Author Topic: CB550 Cafe-----"Retro Documentation" for Instant Gratification (Read 19300 times)

Gorms · « **on:** November 12, 2009, 11:42:12 AM »

For all you guys into instant gratification, this is for you!. I finished my cafe not long ago and have lots of pictures that I have finally consolidated. I will post some here so you can see how my build progressed. This took 6 months.

The day I brought them home. What did I get myself into?!

Ignorance is bliss.

Gorms · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:46:34 AM »

Engine. Snotty!

Gorms · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:52:59 AM »

Me trying to get the tire off (didn't work)

Old bearings.

Best tool I own.

Lets just say getting this out wasn't the easiest thing. It got replaced.

Gorms · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:57:36 AM »

Polishing SUCKS but this is what you end up with. My snot was black for a week from the polishing wheel.

Gorms · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:05:00 PM »

Wheel back from being blasted and powdercoated.

Lacing with Buchanan stainless steel spokes.

With drilled rotor and Avon Roadriders.

Gorms · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:07:33 PM »

Carb day.

Gorms · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:12:15 PM »

The "shop"

Battery relocated, brackets and tabs removed and smoothed.

And finally paint.

Gorms · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:25:43 PM »

Coming together.

Carbs, rearsets, exhaust, and new shocks are on.

Gorms · « **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:46:08 PM »

Paint. Pepper Grey Metallic.

On the bike.

New gauge face I designed.

Gorms · « **Reply #9 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:51:30 PM »

And finally the completed bike with stripes and wings. Now, wasnt that easy?

VR41997 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 12, 2009, 01:00:57 PM »

WOW!!!!, that is an outstanding build. great work!!

Bonafide · « **Reply #11 on:** November 12, 2009, 01:34:16 PM »

Very Nice, Gorms!

Be looking for a BOTM nomination with that one! That's one slick looking sombiotch.

andy750 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 12, 2009, 02:19:46 PM »

Great looking bike!! How does it ride??!

You will enjoy those tires

cheers
Andy

Toxic · « **Reply #13 on:** November 12, 2009, 04:58:03 PM »

Sweet Ride

That's alot of work for only 6 months.

We need a video, that would be awesome.

bmarshall · « **Reply #14 on:** November 12, 2009, 05:16:19 PM »

Veeeeery cool!

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2009, 02:43:41 PM »

That is a fantastic looking bike Gorms.

cdoggy81 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2009, 06:32:17 PM »

We need to see a video of that sweet ride!

HedNut · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2009, 04:36:29 AM »

Simply GOrgeous! Good Stuff! Love that tank/seat look!

socalenduro · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:07:35 AM »

im not sure if that was inspiring or just made we want to ride my bike rust and all......

Gorms · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:25:00 AM »

Well just be glad that you COULD ride your bike if you wanted to because your roads arent covered with snow/slush/ice/salt.

Holdingfast · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:32:22 PM »

Nice! Congratulations! I'd like more detail shots though, haha, never enough! (esp engine, maybe battery box, rear brake levers)
I'm all about instant gratification - but wait, didn't you get two bikes? what happened to the other one? Parts? Restore? Cafe?

mr_matt · « **Reply #21 on:** December 17, 2009, 10:23:50 AM »

Looks great - What exhaust is that?

runutz698 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 17, 2009, 12:00:51 PM »

It is a MAC short snot, in all black, Is aval. in Chrome headers black muffler, Whole lot black or whole lot chrome!!!

mr_matt · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2009, 02:18:54 PM »

Thats the exhaust I want!! - How do you have the carbs setup with the filter pods and that exhaust, ar e you running stock jets?

Thanks

bmarshall · « **Reply #24 on:** December 17, 2009, 06:30:31 PM »

Can we get a sound clip of the Mac...please?

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Author Topic: CB550 Cafe-----"Retro Documentation" for Instant Gratification (Read 19300 times)

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