask before purchasing stuff on various suppliers... and Honda control cables are excellent and superior to aftermarket. Order from South Sound Honda of Olympia WA for good prices on OEM parts at discount and reasonable shipping charges.
 74-76 cb550 have wear issue in rocker arm cover where you get eccentric wear in the cover from the rocker shafts, this makes it impossible to get consistent valve lash with wear and destroys cam and rocker arms along with the cover, that the one weakness,... other than brake performance being typical 70s Honda. The 77-78 top cover pinned the shafts eliminating this issue. Just be aware, easy to check for this wear...
Congrats on purchase, 550s are a great bike...more fun because of the nimble handling. Nice original examples are getting rarer, so glad you are keeping it original.
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Offline tool14

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2024, 10:11:46 AM »
welcome aboard
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Offline DiscoStu

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Re: Hello from southern California USA
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2024, 07:39:36 AM »
Quote from: RAFster122s on December 11, 2024, 04:34:11 AM
Welcome from sunny but chilly southern Arizona!
Avoid parts from 4-into-1, ask before purchasing stuff on various suppliers... and Honda control cables are excellent and superior to aftermarket. Order from South Sound Honda of Olympia WA for good prices on OEM parts at discount and reasonable shipping charges.
 74-76 cb550 have wear issue in rocker arm cover where you get eccentric wear in the cover from the rocker shafts, this makes it impossible to get consistent valve lash with wear and destroys cam and rocker arms along with the cover, that the one weakness,... other than brake performance being typical 70s Honda. The 77-78 top cover pinned the shafts eliminating this issue. Just be aware, easy to check for this wear...
Congrats on purchase, 550s are a great bike...more fun because of the nimble handling. Nice original examples are getting rarer, so glad you are keeping it original.

Outstanding. Thank you for the input. Have a lot of reading to do!
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'06 Honda VFR800, '23 Ducati MTS V4 Rally, '21 KTM300XC-W, '74 Honda CB550 (wip)
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