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Offline tygrant

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CB550 first ride PICTURES
« on: April 09, 2009, 06:42:23 PM »
I bought this bike for 200 and put about 600 into it. its a budget cafe build. next on the to do list is the hubs and rusty spokes but for the summer im going to ride it like this. i also took the rusty center stand off. watcha think
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Offline robe0531

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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2009, 06:46:10 PM »
that is a nice lookin bike
try to keep us update on the other mods you do
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2009, 08:39:14 PM »
Looks great...can tell you have a lot of hours in it...hey doesn't anyone who rebuilds/modifies a SOHC..!!.....yer right...ride it for the Summer and enjoy your handi-work so far....
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 09:45:48 PM »
If you want to ride it hard you need at least the brace from the front fender or the forks will flex out of line all the time
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Offline Sheik Yerbouti

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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 09:58:13 PM »
Love it. No nonsense.

Can you give us some details on what exactly you did to get it where it is? Is that rattle can on the cowl and tank? I really like that tail light too. Did you make that cowl yourself?
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Offline tygrant

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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2009, 05:27:53 AM »
I Bought the glass tail section and glassed it in the tail light.  its a bucket tail light off of a 32 ford roadster. I dont like the way it looks witht hat rbac so im guna see how it feels with out it. its is a rattle can paint job but i cleared it with ALSA soft feel. makes it tougher and it feels like this suede-rubber. really cool stuff but its expensive.
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Offline Sheik Yerbouti

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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2009, 07:43:52 AM »
I assume you also put some new rubber on there as well. Is that special clear you used fuelproof?
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2009, 08:29:32 AM »
actualy the rubber was on the bike when i bought it. its in decent shape. i used special paint for tires and painted the lettering white. i was bored one night. I have my eye on some coker repros but those will go on when the hubs and spokes are done.

as for the clear I am not sure if it is fuel proof, i know rattle can is not so i just use extreme caution when fueling up. below is the product I used. really cool stuff and really cool spray cans. they need to be mixed when you use them. watch the video demonstration.

http://alsacorp.com/products/softtouch/softtouch.htm
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2009, 09:51:41 AM »
For an $800 cafe, you cant beat it.  Very nice work!!
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2009, 09:56:12 AM »
Thats a lot of fun for only eight-hundie!  nice one!
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2009, 09:59:35 PM »
Is that the Air Tech rear cowl?  If it is, how did that work out for you?  Looks really good for only $800.
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2009, 06:49:55 AM »
no i got the tail from dave at http://www.hotwingglass.com/   nice guy, very quick to ship and will cut the seat to desired length. its about 1/2 inch too narrow because it fits on the rails nicely but with the snaps bolted inside it makes it hard to get over the frame rails.  The tail light i glassed in myself not too shaby if i might say.
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Re: CB550 first ride PICTURES
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2009, 09:42:36 PM »
Cool, I'll have to check him out. I've been looking at those Air Tech seats but I'll give him a look too, thanks.  Good work on that light, it looks very clean.
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