Author Topic: Murdering the 76 cb550 101 :)  (Read 1000 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline CBcafeJunkie

  • Enthusiast
  • **
  • Posts: 190
  • 75 CB750F
Murdering the 76 cb550 101 :)
« on: August 13, 2010, 08:19:52 PM »
So I bought this bike without a tank and badly dismantled carbs. has some other missing parts to but I'm working with it. Have decided that I will do this flat black and i really want to relocate the battery and electrics. So far I've taken it to frame and pulled the cylinder head cover off. The engine seems to have good compression and flips over easily when kicked. Im preatty sure that this was ransacked by tweakers who then decided to sell it for $3,000 without a title gas tank or assembled carb set. However I quickly talked the kids down to $200 and now think I should have offered $100 but oh well. heres a pic of engine before engine bright. unfortunatly did not photo the whole bike but it had random sprays of black paint all over it.

Offline the technological J

  • Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,490
  • deliciouso!
Re: Murdering the 76 cb550 101 :)
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2010, 09:53:58 PM »
i  think your off to a good start but i would rethink flat black for  maybe a low gloss black...ive found that flat ends up way too flat ends up looking sooty and  shows dirt easier... low gloss seems just right... in my opinion... this is low gloss


its pretty flat here
« Last Edit: August 13, 2010, 10:08:23 PM by thegabrielj »
70 KO...sold to fund the ST http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=88800.0(Alpha)
74 Kaw 250 Enduro http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=124278.0
K4 added to collection! http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=104784.0
78 750K... http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=60257.0 (Omega)sold to fund the K4
94 ST1100..Gone
72 750 K2 Stay tuned!