Topic: What can I do while I wait...1976 CB550k

[Duanob]

I'm was already on the brake tip too.  Got started with that first - before I even had the exhaust.  Seemed to be the safest place to start.  Only trouble there was the damn rusted/frozen bleeder.  I'm trying to check things off the list.  It's pretty long, and seems to grow longer each 10 minutes I sit and stare at the bike....  Pretty fun though, and the learning has been less painless, due to all the help here.  

Thanks again.

keep at it the list eventually starts to shrink. Of course it will never disappear completely! And it gets more expensive the farther down the list you get.

[DavePhipps]

Found a very nice thread on plugs and caps

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=67096.0

[Nortstudio]

Thanks so much Dave.  This is great.  I don't know why I don't find these posts when I'm searching. I guess I'm going to get better at searching, like I will at wrenching

[DavePhipps]

Don't feel bad. The search feature is good but no great. It took me 3 weeks of poking around to find out that my clutch lifter rod is supposed to be one piece.

[Stev-o]

Make sure you are in the correct forum when you search, i.e. don't search for a tech answer in the for sale section.

[Nortstudio]

I've learned a few tricks, and that's definitely one of them.  But I really don't find some of the great posts some members end up linking to.  I'll get it.

[Stev-o]

You'll get there, you've come a long way already! A lot of it is attitude, if you say you can't do it, you won't. Half the fun is learning!

[Nortstudio]

Thanks for all the support folks.  I have definitely been having fun learning.

[dave500]

take your time setting things up,use the correct sized metric tools and check your work as you go,always use good screw drivers that are the correct size for the screw head,you can get away with cheaper sockets and spanners on the smaller nuts and bolts, save old tshirts & towels for rags. You'll need a few.