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Boost_Junkiee

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77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« on: April 14, 2008, 11:45:38 AM »
Just picked up a complete cafe style cb550 here in Austin. I will be cleaning her up a little and getting it all back together thanks to this site and all its info. I got the bike complete but in peices. oh ya and for FREE! Thanks Ron! I will have pics soon of her rebuilt, below is how she sat before previous owner dissasembled, just wanted to say hello and see if there are any more Austinites out there! Thanks!
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 01:09:33 PM »
Welcome from a fellow CB'er in Texas.

One of these days we need to have a CB gathering in the hill country.
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2008, 05:12:07 AM »
I need to get my bike in a box a little more less box first but I am always down for carving through the hill country.  ;D
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2008, 08:06:35 AM »
Quote from: Boost_Junkiee on April 15, 2008, 05:12:07 AM
I need to get my bike in a box a little more less box first but I am always down for carving through the hill country.  ;D

There's hills in Texas??
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2008, 11:26:12 AM »
Quote from: griff6-5-zero on April 17, 2008, 08:06:35 AM
Quote from: Boost_Junkiee on April 15, 2008, 05:12:07 AM
I need to get my bike in a box a little more less box first but I am always down for carving through the hill country.  ;D

There's hills in Texas??

Shows what you know...theres even mountains.

And while not in texas because of where they drew the line in 1836...the mountains 120 miles from where I sit go to 12000+ feet
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008, 06:43:49 AM »
just f'in with you, partner! I've actually been through Amarillo, there was even snow in dem hills.
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2008, 05:23:30 AM »
I noticed your bike from another post-I actually called about it on Craigslist. You got it for free? Lucky...
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2008, 05:06:58 AM »
Ya I did  :D The guy who did get it took it apart and couldn't get it back together so he gave it away.



pssst. There is a cb 750 for $400 that is complete on CL right now in San Antonio ;)
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2008, 08:52:40 AM »
Welcome from another CB owner here in Austin. Good luck with putting her back together!
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2008, 06:14:58 PM »
Quote from: kenickie on May 21, 2008, 08:52:40 AM
Welcome from another CB owner here in Austin. Good luck with putting her back together!
Its actually together again! I am just wiring up the blinkers now and I need to get plates and figuire out whats up with the chain. I have already taken her around the block  8)
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Re: 77 cb 550 in Austin tx
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2008, 09:42:33 AM »
Welcome from a fellow Austinite CB rider.  We all simply must meet up at Lovejoy's sometime.
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