Topic: '76 cb550k first cafe build. "Elsa"

[clayman74]

i have been in love with cafe racers since i was a kid... well, i still am a kid. finally at 22 and a few different bikes i found this beauty. 11k original miles with new gaskets all around and a few fancy odds and ends.

unfortunately my girl has all the pics from my garage and the original state of the bike. basically a rolling frame with a good motor and box upon box of parts.

so here she is thus far.

along with my old mans '64 nova just for kicks.

[clayman74]

lets try this again.... rookie mistake haha.

shes real rough around the edges yet but nothing a good scrub and some fresh white paint on the tank and side covers wont fix.

cant wait to heatwrap the exhaust but 50$ a roll is a bit much when you make coffee for a livin.

cheers.