Topic: New to the forum, Pics of of my Ride.

[AZCB550F]

Its a 1976 CB550F that I purchased 2 summers ago at mid-ohio vintage days for $900. When I purchased the bike it was pretty much bone stock except for the paint and comstar wheels, then over this past summer I started collecting parts to make it a cafe' bike. I did all the work myself the mods include: velocity stacks on the carbs, sigle cafe' seat, clubman bars, and custom tail light. I have a set of  italian tarozzipaolo rear sets that I am fitting up right now. I love the bike, it sure puts a big smile on my face when I roll up to local gatherings on my Univ. campus when all the other rides are Harleys, R1's, GSXR's and CBR's, especially when they spent a couple hundred on their exhaust and I spent 5 mins making mine 10 times louder and better sounding. Here is the link to some pics of my bike, enjoy. http://community.webshots.com/user/AZCB550F

[AZCB550F]

I get some pics of the plate braket up in a day or two. It took me a while to figure out how to mount it all back there but I ended up just taking some 1.5"X1/8" flat stock I had laying around cut it up bent it and welded a T up from it to mount the tail light then drilled a hole to the side and took a piece as long as the plate and to mount behind the plate to keep the wind from bending the plate. The whole bracket just mounts to the pre-existing holes in the frame from the factory sissy bar. The only problem I have run it with the plate is that on hard bumps the tire whacks it sometimes . The bracket works out real nice because it works with any style trailier light you can pick up from the auto parts store.

[MetalHead550]

Kick ass bike!  Looks like Im not the only one who thinks 550s look great in front of an old F150 for a photo shoot.  Shoulda caked it in mud first, always a nice touch.   

http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4828.0;id=5251

[ElCheapo]

LOVE IT  Everytime I see a nicely done CAFE it inspires me that much more.