Topic: Green Hornet CB 550/650 # Some pics of my trip to Scotland with SOHC4 Honda

[754]

 Gruss Gott..
HOW MANY EUROS ARE THE BEHR RIMS ? do they make wide 18's  Were they the original manufacturer that BMW used on boxers ?
Tschuss...

[Oette]

The rims cost 112 Euros, that's 138,56 $ for both rims (19x1,85: 59 Euros 18x1,85: 53 Euros). Unfortunately I have not much information about their delivery program. They make wider rims, but only with a maximum diametre of 17" (perhaps due to their business area motocross).

What you say is perfectly right. Some BMW Boxers are equipped with Behr rims, but I did not manage to find out which models are equipped. As far as I now and confirmed by a rim seller, Behr is also supplier for Triumph and KTM.

[Oette]

Since the fender brackets does not fit my CB 550 properly, I decided to go with selfmade ones.

Here's the result after a bit of cutting, filing and bending of 4mm alloy sheets.
These will be riveted together with the fender. As far as I tried out, they provide great strength.







Moreover my baby tried her new handlebars on:





Feel free to comment,

Cheers

[Oette]

Today I spend some time on stripping down my 2nd engine, with some great and some less great surprises...it nearly matched with my first impression when seeing 23 different kinds of screws placed to fix the head... but see yourself.

Some pics on the progress first:





Unfortunately one bolt broke in the head, will have to bore it out.
Cam's bearings look O.K.





Just minor wear on the chain tensioner.



Some pitting on the cam :/ which left marks on the very right rocker.





Rust in the first cylinder liner. It even attacked first the piston ring.



Finally splitted the case and pulled the crank out.



Crank's bearings look usable on both sides. The crank itself does not have any pitting or wear.







The pistons after a short ultrasonic bath. It turned out that the piston rings have tooo much clearance. I really don't know if I should use them for my first engine. New pistons will explode my budget...

The point is, that I have to drive with 34hp for the next two years after I will have gotten (hopefully next month if I get enough time for my last driving lessons...)  my motorcycle license here in Germany.

Tell me about experiences using pistons with much clearance and your experiences rebuilding well running engines on low budget.

Regards,

Oette

[754]

Oette, were the BEHR rims new?  or used seems like a really good price.. got a guy over here that may want to import some if that is the price do you know who distributes them?

[Oette]

Oette, were the BEHR rims new?  or used seems like a really good price.. got a guy over here that may want to import some if that is the price do you know who distributes them?

These rims were new and have a really good quality (Made in Germany).
I just checked out their website for motocross, Behr Saxess (http://www.saxess-crossthelimits.com) and under the point "Contact" I found this address and phone numbers:

CONTACT

BEHR Industry Motorcycle Components GmbH
Ernst-Thälmann-Str. 27
D-08499 Mylau Germany

Fon +49-3765-493-183     Fax +49-3765-387849-183


Otherwise, check their contact formular. They answer really fast and help you conscientious with every question (direct link: http://www.saxess-crossthelimits.com/index.php?id=75&L=1 )

Cheers

[Oette]

Got a license plate holder to mount it before the whole seat will be powdercoated. It still needs some arms for indicators, I'll see what I'm able to do out of some aluminium.

Check it out, what do you think does it look like?





Cheers

[Syscrush]

It looks too nice to cover it up with a license plate.

[Oette]

I know,.... It's a shame that's a must over here :/

[Gurp]

On ebay there is. 600cc kit for the 550 3pc oil rings and all for like 130 i think plus 30 bucks shipping you mght look into that. It could help your budget a bit.

[Oette]

Thanks Gurp.

I decided to rebuild the engine without merging it from the pistons up. If I have enough money at the end of the build, I'll do a piston/cylinder rebuild. If not, the motor will be completed to run one or two summers and rebuild these parts afterwards.

By the way: A 600cc kit costs about 700$ (approximately 500 Euro) here in Germany. The pistons included are machined 750's pistons and original Honda parts.

Of course It would be cheaper for me to get some out of U.S. What's the quality of those aftermarket pistons? I mean, 130 $... that's nearly nothing related to 700$.... I just don't want to rebuild the engine after running two seasons on aftermarket parts with less quality.

