Man, I'm glad I am motivating people- thanks for all the compliments on my project. It makes getting to the end that much sweeter.
From the sounds of it you have shown alot of cb550 owners that there is light at the end of the tunnel!
I have a 1976cb550f super sport and agree with cafeelite... I hope mine comes out like that!
Where did you get the tank?
I got the tank from
www.benjiescaferacer.com. Benjie's an awesome guy, and very helpful with any questions you may have.
Looks great! What size rear tire are you running?
120/90-18, kind sir.
Very nice indeed! How do the rearsets feel way back there on the passenger peg mounts? I was going to mount mine there but thought they would be about 2" too far back. They sure look cool there. Thanks for the inspiration, I spent my time on my 550 getting it running and riding well first, all I needed was a kick in the pants to get me motivated to finish the paint job. Thanks for the push.
The rearsets are perfect for me where they are. My tank is pretty long though, as are my arms, allowing me to be farther from the bars. If you have a stock tank, the pegs might be a little far back, but just mock it up with some bolts through the peg mount holes and see how it feels. Good luck finishing your bike- send me some pics when you're done.
I don't see a starter motor. Did you remove yours? I haven't used my starter motor in months, so I'm considering just removing the thing.
How much is involved in that?
Actually the starter motor is still there. You can't really see it in the pics I posted, but you can't see the actual motor anyway, as it is mounted in it's stock location under a cover behind the cylinders. As far as removing it, I can't exactly help you there, because of what you just read.
Good luck getting a wiring diagram out of me Gersh- they're pretty much scribbles on computer paper. My buddy broke everything down system by system (lights, starting, charging, etc.), and made separate diagrams for each system. It made it way easy to understand that way.
Wow. Long post.
