Topic: most outta my 550

[Loki]

well hello everyone. today i finally got my bike to my new garage!!...im really happy about this, im renting out from a few Australian girls!!...very nice!well i got it in there and i started to tare it apart, now im going to start to do a top end rebuild on the bike. now i know of a few things that i can do to get a lil bit more outta her.i would appreciate if you guys could tell me what you know to get the most out of her. cheers

[mlinder]

The most common thing I've seen lately is a 650 cam put in.
Some people get better carbs.

[snipcod]

If you have money and the time you could do this  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=40414.0;all

After Im done with my 350 Ill be doing this to my 550

[moham]

Good for you on the garage space, nice to have a proper shop to work in...there's loads of great 550 build threads going in the Project section. Have a look and check your bank balance, then get dirty...

[Gordon]

The Thoughts of Hondaman:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=7401.0

Posts #5, 6 &7 are all about the 550 and what you can do to improve it. 

[bwaller]

If you're keeping the bike stock, I'm proud of you they are great looking bikes, otherwise shedding a bunch of weight helps.

Often it's said there's nothing like a displacement increase, standard 750 pistons with some machining is an option. (some of these "kits" on E-bay come with rings that are JUNK)  but like mlinder says a different cam is noticable and inexpensive.
At least do a good valve job at the same time.

Replacing the stock air filter with Uni in the original airbox breathes a bit better and will require raising the needle and a possible bump in main jet.

moham can tell you what it costs to go-big, depends on how deep your pockets are.