I'm the guy with the dead cb550k that I bought last month. Haven't posted for a while because I was waiting for the oil drain plug from JC whitney to show up in the mail. Filled her full of oil, took a while to get her running (but all that carb cleaning was worth it), and took my first ride around the nieghborhood! The bike is running a little rough, idles high and then low, but the fine-tuning will come next. My original goal was just to hear it turn over. What a feeling! Got it cleaned up pretty good, but I'm going to repaint the original black paint color and continue improving it. I think I'm starting to like it better than my Shadow ACE. A whole different ride and a much smoother sounding mill! Just want to thank all those who have helped me on the way. I'm sure I'll have more questions as I continue. Will post some pics soon in the gallery.