Regards

[Oette]

No one here to share experience or tips?

[FunJimmy]

Got a license plate holder to mount it before the whole seat will be powdercoated. It still needs some arms for indicators, I'll see what I'm able to do out of some aluminium.

Check it out, what do you think does it look like?



Cheers

That's a beautiful plate bracket.
Touche.

FJ

[Flying J]

No one here to share experience or tips?

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111587.0

[Oette]

Got a license plate holder to mount it before the whole seat will be powdercoated. It still needs some arms for indicators, I'll see what I'm able to do out of some aluminium.

Check it out, what do you think does it look like?



Cheers

That's a beautiful plate bracket.
Touche.

FJ

Thanks Jimmy still needs indicator arms, but I have some alloy profiles here which will be bend and attached soon.

No one here to share experience or tips?

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111587.0

Thanks ffJ,
that report gave me some serious inspiration!

[strynboen]

Got a license plate holder to mount it before the whole seat will be powdercoated. It still needs some arms for indicators, I'll see what I'm able to do out of some aluminium.

Check it out, what do you think does it look like?



Cheers

That's a beautiful plate bracket.
Touche.

FJ

Thanks Jimmy still needs indicator arms, but I have some alloy profiles here which will be bend and attached soon.

No one here to share experience or tips?

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111587.0

Thanks ffJ,
that report gave me some serious inspiration!

metzeler perfekt 77.....18#4,0???

[Oette]

Perfectly right strynboen,

But these will end up in the rubbish. I think they are just as old as the bike itself is. My new tire choice will be Bridgestone Battlax BT 45.

[Oette]

Had my 5th bike driving lesson today and that almost kicked me out of the bike business. Really nice when someone changes onto your lane to overtake in oncoming traffic like he didn't see you.
Made it to the side stripe but it had been a close call! 

[Killer Canary]

Takes a while to get used to being invisible You have some truly original ideas. And, your English skills are better than most north americans'!

[Flying J]

Yeah it is scary some times. Everyone is out to get you. I have a friend who was a foreign exchange student for your town.

[Oette]

Yeah it is scary some times. Everyone is out to get you. I have a friend who was a foreign exchange student for your town.

Hey that's cool.
I thought of an traineeship at an establishment of my employer in the states the next or the following summer break. I'm really versed in doing my bachelor thesis at the east coast or in australia.. but there are still 2 and a half year left.

[Gurp]

I feel you on that. It can be scary business riding sometimes. My first time riding my cb550 a triple a student driver pulled out in front of me from a cross street. It's like killer said it takes a bit to get used to no one seeing you. Always ride like everyone is trying to get you. It only takes a sec for someone to ruin your day.. best of luck to you.

[Oette]

Takes a while to get used to being invisible You have some truly original ideas. And, your English skills are better than most north americans'!

Thank you, really =)

[Oette]

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I feel you on that. It can be scary business riding sometimes. My first time riding my cb550 a triple a student driver pulled out in front of me from a cross street. It's like killer said it takes a bit to get used to no one seeing you. Always ride like everyone is trying to get you. It only takes a sec for someone to ruin your day.. best of luck to you.

Yeah, I think driving skills is not the hardest to learn since I had experience with my 50cc moped. It's like you say!

[Fritz]

Hi Oette,

good to hear about your progress on the driving licence. Don't let the cages get you...

I hear a lot of bikers complaining about car drivers not paying attention to motorcycle. IMO they don't get the problem.
You'd better avoid riding next to cages, their drivers just don't see you. Try to always keep a gap on the lane next to you. If you can't do that, avoid the blind angle, keep some lateral distance to the car. You probably learn these things in school, but what the instructor can't teach you is a sense for the driving style of the guys around you.

Read Bernt Spiegel's "Die obere Hälfte des Motorrads". I do not like his style, but he's providing invaluable information about how our unconscious mind helps us and often misleads us while we are riding a motorcycle, also giving good examples on how to train situation awareness and improvement of your driving skills. Personally I think this book really saves lives...

Cheers
Carsten